How to create a Mobile Hot spot Using Command Prompt(cmd).
To begin with, Run cmd as an administrator on you windows 7 or later PC. This can be accomplished by; click on the start button, Type cmd, If the cmd app appears, right click on it and select run as administrator, select ‘yes’ on the pop up window to open the command prompt.
After you have opened your terminal as an administrator, type in the following commands step by step.
STEP 1: Type “NETSH WLAN show drivers” into the terminal and Pres ‘Enter’. This command will help you confirm that your computer can create a hot spot with Command Prompt by displaying the information about the computer. You will see a “Yes” next to “Hosted network supported”. If you see “Yes” then your computer supports the Hosted Network feature, which is the feature that allows you to create a Wi-Fi hotspot. If you don’t see “Yes” here, your computer can’t create a wireless hotspot through Command Prompt.
STEP 2: Type “netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=NETWORKNAME key=password” in the terminal and press ‘Enter’ Key. Replace the “NETWORKNAME” and “PASSWORD” text with what you want your hotspot’s name and password to be.
STEP 3:
Type “NETSH WLAN start hostednetwork”and press ‘
Enter’. This command helps to turn on your Wi-Fi hotspot. You will get a message of “The hosted network started”
STEP 4: Type ‘Exit’ to exit the Command Prompt and your hotspot will now be active, then you will need to share its availability in order to connect to it.
The next steps guide you on how to make the WI-FI hotspot created be available or seen by nearby devices on your network.
STEP 5: How to share availability of a hotspot.
Click ‘start button’ and search for control panel by typing ‘control panel’ in the search tool. You can use other steps best known to you to help you open Control panel.
STEP 6: Click on ‘Network and Internet’ once the control panel opens.
STEP 7: Click “Network & Sharing Center”. You’ll find this option near the top of the control panel page.
STEP 8:
Click “Change adapter settings”. This link is in the upper-left side of the window.
STEP 9: Under Change Adapter settings, Right-click on the network you are currently connected to and go to “Properties”. You’ll find it near the top of the “Change adapter settings” window.
STEP 10: Click on the “Sharing” tab found at the top of the window.
STEP 11: Check the “Allow other network users to connect through…” box (highlighted blue box)found at the top of the window.
STEP 12: select dropdown box below the ‘Home Networking Connetcion’(highlighted yellow box) and Click your hotspot’s name. It will be something like “Local Area Connection * 20. Then select Ok from the bottom bar.
After You’ve clicked ‘OK’. Your WI-FI hotspot should at this point be accessible by any nearby devices.
