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CHAPTER III: Soft-AP Function Note: This function supports Windows XP/XP64 Operation system only.
Excepting become a wireless client of other wireless access points, this wireless card can act as a wireless
service provider also! You can switch this wireless card’s operating mode to ‘AP’ mode to simulate the function of
a real wireless access point by software, and all other computers and wireless devices can connect to your
computer wirelessly, even share the internet connection you have!
Please follow the instructions in following chapters to use the AP function of your wireless card.
3-1 Switch to AP Mode and Basic Configuration
The operating mode of the wireless card is ‘Station Mode’ (becoming a client of other wireless access points) by
default. If you want to switch to AP mode, please right-click Ralink utility icon, and select ‘Switch to AP Mode’.
After you select ‘Switch to AP Mode’, the Ralink utility icon will change:
Which indicated the wireless card is operating in AP mode now. If you want to switch the wireless card back to
station mode (become a client of other wireless access points), then click ‘Switch to Station Mode’.
A configuration window will appear after you switch the operation mode to ‘AP’ or click ‘Launch Config Utilities’
after you right-click the Edimax configuration utility, which asks you to assign an existing network card with
internet connection: