How to share a 3G / 4G LTE USB Dongle connection to my other Wi-Fi devices
This is the most efficient way to share your 3G/4G LTE USB Dongle connection to your other WiFi-capable devices. This set up allows you to share your 3G/4G LTE USB Dongle connection across your devices. This article shows you the steps to do this.
Hardware requirements: internal Wi-Fi card, external Wi-Fi USB adapter (optional).
Step 1: Purchase Connectify Hotspot PRO or MAX from the Connectify website. Sharing a 3G/4G connection needs Hotspot PRO or MAX: on Hotspot Lite (free), 3G/4G connections that Windows lists as cellular or mobile broadband show a PRO badge under Internet to share. Some USB dongles connect to Windows as an Ethernet connection instead. If yours shows no PRO badge, you can share it with Hotspot Lite, just like any Ethernet connection.
Step 2: Make sure you have a Wi-Fi card installed on your PC and it's on. On Windows 11, go to Settings > Network & internet > Wi-Fi; on Windows 10, go to Settings > Network & Internet and click Wi-Fi on the left. If your computer doesn't have an internal Wi-Fi card, get an external Wi-Fi USB adapter and plug it into a USB port of your PC. Windows will install the appropriate drivers or you may be required to install them - just see the documentation you get with the device. You may need to restart your PC before being able to use the external Wi-Fi USB adapter.
Step 3: Tether or connect your USB 3G/4G/LTE Dongle to the internet. If you need more information about how to do this, see how to connect your PC to the internet using a USB 3G/4G LTE dongle.
Step 4: Open Connectify Hotspot. On the Hotspot screen, under Create a, choose Wi-Fi hotspot.
Step 5: Under Internet to share, choose your USB 3G/4G/LTE dongle. The icon next to each connection shows what kind it is, and connections that aren't online show a No internet tag. Learn more about what to choose for Internet to share.
Step 6: Set a Hotspot name and a Password of at least 8 characters. The hotspot name is what your devices see when they look for Wi-Fi. On Hotspot Lite (free), the name starts with "Connectify-". Your Connectify Hotspot is a real, working hotspot that you use just like any other wireless network.
Step 7: Leave Network access on Routed. Bridged isn't available on 3G/4G connections. Learn more about the difference between routed and bridged network access.
Optional: turn on Block ads on the Protection card. It blocks ads for every device on your hotspot, with nothing to install on them, and can save you a lot of data. Ad blocking works with Routed network access. Learn more about the ad blocker in Connectify Hotspot.
Step 8: Click Start hotspot to begin sharing your internet connection with your other devices.
