[Windows 8] Sharing an Internet connection via WiFi without software ~ DepoTech

Kevin: wah ..
Jean-Bernard: What is that there '?
Kevin: wah, I have a smartphone, but there's only one internet computer cable ..
John Benard: Fool! Creates a WiFi access point on your computer!
Kevin: I do not know how!
John Benard: Well, I'll tell you ..

Hi, hi! Today, we are here for a new tutorial, you guessed it, we will learn how to create an access point to share the connection via WIFI without software on the operating system: Windows 8.

Sometimes you will need to create a WiFi hotspot for your computers and mobile wireless, use a single Internet connection available, for example, to the hotel, where a single Ethernet cable is available with the tutorial, you will be able to share your connection with other people / computers / phones.

For Windows 7: We'll see how in a later tutorial.

Windows 8: Sharing an Internet connection via WiFi without software

That's where this tutorial comes in, Windows 8 does not need suitable software to create a WiFi access point easily, and for free, using a single command, and by having the key set of encryption, which will allow access to your WiFi hotspot created.

Note that this will allow any system to connect: Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Linux, iPhone, Android, Windows Phone, etc .. And 3G connections are too.

Let's begin the tutorial:

1- Create the access point on Windows 8

Logic for access, we must first create the access point that will enter the connections.

Put your mouse cursor at the bottom left of your screen, for the miniature "Home", you can also use the keyboard shortcut CTR + X.
Click with the right mouse button, to get the context menu and click on "Command Prompt (Admin)".

Type the following command, putting in "SSID" the name of your access point, and "KEY" the password to protect it.

netsh wlan set mode = allow ssid hostednetwork = "AccessPointName" key = "YourPassword"

Press the button "ENTER" to confirm the operation and close the Command Prompt window.

2. Start the access point

Okay, now we have to start our access point, attention every time you stop your machine, be aware that the access point is stopped, so, run it every time you want to use.

Put your mouse cursor at the bottom left of your screen, for the miniature "Home".
Click with the right mouse button, to get the context menu and click on "Command Prompt (Admin)".
Now you need to make your visible access point to other people / machines, type the following command:
netsh wlan start hostednetwork
Replace start by stop to make it invisible ...
To be sure it Be visible, type the following command which will display the status of the access point:
netsh wlan show hostednetwork
This command also gives you information about the clients connected to your access point.
(Optional) If you want to automatically start your entry point to start, create a shortcut you start with a scheduled task.
You can put these two commands in two bash start.batch stop.batch and scripts to speed manipulation avoiding to enter them each time the start.batch script will launch the access point and the stop.batch to stop.

For that open your favorite text editor (notepad for example) and following me:

Then save both with .batch as an extension (make sure "All files" is selected in the drop down list)

You will have as a result these two files, then just double click on start to start the access point and stop to stop it.

3. Turn on sharing the access point

We created our access point, hurray! But that's not all, you must enable sharing your connection with the devices that connect to the access point, know that this manipulation is to do one and only time in configuration, the next time, when you start the WiFi access point, your settings will be reused automatically. Let's go:

1- In the Modern UI interface, type the application: "Run", once the complete search, you will find this application, or use the keyboard CTR + R.

2- Run it by clicking on it, once opened, type in the writing field empty: ncpa.cpl

3- A list of several networks will appear, store the name of the virtual card in any way that will have the name of the wireless access point you created.

4-Click with the right mouse button on the network icon that you currently use to connect to the Internet, and then click "Properties"

5- Open the section "Sharing" and check the box "Allow other network users to connect through the Internet connection of this computer"

6-Scroll down the list "Home Network Connection" and select the connection you have stored / noted in step 3, which corresponds to your access point.

7-Uncheck the "Allow other network users to control or disable the shared Internet connection"
Finally, finish by pressing OK.

4. Test the connection to the wireless network and the Internet

Here we are, the long awaited moment, we'll see if you have properly managed handling for this, take a different computer, a laptop with WiFi or tablet.

On the device you use for the test, see the list of wireless networks, your created access point should appear under the name you have defined, please make it.
Write the password you set for your access point.
The device will connect to the Internet, if all goes well.
If it worked, the machine should be able to access the Internet, using the connection for your laptop, thanks to the access point.
That this is the end of our tutorial .. I hope I have helped you in case of problems, do not hesitate to contact us via any means. See you soon!