Today I'm going to show you how to
create WiFi hotspot network in Windows 7 and 8 computers using command
prompt in Windows computers. Nowadays, WiFi network has became a must
for all as if it's a basic human need :P. Most of our tech gadgets such
as smart phone, iPad, tablet and etc comes with WiFi support feature. I
can say most of the people have at least one WiFi support device like
smart phone or any other. Most of the technology gadgets includes WiFi
support feature for many purposes like for easiest web surf for the
user, to download large size games or movies, to share music and videos
from one device to another, to save the battery life time of the gadget,
and many more. So when you own any of WiFi supportable gadgets, you
need a WiFi network to enjoy yourself.
Normally you need a WiFi router and a
Faster Internet Connection to
create a WiFi network in your home. But today I'm going to show you how
to create a WiFi network without a WiFi router. So if you are planning
to buy a router to create a WiFi network in your place, here is the
trick to save your router cost $70 - $90. We can easily create a WiFi
hotspot in Windows computers using cmd with few commands. Follow my
given below steps to create WiFi hotspot successfully without a router.
What are the Things You Need to Create WiFi Hotspot
- Working internet connection
- In-built or external WiFi adapter which supports to share internet with other WiFi devices
- A laptop with Windows operating system (Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1)
How to Find-out Whether Your WiFi Adapter Supports to Share Internet or Not
First of all you have to find out whether your WiFi adapter can share
internet with other devices or can't. Most of the latest laptops comes
with in-built WiFi adapter which supports to share internet connection
with other WiFi devices. Whatever, let's check whether your WiFi card
has the ability to create a hotspot or not.
- Open command prompt with administrative mode
- Type this command and hit Enter > netsh wlan show drivers
- As shown in the above screenshot, now you can check whether Hosted network supported is Yes or No
> If Hosted network supported shows Yes, you can create a WiFi hotspot within 2 minutes
> If Hosted network supported shows No, you cannot create a WiFi hostpot in your laptop
- DO NOT close the cmd, because we have to do some more steps in command prompt
How to Create WiFi Hotspot Network
- To create WiFi hotspot, you want to set wireless parameters such as SSID and wireless password
- Type or copy paste the given below command in cmd and then hit Enter to start the service
netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=mywifi key=abcdef1234
- When you type the command and hit Enter, if you get the result as
shown above in the screenshot, then you are on the right track :)
If you wish to change the WiFi hotspot name and password, then change
the SSID and KEY in the command. I have given my hotspot name as
'mywifi' and my hotspot password as 'abcdef1234'. So if you want to
change the hotspot name and password, replace the command ssid=********
key=******** as your wish.
Now you have to start the created WiFi hotspot in your Windows computer
with another command in cmd. Type or copy paste the following command
and hit Enter to start the WiFi hotspot as shown in the below
screenshot.
netsh wlan start hostednetwork
That's all. If you get the result as shown in the above screenshot, you
have successfully started the WiFi hotspot in your Windows computer.
What is the Most Common Error When Creating WiFi Hotspot and the Solution
Sometimes you might get an error message as 'your hosted network
couldn't be started', while trying to create the WiFi hotspot using
command prompt.
If you get this type of error while creating WiFi hotspot, make sure
your laptop's WiFi is turned on and also enable wireless adapter.
How to Share the Created WiFi Hotspot with Other Wireless Devices
Now you are just one step behind to share your created WiFi network with
other wireless devices. So here is the final steps to share the
internet connection through wireless network with other gadgets.
- Go to Control Panel --> Network and Sharing Center
- Then click on Change adapter settings
- Now you can see the newly created hotspot connection
- Now you have to Right Click on the current network connection and select Properties
- In the Properties windows, go to Sharing tab and put a tick on
'Allow other network users to connect through this internet’s
connection'
- Then type the name of newly created hotspot in 'Home networking connection' area as shown in the below screenshot
That's all the setting to create a WiFi hotspot network in Windows
computer using command prompt. Now you can connect any of your wireless
enabled devices such as smart phone or tab to the internet using newly
created WiFi hotspot in windows 7, 8 and 8.1 computers. Here I have
connected my iPhone to the new WiFi hotspot network, created by Windows
command prompt.
How to Turn On or Turn Off the Created WiFi Hotspot Network
Now you might wonder how to turn on/turn off the newly created WiFi
network. If you are using a router to access wireless connection in your
gadgets, normally you switch on/off the router to turn on/off the
wireless network. But in this case, we are using WiFi hotspot without a
router involvement. So here I will show you a simple trick to switch
on/off the wireless hotspot any time using shortcuts.
How to Turn On WiFi Hotspot
- Right Click on the desktop --> New --> Shortcut
- As shown in the below screenshot, type the following line in the shortcut location path and click on Next
C:\Windows\System32\netsh.exe wlan start hostednetwork
- Now change the shortcut name as 'Start WiFi' and then click on Finish
That's it. Now a shortcut has created in desktop to turn on the WiFi
hotspot network. If you want to turn on the wireless connection, just
double click on the shortcut file and start using WiFi with other
devices.
How to Turn Off WiFi Hotspot
- Right Click on the desktop --> New --> Shortcut
- As shown in the below screenshot, type the following line in the shortcut location path and click on Next
C:\Windows\System32\netsh.exe wlan stop hostednetwork
- Now change the shortcut name as 'Stop WiFi' and then click on Finish
That's it. Now a shortcut has created in desktop to turn off the WiFi
hotspot network. If you want to turn off the wireless connection, just
double click on the shortcut file.
How to Delete or Disable the WiFi Hostpot Network
Delete or disable the WiFi hotspot network in Windows computer is so
easy. If you don't like to share your WiFi hotspot with others, you can
easily delete or disable it. If you delete the hotspot network
completely, you need to create it again, if you wish to use. So
disabling the hotspot network is always a better choice. You can enable
it any time as your wish.
How to Delete WiFi Hotspot Network
- Go to Control Panel --> Network and Sharing Center
- Click on Change adapter settings
- Now you can see all the network connection
- Now you have to select the particular WiFi hotspot network and Right Click on it
- Then click on Delete
- That's all, now you have successfully deleted the WiFi hotspot network
How to Disable WiFi Hotspot Network
As I've mentioned above, if you disable the WiFi hotspot instead of
deleting it, you can easily enable the WiFi hotspot network anytime when
you need a wireless connection. To disable WiFi hotspot,
- Go to Control Panel --> Network and Sharing Center
- Click on Change adapter settings
- Now Right Click on the WiFi hotspot network
- Then click on Disable
- That's all, now you have successfully disabled the WiFi hotspot network
If you wish to enable the WiFi hostpot network again, repeat the above
given steps and Right Click on the particular network and then click on
Enable. So again you can use the WiFi hotspot network with the same
hotspot name and the password.
