Modern people often need access to the Internet from different devices. Suppose a netbook has access to Wi-Fi networks, and there is Internet access on another PC. How, then, to distribute Wi-Fi from a laptop?
Mobile devices are already capable of supporting technologies that five years ago were not even available for desktop computers. To be more precise, ordinary PCs do not need a wireless connection, because, as a rule, they have a cable connection to the Internet.
First of all, in order to distribute Wi-Fi from a laptop, you need to make sure that the module is capable of this. As a rule, if the model is produced later than 2008, then this step can be skipped. Now you need to activate the module with hot keys. After this step, the network is created. How to create it? To do this, go to the control panel, from where we go to the "Network and Internet" tab. There is a section "Managing wireless networks", and there we create a new network. In order to distribute Wi-Fi from a laptop, you need to create a computer-to-computer network. If it will be used only at home, then you can not protect it with a password, but for security it would be better to install the WPA2 protocol.
Well, the first step is completed. Now you need to redirect your existing Internet connection to the created network. In fact, it is worth remembering that you can distribute the Internet via Wi-Fi from a laptop only for netbooks, laptops, as well as for the iPhone, since other devices simply will not see such a network.
Move on. Now go to the properties of our Internet connection and go to the "Access to connection" tab. After that, check the box "allow other users to use the connection". Next, you need to restart the computer. And that’s it - the network is ready to use.
Distributing Wi-Fi from a laptop may not be that difficult. There is a program called ConnectifyHotspot. There are times when a network is established, but cannot use an internet connection. Then, distributing Wi-Fi from a laptop will be possible only with the help of the above program.
But there is a minus here - it is not Russified, you will have to pay for its acquisition. If you know English, and the purchase question is not a problem for you, then you need to follow the same first step, after which write the name of the network, the password for it, and also choose which connection you want to share. To do this, in the bottom line, select the network to which we need to redirect the connection. There are no restrictions on devices that can use Wi-Fi.
It is worth remembering that such an access point is undesirable for constant use, especially if there is no access to a power source. Connecting to Wi-Fi even in client mode requires a large amount of energy, and as an access point, the laptop will not last more than an hour. In addition, you must have a high-speed connection, which will ensure normal surfing to all clients connected to it. You also need to monitor the signal strength, since such a connection is established at 10-15 meters and is quite sensitive to obstacles.