Wi-Fi Direct technology: connection and setup

What is Wi-Fi Direct technology? This is an ultra-modern set of software protocols that allows you to transfer files without connecting to the Internet. Devices that support this certificate can connect to each other and send data up to 200 meters away. The transfer rate reaches high rates - up to 250 megabits per second. It is also advisable to note that this network has a high channel protection. Wi-Fi Direct technology is very similar to the well-known Bluetooth standard, but it surpasses it in many ways.

This method of data transfer greatly simplifies the work of users

Progress does not stand still, and today you have the opportunity to perform unthinkable operations that you could only dream of earlier: print files directly from your phone, watch videos from a tablet on a TV screen, send photos from a smartphone to a laptop, openly use data on a computer through the tv. And all this without wires, latency and multi-step tuning.

Features of wireless technology

  1. This protocol suite is developed, certified and supported by the Wi-Fi Alliance.
  2. After enabling the specified function on the devices, they automatically detect each other.
  3. To create a network Direct router is not needed. A router can be useful if you want to access the world wide web.
  4. You can create a connection of gadgets "1 - 1" or "1 - many." The mating devices include smartphones, laptops, computers, printers, keyboards, VCRs, routers, scanners, cameras, digital frames and other equipment.

  1. Supported by Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 and Android platform.
  2. Devices with a platform below Android 4.0 do not contain this feature.
  3. Only devices that have a special chip can join this function. Most of the technology, with a year of release not earlier than 2015, contain this chip. Developers of global technical brands said that in 2016 all smartphones will be able to connect wirelessly and support the DLNA function.
  4. The devices communicate with each other thanks to the ad-hoc peer-to-peer wireless connection.
  5. After the first successful attempt to connect devices via the Direct network, this process can be repeated where and when convenient.

  1. To prevent unauthorized intrusion into your network, the technology includes the Wi-Fi Protected Setup application.

How to establish a network connection Direct

There are two simple ways to connect technology to each other:

  1. Turning on the network settings of one device Wi-Fi Direct, then another. Devices will find each other and begin to exchange data.
  2. After the gadgets find each other, they will request a special PIN-code to confirm the operation. One device automatically creates this code, and on the other it is entered by the user.

Programs to enable new features Wi-Fi Direct

Having established the connection in one of the two methods suggested above, you will need a special program for performing the desired operation. There are 4 developed by the linker service:

  1. The wireless network itself allows devices to send messages and attached files, for example, you can send video from your tablet.
  2. Miracast program allows you to view videos, photos, presentations and play games on large-screen TVs. It is easy to configure this feature on Windows 10 and 8, since Miracast is built into them: Devices-Projector-Add a wireless display. On Windows 7, it is hardly possible to enable the specified service, it is easier to use the HDMI cable to connect.

  1. DLNA service for viewing files from one device to another. With this program you can connect a PC on Windows 7, 8 or 10 to a TV, open access to files and set up a special utility for such a connection on a TV.

  1. Wi-Fi Direct Print allows you to send files from your smartphone, tablet, or any other gadget to print.

After connecting the Direct function, the device itself determines the compatible equipment and its software to perform the necessary operations. For example, if you want to play video from a tablet on a TV, you need the pre-installed Miracast program. In the search your device will display the gadgets supported by this service.

Today we met with a set of software protocols like Wi-Fi Direct. This certificate has great prospects, because it eliminates the work with the router. Once you have connected devices using a wireless network, you can transfer data and receive files without an Internet connection anywhere and anytime. Do not lag behind the technical progress by one step and then you will find new opportunities for a bright and interesting life.