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Enable WiFi Access point in windows 8

Operating system

Windows 8

Scenario

  The different steps for enabling the Wi-Fi access point in Windows 8

Solution

Method 1

Press Window key + X and choose Command prompt (admin) from drop down as shown in below image.

To check the  active wireless device and its supported drivers information , execute the below command

  Netsh wlan show drivers

It shows  the option - Hosted network supported – yes in output result.

 

Now type the  command to build wireless restrictions like insert SSID name, Passkey and set up wireless connection.

Netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=<ssid> key=<password>

For example my ssid is Jinish and password is jinish123. The command is as follows

Netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=jinish key=jinish123

Finally start the hostednetwork service by the following command
                                           Netsh wlan start hostednetwork

To check the complete details of active wireless connection execute the following command

                                                         netsh wlan show hostednetwork

Method 2

Use the third party tool connectify

You can download the utility from the below link

connectify.me

Complete the installation wizard. Open the connectify utility.

Provide the Hotspot name and password.

On this screen, you will also need to change the type of internet connection you will be using in the base computer.

Provide the Hotspot name and password.

On this screen, you will also need to change the type of internet connection you will be using in the base computer.

Click on start Hotspot button at the bottom of the utility. Click on the Clients tab. Your connected clients will list here.