WiFi Bridge

Ad-hoc network creation in Windows 8 is not an easy task, requiring experience in working with the command prompt and network configurations. Fortunately, there are specialized GUI applications that can easily turn your PC into a Wi-Fi hotspot.

WiFi Bridge is one of the utilities that has the ability to perform this operation, allowing you to easily share the Internet connection with other Wi-Fi enabled devices, be it a tablet or a smartphone.

One of the main characteristics of the application is the lack of configuration settings, which makes it very easy to handle. Actually, its interface only consists of a single window, neatly comprising all the options.

Your only task is to select the connection you want to share, enter a name for the new network you want to create and type in a password that any other device must provide in order to connect to the new wireless network. Other than that, pressing the 'Start WiFi Bridge' button is enough to activate the hotspot and have the connection running.

In order to use the application properly, you have to make sure that 'Internet Connection Sharing' is enabled, which will grant access to other network users to access the Internet using the connection of the local PC.

Once the hotspot is active, all Wi-Fi enabled devices, such as laptops, smartphones or other handsets will be able to detect the new network and request access, provided they enter the correct password.

WiFi Bridge can turn your PC into an access point for other Wi-Fi devices, allowing them to navigate on the Internet using the host computer as a hotspot. While you can also do this without a dedicated application, a tool such as WiFi Bridge makes things much easier.