Turn your laptop into a hotspot

       For those of you without a WI-FI modem or router,there's good news.You can share your internet connection with your other WI-FI capable devices like tabs,phones etc using your laptop as a modem.It's something similar to the hotspot functionality in an android phone.

      This is kind of a quick fix when you lack a wireless modem.Its very useful when your mobile data plan is too slow for downloading big files or if you don't have a WI-FI modem.

       Virtual Router Plus is a free program for turning your laptop into a hotspot and sharing your net connection using your inbuilt WI-FI adapter.

After installing the Virtual Router Plus set-up,run the program.You'll get a window like this- 

1)Network Name(SSID): Type a name for your wireless network.

2)Password: Set a password for your network.

3)Shared Connection: List which net connection you want to share,it could be your Ethernet connection/or dongle.

4)Make sure your WI-FI toggle switch is switched on,before continuing.
5)Click on Start Virtual Router Plus.

6)Your network should be ready to use.

7)Subsequently on your phone,tab etc search for the network as you would a normal wireless signal,and select and enter the password you set,when prompted.Now you should be able to access the internet on your device.

       Note:You can still use the net on the laptop even while sharing the internet connections.

Difficulty:Easy to setup and run.

Platforms:Windows 7,8

Virtual Router Plus

http://virtualrouterplus.com/