Hercules WiFi USB Transmitter (HWGUSB2-54V2-AP)
- A unique WiFi USB key to share your Internet connection wirelessly with all your WiFi devices
Description
- Totally Unique: share your Internet connection without a router!
- Incredibly simple
- Total control
- Dedicated Hercules software included (English/ French/ German/ Dutch/ Spanish/ Italian)
- Compatible with all 802.11g/802.11b products
- For Windows® XP SP2 and Windows® Vista 32bit
Technical specifications
- Provides wireless access for all* of your hardware already equipped for WiFi (computers, Xbox® 360 game console, PSPTM, DSTM Lite...) to your high-speed Internet connection. (*up to 5)
- An ingenious and unique alternative to routers for sharing the Internet:
- Keep your wired modem
- No adjustments needed to your modem or your Internet connection settings
- Sharing of your existing Internet connection is automatic
- Totally hassle free, simple to install and run
- A single USB key to connect to the computer connected to the Internet
- The installation assistant guides you step-by-step through installation and sharing of your Internet connection between different devices
- Small semi-rigid USB extension for maximum compatibility with all computers and optimal positioning
- Based on the latest official WiFi standard, 802.11g: up to 54 Mbits/s
- Compatible with all 802.11g and 802.11b products
- Supports the latest security levels, WPA and WPA2: only one password is required, as well as WEP
- Hercules own jargon free software for quick and easy set up
- Total and simple control of the list of WiFi devices authorized to connect to your network:
- Warning when a connection is attempted, allowing you to refuse the connection, or authorize it temporarily or permanently
- Advanced users can themselves define the list of devices authorized or prohibited to connect, according to their MAC addresses
- Users can view who is connected to their network at any time
- Full technical support hotline (calls charged at local rates)
Box contents
- WiFi USB transmitter
- Cap to protect the key’s connector during transportation
- 10cm mini-extension to connect the USB key if the USB ports on the user’s computer are too close together
- Quick Start Guide in English containing instructions for installation, configuration and using a network
- Installation CD-ROM including drivers, the full manual in PDF format and dedicated Hercules software
Minimum configuration
Intel PentiumTM III/AMD AthlonTM or compatible
128MB RAM
50MB free hard disk space (for installing drivers)
Available USB 2.0 or 1.1 port (maximum speed attained with USB 2.0 port only)
CD-ROM drive
Windows® XP Home or Professional Edition (Service Pack 2)
Technology
- 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.
- 802. 11n
- 802.11g
- WiFi standard allowing for data rates of up to 54Mbps using the 2.4GHz frequency band.
- 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)).
- Mbps
- Unit of measurement of data rates in an Ethernet or WiFi network.
- 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.
Press
01/14/08 - UK - PC Utilities reviewed the USB WiFi Transmitter
Mark : 82%
‘For quick and easy means of Wi-Fi sharing, it is a novel and inexpensive alternative to setting up a router, and will appeal to a wide range of users'
