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Page 1: ...user s guide M Microsoft Broadband Networking Wireless Base Station MN 500...

Page 2: ...e plus de 20 cm 8 pouces de toute personne Information in this document including URL and other Internet Web site references is subject to change without notice Unless otherwise noted the example comp...

Page 3: ...Typical Setup Steps 16 Step 1 Install the software 16 Step 2 Connect the base station to the computer 17 Step 3 Configure the base station and network 18 Step 4 Test your network 18 Other Setup Method...

Page 4: ...e Internet 32 Connecting to Other Wireless Networks 33 5 Monitor 35 View the Status of Your Computer 36 View the Status of Your Network Connection 36 View the Status of Your Internet Connection 36 Vie...

Page 5: ...IP Address and Subnet Mask 56 DHCP Server 57 Wide Area Network Settings 57 Dynamic Internet Connection 58 MAC Addresses 58 Static Internet Connection 59 PPPoE Internet Connection 59 Disabled Connectio...

Page 6: ...rosoft Broadband Networking Wireless Base Station User s Guide Reference 79 Technical Support 79 Regulatory Information 80 Limited Warranty 81 Technical Specifications 83 System Requirements 84 Glossa...

Page 7: ...urity for your broadband Internet connection This is especially important when an always on broadband Internet connection is shared among computers on a home or small office network With the base stat...

Page 8: ...ptional Stand Antenna Base Station Back View Indicator lights which display Ethernet port status and correspond to the Ethernet ports on the back of the base station To Modem port which connects to yo...

Page 9: ...nd restore Modem Modem connected Modem off or Data being sent and on not connected or received on modem Wireless Radio enabled Radio disabled Wireless data being status sent or received Ethernet Ether...

Page 10: ...base station while observing the power indicator light Hold the button down until the light starts to blink green and orange about five seconds 2 Release the button and wait for the light to turn soli...

Page 11: ...ies of buildings Building construction such as metal framing UV window film metallic paint and concrete or masonry walls and floors will reduce radio signal strength Try to avoid putting wireless comp...

Page 12: ...ing base station setup You can simply choose to enable WEP security and allow the Setup Wizard to assign your network a WEP key or you can set your own WEP key and choose other advanced options For mo...

Page 13: ...Straight Through and Crossover Ethernet Cables Data is sent and received through specific wires in Ethernet cables Depending on the arrangement of the send and receive wires within the cable Ethernet...

Page 14: ...spect the cable ends The following diagram shows the arrangement of wires in each type of cable Straight Through Ethernet Cable Both ends of a straight through cable have the same arrangement of color...

Page 15: ...by running the Setup Wizard and connecting your base station when the wizard prompts you to do so Set up the base station before you install any wireless network adapters on other computers Your fini...

Page 16: ...t came with your adapter You may be able to set up the base station as a wireless access point only as shown in the following diagram For more information see page 19 I don t have a working Internet c...

Page 17: ...etwork by using wireless adapters only and no base station For instructions see your adapter documentation None of my computers have Ethernet connections By using wireless adapters you can connect all...

Page 18: ...hub or switch to the base station For instructions see page 23 To connect HomePNA or HomeRF networks see page 23 To connect existing wireless networks see page 23 One or more of my computers is on a...

Page 19: ...ections don t require cabling or opening your computer cases but connecting existing networks to the base station through Ethernet may be more convenient Range and coverage An environment that contain...

Page 20: ...e in Windows 98 1 Click Start point to Settings and then click Control Panel 2 Double click Network and then double click Locating your network workgroup To determine your Internet settings Your Inter...

Page 21: ...ant to use the Setup Wizard see If You Connected the Hardware First and If You Do Not Want to Use the Setup Wizard in this chapter Active Internet Connection Broadband Modem DSL or Cable Second Comput...

Page 22: ...ber of the Administrator group On computers running Windows 2000 or Windows XP you must be a member of the Administrator group to set up a network If you cannot run setup click Log Off from the Start...

Page 23: ...ing and positioning your base station see Chapter 1 2 Unplug your modem cable from the Ethernet port on the back of your computer Leave the other end of the cable plugged in to the modem Plug the cabl...

Page 24: ...ppy disk for use in subsequent setups A blank floppy disk is provided for this If you don t choose to save to a disk you will be given a list of network settings to print or write down 2 Click Finish...

Page 25: ...le see your modem documentation or contact your Internet service provider to determine whether you need to obtain a straight through or crossover Ethernet cable for the modem Ensure that your Internet...

Page 26: ...uter by following the instructions in your adapter documentation 2 Follow steps 2 through 5 in the preceding procedure to connect and configure the base station You should then be able to connect to y...

Page 27: ...t switch to the Ethernet connection for connecting to the base station To configure the base station wirelessly from the beginning 1 Before you start setup or disconnect your modem get your Internet s...

Page 28: ...ase station For instructions see Determining Your Network Settings in Chapter 2 For most Internet connections you will need your Internet host name For static IP connections you will need your MAC add...

Page 29: ...onnect a HomePNA network to your Microsoft Wireless Base Station by using a HomePNA to Ethernet adapter For more information see your HomePNA network documentation or contact the manufacturer Microsof...

Page 30: ...mputer to set up the base station Use the Base Station Management Tool to set up the base station See Chapter 6 for instructions Set up a network by installing wireless adapters only See your adapter...

Page 31: ...ase station and you can add even more Ethernet devices by connecting Ethernet hubs or switches such as a Microsoft Broadband Networking 10 100 Ethernet 5 Port Switch To connect Ethernet hubs or switch...

Page 32: ...installing the software the Setup Wizard may not be able to access the Internet to copy configuration settings It is recommended that you disconnect the base station reconnect your modem and computer...

