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With its built-in Wi-Fi, you can connect your Surface to a wireless network and browse the Internet, get apps from the Windows Store, send email messages, and access other computers and devices on your network. 1  Connect to a wireless network. 2  Disconnect from a wireless network. 3  Forget a wireless network. 1 Surface supports the Wireless-N standard. 2  You’ll be able to connect no matter what standard (Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n) your router is using. 3  In addition, Surface Pro 3 supports the Wireless-AC standard (Wi-Fi 802.11ac). 1 To share a connection through a phone, tethering must be included with your current phone plan. 2  If you have your Surface connected to a mobile broadband network and want to share that, you can create a mobile hotspot. 3  See Set up a mobile hotspot for details. Before you get set up, here are some things you should know: 1  Sharing your data connection, whether through your phone or through your Surface, could result in extra charges. 2  By default, tethered and mobile broadband connections are metered. 3  1 Metered Internet connections: FAQ has more info about this. 2  To share a connection through a phone, tethering must be included with your current phone plan. 3  If you have your Surface connected to a mobile broadband network and want to share that, you can create a mobile hotspot. 4  See Set up a mobile hotspot for details. Before you get set up, here are some things you should know: 1  Sharing your data connection, whether through your phone or through your Surface, could result in extra charges. 2  By default, tethered and mobile broadband connections are metered. 3 1. If you don’t have a wi-fi router and would like to share your internet connection (Wifi, LAN, Cable Modem, Dial-up, Cellular, etc.) from Windows 8 computer with wi-fi only devices like Surface tablet, you could use command prompt to create Wireless ad-hoc connections. Windows 8 pro OS is missing Start Orb and includes some hidden items, like the ability to turn your device into a personal WiFi hotspot. Creating a hotspot is easy in windows 7 with ad hoc network support, but it is complicated to do with Windows 8. On Wednesday, Microsoft released a new firmware update for the Surface Pro 3 with the intent to continue its line of Wi-Fi fixes. Reports have been thick and steady since the Surface Pro 3 first released that the tablet has Wi-Fi issues.  Set up a mobile hotspot with your Microsoft Surface | Set up a mobile hotspot. Mind you, I don't have the 'share this connection' slider referenced above, so not sure what is up with that. If the latter, once you personal hotspot on on your phone, you should see it as a wifi connection on the surface.  To create a mobile hotspot with Surface 2, do the following: 1  Tap the AT&T App tile on your Surface – it should be located on your start screen but it it is not, it will be at the top of the list of apps on your Surface 2. 1 Tap Mobile Hotspot and make sure it is turned on – it will give you warning, read it and click OK. 2  You will now see the name of your Surface 2 network and a WiFi password that you will need for your other devices to connect. 1 Apps and updates may not download over a metered connection. 2  To share a connection through a phone, tethering must be included with your current phone plan. 3  If you have your Surface connected to a mobile broadband network and want to share that, you can create a mobile hotspot. 4  See Set up a mobile hotspot for details. Before you get set up, here are some things you should know: 1  Sharing your data connection, whether through your phone or through your Surface, could result in extra charges. 2  By default, tethered and mobile broadband connections are metered. 3 Hotspot feature shares any available Internet connection with other computers, tablets and phones. Windows 8 pro OS is missing Start Orb and includes some hidden items, like the ability to turn your device into a personal WiFi hotspot. Creating a hotspot is easy in windows 7 with ad hoc network support, but it is complicated to do with Windows 8. How to turn Surface Pro Windows 8 into a virtual wireless hotspot. * Get an ad hoc connection up by using the netsh utility with command prompt. Press Win+X key and select command prompt (admin), type the following commands one by one with Enter. * Other method is to use third-party applications. Connectify Hotspot allows you to share any kind of internet connection (Wi-Fi/3G/4G and Lan). After name it and setup password, you can boost your home Wi-Fi signal from the Surface Pro.
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