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INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 4
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HERCULES WIRELESS N USB MINI SPECIFICATIONS ................................................ 4
1.1. Technical specifications .............................................................................................. 4
1.2. System requirements .................................................................................................. 4
1.3. Box contents ............................................................................................................... 4
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HERCULES WIRELESS N USB MINI INSTALLATION .................................................... 5
Installing the WiFi Station N pack and the key ...................................................................... 5
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THE WIRELESS LOCAL AREA WIFI NETWORK ............................................................ 7
3.1. Selecting your network type ........................................................................................ 7
3.2. Wireless local area WiFi network security .................................................................. 8
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THE WIFI STATION N UTILITY ......................................................................................... 9
4.1. Determining your connection status............................................................................ 9
4.2. Launching WiFi Station N ........................................................................................... 9
4.3.1.
Wireless N key .............................................................................................. 10
4.3.2.
Connecting to a network with the WPS button in WiFi Station N .................. 10
4.3.3.
Connecting to a network with a PIN code ..................................................... 11
4.4. Connecting to a network via the list of networks ....................................................... 12
4.5. Connecting to a network using the Connection Assistant......................................... 15
4.6. Adding a network to your Favorites .......................................................................... 15
4.7. Scanning for networks .............................................................................................. 15
4.8. Viewing connection settings ...................................................................................... 16
4.9. Viewing, modifying or adding Favorites - Creating an Ad hoc network ................... 17
4.9.1.
Security options ............................................................................................. 17
4.9.2.
View/Modify Favorites ................................................................................... 18
4.9.3.
Adding a new Favorite manually or creating an Ad hoc network .................. 19
4.10. About ......................................................................................................................... 21
4.11. Re-enabling your computer's integrated WiFi function ............................................. 21
4.13. Exiting WiFi Station N ............................................................................................... 22
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WELCOME TO THE WIRELESS ATTITUDE! ................................................................. 23
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
4.10. About ......................... 21 4.11. Re-enabling your computer’s integrated WiFi function ..........21 4.12. Temporarily disabling the Hercules Wireless N USB adapter’s WiFi function ..22 4.13. Exiting WiFi Station N ....................22 WELCOME TO THE WIRELESS ATTITUDE! ..............23... - Page 2 Hercules Wireless N USB mini HWNUm-300 5.1. Some requirements ....................23 5.2. Computers running Windows Vista: Sharing folders, a printer or an ADSL connection23 5.2.1. Enabling sharing .................... 23 5.2.2. Windows Vista: Sharing public or personal folders ........26 5.2.3.
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Page 4: Introduction
"wall" around your network to secure it. Finally, thanks to your Hercules Wireless N WiFi key, you will now be able to enjoy faster transfer speeds along with enhanced coverage and experience the new world of wireless networking. -
Page 5: Hercules Wireless N Usb Mini Installation
Hercules Wireless N USB mini 2. HERCULES WIRELESS N USB MINI INSTALLATION Before connecting your Hercules Wireless N USB, you must first install Hercules WiFi Station N, which includes the drivers and the WiFi Station N application, a utility for detecting and configuring network settings. -
Page 6: Windows Xp/Vista
The Assistant automatically detects your adapter and continues the installation. If the Windows New Hardware Found window appears, wait until it closes. Once installation is complete, the Hercules WiFi Station N icon appears in the taskbar and WiFi Station N is launched automatically. -
Page 7: The Wireless Local Area Wifi Network
Your Hercules Wireless N USB mini key, combined with a WiFi N router, will make up one of the elements of your local area wireless network. You will also benefit from its... -
Page 8: Wireless Local Area Wifi Network Security
Hercules Wireless N USB mini HWNUm-300 If you only have two computers and simply wish for them to be able to communicate with one another, the purchase of a router is optional. Without a router, however, your WiFi network will very soon be limited, should you wish to invest in a third computer for example, or if you want to share an Internet connection. -
Page 9: The Wifi Station N Utility
4.1. Determining your connection status After installing WiFi Station N, the Hercules WiFi Station N icon appears in the Windows taskbar. Once your adapter has been connected (please see the “Hardware installation” chapter), you will immediately be able to... -
Page 10: Connecting To A Network With The Wps Button Located On The Hercules Wireless N Key
- On your WiFi router: press the WPS button (for more information, please refer to your WPS-compatible router's manual). You then have two minutes to press the WPS button located on the side of the Hercules Wireless N key and connect to the router. You won't have to repeat this procedure for your next connection. -
Page 11: Connecting To A Network With A Pin Code
- In WiFi Station N, go to the Connection page again. - Click the button. WiFi Station N connects your Hercules Wireless N key to your WiFi router using the security key defined on the router. If the connection is not secure, a WPA2 security key is generated automatically. -
Page 12: Connecting To A Network Via The List Of Networks
Hercules Wireless N USB mini HWNUm-300 4.4. Connecting to a network via the list of networks WiFi Station N opens by default to the Connection page and WiFi network detection begins automatically. The List of detected networks displays all secured, unsecured or hidden networks, whether Infrastructure or Ad hoc. - Page 13 HWNUm-300 Hercules Wireless N USB mini To connect to a secured network (the value Yes appears in the Secure field, along with the type of key used): - Select the network you wish to connect to. - Click the Connect button.
