Hawking HWL2, User Manual

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1.8 Software Access Point Mode
The Hawking Wireless Utility offers a special feature that allows the HWL2 to function as a
802.11b or 802.11g software access point.
Figure 3-1
Open the Hawking Wireless Utility from the “Start Menu”. The menu page should load. To
change the mode to Soft AP, please select the option “
Access Point ” from the Mode drop
down menu, as shown in Figure 3-1.
- “ Network Adapter ” shows the available network adapters that can be chosen for
use in AP Mode.
- The clients that associate to the access points will have their MAC addresses
shown in the field of the “
Station MAC Address ”.
- The current status of the AP is shown in the “ current Network Setting ” field.
This field displays the Current Channel information , as well as the Access
Point’s SSID . The status of WEP encryption is displayed as disabled or enabled.
The Tx power level is shown too (The function not available).
- The Tx Frame shows how many frames have been transmitted by the soft AP.
- The Rx Frame shows how many frames have been received by the soft AP.