We show you how to broadcast your computer's WiFi connection to your smartphone. You can do this on any computer that has a WiFi adapter with network hosting capabilities installed, which means you won't be able to use multiple desktops for this process. Keep in mind that this process is different from using your smartphone's data as a Wi-Fi network on your computer. If your computer 's Wi-Fi adapter doesn't allow you to create a hotspot, you can use Connectify to broadcast your WiFi.
Method 1: Using Windows 10 Settings
1) Click Start. Click on the Windows logo in the lower left corner of the screen.
2)Open Setting. Click on the “Settings” gear on the lower left side of the “Start” menu. The Settings window will open.
3) Click on the Network & Internet icon. It's the globe-shaped icon in the middle of the Settings window.
4) Click the Mobile Hotspot tab. This is located on the left side of the window.
5) Click on the gray “Mobile hotspot” button. Clicking on this button activates it, meaning that your computer is now broadcasting your Internet.
6) Check the network name and password. In the center of the page, refer to the “Network name” and “Network password” headings to specify the name and password for your mobile hotspot. The network name should be the name of your computer and the password should be your usual network password.
7) Connect your smartphone to the WiFi network. Now that the WiFi hotspot is set up on your computer, you can connect via your smartphone's WiFi menu:
iPhone – Open your iPhone's Settings icon, tap WiFi, tap the name of the hosted hotspot, enter the password, and tap Join.
Android – Swipe down from the top of the screen, tap and hold the WiFi icon, tap the name of the hosted hotspot, enter the password, and tap JOIN or CONNECT.
Method 2: Using Connectify
1) Make sure you have a wireless network adapter installed. You can check if your computer has a built-in WiFi adapter by doing the following:
- Open Start
- Type command prompt, and then click Command Prompt.
- Type “netsh wlan show drivers” and press Enter
- Wait for your adapter information to appear. If “The Wireless AutoConfig Service is not running” appears, you do not have a wireless adapter installed.
2) Download the Connectify installation file. Connectify is a free application that you can use to broadcast your computer's WiFi over short distances:
- Go to https://www.connectify.me/ in your computer's web browser.
- Click the purple Download button.
- Click the Continue to Download button.
3) Install Connectify. Once the Connectify installation file has finished downloading , you can install it by double-clicking it and then do the following:
- Click Yes when prompted.
- Click I Agree.
- Click Agree
- Check the “Reboot now” box.
- Click the Finish button.
4) Wait for your computer to restart . After your computer has restarted, you can continue with the next steps.
5) Open Connectify if necessary. Double-click the “Connectify Hotspot 2018” icon on your computer desktop.
- Skip this step if the Connectify window opens automatically.
6) Click the Try it Out button. It's a purple button at the bottom of the Connectify app window.
7) Click on the WiFi hotspot tab. This is located at the top of the Connectify window.
8)Change your password, if necessary. In the “Password” text box, delete the existing text and type the password you want to use for your network.
- You cannot change the network name in the free version of Connectify.
9)Click the Start Hotspot button. It's at the bottom of the window.
10) Wait for your computer 's hotspot to start working . Once Connectify notifies you that the hotspot is enabled , you can proceed.
11) Connect your smartphone to the WiFi network. Now that the WiFi hotspot is set up on your computer, you can connect via your smartphone's WiFi menu:
iPhone – Open your iPhone's settings, tap WiFi, tap the name of the hosted hotspot, enter the password , and tap Connect.
Android – Swipe down from the top of the screen, tap and hold the WiFi icon, select yours, enter the password, and tap JOIN or CONNECT.