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Page 14: Windows Vista
Hercules Wireless N USB mini HWNUm-300 Windows Vista After establishing a connection to your network, Vista prompts you to select your network location: Home, Work, Public location. For our purposes, we will consider that you will be using your network at home, which will allow you as well as other network users to view the computers present on the network (the “See and be seen”... -
Page 15: Connecting To A Network Using The Connection Assistant
HWNUm-300 Hercules Wireless N USB mini 4.5. Connecting to a network using the Connection Assistant If you can’t remember your network’s name in the list of networks detected by WiFi Station N: - Click the Connection Assistant button, accessible via the main WiFi Station N window. -
Page 16: Viewing Connection Settings
Hercules Wireless N USB mini HWNUm-300 4.8. Viewing connection settings Information in the Connection status zone is not accessible or modifiable. It includes all settings corresponding to the network to which the computer is connected: - Network Name (SSID): the... -
Page 17: Viewing, Modifying Or Adding Favorites - Creating An Ad Hoc Network
HWNUm-300 Hercules Wireless N USB mini 4.9. Viewing, modifying or adding Favorites – Creating an Ad hoc network A Favorite is a group of settings for connection to a known Infrastructure or Ad hoc network (your own, a neighbor’s, a friend’s). -
Page 18: View/Modify Favorites
Hercules Wireless N USB mini HWNUm-300 WPA-PSK (AES) Level of security superior to WPA-PSK (TKIP), Password with a minimum of using an encryption method based on the new IEEE 8 alphanumeric 802.11i security standard. characters. WPA2 (TKIP) Latest-generation very high level of security,... -
Page 19: Adding A New Favorite Manually Or Creating An Ad Hoc Network
HWNUm-300 Hercules Wireless N USB mini Network tab (accessible after clicking the Modify button) Network name (SSID): enter the SSID (Service Set Identifier), which is to say the unique name shared by clients and the access point in your wireless network. - Page 20 Hercules Wireless N USB mini HWNUm-300 Step 1: enter a name for your Favorite (for example: Work, Sport, etc.). Step 2: select either Infrastructure Ad hoc mode for your network architecture; Infrastructure architecture is selected by default. Reminder: Infrastructure is a type...
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Page 21: About
HWNUm-300 Hercules Wireless N USB mini In Infrastructure mode, the security key corresponds to the key entered in the modem router. In Ad hoc mode, you enter your own security key; it will be required of any devices attempting to connect to your network. -
Page 22: Temporarily Disabling The Hercules Wireless N Usb Adapter's Wifi Function
If your computer features an integrated WiFi function, WiFi Station N disables it automatically during installation (only in Windows 98SE/Me/XP/2000). To re-enable this function: - In the Windows taskbar, right-click the Hercules WiFi Station N icon and select Use Microsoft Zero Config as configuration utility (Windows XP only). -
Page 23: Welcome To The Wireless Attitude
HWNUm-300 Hercules Wireless N USB mini 5. WELCOME TO THE WIRELESS ATTITUDE! In the following chapters, we will show you how wireless computing is closely linked to user-friendliness and ease of use. Sharing your folders, your printer, or letting friends use your ADSL connection for online gaming are some examples of the things we will help you to do. - Page 24 Hercules Wireless N USB mini HWNUm-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 button located opposite File sharing.
