How To Connect Pc To Laptop Using Wifi Router?

You can easily share data and the internet with the help of the Network Sharing feature. But in order to get the transfer kick-started, all you have to do is to connect the PC to the laptop with the help of a Wi-Fi router. Let us see how to Connect PC to Laptop Using Wifi Router

Follow the directions given below to connect the laptop to PC with the help of a wireless router.

Step 1:Connect the Ethernet cable to the port on the laptop and one of the ports in the router.

Step 2:Take out one more Ethernet cable and connect it to the router. Plug the cable’s other end in to the PC.

Step 3:Turn on the PC and the laptop.

Step 4:You will have to wait for a couple of minutes for the PC and the laptop to detect the internet connection.

Step 5:Now, you have to enable the file-sharing option on the laptop.

Step 6:Click the Start button at the bottom of your laptop desktop screen and select the Control Panel option.

Step 7:Select the Network and Sharing option from the Control Panel and click the option Change Advanced Sharing Settings.

Step 8:Under the Public section, select Turn on Network Discovery and click the checkbox for the option Turn on File and Printer sharing option.

Step 9:Click the option Turn on Password Protected Sharing and click the Save Changes button in the same Public section.

Step 10:Now, you will have to open the Windows Explorer (Windows key + E).

Step 11:Navigate through the Windows Explorer window and right-click on the folder you wish to share the documents and select Share With > Homegroup option from the list.

PC:

Step 1:Now that you have the settings done for a laptop, you have to repeat the same steps on your PC.
Step 2:Once you have finished the same setup as done on the laptop, open the Windows Explorer.
Step 3:Click the Network button that is located at the bottom-left corner of the Windows Explorer and select the Remote computer (Laptop) to which you are trying to make the connection.
Step 4:Enter the username and the password of the laptop on the PC.

Now we have seen how to Connect PC to Laptop Using Wifi Router.