Connecting android to homegroup. Local network for android. Android and Windows LAN - how to connect. Using the AirDroid App

The simplest solution to provide connectivity Android phone to your computer via WiFi - ES Explorer. The application is free and has an intuitive interface, but most Android phone owners limit themselves to using it only as a file manager. To open the network capabilities of the program, you must:

If the connection is successful, all computer directories available for public use will be displayed.

To open files from a phone to a computer via WiFi, it is recommended to use another menu item: "Network -> FTP". No authentication or selection of additional settings is required. The application will independently create an FTP server on the smartphone, open the required port and provide a ready-made link for connection.

You can view or download files from your phone via WiFi in any browser. It is enough to enter the specified data into its address bar.

If, in addition to viewing files, you need to download from an Android device or upload folders to it, you can do this through standard applications operating system. To do this, it is enough to enter the server address, which was provided by the program, directly into the "Explorer" line. Directories located in the smartphone's memory will open in the same form as files with folders on the computer itself.

Important! Most full use Smartphone file system when connected in this way can be provided using specialized FTP clients such as FileZilla or SmartFTP. But even when working through the standard file manager "Explorer" in Windows, you can copy files from and to your phone.

Using the AirDroid App

In addition to viewing files on your smartphone, this application provides full synchronization of your phone with your computer. Connecting to a computer via WiFi is carried out in several stages.

It is important to remember that the Android device and the computer must be connected to the same network. Moreover, if a router is used, a wired connection can be used for the computer, and the smartphone will connect via WiFi. If difficulties arise during the synchronization phase, the smartphone may be connected via Mobile Internet.

After confirmation of synchronization, the connection to the phone is established. Almost any actions that can be performed can be done remotely, via a computer and. The interface is designed as a separate desktop. The top right corner displays device information and quantity free memory... Below is a control panel with which you can send files and folders from your computer to the device.

The icons on this desktop work like menu items on the phone itself. For example, the call log displays the full details of calls. In this case, synchronization is performed in both directions - with the ability not only to view records, but also to delete them. The changes will be applied to the phone.

When you open contacts, all numbers in the smartphone's memory are displayed. People from the notebook can be sent SMS or made a call using a computer.

Among the interesting functions of the application, one can note the use of the camera of the device on Android. There are not so many practical applications for this feature, because the phone is already within the range of the WiFi signal.

Connecting to the device's screen via WiFi also works in the same video streaming mode. There may be a delay when updating information, but it is not long enough to interfere with work.

AirDroid also opens full access to the file system of the smartphone, like ES Explorer. The data on the phone is transferred via WiFi both for reading and writing.

Solving Potential Problems

If you are unable to connect your phone to your computer via WiFi using any of the suggested methods, the restrictions may be set by your router. In some cases, in its settings, a mode can be set in which various devices in the local network do not have direct communication with each other, but are used exclusively for accessing the Internet.

You can change the settings in the control panel of the router.
For Huawei: "Home network -> WiFi settings - WiFi encryption - Enable hotspot isolation".
For TP-Link routers, the corresponding item is in the menu: "Wireless mode -> Advanced settings -> Activate AP Isolation".

In the case when the connection via FTP is successful, but the smartphone does not display other devices in the ES menu of the "LAN" Explorer, it is recommended to change the sharing settings on the computer.

Useful video: The easiest way to connect your phone to a computer via Wi-Fi

Step one: creating a new account on your computer Although if you already have an account, you can use it, I decided to do this in order to specifically authorize my computer through the Android phone. If you still create a new user, you can do it like this: Start, Further control Panel and after adding and removing accounts.

There is nothing difficult here, just create a regular account. Don't forget to set a password at the end.

Step two- creating a shared folder on a computer I would like to note that you can connect not only a folder, but also disks, for example C. Select a folder or section and click on it twice, then go to the " Access"And click" General access". In the drop-down menu, write down the username. Importantly, the username should be the same as in the previous step, you also select read and write.

The general section to which we will connect has been successfully created.
Step three- creating a server in file mode For further work, we need a program ES File Explorer , which you can install on Google Play. Have you downloaded it? Then we go into the program itself and select the LAN tab. Press the key " Menu", after " Create"And in the dialog box click" Server».

You will see many different settings here.

