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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Enabling sharing Before setting up sharing for your folders, your printer or your Internet connection, you must enable sharing in the Network and Sharing Center. User Manual ­ 35/74 Hercules Wireless N Router HWNRi-300 Note: To open the Network and Sharing Center, click the network icon in the Windows taskbar, then the Network and Sharing Center link. Enabling file sharing - In the Sharing and Discovery zone, click the Off link or the - Select the Turn on file sharing radio button. 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. 36/74 ­ User Manual HWNRi-300 Hercules Wireless N Router - 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). - Click Apply. 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. 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. . . button located opposite Media sharing. User Manual ­ 37/74 Hercules Wireless N Router HWNRi-300 - In the Media Sharing window that appears, tick the Share my media box. - Click OK. - 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. 38/74 ­ User Manual HWNRi-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 ­ 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. 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. 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