you purchased the laptop and you need access point?From laptop , you just bought, you get an excellent starting point for all your wireless devices.Read on this article to the end and find out how it can be done.
modern PC or laptop running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2, with Wi-Fi adapter is capable of easily and naturally provide communication wireless devices in your home.But, unfortunately, this interesting property of modern computer technology, few people know.Often, even those people who consider themselves to be a guru in the world of IT-technologies, are surprised when they are told that Wi-Fi zone serves AP from the laptop .
Despite the fact that the network is full of material on the subject, at what they spread how to develop this technology, Microsoft and Intel, and others who joined the theme developers, new technology has remained virtually unnoticed publications, moving into the mainstream of the process stream.
In short, Wi-Fi operates in two modes: Mode or switched point-to-point, then each client connects to another, or access point mode is started, then all communication takes place only through it.In theory, the adapter may not simultaneously operate in two modes, but with technology dubbed SoftAP is becoming a reality.
This may be necessary, such access point - of laptop or computer?Many, in fact it can be used to quickly create a wireless network, which will operate a small group of devices, computers, smart phones, etc.With that, they will not only see each other, but also to be able to use the Internet, which they will provide laptop.AP not prevent the laptop or computer with Wi-Fi adapter, at the same time be a client of other wireless networks and at the same time maintain their own.
If you can not wait to try the described features in action, take your laptop .AP will work only with the wireless modules, whose drivers support SoftAP mode.Experience shows that almost all adapters, released last year, are able to work with him, and if on the box says that the device is approved for Windows 7, so it is 100% compatible with the technology SoftAP.If you are not sure you are the last wireless network card drivers, update them before they begin to customize your laptop or computer.Do not forget that the only type of encryption that is supported by technology SoftAP - is WPA2-PSK / AES, so that other devices must be able to work with this algorithm.
Start the console as an administrator and copy it, or dial by hand line
netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode = allow ssid = "SoftAP Tst" key = "Yourpassword" keyUsage = persistent
In the ssid register its name of the access pointand in the key you must enter the password to access.When you finish all set up, using the same command can be changed connection parameters.If the team went well and has reported that all the targets are met, then, in the list of devices under "Network adapters" you have added yet another - Virtual Wi-Fi.
case where it is currently not required to you, all you need to do to re-enter the same command, but the key is to change the mode to mode = disallow, and all other parameters are removed.
So the point we ready to launch, the virtual adapter configured and still run it all in flight, to start, type the console command:
netsh wlan start hostednetwork
If you need to check the setting of the virtual access point, enter the two teams:
netsh wlan show settings
netsh wlan show hostednetwork setting = security
When you start Virtual Wi-Fi, parallel with the start and DHCP - server, with it you will be able to expand your network connectivity for all devices that willserve your new virtual network.
So the AP from the laptop, Windows 7, and SoftAP can change the lives of individual apartments, small office or a private house.
