Getting a Longer Range WiFi connection is what we want when we have a Broadband connection, so we can share the Internet through wifi for a longer range for more people. Most of our broadband WiFi connections couldn't meet our requirement about wifi range, even we can't find the connection signal from the top floor of our house or office when we placed the wifi on the ground floor. To solve this, Some of us try to buy a WiFi Extender or Wifi repeater from Amazon or from other sources, which are highly-priced.
This article will go through the topic which will cover useful content that How to Use your Android Mobiles as a WiFi extender or WiFi repeater for longer-range Wi-Fi connection, which you can access from both Mobile and Computer. This will save you money from buying the Wifi Extender. For Making our Android Mobile into a Wifi extender we should depend on a third-party Android Application - NetShare no root tethering app, Netshare Extend Wi-Fi network app -, which will extend our wifi connection for a longer range.
Note: You can use your unused old Android Mobile as a Wifi Extender at the last point of the range we getting from broadband, From there onward your Old mobile will extend the range of Wifi connections.
Just follow the below Steps to Convert Android Mobile into a Wi-Fi extender
How to make your Mobile into a WiFi Extender or WiFi repeater
How to Share WiFi Android to Android
Step 1: First of all You need to
Download NetShare no root tethering App from the Google play store and install it on both mobiles (
Mobile used as Wi-Fi extender and
Mobile You need to Access the extended wifi connection)
Step 2: Open the Application on the first Mobile (Wifi Extender Mobile), and checkmark the text box next to Start WiFi Hotspot
Step 3: Head over to the second Android device which requires internet connectivity, Now connect to the WiFi hotspot created by the first Android device.
Step 4: Once you connect to the WiFi hotspot, launch the Netshare app. Tap on the CONNECT option present at the top-right of the app, on your second Android device.
Step 5: At this instance, open your first device and toggle on the WPS switch.
Step 6: On your second device, you will get a VPN Connection request dialogue. Tap on OK to grant permission.
How to share WiFi Android to Windows
Step 2: Open the Application on Mobile (Wifi Extender Mobile), and checkmark the text box next to Start WiFi Hotspot
Step 3: When you open the app, you will see the Share Internet Connection tab. Click on the button to enable it. This basically repeats the Wi-Fi signal you are connected to.
Step 4: We can't change the connection Name and the Password. The name of the new Wi-Fi network that is transmitted from your phone will be the Network Name displayed in the app. The Wi-Fi key will be that of the Network Password.
Once you enter the password, try to connect to the Wi-Fi network. This will fail because you still need to enter the proxy settings.
Step 5: If you're using the Wi-Fi repeater for getting internet access on Windows, you need to change the proxy settings of the connection on your computer.
Control Panel >
Network and Internet >
Internet Options >
Connections. Click on the
LAN Settings option below.
Step6: Check ‘Use a proxy server for your LAN’ and then enter the proxy IP address and port number.
Server: 192.168.49.1
Port: 8282
Step 7: Save the settings and test your connection. Now you can access the Wi-Fi network on a computer or laptop which is transmitted from your Android phone.
How to share WiFi Android to macOS
Step 2: Open the Application on Mobile (Wifi Extender Mobile), and checkmark the text box next to Start WiFi Hotspot
Step 3: Now open the Mac computer, and connect to the WiFi hotspot created by the Netshare app.
Step 4: Go to System Preferences > Network
Step 5: On the left side select Wifi and Click on Advanced. You should Unlock the Padlock, then only you can make changes on the Next screen. To unlock Padlock, Click on Padlock at the Bottom left of the screen and enter your login Password.
Step 6: A new window will pop open, click on the Proxies tab. Check the box that says WEb proxy (HTTP) and type in the following IP address and port number.
192.168.49.1 and 8282
Do the same for Secure Web Proxy (HTTPS)
Step 7: After Completing that Click on Ok, now you can access the Extended Wifi connection from the Android Mobile extender to the macOS or Macbook
How to share WiFi Android to iPhone iOS
Step 2: Open the Application on Mobile (Wifi Extender Mobile), and checkmark the text box next to Start WiFi Hotspot
Step 3: Now open the Wifi settings on your iPhone, and connect to the WiFi hotspot created by the Netshare app on Android.
Step 4: Tap on the WiFi setting and then tap on the ‘icon’ next to the WiFi network to access the specific settings of the wireless connection.
Step 5: Tap on the Manual option at the bottom half of the screen and type in the following under the HTTP proxy option
Server: 192.168.49.1
Port: 8282
Step 7: Now go back to the wifi Home page, and Tap Save Changes, That it, now you can access Extended Wifi connection from the Android Mobile extender to the iOS or iPhone
