How To Setup Your Connectify Hotspot

Get started with Connectify Hotspot in 60 seconds or less

So you’ve just installed Connectify Hotspot… congratulations! Now it’s time to setup your WiFi hotspot and experience the ‘awesomeness’ of turning your PC into a real Wi-Fi hotspot. Here’s a super quick guide to get you setup, with a video and steps below:

How to Set Up Your Connectify Hotspot in 5 Steps

  1. Download and install Connectify Hotspot on your 64-bit Windows 10 or 11 PC.
  2. Open it and choose Wi-Fi hotspot.
  3. Under Internet to share, pick the connection you want to share: Wi-Fi, Ethernet, a VPN or a phone plugged in with USB.
  4. Set a password. Turn on Block ads if you want lighter pages on every device.
  5. 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.

Create a: Wi-Fi hotspot, Wired router, Wi-Fi repeater
The Internet to share list in Connectify Hotspot 27, with Wi-Fi, cellular, Ethernet and Speedify connections
The Hotspot name and Password fields in Connectify Hotspot 27

The connection you share should have a working connection to the Internet. Besides Wi-Fi and Ethernet (wired), PRO also shares 4G and 5G modems. With PRO you can also use emojis and Unicode characters in a custom hotspot name.

The universal ad blocker in step 4 saves you bandwidth, time and battery life on every device. If you bought PRO or MAX, activate your license under Help and account > Activate a license.

Setup · about two minutes

Get Connectify Hotspot running on your Windows PC

Three steps, no command prompt, no netsh commands to remember.

  1. Install and open Connectify Hotspot

    Run the installer and let the install finish. Connectify Hotspot opens on its own.

  2. Pick what you are sharing

    Choose the connection your Windows PC is already using, then set a hotspot name and password.

  3. Start Hotspot

    Your phone, tablet or console now sees the network name you just typed. Connect to that network like any other Wi-Fi.

Download Connectify Hotspot

Available for Windows 10 and 11

That’s all there is to it! With just a few clicks you can get smartphones, tablets, laptops, and any other Wi-Fi enabled devices online with Connectify Hotspot running on your PC. Download Connectify Hotspot for FREE now!

Free, PRO or MAX

Which version of Connectify Hotspot you need

FREE Hotspot Lite. Share Wi-Fi, Ethernet, a VPN or a USB-tethered phone, with gaming mode and ad blocking. Runs in timed sessions. Download → PRO No time limit. Share 4G and 5G USB modems, share through your PC's Ethernet port, and give your network any name. Buy PRO → MAX Everything in PRO, plus Wi-Fi repeater mode and Bridged mode. Recommended Buy MAX →

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.

Download Connectify Hotspot

For 64-bit Windows 10 and 11