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Chapter 5 AP Mode

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Chapter 5 AP Mode

In Soft AP mode, the adapter will work as an AP. This function is available only in Windows7. Suppose that only one computer in your house can access the Internet for various reasons like only one WLAN port is available on your wired broadband router, however, other wireless-capable devices also want to share the Internet. Then the adapter can be configured as an AP under the Soft AP mode, saving you the trouble of having to get a separate access point or a router.

With this feature, a computer can use a single physical wireless adapter to connect as a client to a hardware access point while at the same time acting as a software AP allowing other wireless-capable devices to connect to it.

To switch to this mode, right-click on the utility icon in your system tray and select Switch to SoftAP mode.

Figure 5-1 Or from the Advanced page of the utility, tick ON following figure. Click OK when prompted to confirm

under the SoftAP mode as shown in the the setting.

Figure 5-2

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Contents Rev 1.1.0 TL-WN851ND 300Mbps Wireless N PCI AdapterCOPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement FCC STATEMENTNational Restrictions CE Mark Warning2400.0-2483.5 MHz CountryProduct Description 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter DECLARATION OF CONFORMITYShenzhen, P. R. China ETSI EN 300 328 V1.7.1CONTENTS Chapter 1 Product Overview 1.1 Package Contents1.2 Introduction 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter1.4 Hardware Overview 1.3 FeaturesStatus Working StatusChapter 2 Installation 2.1 Hardware Installation2.2 Software Installation TL-WN851ND 5. Click Install to continue the setup 6. The utility and drivers will install. This may take 1~2 minutes TL-WN851ND 3.1 To connect using TWCU Chapter 3 Connect to a Wireless NetworkTo connect using TWCU To connect using QSSautomatically connect to your target network next time if you tick Connect automatically 4. You have now successfully connected to your network. Click Close to enjoy the Internet 3.2.1 PBC Push Button Configuration method 3.2 To connect using QSS3. The adapter will be connecting to the target network 3.2.2.1. Enter the PIN from your AP device 3.2.2 PIN method3.2.2.2. Enter a PIN into your AP device 2. The adapter will be connecting to the target networkTL-WN851ND 3.3.1 In Windows 3.3 To connect using Windows built-in wireless utility3.3.2 In Windows Vista 2. The utility will display any available wireless networks in your area. Highlight the wireless network you would like to connect and then click Connect 3.3.3 In Windows XP Or double-click the utility icon to load the utility configuration page. Click Advanced in the tools section and then select Use Windows wireless configuration tool in the figure shown below. Click OK when Figure 3-25 appears to continue 3. The utility will display any available wireless networks in your area. Click on a network displayed using the SSID and click the Connect button 4.1 Profile Chapter 4 ManagementThe following items can be found on the screen 4.1.3 Delete a profile 4.1.2 Modify a profile4.2 Advanced 4.3 About Chapter 5 AP Mode ¾ SoftAP mode Select to enable or disable the function 6.1 Uninstall the utility software from your PC Chapter 6 Uninstall Software6.2 Uninstall the driver software from your PC Appendix A Specifications NormalEnvironmental and Physical Appendix B Glossary ¾ Spread Spectrum - Spread Spectrum technology is a wideband radio frequency technique developed by the military for use in reliable, secure, mission-critical communications systems. It is designed to trade off bandwidth efficiency for reliability, integrity, and security. In other words, more bandwidth is consumed than in the case of narrowband transmission, but the trade off produces a signal that is, in effect, louder and thus easier to detect, provided that the receiver knows the parameters of the spread-spectrum signal being broadcast. If a receiver is not tuned to the right frequency, a spread-spectrum signal looks like background noise. There are two main alternatives, Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS and Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum FHSS
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