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services from the SoftAP™ host (your HP PC). The range of IP addresses assigned to clients in this
mode are 192.168.0.2. – 192.168.0.253.
MS ICS mode should be used when you have been provided a single IP address from an Internet
Service Provider (contact your ISP for further information) and multiple computers need to share a
single network connection through the ISP. The maximum number of concurrent users in MS ICS
mode when using the SoftAP™ is 10.
The SoftAP™ will provide wireless AP functionality, DHCP service, and NAT services to SoftAP™
clients when MS ICS is the chosen mode.
Network Bridge mode (see figure 51) bridges existing LAN segment(s). Typically a bridge is used
to interconnect LAN segments on a network that already provides DHCP and routing services.
The SoftAP™ should be configured in Network Bridge mode if the LAN or any LAN segment
other than this HP PC uses DHCP. The maximum number of concurrent users in Network Bridge
mode when using the SoftAP™ is 254.
Figure 52: Mode Switch selections
Auto Scan (see figure 52) scans your system by default and locates the best wireless LAN
connections for best network performance.
Mode Switch Options (see figure 52) allows three methods for automatically selecting wireless
devices / networks to connect with when you switch between AP Mode and Station Mode or vice
versa:
Wireless LAN 802.11b/g Device
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