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
