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How to Share a Wired Ethernet Internet Connection With All Your Devices

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Share a Wired Internet Connection via Wi-Fi Without a Router

While Wi-Fi hotspots seem to be everywhere, at times Ethernet is still the best (or only) option. You’ll often find hotel room Wi-Fi is weak because of the distance to the router, and you might want to use the in-room Ethernet connection instead. But how do you get your iPad, Kindle, smartphone and other Wi-Fi-only devices onto that Ethernet connection?

With Connectify Hotspot, a free Windows app, installed on your laptop, you can turn your computer into a Wi-Fi hotspot and share Internet from your wired Ethernet as Wi-Fi. Sharing a wired connection works in the free edition: download Connectify Hotspot free and follow the steps below.

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.

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Wired in Wi-Fi out

  • 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.

  • In a hotel room

    Older rooms still have an Ethernet socket behind the desk and little else. One cable covers everything you travelled with.

  • 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.

Download Connectify Hotspot

For 64-bit Windows 10 and 11

Compare Lite, PRO and MAX

Wired in, Wi-Fi out works in the free Hotspot Lite. If you use it every day, Connectify Hotspot PRO removes the time limit.

How to Share the Internet from an Ethernet Connection Through Wi-Fi

  1. Download and install Connectify Hotspot on your 64-bit Windows 10 or 11 laptop.
  2. Open it, choose Wi-Fi hotspot, and select your Ethernet connection under Internet to share. You can also share Wi-Fi, a VPN or a USB-tethered phone, and with PRO a 4G or 5G modem.
  3. Set a password. In the free edition the network name starts with “Connectify-“; with PRO you can name it anything, emojis included. Turn on Block ads to save bandwidth and battery life on your mobile devices with the built-in ad blocker.
  4. Click Start hotspot to begin sharing your Ethernet connection with your iPad and other Wi-Fi enabled devices.

Connect Your Wi-Fi-Only Devices to the Internet

  1. On your phone, scan the QR code on the Hotspot screen with the camera. Or open the list of Wi-Fi networks on your device and pick your Connectify Hotspot network.
  2. If you picked it from the list, enter the password you set. You are online.

Getting your iPhone and other Wi-Fi-only devices onto Ethernet is simple with Connectify Hotspot. Download it free.

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

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