User manual HERCULES HWNR-300

[. . . ] HWNR-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 the following window, you can define the different settings, such as: authorize or refuse groups of users, set parental controls, select media types to be shared, and so on. Windows Vista: Sharing public or personal folders Reminder: In Windows Vista, there are two types of folders: personal or local folders and public folders. A personal folder is a folder belonging to a specific user created on the computer, whereas a public folder is a folder that can be shared by any other user of the same computer or the same network. 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. 48/102 ­ User Manual HWNR-300 Hercules Wireless N Router 1. 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. User Manual ­ 49/102 Hercules Wireless N Router HWNR-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. 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. In the file explorer, accessible via Start/Computer, double-click Network. Use the path indicated by Windows when setting up sharing (for example : \\PCWIFI\Users\My documents\Shared Pictures Folders). 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. 50/102 ­ User Manual HWNR-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. option. User Manual ­ 51/102 Hercules Wireless N Router HWNR-300 4. In the Printer Properties window, click the Change sharing options button. Select the name of the printer which will be displayed on the network under Share name. [. . . ] 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. Disclaimer 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. [. . . ]