User manual HERCULES HWNAP-300

[. . . ] HWNAP-300 Hercules Wireless N Access Point CONTENTS Click a title in this table of contents to access the corresponding section 1. YOUR HERCULES WIRELESS N ACCESS POINT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minimum system requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Computers running Windows Vista : Accessing the shared printer On the computers that will use the shared printer: 1. Click Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer. 54/94 ­ User Manual HWNAP-300 Hercules Wireless N Access Point 5. If necessary, accept installation of the printer's drivers when you are being prompted by Windows. 8. Windows Vista: Sharing an ADSL connection in an Infrastructure type network Reminder: If you have a modem-router or a router connected to a modem and one or more computers, your network will be in Infrastructure mode by default. In this mode, the WiFi adapters are connected to your access point, which might be your Hercules access point, your Hercules Modem Router or your Hercules Router connected to a modem. Infrastructure mode is ideal for exchanging data, online gaming, and also for sharing an Internet connection and/or printer among several computers. Follow the instructions below to finally free yourself from the cable that connects you to your modem. . . Proceed as follows for each computer that will use the shared Internet connection: 1. To do so, click the network icon on the Windows taskbar, then click the Network and Sharing Center link. Click the View status link. User Manual ­ 55/94 Hercules Wireless N Access Point HWNAP-300 4. In the Wireless Network Connection Properties tab, select Internet Protocol version 4 (TCP/IPv4). Click Properties. 56/94 ­ User Manual HWNAP-300 Hercules Wireless N Access Point 8. In the Internet Protocol version 4 (TCP/IPv4) window, select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically. Computers running Windows XP: Sharing folders, a printer or an ADSL connection A simple solution for sharing folders, a printer or an ADSL connection in Windows XP is to use the Network Setup Wizard. Note: the access paths mentioned below may vary slightly if you have modified the default display configuration in Windows XP (meaning the Start menu properties and Control Panel display). 4. 3. 1. Windows XP: Using the Network Setup Wizard in an Infrastructure network Proceed as follows for each computer: 1. Click Start/All Programs/Accessories/ Communications/ Network Setup Wizard. Click Next twice. User Manual ­ 57/94 Hercules Wireless N Access Point HWNAP-300 The window opposite may appear if The Wizard found disconnected network hardware. If your Hercules Wireless 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 to your access point (if you use a Hercules Wireless G PCI, USB or PCMCIA adapter, please refer to the "The WiFi Station utility" chapter of your User Manual). 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. 5. [. . . ] This publication may not be reproduced in whole or in part, summarized, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, photocopying, recording, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Guillemot Corporation S. A. Guillemot Corporation S. A. reserves the right to make changes to specifications at any time and without notice. The information provided by this document is believed to be accurate and reliable. either for its use or for the infringement of patents or other rights of third parties resulting from its use. [. . . ]