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4.

WIFI EXTENDER MANAGER FOR ADVANCED USERS

WiFi Extender Manager has been designed to respond to the needs of the widest cross-section of the public.

This chapter is dedicated to users who wish to learn the subtleties of WiFi, and explore the more advanced functionalities offered by WiFi Extender Manager to get the most out of their Hercules WiFi Extender. But be

careful! Changing certain settings may affect the proper functioning of your network. You should bear in mind, however, that nothing is irreversible, and that you can always return to the original configuration or reload a personalized configuration.

Modification of settings for your network is carried out via the WiFi Extender Manager interface, with your computer connected via Ethernet or by WiFi. If you are connected by WiFi, selecting a different network than that of your Livebox or entering a wrong key will result in disconnection of WiFi

Extender Manager.

Once you're done, you will be able to explore all the subtleties of WiFi described in chapter 3. Welcome to the Wireless AttitudeTM!

4.1.

Opening the doors of WiFi Extender Manager

The Installation Assistant you have launched from the CD-ROM has installed a connection utility on your

Desktop, called “Hercules QuickAccess”. This utility will bring you straight to the door (locked with a key, for the moment) to WiFi Extender Manager.

- To access the door to enter WiFi Extender Manager, simply double-click the Hercules

QuickAccess icon on your Desktop.

The connection window to the Hercules WiFi Extender appears.

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Or, if you have chosen not to install the QuickAccess icon:

- Open up the browser of your choice (Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Netscape Navigator) and enter the address http://192.168.1.254.

You are now at the door to enter WiFi Extender Manager, which you must open using a password.

- To open the door, enter the default password or enter your own password if you have already defined one

(for information on how to define your own password, please refer to chapter 4.2. Protecting access to WiFi

Extender Manager ).

- Click Connection.

The password ensures that you are the only one who can access your WiFi Extender Manager, and therefore your Hercules WiFi Extender’s settings. For this reason, it is important that you change the password when using WiFi Extender Manager for the first time (see below).

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