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USER MANUAL EPLUG 200 DUO HERCULES

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23. You haven't yet created a HomePlug network: inlial installation of Hercules ePlug 200 Duo ….7

24. You have already created a HomePlug network: adding a new adapter to your network (Hercules ePlug 200 Solo or Duo)..

2.5. How to change the network passwor

YOUR HOMEPLUG NETWORK IN PRACTICE 3.1. À few prerequisites.… 3.2. Identfing your HomePlug network type: Infrastructure or Ad hoc 3.3. Computers running Windows Vista: Sharing folders, a printer or an ADSL connection 3.3.1. Windows Vista: Sharing an ADSL connection in an Infrastructure type network 3.3.2. Windows Vista: Sharing an ADSL connection in an Ad hoc type network 3.33. Enabling sharing 3.34. Windows Vista: Sharing publi or personal folde 335. Conpuersrumhg Wdons Vis: Accesshng shared olers 336. Wndons Vitr Shrgaprter.… 337. CompuersumigWindbns Vi: Amesshgthe sharedprner 34. Computers running Windows XP: Sharing folders, a printer or an ADSL connection. 34.1. Windows XP: Using the Network Setup Wizard in an Infrastructure netwo: 3.4.2. Windows XP: Using the Network Setup Wizard in an Ad hoc network. 3.4.3. Windows XP: Sharing folders.… . 344. Computers running Windows XP: Hors tas 3.45. Windows XP: Sharing a printer. . 3.46. Windows XP: Modifing a workgroup name (advanced users) 3.5. Computers running a different operating system or adding any other type of network device .. 39 TECHNICAL SUPPORT.

WARRANTY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION RECOMMENDATION Hercules ePlug 200

1. YOUR HERCULES ePLUG 200 ADAPTER PLC (Power Line Communication), also known as HomePlug, is à technology which uses your homes existing electrical wiring to effciently transfer digital data (audio, video, Intemet, other types of les) within à secure personal network. HomePlug is an ideal altemative for those who wish to easily create a network, without the constraints of cables, and are unable to enjoy al of the potential of WiFi due to the configuration of their home (as à result of the presence of thick walls or other obstacles which impede wireless data transmission)

Hercules ePlug 200 is an adapter employing HomePlug technology which can be connected to any electrical outlt in your home (from the ground floor to upstairs), hereby transfoming your outlts into as many possible network connection points. Moreover, you can freely unplug Hercules ePlug 200 adapters and plug them into difierent outlets in your home, according to your needs (changing the location of à computer, or of your modem router), without having to repeat the installation or re-create your network.

As a network is composed of at least to devices connected to one another, al you need to do is connect two Hercules ePlug 200 adapters to two electrical outlets in your home (in the same room or in different rooms). For example, lo access the Internet, you can connect your modem or your Internet “box” to a Hercules ePlug adapter plugged into the nearest electrical outlet, and connect your computer to another Hercules ePlug adapter plugged into another electrical outlet. Final, your network is already preconfgured to provide you with maximum security.

A products in {he Hercules ePlug 200 range are compatible with the HomePlug AV standard (including devices functioning at 200 Mbits/s), allowing you to enjoy high-defiition video or stream multimedia files with ease. These adaplers may be combined according to your needs or according to your devices (a TV decoder with a "Box", a modem with a computer or à game console, two computers, a computer and a printer... You wil find some possible configurations set out in the installation section of this manual.

À This standard is not compatible with {he Homeplug 1.0 standard corresponding to the Hercules ePlug 85 range (and other adapters conforming to this standard). Nevertheless, you are perfecliy able to creale a network composed of Hercules ePlug 85 adapters in your home coexisting alongside another network composed of Hercules ePlug 200 adapters.

Even though this type of device presents no danger in terms of your home's electrical wiring, you should take care to respect certain recommendations, set out below.

1.1. Recommendations

- Only connect the Hercules ePlug 200 adapter to an electrical network which confomms to the security standards and specifcations detailed on the device's electrical rating plate. 1f you are not sure about your electrical network, contact an electrician or your power supplier.

- Never open up the Hercules ePlug 200 adapter, as doing so risks damaging its internal components. - Do not attempt to insert any objects into the vents and openings of the Hercules ePlug 200 adapter. - Do not obstruct the vents and openings of the Hercules ePlug 200 adapter.

