How to Configure WiFi Hotspot in Windows 7 and Windows 8 using Command Prompt


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Procedure for creating a WiFi Hotspot on Windows 7 using Command Prompt. It will be useful for sharing network over multiple devices.

What is a WiFi Hotspot?

A WiFi Hotspot is a Wireless hub which offers a network access to various devices over a wireless medium using routers. It requires a particular software which gives the ability to host a Hotspot in our computer. In order to reduce the difficulty, it’s better to establish a WiFi Hotspot using Command Prompt.

In the 21st century, the utilization of the internet is increasing day by day. At the same time, sharing of resources on the Internet has been triggered between Wireless Routers or Mobile WiFi Hotspots. If you are away from your home network and do not access to your internet connection, you will probably require some of your friends or colleagues internet to share their network access and connect through a common gateway. And that’s what we call a “WiFi Hotspot“.

Read the below steps clearly and start your own WiFi Hotspot.

Step 1

Select Command Prompt(Admin) in your computer. Command: Windows Key+R

How to Configure WiFi Hotspot in Windows 7 and Windows 8 using Command Prompt

How to Configure WiFi Hotspot in Windows 7 and Windows 8 using Command Prompt

Step 2

Check whether your computer is supported for Hosted network or not. Type the following command in Command Prompt.

Command : netsh wlan show drivers

How to Configure WiFi Hotspot in Windows 7 and Windows 8 using Command Prompt

How to Configure WiFi Hotspot in Windows 7 and Windows 8 using Command Prompt

If the result is “YES” then proceed to Step 3 or else download the required drivers from your vendor website.

configuring the Hosted network connection

Step 1

Type:

netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=yourname key=yourpassword

Note: In this example, I have used my own user Name and Password. You can use your own parameters for SSID and KEY and Password must be greater than 8 digits.

How to Configure WiFi Hotspot in Windows 7 and Windows 8 using Command Prompt

How to Configure WiFi Hotspot in Windows 7 and Windows 8 using Command Prompt

You have successfully established the Network Connection.

Step 2

Start your hosted network.

Command: netsh wlan start hostednetwork

If your Command Prompt says "Your hosted network couldn’t be started" then make sure to turn on the “WiFi” and also enable the Wireless Adapter. :)

How to Configure WiFi Hotspot in Windows 7 and Windows 8 using Command Prompt

How to Configure WiFi Hotspot in Windows 7 and Windows 8 using Command Prompt

When there is no error:

How to Configure WiFi Hotspot in Windows 7 and Windows 8 using Command Prompt

How to Configure WiFi Hotspot in Windows 7 and Windows 8 using Command Prompt

Sharing your Wireless Network Adapter

Step 1

Go to Control Panel -> Network and Internet and select Network and Sharing Center.

Step 2

There you can see your newly created network under the original network connection.

How to Configure WiFi Hotspot in Windows 7 and Windows 8 using Command Prompt

How to Configure WiFi Hotspot in Windows 7 and Windows 8 using Command Prompt

Step 3

Select “Change adapter settings” in the left side column of Network and Sharing Center.

Step 4

Right click on your Wireless Network Adapter and select Properties. Select the tab “Sharing“.

Check the option “Allow other network users to connect through this internet’s connection” option. Mention your newly created hosted network name.

How to Configure WiFi Hotspot in Windows 7 and Windows 8 using Command Prompt

How to Configure WiFi Hotspot in Windows 7 and Windows 8 using Command Prompt

Step 5

Check whether your hosted network has shared the network access or not from the Network Sharing and Center.

How to Configure WiFi Hotspot in Windows 7 and Windows 8 using Command Prompt

How to Configure WiFi Hotspot in Windows 7 and Windows 8 using Command Prompt

Wahoooo!! You have successfully turned on your WiFi Hotspot. Now you can surf internet from any device using the Hotspot. Here we're going to connect your Mobile using the configured WiFi Hotspot.

How to Configure WiFi Hotspot in Windows 7 and Windows 8 using Command Prompt

How to Configure WiFi Hotspot in Windows 7 and Windows 8 using Command Prompt

To stop the hosted network, type the command "netsh wlan stop hostednetwork" in command prompt.

Do you think typing a command for starting/stopping the WiFi Hotspot is a time dependent?

Automate Start/Stop WiFi Hotspot

OK, we're going to show you one trick so that you can Start/Stop your WiFi Hotspot in a single click.

Step 1

Create a new shortcut on your desktop by going to: Desktop -> Right click -> New -> Shortcut.

How to Configure WiFi Hotspot in Windows 7 and Windows 8 using Command Prompt

How to Configure WiFi Hotspot in Windows 7 and Windows 8 using Command Prompt

Step 2

Now we'll give the proper command to run and we'll associate it to the new shortcut. Type the command...

C:\Windows\System32\netsh.exe wlan start hostednetwork

...on the shortcut and click on Next.

How to Configure WiFi Hotspot in Windows 7 and Windows 8 using Command Prompt

How to Configure WiFi Hotspot in Windows 7 and Windows 8 using Command Prompt

Rename it as "Start WiFi Hotspot" and click Finish.

How to Configure WiFi Hotspot in Windows 7 and Windows 8 using Command Prompt

How to Configure WiFi Hotspot in Windows 7 and Windows 8 using Command Prompt

Stop WiFi

Type the command:

C:\Windows\System32\netsh.exe wlan stop hostednetwork

Insert this command in the Shortcut command field and rename it as “Stop Wi-Fi” and click on Finish button.

How to Configure WiFi Hotspot in Windows 7 and Windows 8 using Command Prompt

How to Configure WiFi Hotspot in Windows 7 and Windows 8 using Command Prompt

How to Configure WiFi Hotspot in Windows 7 and Windows 8 using Command Prompt

How to Configure WiFi Hotspot in Windows 7 and Windows 8 using Command Prompt

How to Configure WiFi Hotspot in Windows 7 and Windows 8 using Command Prompt

How to Configure WiFi Hotspot in Windows 7 and Windows 8 using Command Prompt

You are done with creating your WiFi Hotspot. You can now use the new shortcuts whenever you wish to use your Wifi Hotspot.