User manual HERCULES HWGPCI-54

[. . . ] Hercules Wireless G Series CONTENTS Click a title in this table of contents to access the corresponding section 1. HERCULES WIRELESS G AND WINDOWS VISTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connecting to a wireless network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Connecting to a Livebox wireless network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Disconnecting from a wireless network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] To select another location, you must click the Customize link located opposite the name of your network in the Wanadoo_AAAA (public network) zone of the Network and Sharing Center. ITALIANO NEDERLANDS DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ENGLISH Hercules Wireless G Series - Click the Wanadoo_AAAA network to access its properties. In the top part of the window, you will see that your computer called PC-WIFI is connected to the Wanadoo_AAAA network, which is itself connected to the Internet. By default, your computer is part of a private network (as opposed to a public network). For information on the differences between a public and private network, please refer to the Computers running Windows Vista: Sharing folders, a printer or an ADSL connection section. 1. 3. Disconnecting from a wireless network One you are connected to a network, you can disconnect via the Network and Sharing Center, for example. Via the Network and Sharing Center: 10/24 ­ User Manual Hercules Wireless G Series - Click the Disconnect link. 1. 4. Managing your favorite networks A favorite is a group of settings for connecting to an known Infrastructure or Ad hoc network (your own, a neighbor's, a friend's). The Windows Vista Network and Sharing Center allows you to save the settings for a network, or add or remove favorites. To display your favorite networks, or add or remove a network, click the Manage wireless networks link in the Tasks zone. User Manual ­ 11/24 ESPAÑOL ITALIANO NEDERLANDS Windows Vista disconnects your network. DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ENGLISH Hercules Wireless G Series For example, to remove the Hercules network to which you have just connected, select it in the list (it is then highlighted in blue), then click the Remove button. Windows Vista launches the manual connection to a wireless network assistant. Finally, you can change the connection priority by clicking the Move down or Move up buttons. 12/24 ­ User Manual Hercules Wireless G Series 2. WELCOME TO THE WIRELESS ATTITUDE! In the following chapters, we will show you just how user-friendly and easy to use working with a wireless network can be. button located opposite File sharing. - Click Apply. In the Windows Vista confirmation window, click Continue. Enabling public folder sharing Note: A public folder is a folder which can be shared by other users of the same computer or of the same network. 14/24 ­ User Manual Hercules Wireless G Series - In the Sharing and Discovery zone, click the Off link or the sharing. button located opposite Public folder - Select the Turn on sharing so anyone with network access can open files radio button (they will only be able to consult files) or select Turn on sharing so anyone with network access can open, change, and create files (there will be no limitations on the contents of these folders in terms of viewing, making changes and additions or other actions). In the Windows Vista confirmation window, click Continue. Enabling printer sharing Note: To enable printer sharing, you must first have installed a printer. - In the Sharing and Discovery zone, click the Off link or the - Select the Turn on printer sharing radio button. button located opposite Printer sharing. In the Windows Vista confirmation window, click Continue. Enabling media file sharing Note: This option allows you to enable sharing of your music, videos and images. - In the Sharing and Discovery zone, click the Off link or the - Click Change. . . User Manual ­ 15/24 ESPAÑOL ITALIANO NEDERLANDS DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS Hercules Wireless G Series - In the Media Sharing window that appears, tick the Share my media box. - Click Apply. [. . . ] if required, accept installation of the printer's drivers when you are being prompted by Windows. 8. Validate the name of your printer, then click Next. Click Finish to close the assistant. 2. 2. 6. Windows Vista: Sharing an ADSL connection in an Infrastructure type network Reminder: If you have a Livebox, a modem router or a router connected to a modem and one or more computers, your network will be in Infrastructure mode by default. [. . . ]