- If you need to carry out any maintenance on your Hercules ePlug 200 adapter, be sure to first unplug the adapter and entrust the job to a qualfied professional in order to avoid the risk of electrocution

- In order to avoid the risk of fire or electrical discharge, keep your adapter away from: - rain or humidity, as well as al fuids (water, chemical products and any other liquids), - sources of heat such as heaters, stoves and any other heat-producing devices (including amplifiers),

- direct sunlight. - Only plug in the Hercules ePlug 200 adapter in a sufficientiy ventilated room. - Only connect the Hercules ePlug 200 adapter using the included Ethernet cable.

- Unplug the Hercules ePlug 200 adapter from its electrical outlet if you do not plan on using it again for an extended period of time.

= Unplug the Hercules ePlug 200 adapter from its electrical outlet before cleaning. Use à soft cloth for cleaning and avoid using æerosol cleaners, water, solvent-based chemical products, benzene, alcohol or other cleaning products.

- AWays keep children away from electrical outlets.

Compatible with the IEE 802.3, IEE 802.3u, IEE 802.3x and Auto MDIX specifications Compatible with the Homeplug AV standard

Coexists with HomePlug 1.0 modules

Encryption via the AES 128-bit security protocol

200 Mbits!s transfer rate

Asynchronous transmission mode

Modulation: OFDM, 1024/256/64 QAM, QPSK, BPSK

200m range over the electrical network

Average power consumption: 2.6W when in use, 0.9W on standby when no data is circulating (these values may vary depending on your homes electrical system)

= Intemal power Supply: 100- 240V AC, 50/60Hz

= Connect button, allowing you to add a Hercules ePlug 200 adapter to an existing network “ LEDS on front face

1.3. Minimum system requirements

To connect a device to your Hercules ePlug 200 adapter: = An Ethernet type network interface must be available on each device to be connected (computer, game console, modem, router, TV decoder, etc.)

To access the Intemet with the Hercules ePlug 200 adapter:

“Active Internet line

“ _Intemet Explorer 6.0, Netscape Navigator 4.7 or Mozilla Firefox 1.0 or higher “ADSL Ethernet modem, cable modem, Internet “Box” (Livebox®, Freebox®, Neufbox®..)

Please verify that the following elements are present in the box:

“ Depending on the pack: = Hercules ePlug 200 Solo: 1 adapter

- Hercules ePlug 200 Duo: 2 adapters

“Quick Start Guide in English *_ Ethemet cable (1 per adapter)

Note: The "Hercules ePlug Station” network configuration and supervision software is available for download athttp:lmwwihercules.com.

d : Power LED: flashes during traffic

lit up when the Ethemet cable is connected

flashes during data transfer

ON : HomePlug connection status LED:

Green: very good connection (transfer rates greater than 60 Mbits/s)

Orange: faiy good connection (transfer rates between 60 and 40 Mbits/s)

Red: mediocre connection (transfer rates less than 40 Mbits/s)

1.6. Connectivity overview

@ Power plug to plug the Hercules ePlug 200 adapter into an electrical outlet

@ Ethemet port alowing you to connect the Hercules ePlug200 adapter to a device (desktop computer, laptop computer, game console, TV decoder, modem routeur, Intemet Bo)

@ Restore factory default settings button

@ DuaHfunction Connect button, allowing you to:

= connect ofher ePlug 200 adapters to the network (press for less than 10 seconds (recommended: 3 seconds)); or

= randomly generate a new network password (press for more than 10 seconds)

 In order for the Hercules ePlug adapter to switch to standby mode, the network card on your computer or other network device must be inactive (.e. no data is being transferred). To be sure that the network card remains inactive, you can unplug the computer from its electrical outlet, particulany if your dont intend to use it again for some time, or, ifthe computer is plugged into a power strip with an On/Off button, you can press the Off button on the power strip.

2. INSTALLING YOUR HERCULES ePLUG 200

The Hercules ePlug 200 adapter has been designed to be simple to use and install. If you have already purchased and installed HomePlug (or PL) adapters, Hercules provides a Quick Start Guide which guides you through several steps to take to add your Hercules ePlug 200 adapters to your existing HomePlug network

I you are new to the worid of HomePlug technology, we invite you to follow the pieces of advice set out in chapters 2.1 and 2.2 in order to get started.

