How To Transfer Data Or Connect Two Laptops Using WIFI

In this post you will learn how you can easily share data between two laptops or computers using Wifi.

Its very easy and simple and it doesn’t require any third party application.

Follow the steps below to get this done.

Steps To Connect Two PCs Via WiFi

Step 1. Open your control panel and click on the Network and internet option. Then you will see the network and sharing option there. Open it.

Step 2. Now you can see the Network and sharing Window with some options. You have to then click on the setup a new connection.

Step 3. Click on the choose connection option Dialog. In the dialog box look for set up wireless and adhoc network.

Step 4. On the next window you will see Network name, security type and security key option.

Step 5. Now you give a name to your network and choose your preferred  security option. The default security option there is WPA2-Personal which is more  stronger than the others.

Step 6. You can also leave the security option with no authentication and WEP.

Step 7. Don’t  forget to tick the checkbox with save this network option. If you fail to tick the option then after disconnecting the network you have to configure the network again.

Now your wireless network is ready and shown with other networks. Click on your network to connect. After connecting you will see a message at right hand side of network name waiting for users.

Now you can share data among Wireless Network..

Workgroup Sharing Settings

If the two laptops are of different makes and OS, then use the Workgroup sharing option because this option can share data among similar and different OS.

Step 1. First you need to check adhoc network you created, its network type should be Home or work.

Step 2. If not then open the network and sharing center then click on the name of network if it says home network then you do not need to change the network type otherwise you have to select home network.

Step 3. This setting allow you to share your data with other computers. Other thing you need to check is that all the computers are in the same workgroup.

Step 4. In Windows XP you can change Workgroup setting by right clicking on My Computer and select properties. Look for system properties and click on the Computer Name tab to change the settings.

Step 5. In Windows Vista and higher versions right click on computer and click on properties. You can change this settings in Computer name, Domain name and workgroup settings section.

Step 6. Last thing that we should apply to Windows 7 PC from which we want to access other computer is to open the Explorer and click on the Network option.

Step 7. After that you see a popup bar with Network discovery and file sharing are turn off. Network computers and devices are not visible. Turn on this settings to allow sharing of resources.

Follow the above steps to all the network computers to allow sharing with them.

Step 8. Now open the network and sharing center click on change advanced sharing option. Then tick the radio buttons shown in the images.

So these are few steps to connect two laptops wirelessly using WiFi. By doing this you can easily transfer data from one laptop to another via WiFi. You just need to share that file or folder on network which we had created between laptops.

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