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Validating wireless projection over an existing Wi-Fi network to compare and test against

Configure connectivity showing two configurations: 2 workstations connected to Ethernet Hub, and 2 workstations connected to Wi-Fi Access Point Using WPA2/WPA3-PSK
To enable Miracast receiver, start with 2 Surface Pro devices running Windows 10 version 1703 or later, from one of the PCs, run the Connect App to start the Miracast receiver
On the second PC - the Miracast source, use Win+K shortcut to get list of Miracast receivers, then select the one you enabled and choose Connect

Verifying that a Miracast connection was established over Wi-Fi Direct vs. Infrastructure

When testing Miracast with the Windows Creators Update you may want to verify that a particular connection was established over either Wi-Fi Direct or the Infrastructure connection. Once you establish a Miracast session if you open the Performance tab in Task Manager you will either see a Wi-Fi connection with the term Direct in the SSID field (Figure x) or you will only see your Wi-Fi network connection (Figure y).

To verify Miracast connection, open Task Manager Performance tab, select either Wi-Fi connection with term Direct in SSID field, or regular wi-fi connection which implies Infracast connection