Wireless LAN 802.11b/g Device
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The Devices tab
as shown in figure 50 is an advanced feature allowing modification of the
SoftAP™ due to changing network conditions.
The Wireless LAN 802.11b/g Device was automatically configured based on current network
conditions during set up of your HP PC and should not require changing.
Share My Network Connection
, as shown in figure 50, allows your HP PC to share the network
connection wirelessly with other 802.11b/g devices. By default this box should be checked.
Available Connections (
see figure 50
)
shows the available connections on your HP PC.
Figure 51: Microsoft
®
Modes
Mode (
see figure 51
)
displays the current Microsoft
®
Mode. There are two Microsoft
®
modes
available: MS Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) mode and Network Bridge mode.
MS ICS (Microsoft
®
Internet Connection Sharing) mode provides wireless connectivity to SoftAP™
clients and Internet Connection Sharing to an existing LAN through the SoftAP™ hosts LAN
adapter. When MS ICS mode is selected, SoftAP™ clients are leased IP addresses using DHCP