User manual HERCULES HWNRI-300

[. . . ] HWNRi-300 Hercules Wireless N Router CONTENTS Click a title in this table of contents to access the corresponding section 1. YOUR HERCULES WIRELESS N ROUTER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minimum system requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] In essence, a public folder is shared, and therefore available to everyone for viewing (minimum authorization level). For sharing personal folders (your folder of your own images, for example), you must select the users who will be able to access their contents and set the authorization level, as indicated in the following procedure. 38/74 ­ User Manual HWNRi-300 Hercules Wireless N Router 1. Select the folder that you wish to share, without opening it. In the File Sharing window, select the user(s) who will be able to access this folder, then click Add. Note: You can provide access to all users with no restrictions (Everyone option) or select specific users previously created on your PC. You can also create new users by clicking Create a new user. . . User Manual ­ 39/74 Hercules Wireless N Router HWNRi-300 4. Select the Permission Level you wish to assign by clicking on the line for that user: Reader (authorization to view only), Contributor (authorization to view, add and delete) or Co-owner (authorization to view, modify, add and delete). Be sure to note the path indicated, which will allow for access to the shared folder on the network from another computer. For example: \\PC-WIFI\Users\My documents\Shared Pictures Folders. You can now display all shared folders and files on the computer or the shared files on the network by clicking the links in the Network and Sharing Center. 4. 2. 3. Computers running Windows Vista: Accessing shared folders 1. In the file explorer, accessible via Start/Computer, double-click Network. You access the list of the computers on the same network. Use the path indicated by Windows when setting up sharing (for example : \\PCWIFI\Users\My documents\Shared Pictures Folders). Double-click the computer sharing the folders you wish to access. If a password has been defined, enter your user name and your password. Depending on your authorization level, you can display, modify, add and/or delete shared folders and files. 4. 2. 4. Windows Vista: Sharing a printer You can put a printer on the network and thereby share it with all computers in your home equipped with a WiFi adapter. To access a printer on the network, sharing for the printer must first be set up in the Network and Sharing Center (please refer to chapter 4. 2. 1 Enabling sharing). The printer must then be set up for sharing on the computer to which is connected and on which it is installed. 40/74 ­ User Manual HWNRi-300 Hercules Wireless N Router On the computer connected to the printer: 1. Under the Hardware and Sound heading, click the Printer link. The list of installed printers is displayed. Right-click the printer and select the Sharing. . . [. . . ] 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. [. . . ]