Wi-Fi Direct Legacy Connection C++ WRL Demo sample
This sample is a simple desktop console application that uses WRL to demonstrate the Wi-Fi Direct legacy AP WinRT API from a desktop application.
Developers of desktop applications can use this sample to see how to replace the deprecated WlanHostedNetwork* API's with the new WinRT API's without modifying the application to become a Universal Windows Application. These API's let an application start a Wi-Fi Direct Group Owner (GO) that acts as an Access Point (AP). This allows devices that do not support Wi-Fi Direct to connect to the Windows device running this application and communicate over TCP/UDP. The API's allow the developer to optionally specify an SSID and passphrase, or use randomly generated ones.
The sample is organized up into the following files:
- WlanHostedNetworkWinRT.cpp/h : This contains the code that uses the API in the
WlanHostedNetworkHelperclass. There is also aIWlanHostedNetworkListenerinterface that can be used by another application to receive notifications from events in the Wi-Fi Direct API. This part may be used as is or modified to fit your application needs. - SimpleConsole.cpp/h : This is a simple console using iostreams to take command line input and start or stop the Wi-Fi Direct legacy AP. It implements the
IWlanHostedNetworkListenerto handle receiving messages from the API. - WiFiDirectLegacyAPDemo.cpp : Main entry point that starts the simple console.
Note This sample requires Windows 10 to execute, as it uses new API's. It also requires a Wi-Fi Card and Driver that supports Wi-Fi Direct. These API's do not support cross-connectivity so clients connecting to this device will not be able to use it for Internet access.
Note The Windows-classic-samples repo contains a variety of code samples that exercise the various programming models, platforms, features, and components available in Windows and/or Windows Server. This repo provides a Visual Studio solution (SLN) file for each sample, along with the source files, assets, resources, and metadata needed to compile and run the sample. For more info about the programming models, platforms, languages, and APIs demonstrated in these samples, check out the documentation on the Windows Dev Center. This sample is provided as-is in order to indicate or demonstrate the functionality of the programming models and feature APIs for Windows and/or Windows Server. This sample was created for Windows 8.1 and/or Windows Server 2012 R2 using Visual Studio 2013, but in many cases it will run unaltered using later versions. This sample was created for Windows 8.1 and/or Windows Server 2012 R2 using Visual Studio 2013, but in many cases it will run unaltered using later versions. Please provide feedback on this sample!
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Operating system requirements
Client
Windows 10
Server
Windows 10
Phone
Windows 10
Build the sample
- Start Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 and select File > Open > Project/Solution.
- Go to the directory to which you unzipped the sample. Double-click the Visual Studio 2015 Solution (.sln) file.
- Press Ctrl+Shift+B, or select Build > Build Solution.
Run the sample
To run this sample after building it, press F5 (run with debugging enabled) or Ctrl-F5 (run without debugging enabled) from Visual Studio Express 2015 for Windows 10 or later versions of Visual Studio and Windows (any SKU). (Or select the corresponding options from the Debug menu.)