Function Description of wireless soft AP

I have briefly introduced the basics of wireless soft AP. Then, this article mainly describes the specific model of the wireless soft AP. Let us further understand the wireless soft AP. If you want to help you, please refer to the following.

Wireless soft AP is not special

Taking Asus WL-107g IEEE802.11g wireless network PC Card as an example, it is a software AP, using software simulation to make the computer become a wireless base station AP ), A wireless soft AP product that supports WDS and NAT features. Its main features are as follows:

◆ NATNetwork address translation) function: Sharing wireless Internet access

Use the software AP to simulate the wireless base station function in software mode, making your laptop a wireless base station.
With the NAT Function, you can share a network address IP address with multiple peripheral computers. If an IP address sharer is installed, you do not need to worry about the number of computers.

◆ WDSwireless distribution system) Function

Asus WL-107g network card through software simulation allows your laptop to become a Wireless Bridge, expand your wireless reception range.

◆ More economical and space-saving

The Software AP function of Asus WL-107g Nic makes Nic not only NIC, easy to set like buying a wireless base station AP), more save the space occupied by wireless base station and wiring.

We can see that either Asus, msi, or soft AP products of other vendors, we will find that when reading their feature manuals, they all claim that, to implement the Wireless Software Simulation base station wireless soft AP function, your computer must have Windows XP operating system WDS function.

What is WDS?

WDSWireless Distribution System), which is equivalent to the wireless bridge function. Multiple Access Points can be connected together to cover a large area. The disadvantage is that the channel must be consistent, and the bandwidth will become congested as the number of connected pcs increases. WDS allows wireless NICs to simulate Wireless AP to implement similar functions of Wireless AP. In this case, as long as the Windows XP operating system is used, the wireless network card of traditional network manufacturers can easily implement the wireless soft AP function as long as the driver supports, forming an easy-to-use small wireless LAN.

In addition, the NAT Function is also worth noting in the main functions of the WL-107g, most wireless soft AP are in the drive to integrate the NAT proxy server software functions, it is more convenient to use. However, it must be noted that it uses ICS, Sygate, and other NAT software separately to publish a wireless network card with a certain bandwidth connected to a computer as a host, to achieve wireless sharing is not essentially different, but it is more convenient to use.

Key vulnerabilities cannot be used independently

In short, although the vendor is promoting more wireless soft APs, their functions are similar to those of real wireless APs. All this looks attractive, but when we calm down, we will find that wireless soft AP is inseparable from the driver. In general, wireless soft AP must be installed on a computer, and the computer cannot be shut down. Once the service is disabled, the computer cannot be used as a real AP and can not be used together with any computer in the host independent support network.

Although many vendors are optimistic about soft AP, from this point, we will further find that the concept of wireless soft AP is gaining popularity, it is still a wireless network card. Due to the lack of the main features of the Wireless AP/route independent from the host, it is desirable to use the wireless soft AP as a complementary product that is more convenient than the wireless network, however, if it wants to take the location with a Wireless AP, it can only be a dream.