Hercules Wireless G User Manual

Hercules Wireless G Series

CONTENTS

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1. HERCULES WIRELESS G AND WINDOWS VISTA ........................................................ 3

1.1. Connecting to a wireless network ............................................................................... 3

1.2. Connecting to a Livebox wireless network.................................................................. 6

1.3. Disconnecting from a wireless network .................................................................... 10

1.4. Managing your favorite networks .............................................................................. 11

2. WELCOME TO THE WIRELESS ATTITUDE!................................................................. 13

2.1. Some requirements................................................................................................... 13

2.2. Computers running Windows Vista: Sharing folders, a printer

or an ADSL connection ............................................................................................. 13

2.2.1. Enabling sharing ........................................................................................... 13

2.2.2. Windows Vista: Sharing public or personal folders....................................... 16

2.2.3. Computers running Windows Vista: Accessing shared folders .................................. 18

2.2.4. Windows Vista: Sharing a printer.......................................................................... 18

2.2.5. Computers running Windows Vista : Accessing the shared printer ............................ 20

2.2.6. Windows Vista: Sharing an ADSL connection in an Infrastructure type

network.......................................................................................................... 22

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1. HERCULES WIRELESS G AND WINDOWS VISTA

The aim of this manual is to help you search for a wireless network, connect to it and set its sharing options,
once you have installed an adapter from the Hercules Wireless G family on a computer equipped with the
Windows Vista operating system. While awaiting the impending availability of WiFi Station software for
Windows Vista, we suggest that you use the Microsoft Windows Vista automatic configuration utility to
carry out these tasks. Don’t hesitate to regularly visit the www.hercules.com
of the latest version of WiFi Station, including Windows Vista drivers, and get the most out of all of the
functionalities of your Hercules adapter.

website to verify the availability

1.1. Connecting to a wireless network

Note: The procedure described hereafter is deliberately intuitive and non-exhaustive. If you have mastered

Windows Vista, you will note that there are other ways to achieve the same results. You will find our
procedure set out in the pages that follow, although you are free to choose your own preferred method.

Once your computer is switched on, your WiFi adapter automatically detects the wireless networks available
and displays them in a specific window.

To view the detected wireless networks:

- In the Windows Vista taskbar, click the network icon, which includes both wireless and wired networks.

The message Wireless networks are available is displayed once your WiFi adapter has detected wireless
networks.

- Click this message to display the list of networks. The Connect to a network window appears.

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- Browse through the list and select your wireless network (here, the Hercules network, highlighted in blue).
You will note that this network is unsecured. You will therefore not be asked to provide a key.

Note: If you select a security-enabled network, you must enter the key in the window. To do so, you must
know the key defined when setting up your wireless network. For information on the different types of keys,
please refer to the Securing your WiFi network using the assistant chapter in your Hercules Wireless G
Modem Router or Hercules Wireless G Router manual, or The security options chapter in your WiFi PCI
Card / WiFi USB2 Key – For Livebox or Hercules Wireless G PCMCIA / PCI / USB2 manual.

- Click the Connect button.

Wait a few moments. Once the connection to the
Hercules network has been established, you can
save this network in your favorites by ticking the

Save this network box and Start this connection
automatically, if you wish. In that case, your

computer will always attempt to connect to this
network at the start of each new session.

- Select your network location: Home, Work, Public location.

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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” principle,
indispensable to be able to share folders, a printer and an ADSL connection).

Note: If you prefer to connect to a public hotspot, while you are in a railway station, for example, please refer
to the explanations provided by Windows Vista.

Windows Vista may not prompt you to select your network location at this point and select a public

location for you by default (this will typically be the case if you are already connected to a network). To
select another location, you must click the Customize link located opposite the name of your network in
the Hercules (public network) zone of the Network and Sharing Center.

Windows Vista prompts you to confirm your connection choice.

- Click I confirm the connection request, then Continue.

- Click Close.

- In the taskbar, click the network connection icon to verify that you are connected to the Hercules network
(the message Currently connected to: Hercules should be displayed).

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- Click the Hercules network to access its properties.

The Network and Sharing Center appears. In the top part of the window, you will see that your computer
called PC-WIFI is connected to the Hercules network, which is itself connected to the Internet.

By default, your computer is part of a private network (as opposed to a public network). For information on
the differences between private and public networks, please refer to the Computers running

Windows Vista: Sharing folders, a printer or an ADSL connection section.

1.2. Connecting to a Livebox wireless network

Note: The procedure described hereafter is deliberately intuitive and non-exhaustive. If you have mastered

Windows Vista, you will note that there are other ways to achieve the same results. You will find our
procedure set out in the pages that follow, although you are free to choose your own preferred method.

Once your computer is switched on, your WiFi adapter automatically detects the wireless networks available
and displays them in a specific window.

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To view the detected wireless networks:

- In the Windows Vista taskbar, click the network icon, which includes both wireless and wired networks.

The message Wireless networks are available is displayed once your WiFi adapter has detected wireless
networks.

- Click this message to display the list of networks. The Connect to a network window appears.

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- Browse through the list and select your wireless network (here, the Wanadoo_AAAA network, highlighted in
blue). You will note that this network is security-enabled. You will therefore be asked to provide a key.

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To find out the name of the WiFi network transmitted by your Livebox,
please refer to the sticker on the underside of your Livebox unit and make
a note of the name found under the term SSID.

SAGEM model:

INVENTEL model:

- Click the Connect button.

- Step 1: Verify that you have selected the network
transmitted by your Livebox.
If this is the first time that you are connecting your PCI
Card or your WiFi USB2 Key to your Livebox network,
you must switch your Livebox to “Association” mode. To
do so, press the REG button located on the underside of
your Livebox unit next to the power connector (for
SAGEM models) or the c button located at the back of
your Livebox unit (INVENTEL models).

The WiFi LED on your Livebox

flashes throughout
the “Association” mode activation period (10 minutes).
This procedure only has to be carried out once for each
WiFi adapter connecting to your Livebox.

- Step 2: Enter the security key for your network if
prompted to do so.

The WiFi network transmitted by Livebox units is
generally security-enabled. To connect to this network, you
must know the security key used (generally WEP). The 26
characters that make up the key are found on the sticker
found on the underside of your Livebox unit.

Wait a few moments. Once the connection to the
Wanadoo_AAAA network has been established,
you can save this network in your favorites by
ticking the Save this network box and Start this
connection automatically, if you wish. In that
case, your computer will always attempt to connect
to this network at the start of each new session.

- Select your network location: Home, Work, Public location.

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