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Screenshots: Create your own Wi-Fi hotspot with the help of these five free tools

By Brien Posey November 4, 2015, 2:24 PM PST

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Screenshots: Create your own Wi-Fi hotspot with the help of these five free tools

Introduction

Arman Zhenikeyev

Introduction

Whether you want tornshare a wired connection with your friends or just link multiple devices to arnsingle Ethernet connection, having your own portable Wi-Fi hotspot can come inrnhandy. Here are five free applications that can turn your own PC into a Wi-Firnhotspot to share its internet connection.

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Free WiFi Hotspot
Free WiFi Hotspot
Screenshots: Create your own Wi-Fi hotspot with the help of these five free tools

Free WiFi Hotspot

Free WiFi Hotspot

Free WiFi Hotspot is a basicrntool for sharing your Wi-Fi hotspot. Its only real configurationrnoptions are the hotspot name (the SSID) and password.

Free WiFi Hotspot
Free WiFi Hotspot
Screenshots: Create your own Wi-Fi hotspot with the help of these five free tools

Free WiFi Hotspot

Free WiFi Hotspot

After entering this information, you simply selectrnyour network connection and click Start to begin sharing. When you’re finished,rnyou can terminate the connection by clicking the Stop button.

Virtual WiFi Router
Virtual WiFi Router
Screenshots: Create your own Wi-Fi hotspot with the help of these five free tools

Virtual WiFi Router

Virtual WiFi Router

Virtual WiFi Router also offers an option to see which devices arernconnected.

Winhotspot WiFi Router
Winhotspot WiFi Router
Screenshots: Create your own Wi-Fi hotspot with the help of these five free tools

Winhotspot WiFi Router

Winhotspot WiFi Router

You can also monitor upload and download bandwidthrnand see which clients are connected to your network. There is also an auto runrnoption and a safe mode option.

mHotspot
mHotspot
Screenshots: Create your own Wi-Fi hotspot with the help of these five free tools

mHotspot

mHotspot

This tool lets you specify your hotspot’s SSID, password,rninternet source, and maximum number of clients, and it provides detailedrninformation about bandwidth usage and device connectivity.

My WiFi Router
My WiFi Router
Screenshots: Create your own Wi-Fi hotspot with the help of these five free tools

My WiFi Router

My WiFi Router

My WiFi Router takesrnthings to the next level. In addition to letting you share an internetrnconnection with your friends, it has built-in video sharing capabilities.

My WiFi Router
My WiFi Router
Screenshots: Create your own Wi-Fi hotspot with the help of these five free tools

My WiFi Router

My WiFi Router

My WiFi Router alsornhas some nice extras, such as automatic conflict detection and the ability tornprevent your PC from going to sleep when the Wi-Fi hotspot is activated. Therernis even a power-off timer you can use if you want to provide limited internetrnconnectivity.

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