The Wifi Station Db Utility; Determining Your Connection Status; Launching Wifi Station Db; Connecting To A Network With Wi-Fi Protected Setup Tm - Hercules HWDB-600 Manual

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4. THE WIFI STATION DB UTILITY

The WiFi Station DB utility has been specifically developed by Hercules for the Wireless Dual Band family of

adapters. It allows you to get the most out of all your adapter's functionalities via a user-friendly interface that

is easy to operate and features a very high level of security, based on WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK encryption.

After installing WiFi Station DB, the Hercules WiFi Station DB icon appears in the Windows taskbar. Once

your adapter has been connected (please see the "Hardware installation" chapter), you will immediately be

able to view your connection status:

If the icon appears green, a connection to the network is established, and signal strength is

excellent.

If the icon appears yellow, a connection to the network is established, and signal strength is

good.

If the icon appears red, a connection to the network is established, but signal strength is weak: try

moving the client adapter's antenna closer to the antenna on the access point.

If the icon appears gray, your WiFi client adapter has been detected, but is not connected to any

WiFi network: you must connect to a network detected by WiFi Station DB.

If the icon has a red cross over it, your WiFi client adapter has not been detected by Windows:

verify that it is properly connected and enabled and repeat the installation, if necessary.

To launch WiFi Station DB, simply double-click the

4.3. Connecting to a network with Wi-Fi Protected Setup

If connecting to a WiFi network and configuring your network seems like tedious work to you, use the

integrated WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup

following logos:

This technology simplifies the procedure for connecting to a wireless network between a WPS-compatible

router and your Wireless Dual Band mini v2 key. Two methods are available: simply click a button in the

WiFi Station DB software, or enter a PIN code in the WiFi Station DB interface.

In order to benefit from a simplified connection thanks to the WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup

function, your router must be WPS-compatible and certified.

icon in the taskbar.

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