- Page 25 HWNUm-300 Hercules Wireless N USB mini - In the Sharing and Discovery zone, click the Off link or the button located opposite Public folder sharing. - Select the Turn on sharing so anyone with network access can open files radio button (they will only be...
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Page 26: Windows Vista: Sharing Public Or Personal Folders
Hercules Wireless N USB mini HWNUm-300 - In the Media Sharing window that appears, tick the Share my media box. - Click Apply. In the Windows Vista confirmation window, click Continue. - 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. - Page 27 HWNUm-300 Hercules Wireless N USB mini 1. Select the folder that you wish to share, without opening it. Here, your Pictures folder. 2. Right-click the folder. Select Share. 3. In the File Sharing window, select the user(s) who will be able to access this folder, then click Add.
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Page 28: Computers Running Windows Vista: Accessing Shared Folders
Hercules Wireless N USB mini HWNUm-300 Note: You can provide access to all users with no restrictions (Everyone option) or select specific users previously created on your PC. You can also create new users by clicking Create a new user… in the drop- down list. - Page 29 HWNUm-300 Hercules Wireless N USB mini On the computer connected to the printer: 1. Click Start/Control Panel. 2. Under the Hardware and Sound heading, click the Printer link. The list of installed printers is displayed. 3. Right-click the printer and select the Sharing…...
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Page 30: Computers Running Windows Vista : Accessing The Shared Printer
Hercules Wireless N USB mini HWNUm-300 4. In the Printer Properties window, click the Change sharing options button. 5. In the Windows Vista confirmation window, click Continue. 6. Tick the Share this printer box. 7. Select the name of the printer which will be displayed on the network under Share name. - Page 31 HWNUm-300 Hercules Wireless N USB mini 3. Click the Add a printer button. The Add a printer assistant appears. 4. Click Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer. User Manual – 31/54...
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Page 32: Windows Vista: Sharing An Adsl Connection In An Infrastructure Type Network
In this mode, the WiFi adapters are connected to your access point, which might be your Livebox, your Hercules Modem Router or your Hercules Router connected to a modem. Infrastructure mode is ideal for exchanging data, playing online, and also for sharing an Internet connection and/or printer among several computers. - Page 33 HWNUm-300 Hercules Wireless N USB mini 4. In the Wireless Network Connection Status window, click Properties. 5. In the Windows Vista confirmation window, click Continue. 6. In the Wireless Network Connection Properties tab, select Internet Protocol version 4 (TCP/IPv4). 7. Click Properties.
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Page 34: Computers Running Windows Xp: Sharing Folders, A Printer Or An Adsl Connection34
Hercules Wireless N USB mini HWNUm-300 8. In the Internet Protocol version 4 (TCP/IPv4) window, select Obtain address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically. 9. Click OK to validate. 10. Do the same for Internet Protocol version 6 (TCP/IPv6). - Page 35 Hercules Wireless N USB mini The window opposite may appear if The Wizard found disconnected network hardware. 3. 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,...
- Page 36 Next. 8. When this warning screen appears, ignore it by clicking Next. 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.
- Page 37 HWNUm-300 Hercules Wireless N USB mini 11. Enter the computer name and a description, if required. 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).
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Page 38: Windows Xp: Using The Network Setup Wizard In An Ad Hoc Network
2. Click Next twice. The window opposite may appear if The Wizard found disconnected network hardware. 3. 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,... - Page 39 HWNUm-300 Hercules Wireless N USB mini The window opposite may appear if The Wizard found a shared Internet connection on the computer. 4. Select No, let me choose another way to connect to the Internet, then click Next. On the computer equipped with the ADSL modem: 5.
- Page 40 HWNUm-300 8. Among the connections displayed, leave the box corresponding to your Wireless Network Connection Hercules Wireless N ticked and deselect the others, then click Next. On the computers that will use the shared Internet connection: 5. In the Select a connection method window,...
