The Problem
Want to know the secret to getting your Android smartphone onto your 4G or 5G USB modem’s broadband connection? Did you know that it’s actually possible to connect your phone to a wired Ethernet connection, too?
With Connectify Hotspot installed on your PC laptop, you can easily share Internet from your wired Ethernet connection (free) or, with PRO, from a 4G or 5G USB modem as WiFi, so Android phones and other mobile devices can get online, no matter where you are.
Wired in, Wi-Fi out
No router? Connectify Hotspot makes your Windows PC the router.
A Windows PC with a working connection already has everything a router has. Connectify Hotspot takes the connection coming in over the cable and hands out a Wi-Fi network your other devices can join.
Wired in Wi-Fi out
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At the office
A desk with a network port and no wireless you are allowed to join. The Windows PC on that port can put your phone on the same connection.
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In a hotel room
Older rooms still have an Ethernet socket behind the desk and little else. One cable covers everything you travelled with.
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At home
A modem with no Wi-Fi built in. The Windows PC already plugged into that modem can hand out a network to the rest of the house.
For 64-bit Windows 10 and 11
Wired in, Wi-Fi out works in the free Hotspot Lite. If you use it every day, Connectify Hotspot PRO removes the time limit.
Start a Connectify Hotspot in 5 Steps
- Download and install Connectify Hotspot on your 64-bit Windows 10 or 11 PC.
- Open it and choose Wi-Fi hotspot.
- Under Internet to share, pick the connection you want to share: Ethernet, Wi-Fi, a VPN or a phone plugged in with USB. Sharing a 4G or 5G modem needs PRO.
- Set a password. Turn on Block ads if you want lighter pages on every device.
- Click Start hotspot. Devices join by scanning the QR code on the Hotspot screen, or with the network name and password, like any other Wi-Fi network.
Connect Your Android Phone to the Connectify Hotspot
Step One: From your smartphone’s homescreen, find your WiFi settings app and make sure that the Wi-Fi toggle is set to the On position.
Step Two: Tap Wi-Fi to open a list of available networks
Step Three: Once the list of available WiFi networks populates, you should see your Connectify Hotspot’s SSID broadcasting your 4G, 5G or Ethernet network as WiFi. Connect to that network by tapping it.
Step Four: You will be prompted for the password that you gave your Connectify Hotspot. Enter your password to connect.
There you have it, folks! Getting your Android smartphone onto 4G, 5G and other broadband networks is as easy as pie with Connectify Hotspot. Download Connectify Hotspot free to get started.
Free, PRO or MAX
Which version of Connectify Hotspot you need
Hotspot Lite, the free edition of Connectify Hotspot, covers the setup in this guide. It runs in timed sessions: when one ends, start it again with one click.
Recommended: MAX adds Wi-Fi repeater mode and Bridged mode, for extending your Wi-Fi or putting consoles and casting devices on your home network.
For 64-bit Windows 10 and 11