I'll tell you what to do. Field " Domain"Leave blank, but in the field" Address»Enter the IP of your computer (if you do not know it, write to the ipconfig console, screenshots below).

Field " Login"Is, you guessed it, the name account, it must be entered the same as you entered in the first step. Also enter the password the same as in the first step. " Name"Can be left blank or named, as your imagination suggests, for the server.
After entering all the data, click " OK"And, lo and behold, the server is created. Now you can log into your computer from your phone or tablet.

Now we can start the process of sharing the folder in the Android device itself.
Smartphone and PC must be on the same Wi-Fi network
We take a smartphone and go to our computer, select a folder or file, pinch the icon.

Now we select an action (for example, copy or cut) and go to the PDA tab.

Select the folder where you want to insert the file - and voila, it's on your phone.
The same can be done with cloud servers... Select the "Network" tab.

We add the server in the same way as we added it on the computer, only here you will have to enter the credentials of your account in the cloud service.

In the search bar, enter es file explorer and press Search:

Select an app in the search results ES Explorer from the developer ES APP Group:

Click on Install:

Click on Accept:

After the download and installation of the application is complete ES Explorer(or ES File Explorer) press Open:

Customization ES File Explorer

The app has three screens:

1. Home page (HomePage);
2. Device;
3. Network.

Go to the screen Network by swiping to the side and press the button in the lower left corner Create:

Select the connection type from the list: LAN:

In the settings window Server specify:

1. Server IP address;
2. Username;
3. Password;
4. Display name (optional)

and press OK:

To the list titled LAN your computer will be added (it can be a laptop, server, network storage, in general, any network device with a drive).

Using ES Explorer to access a computer over the network from an Android device

Click on the icon of the newly added network device (see the figure above).

If the login and password were specified correctly, you will see a list of network folders.

In our example, we opened the necessary network folder with media content under the name Media... Therefore, we go to the network folder Media:

In it we see videos:

And audio recordings in the folder Music:

We check the music playback - click directly on the file in the network folder. A window appears with the choice of the player. Check the box Set as default and choose your favorite player:

The recording will be played:

You can switch the folder display to a list or a table using the button View:

How to copy a file from computer to Android device

With a long press on the file, turn on the selection mode.

Check the files you want to copy from the network drive to your Android device.

Click the button Yet and select Copy to:

Select the folder on your Android device where you want to copy files from the network folder and click OK:

Create another folder in the folder or just click OK to copy files directly to the current folder:

Files are being copied:

Most of those who first become the owner of an Android tablet or smartphone, sooner or later ask themselves the question: how to connect an Android device to a computer via WiFi?
If you are tired of transferring files from a personal computer to an Android device and vice versa using a flash drive or memory card, or you dream of watching movies and listening to music from your PC via WiFi, these two ways will help you using well-known programs from the Google Play Store.

Download the latest version of the program ES File Explorer and install it on your Android device.
After starting the program, you will see the main menu of the program and a list of files on your SD card. If the card is not inserted, the program will display a message that the card is missing. In this case, you can switch to viewing files in the internal memory of the tablet by pressing the large button at the top left with the image of a memory card.
In order to display the network environment, click on the small button with the inscription "PDA" located in the upper left corner of the window and in the menu that appears, select the item "LAN" (local area network). A new one will open empty window to display the list network resources.

To scan the network environment, press the button with the magnifying glass, after which the network scanning will begin.
After scanning is complete, a list of servers (computers) with their network addresses will appear on the screen.
If your computer is not found during the scan, you can add it manually. To do this, go to the menu -> create -> server, and in the window that opens, enter the network address of the computer or folder on it, login, password, server name. If the username and password are not needed, put a tick in front of "anonymously". The server name is optional. If the name was not entered, the address entered in the first field will be displayed in the list of network resources instead.

We press the OK button, and we see how a new server has appeared in the list of network resources, by tapping on it, we will see its folders and disks to which network access is open.
Everything. You now have the ability to copy and open files on a remote computer over the local network.
If you cannot access a computer running Windows-7, try in Control Panel -> Network Control Center and general access-> Additional sharing options check the box next to "Disable password protected sharing". And make sure that the options "Turn on network discovery" and "Turn on file and printer sharing" are also enabled there.
Also, do not forget in the properties of the drive or folder to which you want to give access over the network, enable sharing and set permissions for users, if this option is available.

