Laptop as a Wi-Fi hotspot at home

The theme of our today's conversation is a laptop as a Wi-Fi access point. This is done with the help of software and a wireless adapter. Before I start, I want to say a few words about what kind of "beast" is an access point. This concept is the place of connection to the Internet of the electronic node. For laptops, tablets, smartphones and other electronic devices that you can transfer, a special Wi-Fi point for online access was invented. It allows you to work without a cable.

How does wireless technology work, you know, and, accordingly, you realize that you can configure your laptop as a Wi-Fi access point. The same thing you can do with a computer equipped with a wireless adapter. This will make it possible to use the Internet by several owners of wireless devices. And it's not so hard to do it.

Windows 7 completely allows your laptop to work as a Wi-Fi access point. After all the settings, the wireless adapter will function in a mode such as SoftAP. It is also called a "virtual Wi-Fi access point". Next, run the command line and type the following to the system: netsh wlan set. Then, specify the name for the access point in the parameter called ssid, and in the key parameter, set the password so that you can access this network. The system will execute this command, after which the necessary drivers will be installed. Your equipment list will be updated and you will see a new Virtual Wi-Fi device. It must be removed.

To do this, enter a command called mode = disallow, after which all other parameters will be omitted. Start the access point using netsh wlan start hostednetwork. In the next step you will have to replace the parameter "start" with "stop". Now it will start working, and at the same time the integrated DHCP server will be launched.

Everything, then your laptop works as a Wi-Fi access point. Go to the sharing tab and enable the permission for the public login to your network. Then select the desired adapter in your SoftAP mode. Also, in order to successfully function your laptop as a Wi-Fi access point, we need to help him a bit by means of a special software (utility program).

Another important function in creating such access to the World Wide Web is also the rapid organization of a local network that can function without any cords and cables. In this case, the device that will be the access point can simultaneously be in the structure of some other wireless network.

You can also easily create a repeater for the waves of the Internet. To do this, your laptop must necessarily be in the place where the action of Wi-Fi ends. In this case, the parameters for SoftAP are set exactly the same as for the main (mother) access point. With the help of this method, the coverage area is extended, and the network clients are automatically reconnected.

That's basically all I wanted to tell you. I hope that you have learned everything and will be able to perform the necessary settings yourself at home. If something does not work out, carefully re-read the text and try again.