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HWDB-600 Hercules Wireless Dual Band
CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................. 3
1. HERCULES WIRELESS DUAL BAND SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................... 3
1.1. Technical specifications ................................................................................................................ 3
1.2. System requirements .................................................................................................................... 3
1.3. Box contents .................................................................................................................................. 4
2. HERCULES WIRELESS DUAL BAND INSTALLATION ..................................................................... 5
Installing the WiFi Station DB pack and the key ....................................................................................... 5
3. THE WIRELESS LOCAL AREA WIFI NETWORK ............................................................................... 7
3.1. Selecting your network type .......................................................................................................... 7
3.2. Wireless local area WiFi network security .................................................................................... 8
4. THE WIFI STATION DB UTILITY ......................................................................................................... 9
4.1. Determining your connection status.............................................................................................. 9
4.2. Launching WiFi Station DB ........................................................................................................... 9
4.3. Connecting to a network with Wi-Fi Protected Setup
TM
................................................................ 9
4.3.1. Connecting to a network with the WPS button in WiFi Station DB ..................................... 10
4.3.2. Connecting to a network with a PIN code ........................................................................... 10
4.4. Connecting to a network via the list of networks ........................................................................ 12
4.5. Scanning for networks ................................................................................................................. 15
4.6. Viewing connection settings ........................................................................................................ 16
4.7. Viewing, modifying or adding Favorites – Creating an Ad hoc network ..................................... 17
4.7.1. Security options ................................................................................................................... 17
4.7.2. View/Modify Favorites ......................................................................................................... 18
4.7.3. Adding a new Favorite manually or creating an Ad hoc network ....................................... 19
4.8. About ........................................................................................................................................... 22
4.9. Re-enabling your computer’s integrated WiFi function ............................................................... 22
4.10. Temporarily disabling the Hercules Wireless Dual Band adapter’s WiFi function ..................... 22
4.11. Exiting WiFi Station DB ............................................................................................................... 22
5. WELCOME TO THE WIRELESS ATTITUDE™! ................................................................................ 23
5.1. Some requirements ..................................................................................................................... 23
5.2. Computers running Windows 7: Sharing folders, a printer or an ADSL connection .................. 23
5.2.1. Windows 7: Sharing an ADSL connection in an Infrastructure type network ..................... 23
5.2.2. Enabling sharing .................................................................................................................. 25
5.2.3. Windows 7: Sharing public or personal folders ................................................................... 27
5.2.4. Computers running Windows 7: Accessing shared folders ............................................................... 29
5.2.5. Windows 7: Sharing a printer ................................................................................................... 29
5.2.6. Computers running Windows 7: Accessing the shared printer .......................................................... 31