Otherwise, you can proceed directly to chapter 2.3. You haven't yet created a HomePlug network: initial installation of Hercules ePlug 200 Duo which sets out, step by step, the installation procedure for your Hercules ePlug 200.

Finaly, if you have already created a HomePlug network and wish to add a new adapter, please refer to chapter 24. You have already created a HomePlug network: adding a new adapter to your network {Hercules ePlug 200 Solo or Duo)

2.1. How to position your Hercules ePlug 200

To help you connect your Hercules ePlug 200, start by selecting an electrical outlet near to the equipment you wish to connect and follow the pieces of advice set out below.

A To optimize the transfer of data on your electrical network, be sure to follow these recommendations:

= You should preferably plug the adapters and devices (computer, Intemet "box"..) into separate wall outlts: one for the adapter and one for the device to be connected to the HomePlug network.

= Ifyou are using a power strip, by to avoid connecting an adapter and a device to the same power strip if possible.

2.2. HomePlug: the partner to WiFi in your home

If you have a modem router or an Intemet "box", your various pieces of network equipment, whether connected by WiFi or HomePlug, can communicate th one another. All data is transferred to a central point, in this case our modem router or Intemet "box", and may circulate either on the electrical network via your HomePlug adapters, or by way of radio waves via WiFi

Itis therefore perfect possible for à computer or any other piece of network equipment connected via WIFI to communicate with another piece of equipment connected via the HomePlug nelwork to {he modem router.

In chapters 2.2.1 to 2.2.3, you wil find different examples of purely HomePlug networks. However, there is nothing stopping you from adding WiFi devices as well: for example, an Intemet "box" connected to the HomePlug network on the one hand, and a WiFi laptop computer connected to this same "box" via WiFi, on the other hand

2.2.1. Connecting two computers in a HomePlug network

2.2.2. Connecting a computer to a modem, a modem router, an Internet "box" or a game console in a HomePlug network

2.2.3.Connecting an Intemet "box" to a Digital Terrestrial Television decoder in a HomePlug network

2.3. You haven't yet created a HomePlug network: initial installation of Hercules ePlug 200 Duo

A\The HomePlug AV standard of Hercules ePlug 200 adapters is not compatible with the Homeplug 1.0 standard of Hercules ePlug 85 adapters and HomePlug 14 Mbits/s adapters, but these two standards can coexist side-by-side. In effect, if you have already installed a HomePlug network in the HomePlug 1.0 standard (for example, with Hercules ePlug 85 adapters), you cannot add Hercules ePlug 200 adapters to that network. However, you are perfecliy able to instal a second network in your home composed of Hercules ePlug 200 adapters and HomePlug AV compatible devices.

To install a HomePlug network:

1. Connect the Ethemet cable to the Ethemet plug on your first adapter.

2. Plug the adapter into an electrical outlet located near the device to be connected to the network.

3. Connect the other end of he Ethemet cable to the computer, modem, game console or any other network device (for example, a modem router).

4. Connect the Ethemet cable to the Ethemet plug on your second adapter.

5. Plug the adapter into an electrical outlet located near the device to be connected to the network.

À In order to optimize the transfer of data on the HomePlug network, avoid plugging your adapter directly into a power strip.

6. Connect the other end of the Ethemet cable to the computer, modem, game console or any ofher network device (for example, a computer).

When your adapters are connected, the © LED (connection status) lights up and indicates that the network is functioning properiy. The signal quality is also indicated by a color code, explained in chapter 1.5. LEDs overview.

Your computer can now access the Internet via your modem, as the two devices are connected to one another via the HomePlug network and have the same network password.

2.4. You have already created a HomePlug network: adding a new adapter to your network (Hercules ePlug 200 Solo or Duo)

Lets take an example of a home in which you have already installed a HomePlug network composed of HomePlug adapters in the AV standard (Hercules ePlug 200, for example). You now wish to install one or more new Hercules ePlug 200 adapters in order to expand your network and be able to connect new devices (printer, modem, router, game console...

4. Ethernet connection and electrical connection of your new Hercules ePlug 200 adapter

- Connect the Ethemet cable to the Ethemet plug on your new adapter.

- Plug the new adapter into an electrical outlet located near the device to be connected to the network.

À In order to optimize the transfer of data on the HomePlug network, avoid plugging your adapter directly into a power strip.

- Connect the other end of the Ethemet cable to the computer, modem, game console or any other network device (here, à computer).

- Press for 3 seconds on the Connect button on one ofthe adapters already connected to the network.

À vou have 2 minutes to connect the new adapter.

- Press for 3 seconds on the Connect button on the Hercules ePlug 200 adapter.

me OW- 1e0 lights up when a connection to the network has been established.

-Repeat this procedure to add another Hercules ePlug 200 adapter.

2. Connection to the network

The network password is applied to the Hercules ePlug adapter, which can now communicate with all the adapters of the existing network.

AN tte connection of our adapter to the netmork has aïe, there are several possible causes Cause 1: You may not have carried out the connection procedure properly:

- Press for 3 seconds on the Connect button (also referred to as the security button by some manufacturers) on the adapter which is already part of your existing network.

- Make the connection by pressing for 3 seconds on the Connect button on your Hercules ePlug 200 adapter. You have 2 minutes to carry this out.

Cause 2: Your adapter may not be properly plugged into an electrical outlet, or this outlet is not powered:

- Verifythatthe adapter power LED Q is it up.

Cause 3: There may be a strong disturbance in your electrical network caused by other devices near to your adapter:

- Avoid plugging your adapter direct into a power strip. = Unplug the devices plugged in near to the adapter. - Try plugging the adapter into another outlet.

2.5. How to change the network password

When you install a HomePlug network, à random password is automatically generated. You can easily generale a new random password by using the Connect button's restart function.

À 1 you change the netuork password on an adapter, at adapter il no longer be pa fthe netuork.

- Press for 10 seconds on the Connect button on the adapter whose password you want to change.

Wait until the adapter restarts.

- Connect the other adapters by pressing for 3 seconds on the Connect button on the adapter which is already part of the network you wish to create, and then pressing the Connect button on the adapter you wish to integrate into that network.

- Repeat this procedure for all adapters you wish to integrate into the network.

3. YOUR HOMEPLUG NETWORK IN PRACTICE Now that your HomePlug network is installed, its time to move on to some practical examples. In the following chapters, we will show you how to share fles, à printer, or let your rends share your ADSL connection for online gaming.

3.1. A few prerequisites

The procedures described in this chapter difer according to the operating system used. Be sure to refer to the sections corresponding to your system.

- You have created a HomePlug network composed of one or more devices (computer(s), modem, router, Intemet "box", printer...

- The Intemet connection sharing procedures apply to computers or devices connected lo your modem router via à HomePlug network composed of Hercules ePlug adapters

- To share an Intermet connection, your router and your modem (ADSL Ethemet, cable or Internet box") must be connected to a Hercules ePlug adapter which is itself plugged into an electrical outlet, everything must be powered on, and your Internet line must be active. 3.2. Identifying your HomePlug network type: Infrastructure or Ad hoc

The HomePlug network type will depend on the type of hardware you have.

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One or more computers to an | Infrastructure, wereby the adapters are connected to your router. ADSL modem router (or an | Infrastructure mode is suited to exchanging data, network gaming, ADSL Ethernet modem | and also sharing an Intemet connection andlor à printer between

connected to a router) several computers. To find out how to install and configure your modem router or your router, please refer to the manufacturers documentation.

One of your computers by cable | Ad hoc {also knoun as Peer to Peer or computer to computer) directly to an ADSL USB or | whereby the computers are directly connected to one another, by Ethernet modem cable or via HomePlug, without a router. Ad hoc mode is suited to exchanging data or network gaming between two computers.

3.3. Computers running Windows Vista: Sharing folders, a printer or an ADSL connection

ÂÀ To create a network of computers, share data, a printer or an ADSL connection between computers running Windows Vista, itis not imperative that the computers belong to the same workgroup. However, if you wish to share between Windows Vista and an earier operating system, make sure Lo define the same Workgroup on all computers.… For information on how to create a workgroup, please refer to the manual of your Hercules product.

Note: The access paths described hereafter may vary slightly if you have modifled the default display in Windows Vista (that is to say, the Start menu properties and the Control Panel display).

You have connected your computer to a private network (as opposed to a public network). Therefore, the discovery options (namely, the ability to view outside devices and computers and to be seen by other networks) are enabled, but sharing options are not. You must therefore enable them manually before you can share your folders, your Intemet connection or your printer.

3.3.1. Windows Vista: Sharing an ADSL connection in an Infrastructure type network

Reminder: you have an Intemet "box", a modem router or a router connected to a modem, and one or more computers, your network will be in Infrastructure mode by default. In this mode, the computers are connected to your access point, namely your "box", Your modem router or your router connected to à modem, via the HomePlug network. Infrastructure mode is ideal for exchanging data, network gaming and also for sharing an Intemet connection and/or a printer between several computers.

Proceed as follows for each computer that will use the shared Internet connection:

ms 1. Access the Network and Sharing Center. To do Currently connected to: so, click the network icon on the Windows taskbar, then click the Network and Sharing

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3.3.2. Windows Vista: Sharing an ADSL connection in an Ad hoc type network

Lets take the example of a Hercules HomePlug network composed, on one end, of an ADSL USB or Ethernet modem direct connected by a cable to one of your computers (which we wil refer to as Connection point A), and, on the other end, of a computer (which we will refer to as Connection point B) on which you want to access the Intemet.

Connection point A Connection point B You are in Ad hoc mode. In this mode, the computers are directly connected to one another, without an access point (or router), via the HomePlug netork. In order for Connection point B to be able to access the ADSL connection at Connection point A:

- Connection point B must be part of the same HomePlug network as Connection point À. = The computer connected to {he modem must be powered on. = The Intemet Iine must be active.

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Network and Sharing Center

2. Click Manage network connections.

1. Access he Network and Sharing Center by clicking the network icon on the Windows taskbar, then click the Network and Sharing Center link.

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4.In the Sharing tab, tick the Allow other users to connect through this computers interet connection and Establish a dia-up connection whenever à computer on my network attempts to access the Internet boxes.

Note: The Establish a dial-up connection whenever a computer on my network attempts to access the Internet option allows you to enable the Intemet connection on the computer connected to the modem, in the event that there is no connection when another computer tries to connect to the Internet.

You can now access the Intemet via all ofthe computers on your network.

3.3.3. Enabling sharing

Before setting up sharing for your folders, your printer or your Internet connection, you must enable sharing in

the Network and Sharing Center.

Note: To open the Network and Sharing Center, click the network icon in the Windows taskbar, then the

Network and Sharing Center link.

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Enabling file sharing - In the Sharing and Discovery zone, cick the Off link or the (*) button located opposit File sharing, - Select the Turn on file sharing radio button

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When file sharing is on, files and printers that you have shared from this computer can be network.

EM - Click Apply. In the Windows Vista confirmation window, click Continue.

Enabling public folder sharing

Note: À public folder is a folder which can be shared by other users of the same computer or of the same network.

-In the Sharing and Discovery zone, click the Of link or the (*) button located opposite Public folder sharing.

- Select the Turn on sharing so anyone with network access can open files radio button {they will only be able to consult fles) or select Turn on sharing so anyone with network access can open, change, and create files (here will be no limitations on the contents of these folders in terms of viewing, making changes and additions or other actions).

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2) Turn off sharing (people logged on to this computer can still access this folder)

- Click Apply. In the Windows Vista confirmation window, click Continue.

Enabling printer sharing

Note: To enable printer sharing, you must first have installed a printer.

- In the Sharing and Discovery zone, cick ne Off link or the (*) button located opposite Printer sharing.

- Select the Turn on printer sharing radio button.

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- Click Apply. In the Windows Vista confirmation window, click Continue.

Enabling media file sharing

Note: This option allows you to enable sharing of your music, videos and images.

- In the Sharing and Discovery zone, click ne Off link or the (*) button located opposite Media sharing. - Click Change.

When media sharing is on, people and devices on the network can access shared music, pictures, and videos on this computer, and this computer can find those types of shared files

- In the Media Sharing window that appears, tick the Share my media box.

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- Click Apply. In the Windows Vista confirmation window, click Continue.

- In the following window, you can define the different settings, such as: authorize or refuse groups of users, set parental controls, select media types to be shared, and s0 on.

= When you're done, click Apply, then OK.

8.3.4. Windows Vista: Sharing public or personal folders

Reminder: in Windows Vista, there are two types of folders: personal or local folders and public folders. A personal folder is a folder belonging to a specific user created on the computer, whereas a public folder is a folder that can be shared by any other user of the same computer or the same network. In essence, à public folder is shared, and therefore available to everyone for viewing (the minimum authorization level). For sharing personal folders (your folder of your oun images, for example), you must select the users who will be able to access their contents and set the authorization level, as indicated in the following procedure.

| 1. Select the folder that you wish to share, without opening it. Here, your Pictures folder.

2. Right-click the folder. Select Share.

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3. In the File Sharing window, select the user(s) who will be able to access this folder, then click Add.

Note: You can provide access to all users with no restrictions (Everyone option) or select specific users previously created on your PC. You can also create new users by clicking Create a new user... in the drop- doun list.

4. Select the Permission Level you wish to assign by clicking on the line for that user: Reader (authorization to view only), Contributor (authorization to view, add and delete) or Co-owner (authorization to view, modify, add and delete).

5. Click Share. Be sure to note the path indicated, which will allow for access to the shared folder on the network from another computer. For example: \\PC\Users\My documents\Shared Pictures Folders.

The folder is now shared. You can now display all shared folders and files on the computer or the shared files on the network by clicking the links in the Network and Sharing Center.

3.3.5. Computers running Windows Vista: Accessing shared folders

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3. If password has been defined, enter your user name and your password.

AI shared folders appear. Depending on your be authorization level, you can display, modify, add © Rouen and/or delete shared folders and fles.

3.3.6. Windows Vista: Sharing a printer

You can put a printer on the network and thereby share it with all computers in your home connected in a network via Hercules ePlug adapters.

 To access a printer on the network, sharing for the printer must first be set up in the Network and Sharing Center (please refer to chapter 3.3.3 Enabling sharing). The printer must then be set up for Sharing on the computer to which is connected and on which ii installed.

On the computer connected to the printer: 1. Click Start/Control Panel. 2. Under the Hardware and Sound heading, click the Printer link.

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7. Select the name of the printer which will be displayed on the network under Share name.

On the computers that will use the shared printer: 1. Click Start/Control Panel. 2. Under the Hardware and Sound heading, click the Printer link.

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3. Click he Add a printer button. The Add a printer assistant appears.

Click Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer.

Windows searches for the shared printers on your network. Select the shared printer.

If necessary, accept installation of the printers drivers when prompted to do so by Windows.

Validate the name of your printer, then click Next. Click Finish to close the assistant.

3.4. Computers running Windows XP: Sharing folders, a printer or an ADSL connection

A simple solution for sharing folders, a printer or an ADSL connection in Windows XP is to use the Network Setup Wizard. This Wizard will help you create a real home network.

Note: {he access paths mentioned below may vary slighty if you have modified the default display configuration in Windows XP (meaning the Start menu properties and Control Panel display)

Proceed as follows for each computer:

a ———— 1. Click StartAÏl Programs/Accessories/ & HyperTerminal Communications! Network Setup Wizard.

|@ Network Connections The Network Setup Wizard is launched.

2. Click Next twice.

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3. If your Ethemet network connection is not ro oo ch Fa ce displayed in the list, tick the lgnore DTA ee connected network hardware box, then A am DEF click Next. Otherwise, exit the Wizard by clcking Cancel and establish the connection from your network device to your router (for more information, please refer to your routers manual).

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5. In the Select a connection method window, selectthe Other option.

6. In the following window, select This ‘computer connects to the Internet directly or through a network hub, then click Next.

7. If the window opposite appears, select the connection to your local area network (your Ethemet network card), then click Next

8. When this waming screen appears, ignore it by clicking Next.

If you are using a Hercules modem router, your computers are already protected by the integrated firewall.

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HRESERESS The workgroup name must be identical (be sure to ucmenre (HE respect the case of letters) for all computers you Se EE wish to link together in a nebwork. 14. Click Next.

15. Verify the configuration settings you. have entered in the window that appears, then click Next.

The Wizard configures the computer for the home network. This may take a few minutes.

16.Before completing the procedure, you may select the Create a Network Setup Disk option. This consists of copying this Wizard onto a storage medium (your choice of floppy disk or USB key) so that it can be launched on computers equipped with operating systems other than Windows XP.

This operation is carried out automaticall, once you have selected a medium for saving the Wizard.

17. Click Finish to exit the Wizard.

Once the procedure is finished, Windows XP may prompt you fo restart your computer.

À The procedures described in this chapter are specific to Windows XP. For all other questions related to sharing folders, a printer or an Intemet connection, or on using Windows, please refer to the

Windows online help utility.

