PLANET WNL-9501 - Manual (Page 33)

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Chapter 5. SoftAP MODE (For Windows 7 only)
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 toSoftAP mode.
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