How to turn a notebook equipped with WINDOWS7 system into a wireless router

Turn on the hidden features of Windows 7: virtual WiFi and Softap (that is, Virtual wireless APs), you can make the computer into a wireless router, wireless terminal equipment in the notebook to share the Internet, to save network fees and purchase of wireless router costs.

To host a desktop with a Windows7 notebook or a wireless card installed, the host needs to connect to fiber optics and broadband Internet access.

The host settings are as follows:

1. Run the command prompt as administrator:

Shortcut key win+r→ Enter cmd→ return

2. Enable and set the virtual WiFi network card:

Run command: netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=renyuanap key=renyuansoft.com

This command has three parameters, as follows:

Mode: If the virtual WiFi NIC is enabled, then disallow is disabled.

SSID: Wireless network name, preferably in English (take Renyuanap as an example)

Key: Wireless network password, more than eight characters (take renyuansoft.com as an example).

The above three parameters can be used alone, such as using only mode=disallow to directly disable the virtual WiFi network card.

After successful, the network connection will be more than one NIC for "Microsoft virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter" Wireless connection 2, for convenience, renamed to "Virtual WiFi."

If not, just update the wireless card driver is OK.

3. Set up Internet Connection Sharing:

In the Network Connections window, right-click a network connection that is connected to the Internet, such as local Area connection, select Properties → share, tick allow other ... Connect (N) "and select" Virtual WiFi "

Note: If you click Share and you are prompted with an error, you will need to turn on the Windows Firewall service. Computer-Right-click Manage-Select services and Applications-Select services----Find the Windows Firewall service in the list and start, which is ok!

When you are sure, the "shared" word appears next to the icon that provides the shared network card, which means "broadband connection" has been shared to "virtual WiFi

4. Turn on the wireless network:

Continue to run at the command prompt: netsh wlan start hostednetwork

(change start to stop to turn off the wireless network, and then turn it on to enable the wireless network after you start the command again)

At this point, the virtual WiFi Red Fork fork disappears, WiFi base station has been set up, the host setup is complete. Notebook, with WiFi module mobile phone and other sub-machine search for wireless network diligent, enter the password password, you can share the internet!

Attached: Show wireless network information command: netsh wlan show hostednetwork

The WLAN emitted by the virtual wireless AP is a 802.11g standard with a bandwidth of 54Mbps

How to turn a notebook equipped with WINDOWS7 system into a wireless router