TECHNICAL SUPPORT. Hercules HWNPCM-300, Wireless N PCMCIA Card, NAM5090396
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Hercules Wireless N PCMCIA HWNPCM-300
7.
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. If the problem persists, you can contact the Hercules products technical support service
(“Technical Support”):
By email:
In order to take advantage of technical support by email, you must first register online. The information you provide will help the agents to resolve your problem more quickly.
Click Registration on the left-hand side of the Technical Support page and follow the on-screen instructions.
If you have already registered, fill in the Username and Password fields and then click Login .
By telephone:
United Kingdom 08450800942
Charges at local rate
Monday to Friday from Noon to 4pm and 5pm to 10pm
Saturday from 9am to Noon and 1pm to 7pm
Sunday from 9am to Noon and 1pm to 4pm
Denmark
Sweden
Finland
80887690
Free
0200884567
Free
0800 913060
Free
Monday to Friday from 1pm to 5pm and 6pm to 11pm (English)
Saturday from 9am to 1pm and 2pm to 8pm
Sunday from 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm
Monday to Friday from 1pm to 5pm and 6pm to 11pm (English)
Saturday from 9am to 1pm and 2pm to 8pm
Sunday from 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm
Monday to Friday from 2pm to 6pm and 7pm to Midnight (English)
Saturday from 10am to 2pm and 3pm to 9pm
Sunday from 11am to 2pm and 3pm to 6pm
8.
WARRANTY
Worldwide, Guillemot Corporation S.A. (“Guillemot”) warrants to the consumer that this Hercules product will be free from material defects and manufacturing flaws for a period of two (2) years from the original date of purchase. Should the product appear to be defective during the warranty period, immediately contact Technical Support, who will indicate the procedure to follow. If the defect is confirmed, the product must be returned to its place of purchase (or any other location indicated by
Technical Support).
Within the context of this warranty, the consumer’s defective product will, at Technical Support’s option, be either repaired or replaced. Where authorized by applicable law, the full liability of Guillemot and its subsidiaries (including for indirect damages) is limited to the repair or replacement of the Hercules product. The consumer’s legal rights with respect to legislation applicable to the sale of consumer goods are not affected by this warranty.
This warranty shall not apply: (1) if the product has been modified, opened, altered, or has suffered damage as a result of inappropriate or abusive use, negligence, an accident, normal wear, or any other cause not related to a material defect or manufacturing flaw; (2) in the event of failure to comply with the instructions provided by Technical Support; (3) to software not published by Guillemot, said software being subject to a specific warranty provided by its publisher.
9.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION RECOMMENDATION
At the end of its working life, this product should not be disposed of with standard household waste, but rather dropped off at a collection point for the disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) for recycling.
This is confirmed by the symbol found on the product, user manual or packaging.
Depending on their characteristics, the materials may be recycled. Through recycling and other forms of processing Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, you can make a significant contribution towards helping to protect the environment.
Please contact your local authorities for information on the collection point nearest you.
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HWNPCM-300 Hercules Wireless N PCMCIA
Trademarks
Hercules® is a registered trademark of Guillemot Corporation S.A. Intel® and Pentium® are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Wireless
Attitude TM ! 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. All other trademarks and brand names are hereby acknowledged and are property of their respective owners. Illustrations not binding.
Declaration of conformity with EU directives
This device can be used in: AT, BE, FR, DE, IE, IT, LU, NL, PL, ES, SE, GB, FI, CH.
Hereby, GUILLEMOT CORPORATION, Carentoir France, declares that this Hercules HWNPCM 300 is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. The Declaration of Conformity can be consulted at this website address: ftp://ftp.hercules.com/wifi/DoC/HWNPCM-300/DoC-eng_Hercules_HWNPCM-300.pdf
Hercules is a division of Guillemot Corporation.
EUROPEAN USERS:
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity. After assessment, the equipment has been found to comply with the following standards: EN 300.328 (radio), EN 301 489-1, EN
301 489-17 (electromagnetic compatibility) and EN 60950 (safety). This equipment may be used in all European Union countries and in all countries applying Directive 1999/5/EC, without restriction, with the exception of the following countries:
FRANCE:
When this equipment is used outdoors, output power is limited to within the frequency bands listed below. For more information, consult the ART website: www.art-telecom.fr.
Location
Indoor (no restrictions)
Outdoor
Frequency band (MHz)
2400 – 2483.5
2400 – 2454
2454 – 2483.5
Power (EIRP)
100mW (20dBm)
100mW (20dBm)
10mW (10dBm)
Operation of this equipment in a residential environment may give rise to radio interference; if so, it is incumbent upon the user to rectify the situation.
