User's Manual

Hercules Wireless N PCMCIA HWNPCM-300
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Security tab (accessible after clicking the Modify button)
Secure: the network may be unsecured (No) or secure
(Yes); in this case, you must select the security type and
enter an encryption key.
Security type: WEP, WEP (Shared), WPA-PSK (TKIP),
WPA-PSK (AES) or WPA2.
Security Key: enter an encryption key of 10 or 26
hexadecimal characters for a WEP key, or from 8 to 63
characters for a WPA-PSK key.
A hexadecimal key is composed of numbers 0 to 9 and letters
A to F (example: A123BCD45E).
Advanced tab (accessible after clicking the Modify
button – only in Windows 98SE/Me/XP/2000)
Power Save (Infrastructure mode only): tick this box to
enable the power-saving function. The adapter is switched
off after sending or receiving data on the network. This
function is not available in Ad hoc mode, since clients must
be switched on to be able to communicate with one another.
Preamble (Ad hoc mode only): a signal allowing for time
synchronization between WiFi adapters. The value Auto is
selected by default.
RTS threshold and Fragment threshold: these values are
set to the maximum levels by default. If you have modified
them on the router, you must also modify them here.
4.9.3.Adding a new Favorite manually or creating an Ad hoc
network
A practical way to create a Favorite (Infrastructure or Ad hoc network) specifically for your home or office, for
example, is to use the New Favorite creation Assistant. To launch this Assistant, you must select a network
in the list of networks detected by WiFi Station N, then click the Add to Favorites button, accessible via the
main window.
If you know your network settings, you can also create your Favorite or Ad hoc network yourself by clicking the
Add new Favorite manually/Create an Ad hoc network button.
The manual creation of a new Favorite or an Ad hoc network includes the following steps: