How to share my Windows PC Internet connection to a router

This is the most efficient way to share your Windows PCs internet connection to your router. This set up is also advisable if you're connecting to a public internet or if your connection is limited to a number of connected devices. This article shows you the steps to do this.

Hardware requirements:

Internal Ethernet card, External Ethernet USB adapter (optional), for your router to plug into. It can't be the connection your PC gets its internet from.
Internal Wi-Fi card, External Wi-Fi USB adapter (optional), if your PC gets its internet over Wi-Fi.

Step 1: Purchase Connectify Hotspot PRO or MAX from the Connectify website. Wired router needs Hotspot PRO or MAX.

Step 2: There are several ways to get an internet connection to your computer. Please see these options below.

Step 3: Connect the Ethernet cable from your computer to the WAN port of the router, then open Connectify Hotspot. On the Hotspot screen, under Create a, choose Wired router.

Step 4: Under Internet to share, choose the connection your PC gets its internet from. 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 5: Under Share over, choose the Ethernet port your router is plugged into. This is the port Connectify Hotspot shares the internet to, so it can't be the connection you chose under Internet to share.

Step 6: Leave Network access on Routed. 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 7: Click Start hotspot to begin sharing your internet connection to your router.

Wired router: Internet to share, Share over and Network access

If Connectify Hotspot says "The 'Share over' adapter you selected is connected to the internet", click Cancel and check that Share over is the port your router is plugged into, not the connection your PC gets its internet from.