CHAPTER III: Soft-AP Function

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 Station Mode

The operating mode of the wireless card is ‘Station Mode’ (becoming a client of other wireless access points) by default.

Please follow the following instructions to switch to AP mode:

1.Right-click Edimax configuration utility icon, and click ‘Open Config Utility’.

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