Turn Your PC into a Wi-Fi hotspot in Seconds with Softhotspot

It is very common these days to see people going for smartphones with Wi-Fi hotspot enabled, as this feature easily allow them to share their internet connection with other wireless devices.


But have you thought about having or turning your PC into Wi-Fi hotspot for same purpose?  Read. Should I buy a Dongle/Universal Modem or Any of MTN,Glo, Etisalat, Airtel Network modem and Unlock it?


Almost all your modem PC now comes with Wi-Fi that allows you receive internet connections and other data wirelessly from Wi-Fi hotspot enable devices, but the Wi-Fi will not allow you share your internet just like that since it is not yet a hotspot. read. We Once Love You: Goodbye Microsoft Internet Explorer

After reading what we have for you today, you will be able to easily turn your PC into a Wi-Fi hotspot in seconds for sharing your internet connections. APN, Proxy Server Address and Dial Numbers for MTN, Airtel, Glo and Etisalat Internet Manual Configuration




There are other method(s) of achieving this like the use of Command Promptwith some codes, but I can assure you that not many people like playing with codes and that the method (Softhotspot) that we will be presenting here offers you the simplest way of doing it.

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Without much ado, to turn your PC into a Wi-Fi hotspot;


= => Download Softhotspot here and install it and you have just succeeded in turning your PC into a Wi-Fi hotspot.


Now, open the Softhotspot and set up the interface as follows for your internet connection sharing;



= => Turn on the Wi-Fi


= => Tap on the Primary Password to change it to Secondary and then input at least 8 characters for your password


= => choose the Maximum number clients/connections that you want to share with


= => From the connection to share drop down menu, select the connection you want to share


= => On the hotspot, and it will prompt you to restart your network for the connection to be shared, so just choose yes and restart/reconnect your network.




You are done with the Sofhotspot interface set up, and you can then on the Wi-Fi of the other device(s) that you want to share with, choose the network you are connecting to and input the password you created above.


Hurray! You have not only succeeded in turning your PC into a Wi-Fi hotspot but you have also succeeded in testing it out by establishing an internet sharing with those other devices.


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