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1.
YOUR HERCULES EPLUG 85 ADAPTER........................................................................................... 2
1.1.
Recommendations ........................................................................................................................ 2
1.2.
Specifications ................................................................................................................................ 3
1.3.
Minimum system requirements ..................................................................................................... 3
1.4.
Box contents .................................................................................................................................. 3
1.5.
LEDs overview .............................................................................................................................. 3
1.6.
Connectivity overview ................................................................................................................... 4
2.
INSTALLING YOUR HERCULES EPLUG 85 ...................................................................................... 5
2.1.
How to position your Hercules ePlug 85 ....................................................................................... 5
2.2.
HomePlug: the partner to WiFi in your home................................................................................ 6
2.2.1.
Connecting two computers in a HomePlug network ....................................................... 6
2.2.2.
game console in a HomePlug network ............................................................................ 6
2.2.3.
HomePlug network .......................................................................................................... 7
2.3.
ePlug 85 Duo) ........................................................................................................................................... 7
2.4.
ePlug 85 Solo or Duo) ............................................................................................................................. 10
3.
YOUR HOMEPLUG NETWORK IN PRACTICE ................................................................................. 15
3.1.
A few prerequisites ...................................................................................................................... 15
3.2.
Identifying your HomePlug network type: Infrastructure or Ad hoc ............................................ 15
3.3.
3.3.1.
3.3.2.
3.3.3.
Enabling sharing ............................................................................................................ 20
3.3.4.
Windows Vista: Sharing public or personal folders ....................................................... 23
3.3.5.
Computers running Windows Vista: Accessing shared folders .................................................... 25
3.3.6.
Windows Vista: Sharing a printer ........................................................................................... 25
3.3.7.
Computers running Windows Vista : Accessing the shared printer ............................................... 27
3.4.
3.4.1.
3.4.2.
3.4.3.
Windows XP: Sharing folders ........................................................................................ 37
3.4.4.
Computers running Windows XP: Accessing shared folders ................................................. 38
3.4.5.
Windows XP: Sharing a printer ...................................................................................... 39
3.4.6.
Windows XP: Modifying a workgroup name (advanced users) ..................................... 40
3.5.
4.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT ...................................................................................................................... 42
5.
WARRANTY ........................................................................................................................................ 42
6.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION RECOMMENDATION ................................................................ 43
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Connecting an Internet "box" to a Digital Terrestrial Television decoder in a HomePlug network ......................7 2.3. You haven't yet created a HomePlug network: initial installation of Hercules ePlug 85 (Hercules ePlug 85 Duo) ............................7 2.4. You have already created a HomePlug network: adding a new adapter to your network (Hercules ePlug 85 Solo or Duo) ..........................

  • Page 2: Hercules Eplug

    - Do not obstruct the vents and openings of the Hercules ePlug 85 adapter. - If you need to carry out any maintenance on your Hercules ePlug 85 adapter, be sure to first unplug the adapter and entrust the job to a qualified professional in order to avoid the risk of electrocution.

  • Page 3: Specifications

    Hercules ePlug 85 - Unplug the Hercules ePlug 85 adapter from its electrical outlet if you do not plan on using it again for an extended period of time. - Unplug the Hercules ePlug 85 adapter from its electrical outlet before cleaning. Use a soft cloth for cleaning and avoid using aerosol cleaners, water, solvent-based chemical products, benzene, alcohol or other cleaning products.

  • Page 4: Connectivity Overview

     Power plug to plug the Hercules ePlug 85 adapter into an electrical outlet  Ethernet port allowing you to connect the Hercules ePlug 85 adapter to a device (desktop computer, laptop computer, game console, TV decoder, modem routeur, Internet “Box”)

  • Page 5: Installing Your Hercules Eplug 85

    Hercules ePlug 85 2. INSTALLING YOUR HERCULES EPLUG 85 The Hercules ePlug 85 adapter has been designed to be simple to use and install. If you have already purchased and installed HomePlug (or PLC) adapters, Hercules provides an installation Assistant which guides you through several steps to take to add your Hercules ePlug 85 adapters to your existing HomePlug network.

  • Page 6: Homeplug: The Partner To Wifi In Your Home

    Hercules ePlug 85 2.2. HomePlug: the partner to WiFi in your home If you have a modem router or an Internet "box", your various pieces of network equipment, whether connected by WiFi or HomePlug, can communicate with one another. All data is transferred to a central point, in this case your modem router or Internet "box", and may circulate either on the electrical network via your...

