Wednesday, 22 January 2014
Connectify Hotspot turns your PC into a Wi-Fi hotspot, letting other computers, smartphones and tablets share your connection.
Connectify Hotspot will recognize your PC's network card,automatically configuring it as a hotspot and assigning you a network name and password. Clicking on "Start Hotspot" will make your access point operational, letting any nearby device with the password connect to it. The 'Clients' tab will show you which devices are currently connected to your hotspot. Connectify Hotspot also lets you share files and folders with others who are connected to your network.
Popular use cases of connectify
On the Road
For the modern traveler, Internet connectivity is a lifeline. Airports, Hotels, and Coffee Shops know this and charge accordingly for Wi-Fi access or only supply you with an ethernet jack, which leaves Wi-Fi only devices and smart phones in the dark. With Connectify Hotspot PRO as your software-only travel router, you can connect to ANY available Internet connection (including 3G, 4G, and mobile broadband), start a hotspot, and get all of your devices online simultaneously, and at a fraction of the cost.
For the modern traveler, Internet connectivity is a lifeline. Airports, Hotels, and Coffee Shops know this and charge accordingly for Wi-Fi access or only supply you with an ethernet jack, which leaves Wi-Fi only devices and smart phones in the dark. With Connectify Hotspot PRO as your software-only travel router, you can connect to ANY available Internet connection (including 3G, 4G, and mobile broadband), start a hotspot, and get all of your devices online simultaneously, and at a fraction of the cost.
At Home
Connectify Hotspot PRO can act as your primary router or even a Wi-Fi extender for your home router. With just a few clicks you'll instantly have Wi-Fi in that hard to reach basement or bedroom! Additionally, you can configure Hotspot PRO to work as a wireless to wired-ethernet bridge for connecting older devices and gaming systems to the Internet.
Connectify Hotspot PRO can act as your primary router or even a Wi-Fi extender for your home router. With just a few clicks you'll instantly have Wi-Fi in that hard to reach basement or bedroom! Additionally, you can configure Hotspot PRO to work as a wireless to wired-ethernet bridge for connecting older devices and gaming systems to the Internet.
At Work or School
Many colleges, schools, businesses, and private institutions have restrictive limits on the amount of devices an individual can have registered to their wireless networks. These quotas are quickly exceeded by the variety of Wi-Fi enabled devices we use on a regular basis. Traditionally, you'd have to carry around a hardware travel router in order to get all of your devices online. With Hotspot PRO running on a laptop or desktop PC, you can circumvent these limits and securely connect any number of devices to your personal Wi-Fi network, with no additional hardware necessary.
Many colleges, schools, businesses, and private institutions have restrictive limits on the amount of devices an individual can have registered to their wireless networks. These quotas are quickly exceeded by the variety of Wi-Fi enabled devices we use on a regular basis. Traditionally, you'd have to carry around a hardware travel router in order to get all of your devices online. With Hotspot PRO running on a laptop or desktop PC, you can circumvent these limits and securely connect any number of devices to your personal Wi-Fi network, with no additional hardware necessary.
Offline Networking
Even without an active Internet connection, you can still run a wireless network with Connectify Hotspot PRO. This allows you to “Fling” files to other Wi-Fi devices, provide wireless access to shared folders or drives on your network, as well as play LAN games with others.
Even without an active Internet connection, you can still run a wireless network with Connectify Hotspot PRO. This allows you to “Fling” files to other Wi-Fi devices, provide wireless access to shared folders or drives on your network, as well as play LAN games with others.
Features
- Unlimited Hotspot Uptime – No time restrictions, run your Connectify Hotspot 24/7.
- Share Wi-Fi from 3G/4G Networks – Connectify Hotspot PRO supports sharing Internet from 3G/4G cards in addition to a wide variety of other USB cards and dongles. Turn your 3G or 4G USB stick into a real travel router.
- Fully Customizable SSID – Name your hotspot whatever you want! (Hotspot Lite requires your hotspot name to start with 'Connectify-').
- Wi-Fi Extender Mode – Extend the range of your home or office Wi-Fi with just a few clicks.
- Drag & Drop File Transfers – Easily share files of any size, directly to both devices connected to your hotspot, and to other Connectify Hotspot users on the same network.
- AutoInternet Selection – Automatically configure your hotspot's Internet sharing settings.
- Dispatch Integration - Share your Super-Fast Dispatch Connection with Connectify Hotspot PRO.
Connectify Hotspot lets you share your computer's Internet connection with other devices over Wi-Fi.As long as your computer is online, your other nearby devices - and friends and colleagues - will be, too.
Got a 3G or 4G adapter for your laptop? With Hotspot PRO, now all your other Wi-Fi devices can use that connection, too. You've got a travel router right inside your PC that lets you share Internet with media players, e-readers, other laptops, you name it.
Hotspot's Fling feature lets you easily send any file from one device to another within Wi-Fi range. Stop emailing files to yourself and passing USB drives. You don't even need an Internet connection. Even works with mobile phones (download only).
