Testing Your Internet Connection; Resolving Any Difficulties In Accessing Wifi Manager Or The Internet - Hercules Router 802.11G-54 User Manual

3.4.2. Testing your Internet connection

Once you've chosen your Internet connection mode for your Hercules Router, you can carry out a first test of
your connection and verify that you have access to the Internet.
During this test, leave the Ethernet cable connected to your Hercules router.
If your Internet connection is working properly:
It is now time for you to learn how to master your WiFi network (please refer to chapter 3.5. Mastering your
WiFi network at your fingertips).
Do not disconnect your Ethernet cable just yet; since your WiFi network has not yet been created, you
will still need the cable to communicate with your router.
3.4.3. Resolving any difficulties in accessing WiFi Manager or the
Internet
If you have not managed to connect to the WiFi Manager interface or to the Internet, your computer's settings
may not be properly configured. The instructions below will help you to resolve this problem.
Note: the access paths mentioned below may vary slightly if you have modified the default display
configuration in Windows XP or Vista (meaning the Start menu properties and Control Panel display).
Windows XP or Vista
- Launch an Internet browser (Internet Explorer,
Netscape Navigator or Mozilla Firefox) on your
computer.
- Enter the address www.hercules.com.
The Hercules website's home page should be
displayed.
1. Click Start/Control
Connections.
2. In the LAN or High-Speed Internet section, right-click the
icon corresponding to your network adapter (or network
bridge, if you have created one) and select Properties.
3. In the General tab of the Local Area Connection
Properties window, scroll through the list and highlight
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
Hercules Router 802.11G-54
Panel. Double-click Network
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