Using The Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Utilities; Using The Wi-Fi Share Utility - Gigabyte GA-Z87N-WIFI User Manual

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Using the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Utilities

5-4-1 Using the Wi-Fi Share Utility

Install the drivers and utilities from the included wireless module driver disk. The Wi-Fi Share utility allows you
to configure how your Wi-Fi/Bluetooth card will act. First it can turn your computer into a virtual wireless access
point (Hotspot), which allows WiFi-capable computers or mobile devices to access the Internet through the
virtual wireless access point. Second, it can be configured to let your computer share data to another computer
by simply dragging the data from your computer to the target computer (File Transfer). Third, it surely can be
used as a normal wireless LAN card (WiFi).
The Wi-Fi Share utility is supported in Windows
8/7 only.
To use Wi-Fi Share for the first time, click the Wi-Fi
Share Manager icon on the Start screen (Windows
8) or launch it from Start\All Applications (Windows
7). Then right-click the Wi-Fi Share icon
notification area to display configuration options.
Option Descriptions
Option
Manage Wi-Fi Share
Local Share Directory
Mode Choice
Setting
Reset Router
Live Update
Help
About
Exit
Mode Selection
Wi-Fi Share provides three modes for users to select as follows:
A. Hotspot
The Hotspot turns your computer into a virtual wireless access point (WAP). Refer to the steps below for
detailed configurations.
Configuring your computer:
Step 1:
Right-click the Wi-Fi Share icon
area and select Mode Choice > Hotspot to turn
your computer into a virtual wireless AP. Then
select Setting.
Unique Features
in the
Description
Opens the Wi-Fi Share Manager
Goes to the directory where shared files are located (File
Transfer)
Selects which mode to operate
Configures further settings depending on the mode selected
Reset the Wi-Fi Share utility
Updates Wi-Fi Share online
Displays the help file
Displays the Wi-Fi Share version
Exits Wi-Fi Share
in the notification
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