Create an Access Point on Windows 7 and/or 8

NO SOFTWARE IS REQUIRED FOR THIS TUTORIAL!

This is especially useful for connecting to the internet on your phone through your laptop. Great for apps like Airdroid on an Android phone, as this will not connect to Ad-Hoc.

You can do this trick, and then have lightning fast transfer speeds between the two devices, without a router.

Step 1:

First, let’s create a hosted network:

Command – line:

“netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=SSID key=PASSWORD”

Step 2:

Open the Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network Connections

Right click the internet connection adapter and choose Properties, click Sharing tab, and tick allow other network users to connect through this computer’s internet connection. Select the connection name of Microsoft Virtual Wifi Miniport Adapter. Normally, it is namely “Wireless Network Connection 2″ or “Wireless Network Connection 3″

Step 3:

Now let’s create access point instead of Ad Hoc

Command – line:

“netsh wlan start hostednetwork”

In the future, after you restart your computer, you can always run “netsh wlan start hostednetwork” to start the Access Point.

You can of course bridge an adapter which is connected to internet, which should allow your access point we created to provide internet to connected devices.