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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] In the Wireless Network Connection Properties tab, select Internet Protocol version 4 (TCP/IPv4). Click Properties. User Manual ­ 37/79 Hercules Wireless N USB HWNU-300 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). 5. 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. 38/79 ­ User Manual HWNU-300 Hercules Wireless N USB 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 to your router (for more information, please refer to chapter 4. The WiFi Station N utility). 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. In the following window, select This computer connects to the Internet directly or through a network hub, then click Next. User Manual ­ 39/79 Hercules Wireless N USB HWNU-300 7. If the window opposite appears, select the Hercules Wireless N wireless network connection, then click Next. 8. If you are using the Hercules modem router, your computers are already protected by the integrated firewall. 9. If your computer has at least three connections (or network devices), the window opposite appears. Click Next. 40/79 ­ User Manual HWNU-300 Hercules Wireless N USB 11. 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. Before completing the procedure, you may select the Create a Network Setup Disk option. [. . . ] 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. [. . . ]