User Manual

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 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 Ralink utility icon, and select ‘Switch to AP
Mode’.
After you select ‘Switch to AP Mode’, the Ralink utility icon will change:
Which indicated the wireless card is operating in AP mode now. 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’.
A configuration window will appear after you switch the operation mode to ‘AP’ or click ‘Launch Config
Utilities’ after you right-click the Ralink configuration utility, which asks you to assign an existing network card
with internet connection: