| Sharing your Mobile Broadband with another | | | | sharing your mobile broadband connection if you |
| computer is one of the easiest connection | | | | have followed all the above mentioned steps |
| configurations. All you need to do is to hold on to | | | | carefully. Also keep an eye to make a note of |
| your patience and no matter how tough the | | | | the password that you type in. This is your |
| whole setup appears to you, you will come out | | | | security code for you connection and you should |
| through the whole process nice and easy. You will | | | | write it down somewhere safe and keep it handy |
| need a laptop and your broadband card. For a | | | | for a future reference. |
| vista user here are the following steps that you | | | | The steps for Windows XP are pretty much the |
| have to perform: | | | | same. If you have one particular setup then you |
| 1. Click on the Start Button | | | | might go ahead and share the password with |
| 2. Go to Control Panel | | | | your companions. The whole process safer than |
| 3. Click on Network and Sharing Center | | | | Wi-Fi connectivity owing to the fact that the |
| 4. Look Under tasks and click on Manage Network | | | | particular region that the laptop can broadcast is |
| Connections | | | | comparatively smaller and that puts you safe |
| 5. Find your broadband connection name and right | | | | from hackers and other threats. |
| click on it | | | | How to Share a Mobile Broadband Connection |
| 6. Click on Properties | | | | (Between Multiple Computers) |
| 7. Click on Sharing | | | | Setup: |
| 8. Mark the box that says "Allow other users to | | | | |
| connect through this computer's connection" | | | | 1. Plug in your Mobile Broadband. |
| 9. You will find a drop down box that will key you | | | | 2. Click on the Start Menu and then move on to |
| to the option called "Wireless Connection". Click OK | | | | the "Connect to" option. |
| twice. | | | | 3. Click on your default connection that appears |
| 10. Go back to the Network and Sharing Center. | | | | and click on Properties. |
| 11. Look in the left hand column under Tasks and | | | | 4. Once you are into properties click on Sharing. |
| select "Set up a connection or network" | | | | Mark all options and on the "Drop Down Menu" |
| 12. Click on Setup a Wireless Ad Hoc (Computer | | | | select the required connection type.. |
| to Computer) network | | | | 5. Follow step 2 once again but also click on Show |
| 13. Assign a name to it. | | | | All Connections. |
| 14. Choose the form of encryption. Normally it | | | | 6. Select "Create a new Connection" and then |
| should be WEP and in between 5 -13 character | | | | mark the Ad-Hoc Option. Now assign a name for |
| long. | | | | the connection, and add a WEP/ WPA password |
| 15. Go back to the Network and Sharing Center. | | | | and click on finish. |
| Click on "Connect to a network". You shall have | | | | 7. Make sure to turn on Mobile Connect and |
| the network listed which you just created. Now | | | | accordingly press Connect and you are all set to |
| key in the password and you are on. | | | | go. |
| You will have no problem in finding your way | | | | |