Share your Mac's Internet connection with wireless devices

If you are using a Mac and do not know that you can use a Mac as a wireless access point to share the internet connection for other wireless Ethernet devices such as mobile phones and laptops . The following article will help you do it very easily and quickly, with only 4 steps:

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Step 1: Click on the Apple icon and select System Preferences

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Step 2: On the Internet & Wireless interface click on the Network icon.

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Check Ethernet and Internet connections are working on your Mac by opening any web page in the browser.

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Step 3: Now go back to the Internet & Wireless interface and click the Sharing icon to allow Internet sharing on the Mac.

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Step 4 (Set up Internet Sharing on the Mac): Click on the Internet Sharing option in the Service pane on the left, Select Ethernet from the drop-down menu of the Sharing your connection from the AirPort section of the Tocomputers section. dùng . Next click AirPort Options .

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In the next window you set up a connection name in Network Name and password security if you want at Password section then confirm the password in Confirm Password then click Ok

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Now check the box before Internet Sharing on the Service pane to start sharing your Mac's internet connection.

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Here you select Turn On AirPort and select the Start button to start sharing the internet.

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So if you have successfully connected, all your access will be wirelessly connected using Mac AirPort .

* Note: If using Mac OS X Snow Leopard you can share the internet with iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, xbox 360, PS3, PSP, PC, Windows, Mac, Mobile phones and all devices Other WiFi connectivity.

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