User manual HERCULES HWNP-300

[. . . ] HWNP-300 Hercules Wireless N PCI CONTENTS Clicking on a title in this table of contents will display the corresponding section INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HERCULES WIRELESS N PCI SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] The other computers on my network connect to the Internet through this computer option. Click Next, then select the Internet connection corresponding to your modem. If your computer has at least three connections (or network devices), the window opposite appears. In this case, select the Let me choose the connections to my network option, then click Next. User Manual ­ 41/78 Hercules Wireless N PCI HWNP-300 8. Among the connections displayed, leave the box corresponding to your Wireless Network Connection Hercules Wireless N ticked and deselect the others, then click Next. On the computers that will use the shared Internet connection: 5. In the Select a connection method window, select the This computer connects to the Internet through another computer on my network or through a residential gateway option. If your computer has at least three connections (or network devices), the window opposite appears. In this case, select the Determine the appropriate connections for me option. Click Next. 42/78 ­ User Manual HWNP-300 Hercules Wireless N PCI Proceed as follows for each computer: 9. Enter the computer name and a description, if required. Give the computer a name that is unique and sufficiently distinctive, making it easy to recognize on the network (my-computer, wifi-computer or julie, for example). Enter the workgroup name (HOME, OFFICE or HERCULES, for example) and a description, if required. The workgroup name must be identical (be sure to respect the case of letters) for all computers you wish to link together in a network. Verify the configuration settings you have entered in the window that appears, then click Next. If your network is only composed of computers running Windows XP: 14. Select the Just finish the wizard option. If your network is composed of computers running Windows XP and/or computers running Windows 98 SE, Me, 2000): 15. You can select the Create a Network Setup Disk option. This consists of copying this Wizard onto a storage medium (your choice of floppy disk or USB key) so that it can be launched on computers equipped with operating systems other than Windows XP. This operation is carried out automatically, once you have selected a medium for saving the Wizard. User Manual ­ 43/78 Hercules Wireless N PCI HWNP-300 16. Once the procedure is finished, Windows XP may prompt you to restart your computer. You can now access the Internet simply by launching your browser (Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator). Sharing folders or a printer, however, requires a few additional operations, but by following the step-by-step instructions in the next chapters, the subtleties involved will no longer remain a mystery to you. [. . . ] However, no responsibility is assumed by Guillemot Corporation S. A. either for its use or for the infringement of patents or other rights of third parties resulting from its use. This product may exist in a light or special version for PC integration or other purposes. Certain functions detailed in this manual may not be available in these versions. [. . . ]