• Share your Broadband Internet connection wirelessly with all your WiFi laptop, desktop PCs and other devices - completely hassle free
• So easy to install that you don’t have to modify your PC settings at all! Just plug it in and you are ready to go.
• Compatible with all Internet "boxes", Ethernet and cable modems
• Compact & trendy vertical design (can be laid flat or left standing horizontally)
• Intuitive and jargon free "Hercules WiFi Manager" software in English
• Maximum security to ensure protection against piracy: WPA, WPA2 and MAC Filtering
• Dedicated function for remote connection to IP & WiFi cameras
• Compatible with all 802.11g/802.11b products
• 54 Mbits/s bandwidth for fast file transfers: photo, video & music files
• Paper user manual in English
• Full CE RF certification

• Keep your wired Modem : The Hercules router connects directly to your ADSL Ethernet modem, Cable modem or Internet "box". Just select it and navigate!
• "QuickAccess": Access your router’s configuration interface with one double-click!
• "Hercules WiFi Manager" configuration interface: jargon free terminology, no need to be a networking expert! The "Hercules WiFi Manager" interface guides you through everything you need to know!
• Wireless Router function: enables several computers to use one Internet access without the hassle of wired connections -regardless of where they are located. Share files (photos, video and music files) and printers with all computers in the house.
• Compatibility with "11g" devices (802.11g/b)
• Maximum Security: secure your WiFi network with the latest WPA and WPA2 technology, using a simple password. Authorise specific WiFi devices to connect to your network with the MAC Address Filtering function. Protect your computers against piracy via Internet (SPI Firewall included/NAT)
• Access your camera from any computer in your network in 1 click. Easily configure your firewall and access your IP or WiFi Webcam from any Internet website

Wireless "11g" Router
Vertical stand
Black Ethernet cable (RJ-45)
Power adaptor
Printed User’s Manual (in English) containing:

• Instructions for installation
• Settings via dedicated interface in English
• Instructions for use

• Complete manual in PDF format
• Dedicated Hercules software

Intel Pentium^TM III/ AMD Athlon^TM or compatible CPU
64 MB RAM
CD-ROM Drive
Windows® 98SE / Windows® Me / Windows® 2000/ Windows® XP

Router

Device allowing for the sharing of a high-speed Internet connection (via an ADSL or cable modem external to the router) between several computers. A router may be either "wired" (sharing only with computers connected via a cable) or WiFi (can also share with computers connected wirelessly via WiFi)).

WEP

Security protocol for wireless networks using encryption based on a fixed 64-bit or 128-bit key being used only once, at the beginning of the decryption phase. To decrypt a transmission, each client on the wireless network must use the same 64-bit or 128-bit key. WEP is part of the 802.11 standard, with the goal of ensuring authentication (access is only authorized for those who know the WEP key) and confidentiality (encryption). A WEP key is composed of numbers 0 to 9 and letters A to F (example: A123BCD45E).

WiFi

Technology allowing users to connect a variety of devices in a network, such as computers, game consoles, PDAs... without any wires. The main use is wireless sharing of a home high-speed Internet connection.

WPA

High level of security, specially designed for environments such as a small business or the home, using a pre-shared key.

WPA2

Next-generation very high level of security, specially designed for environments such as a small business or the home, using a pre-shared key.

Internet box

ADSL modem supplied by a high-speed Internet service provider to its clients.

MAC address

Unique identifier for each network device in the world.

MAC filtering

Process allowing the user to authorize or refuse access to a WiFi network based on a device’s MAC address.

802.11b

Earlier generation WiFi standard allowing for data rates of up to 11Mbps using the 2.4GHz frequency band.

802.11g

WiFi standard allowing for data rates of up to 54Mbps using the 2.4GHz frequency band.

Mbps

Unit of measurement of data rates in an Ethernet or WiFi network.

Firewall

Protection mechanism against malicious attacks via the Internet.

DHCP

Protocol managing the allocation of IP addresses to computers in the same network (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol).

PPPoA

Protocol allowing for connection to the Internet of computers connected in an ATM Network while at the same time authenticating the user (Point-to-Point Protocol over ATM).

PPPoE

Protocol allowing for connection to the Internet of computers connected in an Ethernet network via a high-speed modem (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet).

SPI / NAT

Two complementary mechanisms, allowing on the one hand for the analysis of data packets arriving via the Internet, and on the other hand for the masking of computers on a local area network with respect to the Internet.

ESSID

Identifier from 8 to 32 characters, often abbreviated as SSID, serving as a unique name for a WiFi network shared by clients and the access point (Service Set Identifier).