Follow all the prompts until you get to the WiFi setup screen. Connect your Chromecast to the TV and use your phone or tablet to run the Google Home setup utility. Join the Wi-Fi hotspot you just created with your phone or tablet. Click here to see a video tutorial on that. Here are the steps to set up Chromecast together with Connectify Hotspot:

In all other cases, however, Hotspot will use 2.4 GHz and will work perfectly with the Chromecast. The Hotspot user interface will show a warning, and the Chromecast will not be able to find the network. If Connectify Hotspot is used to share a Wi-Fi network that runs on 5 GHz, then Hotspot shifts to 5 GHz itself.

The original Version 1.0 of the Chromecast device does not support 5 GHz Wi-Fi.

The Google Home app can get confused if it's running on the computer that's running Connectify Hotspot, so you'll have to use your phone or tablet to run their setup utility.

There are two limitations when setting up your Chromecast that you should be aware of: If you’re traveling to several places during your vacation or business trip, you’ll have to run that initial setup in each location, because the Wi-Fi network that is available will be a different one.Ĭonnectify Hotspot helps you connect and save time by acting as the “middle man” between any type of Internet connection and your Chromecast device, so you only have to run the setup once to be able to do it anywhere.

It requires initial setup and then you’re ready to go. How to Connect a Chromecast to Connectify HotspotĬhromecast is Google's Wi-Fi media streaming device that plugs into the HDMI port on your TV.

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