Total Commander, as you know, is a classic two-pane manager, and in order to copy a file over the network, we need to open the folder located on the computer on one panel, and the local folder of the tablet on the second, and then simply drag the desired file from one panel to another.

First of all, we need to install the application itself. Total commander can be downloaded.

After that, you will need to add a plugin to the program to work in local network... To do this, click on the item "Add plugins (Download from the site) ..." on the main window of the program:

After that, a window will open with a proposal to go to the plugins download page:

Press the "OK" button, after which the browser will start and the following page will open in it:

We need to select the second item LAN (Windows network) Plugin and tap on the Download + Install link
In the window that opens, select Play Store

The LAN plug-in window will open in the Play Store. Click on the "Install" button
After installing the plugin on the home screen Total commander the LAN icon will appear (Windows shared network directories):

With this item, you will go to files and folders on your computer. First, however, we need to access it. To do this, click on the above icon, and add to the list of computers new server by tapping on the corresponding icon:

In the window that opens, type:
The name of your computer as you want it to appear in the list:
Computer network name or its network address, username and password:

You do not need to set a username and password if your computer has network access to folders and directories for all users.
To find out the network address of a computer, click on the WiFi connection icon with the second mouse button and select "Status", and in the window that opens, click on the "Details" button.

In the iPv4 Address line, you will see the network address of your computer.

Everything. Now you can access your computer's folders and files over your local network over WiFi.

If you cannot access a computer running Windows-7, try in the "Control Panel" -> "Network and Sharing Center" -> "Advanced Sharing Options" check the box next to "Disable password sharing. protection ".
Also, make sure the "Enable Network Discovery" and "Enable File and Printer Sharing" options are also enabled there.

Also, do not forget in the properties of the disk or folder on the computer to which you want to give access over the network, enable sharing and set permissions for users, if this option is available.

I guess I'll be right if I say that every second owner of a tablet or phone on the Android operating system has at least once thought about the question - how to make friends with your mobile gadget with a home local network so that you can download video and music from a computer or laptop, and in the opposite throw off pictures and videos taken. Unfortunately, so far this operating system does not have built-in support for the Samba protocol, which runs the network environment in Windows. But as Baron Munchausen used to say: “There are no hopeless situations”! In principle, there is a very simple and quick solution that allows you to connect Android to the Windows local network using the excellent free utility "ES Explorer".
True, here it is necessary to clearly realize that in order to implement the idea, the home LAN must be organized through a WiFi router (or, at least, there must be a wireless access point), through which the phone or tablet will be connected. There is no connector for the cable!

We find it in the Play Market application "ES Explorer", install and run.
In the main menu of the program, select the "Network" section:

Another submenu will open, in which you need to select the "LAN" section:

Otherwise, start it manually by clicking on the "Scan" button. The program will detect your computer and show it in the list. In fact, it is analogous to Network Neighborhood in Windows.

Click on it. If guest access is configured on the PC, then the login will be automatically made with the Guest rights. Otherwise, you will be prompted for a username and password:

The simplest solution to connect your Android phone to your computer via WiFi is ES File Explorer. The application is free and has a clear interface, however, most owners ...

Greetings to everyone visiting this blog! This article will discuss how you can manage other Android device.

The considered connection method for remote control is suitable for any device running Android - smartphone, tablet, TV set-top box.

Preparing the device to be controlled.

Important! ROOT rights must be installed on the managed device!

Install the droid VNC server application on the managed device from Play Market.

In the Wi-Fi settings, select the previously saved network in the list and do the following:

Disable DHCP and assign a static IP address:

This is necessary so that the next time you connect to Wi-Fi networks the managed device has not changed its IP address.

The IP address must be specified in the same subnet with the router, that is, it must differ from the router's IP address only by the last digit. For example, the IP address of the router is 192.168.1.1, respectively, in the settings you need to register the IP address 192.168.1.100

Launch the droid VNC server application and press the Start button.

Then the IP address and port for connecting to the device will appear:

If desired, in the application settings, you can change the port of the droid VNC server.

Controlling an Android device from another Android device

On the device from which remote control will be carried out, install Remote app Ripple. You can also install it from the Play Market.

Add a new device, register the IP address and port specified in the droid VNC server.

After adding, we try to connect. If the connection is successful, you will see the desktop of the controlled device.