ITALY:
This device complies with the National Radio Interface and the requirements of the Frequency Allocation Table. Use of this wireless product outside of the boundaries of the owner’s property requires a general authorization. For more information, consult the website www.comunicazioni.it.
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Hercules Wireless N PCMCIA HWNPCM-300
Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the
FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This device and its antenna(s) must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement :
This EUT is compliance with SAR for general population/uncontrolled exposure limits in ANSI/IEEE C95.1-1999 and had been tested in accordance with the measurement methods and procedures specified in OET Bulletin 65 Supplement C.
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Copyright
© Guillemot Corporation S.A. 2008. 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.
Disclaimer
Guillemot Corporation S.A. reserves the right to make changes to specifications at any time and without notice. The information provided by this document is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by
Guillemot Corporation S.A. either for its use or for the infringement of patents or other rights of third parties resulting from its use. This product may exist in a light or special version for PC integration or other purposes. Certain functions detailed in this manual may not be available in these versions. Wherever possible, a README.TXT will be included on the installation CD-
ROM detailing the differences between the supplied product and the product described in the present documentation.
End-user software license Agreement
IMPORTANT: please read the Agreement carefully prior to opening and installing the Software. By opening the Software package, you agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. The Software enclosed in this package is licensed, not sold, and is only available under the terms of the present license Agreement. If you do not agree with the terms hereafter, you must promptly return the Software within 15 days, together with the entire contents of the box, to the place of purchase.
The Guillemot Corporation S.A. Software (hereafter named the “Software”) is copyrighted by Guillemot Corporation S.A. All rights are reserved. The term “Software” refers to all documentation and related material, including drivers, executable programs, libraries and data files. The purchaser is granted a license to use the Software only. The licensee also agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the present Agreement concerning copyright and all other proprietary rights for any third party Software, documentation and related material included in the Software package.
Guillemot Corporation S.A. reserves the right to terminate this license in the event of failure to comply with any of the terms or conditions laid out in the present Agreement. On termination, all copies of the Software shall immediately be returned to Guillemot Corporation S.A.; the purchaser remaining liable for any and all resulting damages.
License:
1.
The license is granted to the original purchaser only. Guillemot Corporation S.A. retains all title to and ownership of the
Software and reserves all rights not expressly granted. The licensee is not permitted to sub-license or lease any of the rights that are hereby granted. Transfer of the license is permitted, provided that the transferor does not retain any part or copy of the Software and the transferee accepts to be bound by the terms and conditions of the present Agreement.
2.
The licensee may only use the Software on a single computer at any time. The machine-readable portion of the Software may be transferred to another computer provided it is previously erased from the first machine and there is no possibility that the Software can be used on more than one machine at any one time.
3.
The licensee acknowledges the copyright protection belonging to Guillemot Corporation S.A. The copyright notice must not be removed from the Software, nor from any copy thereof, nor from any documentation, written or electronic, accompanying the Software.
4.
The licensee is granted the right to make one back-up copy of the machine-readable portion of the Software on the condition that all copyright and proprietary notices are also reproduced.
5.
Except where the present Agreement expressly permits, the licensee is strictly prohibited from engaging in, nor may he permit third parties to engage in, the following: providing or disclosing the Software to third parties; providing use of the
Software in a network, multiple PCs, multi-user or time-sharing arrangement where the users are not individual licensees; making alterations or copies of any kind of the Software; making any attempt to disassemble, de-compile or reverse engineer the Software in any way or form, or engaging in any activity aimed at obtaining underlying information not visible to the user during normal use of the Software; making copies or translations of the User Manual.
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Table of contents
- 1 CONTENTS
- 5 hercules Wireless N PCMCIA Installation
- 5 Installing the WiFi Station N pack and the PCMCIA card
- 6 Windows Vista
- 6 Windows XP/2000/Vista
- 7 Windows 98 SE/Me
- 8 the wireless local area wifi network
- 8 Selecting your network type
- 9 Wireless local area WiFi network security
- 10 The WIFI STATION N utility
- 10 Determining your connection status
- 10 Launching WiFi Station N
- 10 Connecting to a network with Wi-Fi Protected SetupTM
- 10 Connecting to a network with the WPS button located on the Hercules Wireless N card
- 11 Connecting to a network with the WPS button in WiFi Station N
- 12 Connecting to a network with a PIN code
- 13 Connecting to a network via the list of networks
- 15 Windows Vista
- 16 Connecting to a network using the Connection Assistant
- 16 Adding a network to your Favorites
- 16 Scanning for networks
- 17 Viewing connection settings
- 18 Viewing, modifying or adding Favorites – Creating an Ad hoc network
- 18 Security options
- 19 View/Modify Favorites
- 20 Adding a new Favorite manually or creating an Ad hoc network
- 23 Advanced Settings
- 24 About
- 24 Re-enabling your computer’s integrated WiFi function
- 25 Temporarily disabling the Hercules Wireless N adapter’s WiFi function
- 25 Exiting WiFi Station N
- 26 welcome to the wireless attitude!