- Page 41 HWNUm-300 Hercules Wireless N USB mini Proceed as follows for each computer: 9. Enter the computer name and a description, if required. Give the computer a name that is unique and sufficiently distinctive, making it easy to recognize on the network (my-computer, wifi-computer or julie, for example).
- Page 42 Hercules Wireless N USB mini HWNUm-300 16. Click Finish to exit the Wizard. Once the procedure is finished, Windows XP may prompt you to restart your computer. You can now access the Internet simply by launching your browser (Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator).
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Page 43: Windows Xp: Sharing Folders
HWNUm-300 Hercules Wireless N USB mini 5.3.3. Windows XP: Sharing folders After having configured all of your computers using the Network Setup Wizard, you can now share data located on different disk drives, as long as the user has authorized access. -
Page 44: Computers Running Windows Xp: Accessing Shared Folders
Hercules Wireless N USB mini HWNUm-300 5.3.4. Computers running Windows XP: Accessing shared folders To easily access folders set up for sharing by several computers, it is preferable that the computers belong to the same workgroup. In Windows XP, the workgroup name has been defined using the Network Setup Wizard. - Page 45 HWNUm-300 Hercules Wireless N USB mini On the computers that will use the shared printer: 1. Click Start/Control Panel/Printers and Other Hardware/ Printers and Faxes. In the Printer Tasks section, select Add a printer. 2. The Add Printer Wizard is launched. Click Next.
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Page 46: Windows Xp: Modifying A Workgroup Name
5. In the Workgroup zone, enter a name for the group (HOME, OFFICE or HERCULES, for example). 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. -
Page 47: Windows Xp: Manually Enabling Or Disabling Your Adapter's Wifi Connection (Advanced Users)
You can manually enable or disable your adapter’s WiFi connection for a variety of reasons: to temporarily avoid connecting to networks, save battery power, etc. - Click Start/Connections/Show All Connections. Verify that your Hercules Wireless N wireless network connection is listed. - If its status is Disabled, right-click your Wireless Network Connection and select Enable. -
Page 48: Glossary
Standard established by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, an American organization) in the 802.11 family, whose goal is to improve security by integrating WPA-PSK authentication into AES encryption. This Hercules client is compatible with this standard. 802.11n Standard established by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, an American organization) in the 802.11 family, allowing for theoretical transfer rates of 300Mbits/s in the 2.4GHz frequency range with a... - Page 49 WiFi signal's coverage and range are the same. The choice of one mode or the other (20 or 40MHz) depends solely on the transmitter used. The Hercules Wireless N key will automatically adapt to the signal received.
- Page 50 Device installed at the heart of a WiFi network, allowing for the connection of several computers equipped with WiFi adapters for the exchange of data. WiFi Station N Utility developed by Hercules to define, verify and configure all connection and security settings regarding your WiFi installation. WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) Wireless local area network, generally employing the 802.11b, g or n standards.
- Page 51 Log on now to our website (www.hercules.com) to download the latest driver and software versions, consult the list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) relating to your adapter and access User Manual updates. You can also discover the entire Hercules range and get information on upcoming products.
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Page 52: Technical Support
7. TECHNICAL SUPPORT If you encounter a problem with your product, please go to http://ts.hercules.com and select your language. From there you will be able to access various utilities (Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), the latest versions of drivers and software) that may help to resolve your problem. -
Page 53: Declaration Of Conformity With Eu Directives
This device can be used in: AT, BE, FR, DE, IE, IT, LU, NL, PL, ES, SE, GB, FI, CH. Hereby, GUILLEMOT CORPORATION, Carentoir France, declares that this Hercules HWNUm-300 is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. The Declaration of Conformity can be consulted at this website address: http://ts.hercules.com/download/wifi/DoC/HWNUm-300/DoC-eng_Hercules_HWNUm-300.pdf... -
Page 54: End-User Software License Agreement
Hercules Wireless N USB mini HWNUm-300 Copyright © Guillemot Corporation S.A. 2009. All rights reserved. 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.
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