Control is carried out using the mouse, which you will see on the screen.

Controlling an Android device from a Windows PC

I consider VNC-Viewer to be the most convenient and simple program for remote control. Download this program can .

The program settings are similar - you just need to register the IP address and port of the remote device specified in the droid VNC server.

After connecting, a window with a remote desktop will open.

In order not to enter data each time, you can save the connection as a separate file with vnc extension.

Practical use

I use these programs to control a set-top box on Android from a tablet and a PC. Very comfortably!

There was a small problem, I got tired of constantly connecting the cable to my computer, choosing the flash drive mode on the phone. Despite the fact that I constantly throw files on the phone's flash drive. I rushed to look for a solution, and this is what I found: fly: Now you do not need to constantly connect the cable, but just turn it on wifi.
The article is written exclusively for owners of Android animals. Do not flood the topic !! Do not write "Wow, how cool" "Is it possible on my calculator?" etc. If you have any questions, write in the topic.

You must have an Android smartphone and your own home wifi router, because. for this method It must be smart and the computer is on the same network (local). You can do it with an external one, via 3G or GPRS, but there will be a lot of traffic.

1. Installing SwiFTP

SwiFTP can be downloaded from the Android Market. This is a small application that runs its own FTP server on the phone. Access to the phone from remote networks through a proxy is also supported, but this will not be described in this article. As stated in the description, any client (such as FileZilla or Cyberduck) can be used, but we will use the functionality built into Windows.

2. Setting up SwiFTP

Once installed, open SwiFTP. Click the Setup button and the above screen will appear. Fill in the blank fields with the data that you would like to use to connect to the phone from a computer. The port number can be left as default 2121.

3. Starting the FTP server

Now go back to main screen and click Start. A line like ftp: //192.168.X.Y: Z / will appear next to the Wifi URL line. This is the address of the phone on the local network, followed by the port number of the FTP server.

Your phone is now ready for connections from computers on the local network.

4. Mounting a network drive


Open "My Computer" and select "Map Network Drive".

5. Connecting to a website

A window will appear to enter the drive letter and folder. Ignore them and click the link below to connect the web drive.

6. Entering a phone address


Enter the Wifi URL from step 3, and click Next.

7. Entering login


Tepel, enter the login that you entered in step 2. Later, when you connect the network drive, you will need to enter the password, which will then be saved in order not to constantly enter it every time you connect.

8. Final steps


Now enter the drive name as it will appear in Explorer. This is the final action, if everything is done correctly, then the phone will appear in network drives computer. FTP is a little slower than USB, but you can save a lot of work time without having to unplug your phone and pull out a card, or plug in your phone through a cable every time. All you need to remember is to remember to run SwiFTP on your phone in order for the connection to be established.

It is displayed in "My Computer" here it is.

Important: If you write this when entering any folder (pictures below), then specify the path in the SwiFTP program not / sdcard but / mnt / sdcard.
Via Built-in Windows

Via FileZilla

If users think about the distribution of the Internet via Wi-Fi for their Android phone / tablet first of all, then after a while there is a desire to transfer their files to a computer via the same Wi-Fi. This approach will allow you to get several advantages - quick access to remote media (including playback of audio / video files), and ... there is no need using bluetooth or usb cable!

V this manual I will describe how to implement:
1) Connection mobile device To hard drives Windows PC;
2) General principles of creating a home local area network (LAN).

Connecting Android device to LAN

So, here's what we need (a typical set):

1. Mobile device (in my case tablet Asus Nexus);
2. ES Explorer Android app;
3. The computer to which hard drives we will connect;
4. A router to which a computer and an Android device are connected;

It is assumed that your mobile device is already connected to the router via Wi-Fi, since this topic deserves a separate discussion, we will not consider it within the framework of this article.

Setting up a local network

Usually, when connecting through a router, there are no problems, everything happens automatically, dynamic IP addresses for devices are issued. But it is important that all your computers are in the same workgroup. How to do it?

Go to "Control Panel> System", look for the section "Computer name, domain name, workgroup name" and click "Change settings" and again "Change".

In field " Working group"write" WORKGROUP ". Then click" OK "and restart the PC.

Go to "Control Panel> Network and Internet> Network and Sharing Center" and share the folders.

