A products success depends on many aspects. So the most important thing is that its functions are practical, reasonable price, popularity can not be done. Then this article will find out more about the future prospects of the wireless soft AP. I hope all of you help.

Network and board manufacturers "war"

Earlier proposed the theory of soft AP software SAM launched SoftAP Circond, and Pctel (American International Far session of the Science and Technology).

Pctel is the worlds leading wireless solutions and access technology suppliers, the first compelling product is all soft built-in cat. Pctel sales HSP ago has been the sale of "soft" cat, but Pctel company has been committed to the WLAN software development, its main direction is to simplify the steps to configure and use Wi-Fi. And Intel Corporation have Wi-FI technology developer PCTEL paid $ 14.5 million in order to get all the right to use the Wi-Fi patented technology, which shows the strength of the company.

The PCTELs SAM Circond of the launch of SoftAP products are very similar, both allows a computer through wired broadband access to the Internet with Wi-Fi (wireless LAN) card to work properly, they can become a wireless access point, save expenditure on specialized wireless access point. The Circond SoftAP need to be fitted with other computers in the computer as an access point to connect to the access point on the software in order to form a network, and the SAM Pctel just for the access point on that computer equipment software, and the rest from machine just to have a wireless card required.

The manufacturers introduced wireless soft AP mostly based on the theory of the two products. The PCTEL the SAM main sold to ODM, OEM and chip manufacturers, by SAM becomes the standard of each Wi-Fi products, such as SIS (SiS) SiS162 Wireless LAN PCTEL Segue Roaming Client software, compliant with the IEEE 802.11x wireless specifications soft AP function.

But what really full to the front of the concept of wireless soft AP Asus and MSI board giant, both of which, not only in the field of motherboards and graphics cards is the worlds largest two-Pa, and wireless technology in the wireless products personalized, motherboards also at the forefront of the promotion.

For example, in addition to the motherboard wireless soft AP products, ASUS has launched a series of new soft AP wireless network card, such as WL-107g, WL-138G, etc. The series is characterized by software simulation of your computer armed Become a wireless soft AP support WDS and NAT function.

MSI 54G series wireless communication products CB54G2, PC54G2 also have a similar function, these two products are supported under Windows XP the soft AP / routing.

But we can see that the motherboard manufacturers keen on soft AP, the traditional network vendors, mostly indifferent. Pay more attention to the reality of the traditional network vendors in the eyes, in the face of the motherboard manufacturers menacing For the impact of the traditional network market wireless soft AP, most of the traditional network vendors in order to take on the function and the market with wireless AP is not optimistic about the .

Key key price

While traditional networking vendor is not optimistic about the wireless soft AP, but did not affect the enthusiasm to promote the motherboard manufacturers such as Asus, MSI wireless soft AP. With these first-tier manufacturers to the motherboard onboard wireless products to promote a strong, launched in more soft AP feature will be the Main Board of the other motherboard brand manufacturers as an important new features. But a real impact with soft AP feature a separate wireless card in the market to promote the main factor is price.

For example, with soft AP function MSI CB54G2 wireless network card, its market guide price is 280 yuan, such a price close to the more expensive half similar wireless LAN products than traditional network vendors. Compared with a number of low-cost wireless AP / router products, which do not have the cost advantage, D-Link, TP-Link and other manufacturers of low-cost wireless router the price has dropped to around $ 300 in terms of performance or are significantly higher than the convenience of wireless soft AP products.

So, placed in the front of the card manufacturers independent wireless Soft AP to the road is still a long way to go. Of which the most crucial point of its products in order to get more recognition is necessary in price can be suppressed traditional networking vendor wireless LAN products.

After the words

Here we describe how soft AP not want to negate it or touted it. As a new concept, the presence of both a reasonable, ordinary wireless network card can also have the same function, there is no denying the soft AP also its ease of use. Although the traditional networking vendor is not optimistic about the wireless soft AP, but also does not mean that its a stick killed. As a mature consumers, we look at this sort of thing should be more rational, soft AP means reasonable, especially for particularly in the field of motherboard onboard.

Of course, for wireless soft AP, most should be emphasized that price, the price is that it would like to win the most critical factors for success in the market. We can see that both the independent soft AP or onboard soft AP, and its products are in the basic price of a lack of competitiveness. So, for motherboard manufacturers, in order to wireless soft AP inherent in the traditional network vendors market success, most in need of more in this regard to work hard.

In addition, compared with ordinary wireless card, soft AP driver / software integration for early access to the Internet users to provide the soft AP install a lot of ease of use, the primary users do not need to do this particular study knowledge of LAN network, simply follow the instructions a step-by-step "Next" will be able to complete the configuration of the wireless soft AP. For the novice or very positive.

In short, such as wireless soft AP for primary users and the price-conscious users with an alternative solution, but it is to be truly welcomed by the users still need to make more efforts on the "bench" party line.