Setup Wireless Network To Share Internet Connection In Windows

Setting up the Internet Sharing feature in Windows is easy. Windows makes it easy for you to get connected to the Internet and to share Internet connection in Windows with other computers/ devices in your network.

For this, you can use the Windows Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) feature on your Windows 7 computer to let one or more device share in your Internet connection.

Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) is a feature that allows a device with Internet access to act as a host or access point for other devices to connect to the Web.

How to set-up a wireless network to share internet connection, between Computers in Windows 7 and other devices to Share Internet Connection.

Ad hoc wireless connection between computers and devices can be established without a router.

With this How to Tip You can set up a wireless network to share internet connection wirelessly from your Laptop with another PC or Laptop. And other devices capable of connecting wirelessly.

If you are using the internet on your laptop and want to set up a wireless network to share internet connection with other wireless devices than follow this Guide.

How to share Internet connection in Windows

An ad hoc network is a temporary connection between computers and devices used for a specific purpose. Such as sharing an internet connection, documents, data during a meeting, etc.

Ad hoc networks can only be wireless, so you must have a wireless network adapter installed on your Desktop computer.

Connecting Laptops, and most Mobile phones, are quite easy since they have built-in wireless adaptors.
STEP-1:
Click on the โ€œStartโ€ button
Type connection or network in the search box
From the menu that you get select โ€œSet up a connection or network
Share Internet Connection In Windows

STEP 2:
In the next window scroll down and click on the โ€œSet up a wireless ad hoc (computer to computer) network as shown below.
setup wireless network to share internet connection
STEP: 3
Click on the โ€œNextโ€ button. And you will get the following screen.โ€ Set up a wireless Ad Hoc Network. Just click on the โ€œNextโ€ button
setup wireless adhoc network

Give a name to your wireless network

STEP: 4

In the next windowโ€ Give your network a name and choose security optionsโ€ under the โ€œNetwork nameโ€ give a name like โ€œAd-Hocโ€

Under Security type from the drop-down menu chooseโ€ No authentication(open)
Keep the โ€œSecurity keyโ€ blank (more on that later)
Check on โ€œ
save this networkโ€ as shown below.

network name adhoc

Now again click on the โ€œnextโ€ button. The system will create an ad-hoc wireless connection and will show you the following window.โ€ Internet connection sharing is enabledโ€

Share Internet Connection In Windows

Then a window will show โ€œThe Ad-hoc network is ready to useโ€
Here click on the โ€œ Turn on Internet connection sharingโ€


adhoc network ready
STEP: 5
On clicking that you will see the following message โ€œInternet connection sharing is enabledโ€.ย Now click on the โ€œcloseโ€ button.

You have successfully set up an Ad-hoc connection. Any Laptop or device with Wi-Fi adaptor will now be able to share internet connection from your laptopโ€™s Internet connection

Immediately after that, you will see the availability of the Wi-FI signal icon on your taskbar and your โ€œAd-Hocโ€ wi-fi name clearly displayed in the available connections as shown below.


Share Internet Connection In Windows
STEP: 6
Now you can test your Wi-Fi with any device having a wi-fi adopter. Try your Mobile phone or Laptop,ย  enable the Wi-Fi in the device, it will search and will detect it Ad-Hoc signal (since we named it as Ad-Hoc).

Connect your device and surf the net or share any file between the connected devices.
If you want to secure the connection with a password then just follow these steps.

SECURE YOUR AD-HOC Wi-Fi

Click on the Start button and on the search Box type โ€œmanage wirelessโ€ from the displayed menu click on โ€œManage wireless networksโ€

From the list, you will see your โ€œAd-Hocโ€ wireless, select it then right-click on it, then click on โ€œPropertiesโ€ in the properties window click on โ€œsecurityโ€

On the security type select โ€œWepโ€ than it will display the โ€œSecurity codeโ€ box. There you can enter your security code then click on OK.

Now your Ad-Hoc wireless is secured if any device needs to connect to the internet or share any data must input the correct security code.

2 thoughts on “Setup Wireless Network To Share Internet Connection In Windows”

  1. I have followed your steps and everything was running perfect. Then my phone (Nokia N8) dropped the wireless connection, it seems to keep the connection for two minutes then loses it.. Can you help me to set up a secure stable connection between the two?

  2. Hello ?"Between the two" you said,I assume you are using your N8 as a wi-fi hotspot to connect your laptop. If your 3G signal is strong enough, it doesn't drop.I have observed this too but by changing the location where the signal is strong (showing all the bars)it works fine. In fact I'm using it right now.The paid version of Joikuspot is very stable and cheap too.

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