Connect to the Wi-Fi and tell your Mac you want to share the Wi-Fi connection over a Bluetooth PAN. You could also just create a Bluetooth PAN (Personal Area Network). Sharing a Wi-Fi network connection by creating another Wi-Fi network will require a separate physical network interface, such as a USB Wi-Fi adapter. Yes, you may sometimes want to do this-for example, when you’re staying in a hotel or other location that only allows you to connect one device to its Wi-Fi network. This means you can’t be both connected to a Wi-Fi network and sharing that Wi-Fi network’s connection over Wi-Fi. Your Mac’s physical Wi-Fi interface can either be connected to a Wi-Fi network or host its own network-it can only do one of these things at a time.

RELATED: How to Share a Hotel's Single Wi-Fi Connection With All Your Devices When you’re done setting things up, click the checkbox to the left of Internet Sharing and click Start to activate your Wi-Fi hotspot. By default, the hotspot will be configured without a password and anyone will be able to connect. Select your preferred network name and the best Wi-Fi channel.īe sure to click the “Security” box and select “WPA2-Personal” and provide a password. Click the “Wi-Fi Options” button at the bottom of the window to configure your Wi-Fi hotspot.

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