- 26 Some requirements
- 26 Computers running Windows Vista: Sharing folders, a printer or an ADSL connection
- 26 Enabling sharing
- 27 Enabling file sharing
- 27 Enabling public folder sharing
- 28 Enabling printer sharing
- 28 Enabling media file sharing
- 29 Windows Vista: Sharing public or personal folders
- 31 Computers running Windows Vista: Accessing shared folders
- 31 Windows Vista: Sharing a printer
- 32 On the computer connected to the printer:
- 33 Computers running Windows Vista : Accessing the shared printer
- 33 On the computers that will use the shared printer:
- 35 Windows Vista: Sharing an ADSL connection in an Infrastructure type network
- 35 Proceed as follows for each computer that will use the shared Internet connection:
- 37 Computers running Windows XP: Sharing folders, a printer or an ADSL connection
- 37 Windows XP: Using the Network Setup Wizard in an Infrastructure network
- 37 Proceed as follows for each computer:
- 41 Windows XP: Using the Network Setup Wizard in an Ad hoc network
- 41 Proceed as follows for each computer:
- 42 On the computer equipped with the ADSL modem:
- 43 On the computers that will use the shared Internet connection:
- 44 Proceed as follows for each computer:
- 46 Windows XP: Sharing folders
- 47 Computers running Windows XP: Accessing shared folders
- 47 Windows XP: Sharing a printer
- 47 On the computer connected to the printer:
- 48 On the computers that will use the shared printer:
- 49 Windows XP: Modifying a workgroup name
- 50 Windows XP: Manually enabling or disabling your adapter’s WiFi connection (advanced users)
- 50 Computers running Windows 2000: Sharing folders, a printer or an ADSL connection
- 50 Creating a workgroup in Windows 2000
- 51 Windows 2000: Sharing folders
- 51 Computers running Windows 2000: Accessing shared folders
- 52 Windows 2000: Sharing a printer
- 52 On the computer connected to the printer:
- 52 On the computers that will use the shared printer:
- 53 Windows 2000: Modifying a workgroup name
- 54 Windows 2000: Sharing an ADSL connection in an Infrastructure network
- 54 Proceed as follows for each computer that will use the shared Internet connection:
- 55 Windows 2000: Sharing an ADSL connection in an Ad hoc network
- 55 Proceed as follows for each computer that will use the shared Internet connection:
- 56 Windows 2000: Manually enabling or disabling your adapter’s WiFi connection (advanced users)
- 57 Computers running Windows Me: Sharing folders, a printer or an ADSL connection
- 57 Windows Me: Using the Home Networking Wizard in an Infrastructure network
- 59 Windows Me: Using the Home Networking Wizard in an Ad hoc network
- 59 Proceed as follows for each computer that will use the shared Internet connection:
- 61 Windows Me: Sharing folders
- 62 Computers running Windows Me: Accessing shared folders
- 62 Windows Me: Sharing a printer
- 62 On the computer connected to the printer:
- 63 On the computers that will use the shared printer:
- 64 Windows Me: Modifying a workgroup name
- 64 Windows Me: Manually enabling or disabling your adapter’s WiFi connection (advanced users)
- 65 Computers running Windows 98 SE: Sharing folders, a printer or an ADSL connection
- 65 Windows 98 SE: Creating a workgroup
- 65 Windows 98 SE: Sharing folders
- 66 Computers running Windows 98 SE: Accessing shared folders
- 66 Windows 98 SE: Sharing a printer
- 67 On the computer connected to the printer:
- 67 On the computers that will use the shared printer:
- 68 Windows 98 SE: Sharing an ADSL connection in an Infrastructure network
- 68 Proceed as follows for each computer that will use the shared Internet connection:
- 69 Windows 98 SE: Sharing an ADSL connection in an Ad hoc network
- 70 Proceed as follows for each computer that will use the shared Internet connection:
- 71 Windows 98 SE: Manually enabling or disabling your adapter’s WiFi connection (advanced users)
- 72 GlossaRY
- 76 TECHNICAL SUPPORT
- 76 WARRANTY
- 76 environmental protection recommendation
- 79 Copyright
- 79 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, photoc...
- 79 Disclaimer
- 79 Guillemot Corporation S.A. reserves the right to make changes to specifications at any time and without notice. The information provided by this document is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by Guillemot Cor...
- 79 End-user software license Agreement