3.4.2. Windows XP: Using the Network Setup Wizard in an Ad

Proceed as follows for each computer:

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The Network Setup Wizard is launched. 2. Click Next twice.

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The window opposite may appear if The Wizard found disconnected network hardware.

If your Ethemet network connection is not displayed in the list, tick the lgnore disconnected network hardware box, then click Next. Otherwise, exit the Wizard by clcking Cancel and establish the connection from your network device to your router (for more information, please refer to your routers manual).

The window opposite may appear if The Wizard found a shared Internet connection on the computer.

Select No, let me choose another way to connect to the Internet, then click Next.

. In the Select a connection method window,

select the This computer connects directly to the Internet. The other computers on my network connect to the Internet through this computer option.

. Click Next, then select the Internet connection

corresponding to your modem. Click Next again.

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5. In the Select a connection method window, select the This computer connects to the Internet through another computer on my network or through a residential gateway option.

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13. Verify the configuration settings you. have entered in the window that appears, then click Next.

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If your network is only composed of computers running Windows XP:

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15. You can select the Create a Network Setup Disk option. This consists of copying this Wizard onto a storage medium {your choice of floppy disk or USB key) so that it can be launched on computers equipped with operating systems other than Windows XP.

This operation is carried out automatically, once you have selected a medium for saving the Wizard.

Netsrork Setup Wizard 16. Click Finish to exit the Wizard.

Sampleting the Network Setup Once the procedure is finished, Windows XP may

prompt you fo restart your computer.

You can now access the Intemet simply by launching your browser (Intemet Explorer or Netscape Navigator). Sharing folders or a printer, however, requires a few additional operations, but by following the step-by-step instructions in the next chapters, the subleties involved wil no longer remain a mystery to you

À With some Intemet service providers, it may happen that your shared connection is not established automatically when you launch your Intemet browser. If this occurs, you must first establish an Internet connection on the computer equipped with the modem.

3.4.3. Windows XP: Sharing folders

After having configured all of your computers using the Network Setup Wizard, you can now share data located on different disk drives, as long as the user has authorized access.

1. Select ie folder you wish Lo share, without opening it.

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2. Rightclick the folder. Select Sharing and Security...

3. In the Network sharing and security section of the Sharing tab, tick the Share this folder on the network box

4. On the Share name line, enter the folder name as it wil| be displayed on the nebwork (12 characters maximum to ensure compatiility with other operating systems).

You can also tick the Allow network users to change my files box._ In this case, he user will be able to read files and save any changes. IF this box is not ticked, the shared fles can only be read, and not changed.

ÂÀ The [Shared folder name] Properties window is divided into two sections. Local sharing and security only allows for the sharing of files among several users on the same PC. The files are then placed in a Shared Documents folder. Network sharing and security, however, allows for the sharing of files

among more than one computer.

5. Click Apply to validate your choices, then click OK to close the window.

An icon representing a hand beneath the folder indicates that the folder is now shared.

ÂÀ You can only share the contents of a folder, and not an individual fle. We therefore recommend that you create a folder special for this purpose where you will put fles to be shared.

To easily access folders set up for sharing by several computers, it is preferable that the computers belong to the same workgroup. In Windows XP, the workgroup name has been defined using the Network Setup

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1. Click Start/My Computer.

2. Click My Network Places, then click View workgroup computers.

You directly access the list of computers in your workgroup.

3. Double-click the computer that is sharing the folders you wish to access.

Al shared folders appear.

3.4.5. Windows XP: Sharing a printer

I is possible to put à printer on the network and share it with all computer in the house equipped with a

Hercules ePlug adapter.

AN To access a printer on the network, the printer must be set up for sharing on the computer where itis

connected and installed.

On the computer connected to the printer:

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1. Click Start/Control PanellPrinters and Other Hardware! Printers and Faxes.

2. Right-lick the printer and select Sharing

3. In the Sharing tab, select the Share this printer radio button and enter a name for your printer.

Give the printer à name that is unique and suficiently

distinctive, making it easy to recognize (my-printer or home

laser printer, for example). If one of your computers is running

Windows 98 SE, we recommend that the sharing name not

exceed 12 characters (without spaces) in order to ensure its

compatibiity with this operating system.

