How to set up a Mobile Hotspot or Soft AP on Windows 7 and Windows 8.1
Configuration Guide
Updated 02-19-2020 09:40:01 AM
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43102 This article will guide you to configure Soft AP via the tool build-in windows.
- Search “cmd” in the Start and open it.
- Input “netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid= key=”
Note: SSID means the network name you shared and key means the password you used.
- Open “Control Panel-Network and Sharing Center”, click “Change adapter setting”.
- Right-Click the adapter you used and click “Properties-Sharing”, check “Allow other network users to connect through this computer’s Internet connection”.
- Input “netsh wlan start hostednetwork” in the command.
- Then please check whether your Virtual WiFi adapter have an IP address with “192.168.x.1”, if not, please set a static IP for it.
- If you want to close this hotspot, please input “netsh wlan stop hostednetwork” in command to stop it.
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