I believe that a lot of users face problems with a weak Wi-Fi, there are costly alternatives such as buying of Wi-Fi repeaters, expensive routers and resort to the use of Powerline AV plugs. But there is a way to help strengthen your Wi-Fi signal in your home. You can make use of your computer to extend your Wi-Fi network.

 

There is a free software called connectify. This software instantly turns any computer into a Wi-Fi repeater. The best part of it is that this software is free. There is a paid version of this software that will unlock even more features such as sharing a 3G mobile network. However, if you really insist in sharing a mobile data plan, there is a work around by using Android phones that come with a native tethering app. Connectify will see it as a Wi-Fi network and will extend the network for you.

Step 1 – Install Connectify

 

Download the Connectify software and install it. Simple. while it may prompt you that is better to have to possess a Windows seven that has the service pack 1, It worked flawlessly for mine that do not have the service pack one. After installing, you ought to reboot your computer to finalize the installation.

 

Step 2 – Use Connectify

 

The software will be running in the form of an icon at the lower right hand corner of the task bar. Clicking on the icon will reveal a program menu. It is actually very straight forward. All you need to do is choose the Wi-Fi you intend to Share, and for the Advanced Settings, simply set to Share Over “Wi-Fi” as well. ln addition i believe this is the default after youstart the software. After that, simply click on the “Start Hotspot” button.

 

 

The good news is that you are able to surf as well despite the fact that your computer is being used as a Wi-Fi repeater. It will additionally show the clients that are connected to your computer via your Connectify hotspot.

 

 

 

Extra Connectify options  – File sharing

 

Connectify allows you to share files across easily. Click on the “Clients” tab, if you see the device listed there, you can merely drag and drop any file across. It works as as long as the computers have Connectify installed and every one of the computers or device is connected via Connectify.

 

 

It works even for Android phones. For your Android phone, download and install Scannify app from Google Playstore. The free version of this app allows you to send up to one file per twenty four hours. However the paid version permits unlimited. One issue that is crap about this file sending feature is that if you do not have Connectify installed on the other computer and if you attempt to send the file across. It will fail in an error saying that Connectify is not installed on both machines. However that one file per day is considered used despite the fact that the file isn’t sent. How crap is that.

 

But still, i believe there are several work arounds to send files across like using of thumb drives, Dropbox, etc. Therefore this feature is truly not that necessary. We never know at some point in the future it’s going to be free.

 

 

My personal feel of Connectify is that it’s a really helpful piece of software. Since most of the people have additional computers in one house and could even have laptops that are too outdated to be used. Merely run connectify and place it within the middle of the house in order to facilitate the service and broadcast to rely the signals around.