4. Click Apply, then OK.

On the computers that will use the shared printer:

1. Click Start/Control Panel/Printers and Other Hardware! rh Printers and Faxes. In the Printer Tasks section, select

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= ; 2. The Add Printer Wizard is launched. Click Next. 5 Set up faxing comm 2 Select (he À network printer, or a printer attached to pures another computer option, then click Next. . 4. In the window that appears, click Next to launch the

search for shared printers.

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pres to the printer. — 6. Select the shared printer, then click Next.

7. If you wish, set the shared printer as the default printer, then click Next.

8. Click Finish to exit the Wizard.

You can now use the nehvork printer thanks to your HomePlug connection. For more information on sharing a printer, please refer to your printers manual.

3.4.6. Windows XP: Modifying a workgroup name (advanced users)

I may happen that you need to change the name of your workgroup (advanced users only). To do so, proceed as follows:

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7. Repeat this procedure for each computer.

3.5. Computers running a different operating system or adding any other type of network device Your HomePlug network is not limited to computers running Windows. lt also functions with computers running other operating systems, such as Mac OS or Linux.

To find out how to share your Intemet connection, folders, printers and more in Mac OS or Linux, please refer to the manufacturer's documentation

Apart from desktop and laptop computers, you can add a wide range of network devices to your HomePlug network: game console, printer, TV decoder, modem router, Intemet "box", access point and more... so long as the device has an Ethemet port.

To find out how to set up these devices, please refer to the manufaciurer's documentation.

4. TECHNICAL SUPPORT I you encounter a problem with your product, please go to hitp:/ts.hercules.com and select your language. From there you wi be able to access various utities (Frequenty Asked Questions (FAQ), he latest versions of drivers and software) that may help to resolve your problem. 1f the problem persists, you can contact the Hercules products technical support service (Technical Support):

By emai in order t take advantage of technical support by email, you must frst register online. The information you provide wil help {he agents Lo resolve your problem more quicky.

Click Registration on he lef-hand side of the Technical Support page and follow he on-screen instructions.

1 you have already registered, ll in the Username and Password fields and then click Login.

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5. WARRANTY Worldwide, Guillemot Corporation S.A. (‘Guilemot) warrants to the consumer that his Hercules product will be free from material defects and manufacturing flaus for a period of bo (2) years from the original date of purchase. Should the product appear lo be defective during the warranty period, immediately contact Technical Suppor, who vil indicate the procedure to follow. IFhe defect is confrmed, the product must be retumed to its place of purchase (or any other locaïon indicated by Technical Support.

Within the context of this warranty, the consumers defective product will, at Technical Supports option, be either repaired or replaced. Where authorized by applicable law, the ful liabilty of Guillemot and is subsidiaries (including for indirect damages) is limited to the repair or replacement of the Hercules product. The consumers legal rights with respect 10 legislation applicable to the sale of consumer goods are not afected by this warranty.

This warranty shall not apply: (1) if the product has been modified, opened, ltered, 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 he event of falure to comply with he instructions provided by Technical Support (3) o software not published by Guillemot, said software being subject o a specific warranty provided by it publisher.

6. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION RECOMMENDATION Atthe end of ts 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 à significant D © ns ob proc ie enionment

Please contact your local authors for information on the collection point nearest you.

Hercules® is à registered trademark of Guillemot Corporation S.A. Intel® and Pentium® are registered trademarks of Intel Corporalion. Hercules Plug 200 is à trademark of Guillemot Corporation SA. Microsof® Windows® XP and Vista are either trademarks ar registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporalion in the United States andr other countries. Mac OS is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. in the United States ndlr olher countries. Linux® Is a registered trademark of Linus Tarvalds. Intllon® is a registered trademark of Intelon Corporation. AI other trademarks and brand names are hereby acknowledged and are property of {ir respective ouners. Ilustralions 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 ePlug 200 device is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/S/EC. The Declaration of Confommity can be consulted at this website address:

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FE Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply wilh the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable proteclion 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 oceur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause hammiul interference lo radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment of and on, the user is encouraged lo try lo correct the interference by one of the following measures:

+ Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

* Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver:

+ Connect he equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from Ihat o which the receiver is connected.

+ Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. This device complies with Part 15 ofthe FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the folowing to 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 transmiter. FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the users authority to operale this equipment.

Hercules is a division of Guillemot Corporation.

FCC Radiation Exposure Statement:

This equipment complies vith FCC radiation exposure limits set forlh for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body.

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