How to Make Your Laptop a Wi-Fi Extender?

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The router in your house can provide you a speed internet network after setup, but if you have a big house and some of the places can’t be covered, then you should use extender. Extenders can be setup using your computer via IP address like 192.168.1.1. But, you can also make your laptop a Wi-Fi extender, have a look how you can do it;

Increase Laptop WiFi Range

Yes, you can increase the WiFi range of your laptop, so if you have connected your laptop to the router, but router can’t reach to any other device in your home, then there are some solutions to extend WiFi signals.

• There is a setting in the control panel in your laptop, which is called WiFi hotspot. You can connect with the laptop hotspot and use the internet services easily. You just have to open the hotspot setting in your laptop and turn it on. Open your other internet device and turn on its Wi-Fi features and simply connect the laptop hotspot. Now, you can easily use the internet services.

• Download the MyPublicWiFi in your laptop or computer; it is available for windows 11, Windows 10, Window 8, and Window 7.
• Go in to the Network tab in the program, and select the WLAN Repeater.
• Select the correct network connection from the menu and start the Hotspot.

Use Laptop as a WiFi Bridge

Yes, you can use your laptop as a WiFi bridge to connect more internet devices to the same network. For that you can use Connectify Hotspot. But in that you must pay for the Hotspot MAX to use the Bridging mode which is in-built.

The program (MyPublicWiFi) also provides this mode to the users who are struggling to connect more devices to single network. You will find the bridging option in the Multifunctional Hotspot setting or tab.

Use Extenders Instead

To increase the reach and range of the home router, you can use your laptop, but it is advisable that you should use the extender or repeater. The devices can easily install in your house and connects with your router. It can connect wirelessly and with the help of the Ethernet cable. One of the extenders is from Netgear, which you can install by following steps;

• Connect the extender to the router via WPS method.
• Now, it is time to configure the extender.
• Just, connect your computer and search the mywifiext.net or 192.168.1.250 in web browser.
• You will reach to the extender login page, where you have to enter the username and password.
• The admin credentials are given on the label or user manual of the Netgear extender.
• In to the interface, you can easily configure the extender, then you can connect to the Netgear_ext network.

Conclusion

Here, you have seen and learned about how to make your laptop a Wi-Fi extender in your house, all the methods are given above.