To quickly and easily set up a secure wireless connection, simply press the hardware WPS button on the PCE-N15 for three seconds, and then press the WPS button on the router. Alternatively, the software WPS can be used by launching the WPS utility through the WPS assistant interface and completing the setup in three simple steps. In software AP mode, the WLAN card operates as a virtual Wireless LAN access point for other devices. The PC must be connected to a network via a network cable to allow the WLAN client access to this network.