User's Manual

HWNPCM-300 Hercules Wireless N PCMCIA
CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................................................4
1. HERCULES WIRELESS N P C M C I A SPECIFICATIONS...............................................................4
1.1. Technical specifications......................................................................................................4
1.2. System requirements..........................................................................................................4
1.3. Box contents........................................................................................................................4
2. HERCULES WIRELESS N PCMCIA INSTALLATION............................................................5
2.1. Installing the WiFi Station N pack and the PCMCIA card .................................................5
3. THE WIRELESS LOCAL AREA WIFI NETWORK..................................................................8
3.1. Selecting your network type ...............................................................................................8
3.2. Wireless local area WiFi network security .........................................................................9
4. THE WIFI STATION N UTILITY ..............................................................................................10
4.1. Determining your connection status.................................................................................10
4.2. Launching WiFi Station N .................................................................................................10
4.3. Connecting to a network with Wi-Fi Protected Setup
TM
..................................................10
4.3.1. Connecting to a network with the WPS button located on the Hercules
Wireless N card ....................................................................................................10
4.3.2. Connecting to a network with the WPS button in WiFi Station N.......................11
4.3.3. Connecting to a network with a PIN code ...........................................................12
4.4. Connecting to a network via the list of networks .............................................................13
4.5. Connecting to a network using the Connection Assistant...............................................16
4.6. Adding a network to your Favorites..................................................................................16
4.7. Scanning for networks ......................................................................................................16
4.8. Viewing connection settings .............................................................................................17
4.9. Viewing, modifying or adding Favorites – Creating an Ad hoc network.........................18
4.9.1. Security options ....................................................................................................18
4.9.2. View/Modify Favorites ..........................................................................................19
4.9.3. Adding a new Favorite manually or creating an Ad hoc network.......................20
4.10. Advanced Settings............................................................................................................23
4.11. About .................................................................................................................................24
4.12. Re-enabling your computer’s integrated WiFi function ...................................................24
4.13. Temporarily disabling the Hercules Wireless N adapter’s WiFi function........................25
4.14. Exiting WiFi Station N .......................................................................................................25