Not just networking! How to use a Wi-Fi network card in a PC

 

 

Preface:Wi-Fi has become increasingly familiar to smart phones, and the design of built-in Wi-Fi network cards on the motherboard is becoming more and more popular, however, some players may still think about the "Wi-Fi network card = Nic connected to wireless networks, I don't need it when using wired network". So let's talk about it today, what kind of functions can be achieved by the self-built Wi-Fi network card in the PC.

Not just networking! How to use a Wi-Fi network card in a PC

● Many motherboard comes with a Wi-Fi wireless network card

Colorful Tomahawk C. a88ak flagship edition with onboard Wi-Fi network card

Wi-Fi wireless network card is usually used on the itx mini-board in the past, mainly to improve the convenience of the main board in the living room entertainment, but with the motherboard manufacturers on the Wi-Fi network card changes, as well as the wide spread of various mobile devices, many ATX and matx boards are now equipped with Wi-Fi NICs. Generally, they can now provide 802.11 BGN-level wireless support, and many also come with Bluetooth, some high-end servers support ultra-fast 802.11 AC and Bluetooth 4.0.

● Wi-Fi Nic Application 1: connect to a wireless network

Wi-Fi network card free from wire limitations, easy access to the Internet

Wi-Fi network cards are the simplest and most popular applications. Of course, they are connected to the Internet. A wi-fi PC can use wireless routes to access the Internet without the limitations of cables, this greatly improves the convenience of networking, which is particularly useful for some occasions where it is not convenient to draw lines.

● Wi-Fi network card application 2: Multi-Channel Network superposition

Wireless + wired dual-channel superposition for acceleration

Some players may think that they will not use wireless networks when using wired cables. In fact, this is wrong. The win7 and Win8 systems can use multiple network connections, A wireless network can be used together with a wired network to enhance the total bandwidth of the network and achieve higher-speed download. This makes the wireless network and wired network come from different networks (routes) more effective.

● Wi-Fi network adapter application 3: file sharing between PCs and mobile devices

 
Android-based Wi-Fi file sharing tool

Most of the time, we need to upload a mobile phone file to a computer. Many users may not want to use the file or use the data line for various reasons, in this case, you can use Wi-Fi to transfer files. smartphones have a variety of Wi-Fi file sharing tools, from simple FTP servers to lan sharing tools, wi-Fi direct transfer is available again. Let's take the Wi-Fi File Transfer shared by the LAN as an example. Click to start and easily turn the mobile phone into a special share.

Enable http: // 192.168.9.113: 1234 on the PC side

After the software is turned on the mobile phone end, we can access the mobile phone through the IP address on the PC end. For example, we can see various files and folders on the SD card, and can perform multiple selection and deletion actions.

 
Download files

Let's try to download several files. Different software has different processing methods. For this software, it can pack multiple selected files into one ZIP file and then pass it to the PC, this greatly facilitates the operation and accelerates the transmission process. In a short time, we will download all the required files.

 

 

 

● Wi-Fi network adapter application 4: networked PCs change to wireless hotspots

Wireless sharing tool connectify hotspot

The win7/Win8 system can easily convert a Wi-Fi network card from a receiver to a transmitter, turning a networked PC into a wireless hotspot and providing Internet services for other wireless devices, let's take the classic connectify hotspot software as an example. First, we need to set the wireless hotspot name.

Set Password

Then, let's set the password, which can be numbers, English letters, and symbols. Let's just get a "zheshimima" here ".

Select the network connection to be shared

In this example, we want to share a wired network to a wireless hotspot. Therefore, we choose a wired RealTek Nic network.

Wpa2 encryption is generally enough

Many software may also provide the encryption form selection function. You do not need to set this option. If you want to set this option, we recommend that you use wpa2 or better encryption methods, generally, WPE encryption is too weak to be cracked. After setting, click "Start Hotspot" to open the hotspot.

 
Connect your mobile phone to a wireless hotspot

After opening the hotspot, we can search for it on the mobile phone. We can see that we can easily find a new wireless hotspot, and then enter the password to log on and access the Internet smoothly, you do not need to manually set IP addresses, gateways, and other information for ease of use.

Access prohibited from devices connected to the network

After the mobile phone is connected to a wireless hotspot, we can see the connected mobile phone on the PC end. If a user's device is not connected, we can choose to disable network access, in this way, users of the network will be kicked out.

Other Software

Of course, connectify hotspot is not the only option. software such as the Wi-Fi sharing genie may be more convenient and the settings are the same, but some setting wizard functions are missing.

Summary:

Onboard Wi-Fi network card, more than one improvement

The self-built Wi-Fi network card can provide four functions for PC wireless networking, multi-channel network acceleration, wireless file sharing, and simple wireless hotspot sharing. It brings a lot of improvements to PC applications, for example, in the home application environment of the living room, connect the network to the PC of the sleeping room with a wired connection, and then share the wireless hotspot to create a wireless network in the sleeping room, there is no need to worry that the Wi-Fi signal is too weak to penetrate the wall, and the mobile phone cannot be used stably. In general, the onboard Wi-Fi network card can bring great value to users and advantages in applications. This design is encouraging.

 

Not just networking! How to use a Wi-Fi network card in a PC