  • Page 7: Connecting An Internet "Box" To A Digital Terrestrial Television Decoder In A Homeplug Network

    HomePlug network in the HomePlug AV standard (for example, with Hercules ePlug 200 adapters), you cannot add Hercules ePlug 85 adapters to that network. However, you are perfectly able to install a second network in your home composed of Hercules ePlug 85 adapters and HomePlug 1.0 compatible devices.
  • Page 8 Hercules ePlug 85 To install a HomePlug network: 1. Connect the Ethernet cable to the Ethernet plug on your first adapter. 2. Plug the adapter into an electrical outlet located near the device to be connected to the network. 3. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to the computer, modem, game console or any other network device (for example, a modem router).
  • Page 9 Hercules ePlug 85 4. Connect the Ethernet cable to the Ethernet plug on your second adapter. 5. Plug the adapter into an electrical outlet located near the device to be connected to the network. In order to optimize the transfer of data on the HomePlug network, avoid plugging your adapter directly into a power strip.

  • Page 10: You Have Already Created A Homeplug Network: Adding A New Adapter To Your Network (Hercules Eplug 85 Solo Or Duo)

    HomePlug adapters in the 1.0 standard (Hercules ePlug 85 or HomePlug 85 or 14 Mbits/s adapter). You now wish to install one or more new Hercules ePlug 85 adapters in order to expand your network and be able to connect new devices (printer, modem, router, game console...). To simplify the installation, Hercules suggests using the installation Assistant available on the CD-ROM included with your Hercules ePlug 85 adapters.
  • Page 11 - Switch on your computer and launch the installation Assistant. 1. Launch the Hercules ePlug 85 installation Assistant on the computer connected to the adapter The Assistant, available on the CD-ROM included with the adapters, will guide you through the different steps of the installation procedure.
  • Page 12 3. Enter the identifiers for your Hercules ePlug 85 adapters - In the installation Assistant window displayed onscreen, enter the identifiers of the Hercules ePlug 85 adapters composing your network (except that of the adapter connected via an Ethernet cable to your computer), as well as the identifiers of the adapters you wish to add to your existing HomePlug network.
  • Page 13 You can add up to 6 adapters, although of course you can add only one, two or as many as you wish out of the 6. If you need to add more than 6 adapters, you must download the Hercules ePlug Station software available from our website: http://www.hercules.com.
  • Page 14 There are several possible causes. Cause 1: You may have incorrectly entered your identifier: - Click Retry. - Verify that the 16 letters found on the back of your Hercules ePlug 85 adapter have been entered correctly. - Click Next.

  • Page 15: Your Homeplug Network In Practice

    - To share an Internet connection, your router and your modem (ADSL Ethernet, cable or Internet "box") must be connected to a Hercules ePlug adapter which is itself plugged into an electrical outlet, everything must be powered on, and your Internet line must be active.

  • Page 16: Windows Vista: Sharing An Adsl Connection In An Infrastructure Type Network

    Hercules ePlug 85 You have connected your computer to a private network (as opposed to a public network). Therefore, the discovery options (namely, the ability to view outside devices and computers and to be seen by other networks) are enabled, but sharing options are not. You must therefore enable them manually before you can share your folders, your Internet connection or your printer.
  • Page 17 Hercules ePlug 85 3. In the Network Status window, click Properties. 4. In the Windows Vista confirmation window, click Continue. 5. In the Network Properties window, select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). 6. Click Properties. User Manual – 17/44...

  • Page 18: Windows Vista: Sharing An Adsl Connection In An Ad Hoc Type Network

    Let's take the example of a Hercules HomePlug network composed, on one end, of an ADSL USB or Ethernet modem directly connected by a cable to one of your computers (which we will refer to as Connection point A), and, on the other end, of a computer (which we will refer to as Connection point B) on which you want to access the Internet.
  • Page 19 Hercules ePlug 85 1. Access the Network and Sharing Center by clicking the network icon on the Windows taskbar, then click the Network and Sharing Center link. Before setting up sharing for your folders, your printer or your Internet connection, you must enable sharing in the Network and Sharing Center.

  • Page 20: Enabling Sharing

    Hercules ePlug 85 4. In the Sharing tab, tick the Allow other users connect through this computer's Internet connection and Establish dial-up connection whenever a computer on my network attempts to access the Internet boxes. Note: The Establish a dial-up connection...
  • Page 21 Hercules ePlug 85 Enabling file sharing - In the Sharing and Discovery zone, click the Off link or the button located opposite File sharing. - Select the Turn on file sharing radio button. - Click Apply. In the Windows Vista confirmation window, click Continue.
  • Page 22 Hercules ePlug 85 - 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).

