Connectify 1.2 Beta Available

We just uploaded a beta pre-release of Connectify 1.2 (version 1.2.0.14324, to be exact). This is an almost finished build of the software to get more feedback before we launch.

It's available for download at:
http://www.connectify.me/download/ConnectifyInstaller_Beta1.2.exe

Feature include:

• Improved Ad Hoc Support: By popular demand, Ad Hoc now supports "Open" (no encryption) mode, and works properly even when no Internet connection is available.
• Connectify Easy Setup Wizard: Connectify gets even easier to start with thanks to our new simple to use wizard walks you through your first setup of your network, and helps explain the process and options.
• Improved User Interface: The Connectify window stays visible until you minimize it (so you can keep it up to watch devices connect, if you desire), and there are improved messages and tool tips throughout the program.
• More Statistics: The tool tip on the Clients now reveal even more information: how many times the device has connected, the total time that they've been connected, and their MAC addresses.

Hopefully, this will be a short beta, so download it today, and use it for a day or two and tell us what you think by either shooting an email to support at connectify.me or by posting to our Facebook page.

Thank you.

Announcing Connectify v1.1!

We are happy to announce that Connectify 1.1 was released into the wild today.

There are a number of evolutionary improvements that we added in this version for your wireless enjoyment:

• Intel driver work around: We worked around the bug in the lucky version 13 Intel drivers for the 5100 and 5300 (and probably all the 6000 series cards as well). This will bring Connectify back to those users who have the latest drivers.
• Wireless Cloning: On the menu (right click the icon either on the Notification tray, or on the Connectify screen itself) there is a new “Clone WiFi Settings” option. We created this based on how useful people found my “You can take it with you” blog post. Now you can select this to copy the settings from any WPA Personal, or WPA2 Personal network to which you have connected to your Connectify Hotspot. Devices which normally connect to the other network will now be able to connect your computer’s hotspot without reconfiguration. You can instantly use this to become a repeater, or take the devices with you.
• WPS Save to USB: Also on the menu is a WPS -> Save to USB Flash Drive option. Select this to write the information (including SSID and password) for your network to a USB flash drive. Then just insert the flash drive into other computers to have Windows automatically ask you if you wish to join the network. It even works in Vista and XP. No more passwords, and if you have a lot of computers to set up this is a fast and easy way to set them all up quickly.
• Improved Eye-Fi support: We make sure that the port needed by the Eye-Fi wireless card is opened in the Windows Firewall.
• Bug fixes: Support for usernames with ampersands in them, and support for computers whose clocks are more than 4 months behind the real time (but seriously, you might want to look at that).

We hope you enjoy it. From Connectify, you can click on the menu and select “Check for Updates,” or you can go straight to our homepage.