TP-LINK TL-WN951N User Manual

 

 

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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 to 

SoftAP mode. 

 

Figure 5-1 

Or from the Advanced page of the utility, tick ON under the SoftAP mode as shown in the 

following figure. Click OK when prompted to confirm the setting.   

 

Figure 5-2 

The Soft AP icon should then appear beside Advanced icon in the utility.