  • Page 23: Windows Vista: Sharing Public Or Personal Folders

    Hercules ePlug 85 - 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 24 Hercules ePlug 85 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.

  • Page 25: Computers Running Windows Vista: Accessing Shared Folders

    You can put a printer on the network and thereby share it with all computers in your home connected in a network via Hercules ePlug adapters. 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 3.3.3 Enabling sharing).
  • Page 26 Hercules ePlug 85 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…...

  • Page 27: Computers Running Windows Vista : Accessing The Shared Printer

    Hercules ePlug 85 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 28 Hercules ePlug 85 3. Click the Add a printer button. The Add a printer assistant appears. 4. Click Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer. 28/44 – User Manual...

  • Page 29: Computers Running Windows Xp: Sharing Folders, A Printer Or An Adsl Connection

    Hercules ePlug 85 5. Windows searches for the shared printers on your network. Select the shared printer. 6. Click Next. 7. If necessary, accept installation of the printer’s drivers when prompted to do so by Windows. 8. Validate the name of your printer, then click Next.

  • Page 30: Windows Xp: Using The Network Setup Wizard In An Infrastructure Network

    Hercules ePlug 85 3.4.1. 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. The Network Setup Wizard is launched. 2. Click Next twice. The window opposite may appear if The Wizard found disconnected network hardware.
  • Page 31 (your Ethernet network card), then click Next. 8. When this warning screen appears, ignore it by clicking Next. If you are using a Hercules modem router, your computers are already protected by the integrated firewall. User Manual – 31/44...
  • Page 32 Hercules ePlug 85 9. If your computer has at least three connections (or network devices, whether Ethernet, FireWire or WiFi), the window opposite appears. In this case, let the Wizard determine the appropriate connections. 10. Click Next. 11. Enter the computer name and a description, if required.

  • Page 33: Windows Xp: Using The Network Setup Wizard In An Ad Hoc Network

    Hercules ePlug 85 16. Before completing the procedure, you may select the Create a Network Setup Disk option. This consists of copying this Wizard onto a storage medium (your choice of floppy disk or USB key) so that it can be launched on computers equipped with operating systems other than Windows XP.
  • Page 34 Hercules ePlug 85 The window opposite may appear if The Wizard found disconnected network hardware. 3. If your Ethernet network connection is not displayed in the list, tick the Ignore disconnected network hardware box, then click Next. Otherwise, exit the Wizard by...
  • Page 35 Hercules ePlug 85 7. If your computer has at least three connections (or network devices, whether Ethernet, FireWire or WiFi), the window opposite appears. In this case, select the Let me choose the connections to my network option, then click Next.
  • Page 36 Hercules ePlug 85 7. If your computer has at least three connections (or network devices, whether Ethernet, FireWire or WiFi), the window opposite appears. In this case, select the Determine the appropriate connections for me option. 8. Click Next. Proceed as follows for each computer: 9.

  • Page 37: Windows Xp: Sharing Folders

    Hercules ePlug 85 If your network is only composed of computers running Windows XP: 14. Select the Just finish the wizard option. If your network is composed of computers running Windows XP and/or computers running Windows 98 SE, Me, 2000): 15.

  • Page 38: Computers Running Windows Xp: Accessing Shared Folders

    Hercules ePlug 85 1. Select the folder you wish to share, without opening it. 2. Right-click the folder. Select Sharing and Security..3. In the Network sharing and security section of the Sharing tab, tick the Share this folder on the network box.

  • Page 39: Windows Xp: Sharing A Printer

    Hercules ePlug 85 1. Click Start/My Computer. 2. Click My Network Places, then click View workgroup computers. You directly access the list of computers in your workgroup. 3. Double-click the computer that is sharing the folders you wish to access.

  • Page 40: Windows Xp: Modifying A Workgroup Name (Advanced Users)

    Hercules ePlug 85 3. Select the A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer option, then click Next. 4. In the window that appears, click Next to launch the search for shared printers. 5. In the list displayed, double-click the computer connected to the printer.

  • Page 41: Computers Running A Different Operating System Or Adding Any Other Type Of Network Device

    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 42: Technical Support

    4. 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 43: Environmental Protection Recommendation

    Please contact your local authorities for information on the collection point nearest you. Trademarks Hercules® is a registered trademark of Guillemot Corporation S.A. Intel® and Pentium® are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Hercules ePlug 85 is a trademark of Guillemot Corporation S.A. Microsoft® Windows® 2000, XP and Vista are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
  • Page 44 Hercules ePlug 85 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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