User manual HERCULES HWNU-300

[. . . ] HWNU-300 Hercules Wireless N USB CONTENTS Clicking on a title in this table of contents will display the corresponding section CONTENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HERCULES WIRELESS N USB SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Give the computer a name that is unique and sufficiently distinctive, making it easy to recognize on your 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. The Wizard configures the computer for the home network. Before completing the procedure, you may 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 ­ 41/79 Hercules Wireless N USB HWNU-300 17. Once the procedure is finished, Windows XP may prompt you to restart your computer. The procedures described in this chapter are specific to Windows XP. For all other questions related to sharing folders, a printer or an Internet connection, or on using Windows, please refer to the Windows online help utility. 5. 3. 2. Windows XP: Using the Network Setup Wizard in an Ad hoc network Proceed as follows for each computer: 1. Click Start/All Programs/Accessories/ Communications/ Network Setup Wizard. Click Next twice. The window opposite may appear if The Wizard found disconnected network hardware. If your Hercules Wireless N Adapter wireless network connection is not displayed in the list, tick the Ignore disconnected network hardware box, then click Next. Otherwise, exit the Wizard by clicking Cancel and establish the connection from your network device (for more information, please refer to the "The WiFi Station N utility" chapter). 42/79 ­ User Manual HWNU-300 Hercules Wireless N USB The window opposite may appear if The Wizard found a shared Internet connection on the computer. Select No, let me choose another way to connect to the Internet, then click Next. On the computer equipped with the ADSL modem: 5. In the Select a connection method window, select the This computer connects directly to the Internet. 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 ­ 43/79 Hercules Wireless N USB HWNU-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. [. . . ] 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. [. . . ]