If for some reason we get an error about the unavailability of the RPC server, then go to "Management (right-click on the" My computer "icon)> Services and applications" and start the services:

• Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
• Server;
• DCOM server process launcher;

We try to find our PCs in EN Explorer, if it fails again, go to the next section.

Configuring IP Addresses

If it is difficult to connect devices in a local network, it is recommended to register the IP addresses of the devices manually. This activity is tedious, but not difficult :)

1. Go to the computer in "Control Panel> Network and Internet> change the view to" Large icons "in the upper right corner> Network and Sharing Center> Change adapter settings.

We choose our connection, my laptop is connected to the router via an Ethernet cable ("Local Area Connection"), so I'm setting it up. You can configure the "Wireless connection" in the same way.

2. To simplify our task, we press right click mouse on the icon of our connection and select the "Status" item, in the window that opens press the button"Intelligence".

We are interested in the current IP address of the computer and the default gateway. We will need them in the next paragraph. Leave this window open for now.

Of course, the mobile Internet is a pretty useful technology that allows you to connect to the World Wide Web almost anywhere in the world. But for home use, the 4G communication standard is far from always convenient and profitable, especially if the subscriber has a high-quality modern router installed.

And in this article we will analyze how to connect a phone to a router, and how a home wifi internet more profitable than the "classic" mobile connection.

At the same time, we will immediately "get rid" of several common misconceptions:

• - first, connect to wifi networks almost any modern telephone: success of this operation in no way does not depend from the manufacturer of the gadget (whether it is Samsung, Nokia, fly, lg or a simple pusher) or his appearance("classical" push-button telephone or a modern sensor);
• - secondly, the connection of "mobile" wi-fi also does not depend on the Internet provider: if a wifi access point exists, then you can connect to it. And who provides this resource: Rostelecom, MTS, BYFLY or a millionaire neighbor - does not matter.
• - and finally, installed on a cell phone operating system(android, Windows Phone or iOS) only affects the way the LAN connection is configured.

So which phone can I connect to the router via wifi?

Correct answer: telephone, the hardware of which includes a special wifi module.

The presence of such is indicated by the inscription Wi-Fi on the packaging of the device or the corresponding mention in the user manual.

Why wifi internet on your phone is better than 4G connection?

• - Benefit: why pay extra mobile traffic when is there a "free" home Internet?
• - "Unlimited": with a wifi-connection to the Internet, you do not have to "count" the spent megabytes.
• - "Independence" from cellular operators: when there is no signal mobile communication you can safely use the Internet (on some devices even without a SIM card).
• - Battery saving: Wi-Fi application is less power consuming than working in LTE networks or 3G, so the battery drains more slowly when using Wi-Fi.

Let's take a closer look at how to connect the Internet on your phone through a router on the main mobile OS.

How to connect wifi on android phone?

Connecting Android devices is almost the same for all models cell phones and smartphones: the differences are not significant.

1. For wifi connections first you need to unlock the device and go to the main menu.

3. In this window, the main setup menu will appear in front of you: here (usually the first item) the Wi-Fi settings are located - go to the Wi-Fi submenu.

(For "older" versions of android, you first need to go to "Wireless Networks" and select "Wi Fi Settings" there)

4. In the settings window:

• - if the Wi-Fi adapter is enabled, the networks available for connection will be displayed;
• - if the Wi-Fi module is turned off, the system will prompt you to turn on Wi-Fi to view the available network connections... You can connect the adapter using the slider (usually, in the upper right corner - see the picture).

5. Select the network you need from the list, and in the dialog box that appears, write the password to access this network.

If you entered the wrong password and connect to wireless network did not happen - click on this network again and in the dialog box that appears, specify "Forget", after which you must re-enter the required authentication data.

How to connect an iOS phone to a wifi modem?

1. To set up a connection to a wifi access point on iOS, you first need to go to the main menu and select the "Settings" subsection there.

3. Set the touch slider to the "ON" position to search for available wifi points access.

4. From the list of networks, select your home network and enter your credentials.

If everything is specified correctly, in the future your phone will automatically connect to your home Wi-Fi network.

How can I connect wifi on my Windows Phone.

The connection of such phones is almost identical. Wi-Fi setup on Android devices.

The only difference here is the visual design of the menu interface.

If necessary, enter the password for connecting to Wi Fi - the phone is ready to work in the home network.