Know The Procedure To Setup Chromecast With Connectify Hotspot

Today, in this blog post we are going to explain the procedure to do Chromecast setup with the connectify hotspot. We all know that Chromecast is a streaming media player that uses the Wi-Fi connection to stream videos and other contents from the connected device like mobile phone, laptop, and tablet. So, we can say that its whole functionality depends on the internet connection and its speed.

Setting up Chromecast with your TV and mobile device is quite easy and it requires only one time Google com Chromecast setup. All you need to do is just plug the Chromecast stick into the HDMI port of your TV with the help of HDMI cable and connector provided with the Chromecast itself. After this setup, you are ready to move forward. Connect your Chromecast with the Wi-Fi network available at your place. This is again simple to connect to Wi-Fi network. In the case of any help, you can visit www chromecast com setup page from your computer and read the guided instructions from there.

If you are traveling to another place with your Chromecast device, the same Wi-Fi network will not work on it. You need to connect to the different Wi-Fi network that will be available there.

Connectify Hotspot acts as a medium between the network and your device that helps you to connect to the internet within a fraction of seconds. With this technique, you don’t need to connect to the different network at a different place. Rather you only require to proceed setup of your device, hence the media will start streaming on your device without any problem. You will even find no need to take support from the Chromecastsupport center in this regard.

But, there are some limitations in this set up about whom you must be aware of. These are mentioned below. You must read them carefully.

1. Google cast may get bewildered if the same connectify Hotspot is being run on your computer. So, to avoid this confusion, it is advisable to use your phone or phablet to run the Google Chrome cast setup.
2. The inbuilt Wi-Fi standard of Chromecast device doesn’t support 5 GHz Wi-Fi. If the connectify uses a 5 GHz, then this will not be tracked by your Chromecast device. 

Now we are going to discuss the steps to connect the Chromecast to the Connectify Hotspot:

1. Plug the Chromecast into the TV with the help of HDMI port and use your mobile phone to run the setup.
2. Under connectify settings tab, setup your Hotspot. If you are using a Routed hotspot, then the Chromecast must be connected to connectify hotspot. However, if the network is Ethernet or Wi-Fi, then use the Bridge network to share the same Wi-Fi network with the other devices available on the same location. Once connected, click on the ‘Start Hotspot’.
3. Join the same connectify with your phone.
4. Run Google cast from the phone.
5. Follow the guided instructions on the screen until you get connected to your Wi-Fi network. Enter the password of your network for authentication and click ‘OK’.
6. Your Chromecast is now connected to the Hotspot and you can now enjoy media streaming on it.

Note: All these steps need to be done for the first time only. If you are sitting at home and connected to the Hotspot, then while moving out if you forget to change the Hotspot, then there is no need to worry, simply plug the Chromecast into the available TV and connect to the Wi-Fi network. If you are getting any problem in connecting to the Wi-Fi network, then resetting the Chromecast may solve the problem.