Connecting two Windows 7 PC through Wireless Network

Wireless Fidelity or Wi-Fi is the most preferred technology to connect the computers in a network and to Internet. If you have two Windows 7 computers with Wi-Fi connections then you can network them through wireless. This, of course, save you from managing the wires and have an economic way to share resources. In this blog post, we will discuss how you can establish the Wireless networking between two Windows 7 computers.

Disclaimer: We don’t take any responsibility or guarantee of the results after performing the steps mentioned in this blog post. Because the result solely depends upon the way how you perform the troubleshooting steps. If you are not so much technical then contact online Microsoft Windows 7 Support.

Precautions for Wireless Networking

1. Both of the computers should have compatible Wireless adapter such as 802.11a, 802.11b etc.

2. Make sure both the computers are placed within 50 meters of distance.

3. There will be no interruption from the devices like microwave oven, cordless phone, Bluetooth devices, etc. between them.

4. The Workgroup name on both computers should be identical. You can go to the Control Panel -> All Control Panel Items -> System to check and change the Workgroup name in Windows 7.

Resolution Steps

Perform below steps to network two Windows 7 computers wirelessly,

Steps to perform on both Windows 7 PC

- Go to the Control Panel -> All Control Panel Items -> Network Sharing Center.

Network and Sharing Center in Control Panel of Windows 7

- Click on the ‘Change Advanced Settings’ in the left hand side panel.

Left Panel in Network and Sharing Center

- In the Settings window, you will two different options – Home or Work and Public with drop-down menus.

Options in Change Advanced Settings

Following is the default preview of all the settings in ‘Change Advanced Settings’ window.

Complete Options in Change Advanced Settings

- Click ‘Home or work’ first and enable following options

1. Turn on Network Discovery

2. Turn on File & Printer Sharing

3. Turn on sharing so anyone with network access can read and write files in the Public folders

4. Turn off Password protected sharing

- Click on the button saying ‘Save Changes’. Enter the login credentials of administrator, if required.

- Repeat the same action and enable above options again in Public.

Steps to perform on one Windows 7 PC

- Go to the Control Panel -> All Control Panel Items ->Network & Sharing Center.

- Click the ‘Setup a new connection or network’ under the section titled ‘Change your network settings’.

Selecting the ‘set up a new connection or network’

- It will open a new Wizard titled ‘Choose a connection option’.

Choose a Connection Option

- Click the option ‘Setup a wireless ad hoc (computer-to-computer) network’. This will show following screen,

Manually Connect to a Wireless network

- Click on the Next button to arrive at following screen

Give your network a name

- Enter the name of your network, set the security type and enter the security key. The security options are ‘WPA2-Personal’, WEP, and No Security. It is recommended to select a security type and have a strong Security Key.

- Click the Next button.

You’ve successfully created a network and turned your Windows 7 Computer into a wireless hotspot.

Steps for another Windows 7 PC

- Go to the Control Panel -> Network and Sharing Center.

- Click on the option named ‘Connect to a Network’.

- Select the wireless network named in the above steps.

- Enter the security key and click Connect.

If you face any problem in creating the wireless network of two Windows 7 computers then call the experts at Microsoft Windows 7 Support.