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4. Soft-AP Function
Besides becoming 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.
Turn Your Computer into a Wireless Router in AP Mode
Refer to Windows “Internet Connection Sharing” for this function.
4.1 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
Encore utility icon, and select ‘Switch to AP Mode’.
After you select ‘Switch to AP Mode’, the Encore utility icon will be changed to:
If you want to switch the wireless card back to station mode (become a client of other
wireless access points), click ‘Switch to Station Mode’.