Can I use iMac runs El Cap as a wifi point instead of airport Time Capsule

Is it possible to use the desktop computer as wifi rather than use an external wifi like time capsule?

If I understand correctly, you ask if you can use your iMac as a Wifi hotspot. If that is the question, then the answer is Yes.

  1. Open System Preferences-> sharing.
  2. Click on and select Internet sharing.
  3. Select "Ethernet" on the menu drop down menu dropdown "share your connection from:
  4. Select "Wi - Fi" in the box titled "on computers using:

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