eCAFÉ™ CONNECT eCAFÉTM CONNECT User Manual – 1/15
eCAFÉ™ CONNECT CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................................................3 2. CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET WITH eCAFÉ™ CONNECT..........................................................................................4 2.1. 2.2. 2.3. 2.4. 2.5. 2.6. 2.7. 3. Accessing to eCAFÉ™ CONNECT..............................................................................................
eCAFə CONNECT 1. INTRODUCTION eCAFə CONNECT is a software application developed by Hercules, which enables you to manage your network connections (both Ethernet and WiFi) in a user-friendly, intuitive way. It is the essential complement of the eCAFə's built-in WiFi board. The following table shows the main features for accessing eCAFəCONNECT and Internet. Launch eCAFə CONNECT from the Windows Desktop Option no. 1 Launch eCAFə CONNECT from the status bar Option no.
eCAFÉ™ CONNECT 2. CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET WITH eCAFÉ™ CONNECT 2.1. Accessing to eCAFÉ™ CONNECT To access eCAFÉ™CONNECT: - Right-click on the icon located on the Windows Desktop using the right touchpad button. This feature is activated when the system starts up, and the WiFi indicator feature at any time by pressing the on or off as a result to show you the status. is on. You can deactivate this WiFi button on the front of eCAFÉTM.
eCAFÉ™ CONNECT 2.2. Connecting automatically to a network using the WPS feature WPS (Wi-Fi Protected SetupTM) is a technology that enables you to easily connect your eCAFÉ™ to a WPS compatible device (a DSL WPS router, for instance), over a wireless network connection. To find out whether your router is WPS compatible, look for the or logos on the device or packaging. - In the Automatic connection via WPS window, check the option Router equipped with a WPS button. - Click on the connection button .
eCAFÉ™ CONNECT 2.3. Connecting manually to a non-secure network (no safety key type appears in the Secure field) - In the Manual connection window, select the required network. - Click on the Connect button. A Connection Wizard launches, and asks you if you wish to add this network to your favourites. - If you wish to do so, you can add the network to your favourites by checking the Yes box; you will then be requested to provide a name for the network.
eCAFÉ™ CONNECT 2.6. For more information about the connection status: The eCAFÉ™ CONNECT icon appears in the notification area. It provides updated information about the connection's status: Internet connection: an Ethernet or WiFi peripheral is active and physically connected; Internet access is available. Your Internet connection is perfectly operational. Local area connection: an Ethernet or WiFi peripheral is active and physically connected; no Internet access is available.
eCAFÉ™ CONNECT - Select the connected network, then press the Disconnect button. - To reconnect to a network, start up a new network search in eCAFÉ™ CONNECT.
eCAFÉ™ CONNECT 3. VIEWING, MODIFYING OR ADDING FAVORITES – CREATING AN AD HOC NETWORK A Favorite is a group of settings for connection to a known Infrastructure or Ad hoc network (your own, a neighbor’s, a friend’s). eCAFÉ™ CONNECT allows you to easily store the settings for a network in memory, or view or modify existing Favorites. In an Ad hoc (Peer to Peer) network, creating a Favorite is the equivalent of actually creating the wireless link between the computers. 3.1.
eCAFÉ™ CONNECT A hexadecimal key is composed of numbers from 0 to 9 and letters from A to F (example: A123BCD45E for a 64-bit key). An alphanumeric character corresponds either to a number (0-9), or a letter (a-z or A-Z). 3.2. View/Modify Favorites The View/Modify Favorites button displays a window containing Favorites that have already been saved. View/Modify Favorites window In this window, you can: - Delete a Favorite from the list. - Modify the basic, security or advanced settings for your Favorite.
eCAFÉ™ CONNECT 3.3. 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.
eCAFÉ™ CONNECT - Step 4/6: indicate whether or not your network is secured. No is selected by default. If you know the security settings, click Yes. Next, select your Security Type from the drop-down list and provide the Security key (10 hexadecimal characters, for example, for WEP encryption). In Infrastructure mode, the security key corresponds to the key entered in the modem router.
eCAFÉ™ CONNECT 3.4. Advanced Settings The Advanced Settings tab contains the advanced connection settings for the client in your WiFi network. We recommend that you DO NOT modify these settings unless you know exactly what you are doing. - WiFi mode: select the 802.11b/g mixed mode (the key will function with the 802.11b and g standards only) or the 802.11b/g/n mixed mode (the key will function with the 802.11b, g and n standards). If, apart from your eCAFÉTM WiFi N version, you only have 802.11b or 802.
eCAFÉ™ CONNECT You can enable or disable this option freely. You should know, however, that if you disable this option, bandwidth will be shared between all current tasks, without order of priority, which made reduce your comfort of use (for example, untimely lapses in your calls via the Internet or your videos, or a slowdown in terms of your downloads). The WMM function is only compatible with other WMM devices.
eCAFÉ™ CONNECT Registered trademarks Hercules® and eCAFÉ™ are registered trademarks of Guillemot Corporation S.A. Microsoft®, Windows®, Windows Live®, Microsoft® Windows® 7, MSN®, Internet Explorer® and the Windows flag are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or in other countries. Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance. All other registered trademarks and brand names are hereby acknowledged and are the property of their respective owners.