Page 33: ...Logging on to Your Network After starting your computer you must always log on to your network to access shared files printers and other resources If you have Microsoft Windows 98 Microsoft Windows 98...

Page 34: ...e speed of data transfer but you are unlikely to notice the difference To access the Internet from each computer on a network 1 Make sure that you have a Web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explore...

Page 35: ...on and access control in Windows Help In Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition look up controlling access Although you can share files printers and other devices on your network you cannot share softwa...

Page 36: ...the network In order to complete this procedure you must have on your local computer the type of program such as Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel that was used to create the type of file you re tryi...

Page 37: ...an use a printer that is attached to another computer on your network you will need to do the following Make the printer available to the network this is also known as sharing a printer Install the pr...

Page 38: ...from the shared account to one computer on the network you will not see that mail when you access the account from another computer To illustrate this point let s say you share a postal mailbox at yo...

Page 39: ...Broadband Networking Wireless USB Adapter or Microsoft Broadband Networking Wireless Notebook Adapter you can connect to other wireless networks assuming that you have the necessary permissions and p...

Page 40: ...n the Network Key field A network administrator or the person who set up the local area network should have the key that you need for this field 4 Click Connect 5 To configure additional wireless netw...

Page 41: ...et connection status View and change network settings Update network software drivers and firmware Secure your network To open the Broadband Network Utility Click Start point to Programs and then clic...

Page 42: ...u want View the Status of Your Network Connection This area of the Broadband Network Utility displays information about your network such as the workgroup name You can also view information about the...

Page 43: ...settings see Wireless Settings in Chapter 6 Encryption settings On the Encryption tab you can turn wireless security WEP on or off change the encryption strength and create or change your WEP keys Yo...

Page 44: ...ement Tool see Chapter 6 Protect Your Network from Hackers The Microsoft Wireless Base Station provides a firewall and NAT to secure your system from hacker attacks A firewall is a barrier that helps...

Page 45: ...ning files from them or before starting your computer from them Protect Your Network from Unauthorized Access Because wireless networks use radio signals it is possible for other wireless network devi...

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Page 47: ...he current configuration of your base station Configure the base station with the settings provided by your Internet service provider ISP so that your networked computers can connect to the Internet M...

Page 48: ...you ran the Setup Wizard you will need to restore the factory default settings on the base station and use the default base station password of admin When you restore the original settings you lose yo...

Page 49: ...n see Management Settings in this chapter Local Area Network Enable the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP server on your base station and set the IP address range and lease time For more inform...

Page 50: ...h the initial settings if any of the following are true You did not run the Setup Wizard when you connected your network hardware and installed the network software You are trying to configure the bas...

Page 51: ...TCP IP properties for each computer you should establish the computer name and the workgroup name on each computer Each computer name must be unique while the workgroup name should be the same for all...

Page 52: ...networks or segments of a network Before you change the base station to bridging mode make sure that the following conditions are true A device on your network such as your modem is providing router c...

Page 53: ...ISP account provides a static fixed IP address a dynamic Internet connection or a Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet PPPoE connection If your Internet connection is disabled the WAN settings will...

Page 54: ...ISP should to the Internet provide the gateway setting and you can enter the setting on the Wide Area Network page of the Base Station Management Tool If you have a dynamic connection and your Gatewa...

Page 55: ...nts at one time You can specify the IP address lease time from the Local Area Network page of the Base Station Management Tool For information about how to do this see Local Network Settings in this c...

Page 56: ...forcing it to reinitialize and restart all of its functions The base station settings will not change when you reset the base station To reset the base station 1 Open the Base Station Management Tool...

Page 57: ...ge Do not try to log on to the base station until the settings are restored and the base station power light is solid green After you restore the factory default settings you should navigate to each p...

Page 58: ...nfiguring each of your network settings from the Base Station Management Tool you can restore all of your saved settings from the backup file To restore base station settings from a backup file 1 On t...

Page 59: ...tation blinks and then turns orange When the light is solid green the update is complete If the upgrade fails the power light will continue to blink slowly until you successfully upgrade the firmware...

Page 60: ...at you want daylight saving time to end You must update these dates each year to correspond with daylight saving time 6 Click Update Time Settings to ensure that the changes that you made are saved Sy...

Page 61: ...base station the default password admin is also restored You can use this password to access the base station and then create a new password at the earliest opportunity When you change your base stat...

Page 62: ...ions available The following sections describe each of the local area network settings IP Address and Subnet Mask The default IP address of your local network is 192 168 2 1 This address is reserved f...

Page 63: ...ol Do not include the base station IP address in the IP address pool For example if you are using the default base station IP address 192 168 2 1 the address range must be between 192 168 2 2 and 192...

Page 64: ...is information and it has not been obtained automatically 6 To save the WAN settings click Connect MAC Addresses A MAC address is a unique numerical identifier for a hardware device such as a base sta...

Page 65: ...ding the IP address subnet mask default gateway IP address and DNS addresses if provided 4 To save the WAN settings click Apply PPPoE Internet Connection If your ISP uses a PPPoE connection you should...

Page 66: ...pen the Base Station Management Tool and then click Wide Area Network 2 Under Internet Connection Type click Disabled 3 To disable your Internet connection click Apply Wireless Settings You can enable...

Page 67: ...are having difficulty sending or receiving information on a wireless client try changing the wireless channel Be sure that each wireless device uses the same wireless channel as the base station Data...

Page 68: ...P to prevent unauthorized users from accessing data that is being transmitted over the network From the Base Station Management Tool you can Enable wireless encryption Change the network key or modify...

Page 69: ...down list box click a key index The key index number indicates which of the four WEP keys will be enabled on the network 7 To enable the wireless encryption click Apply 8 Update the WEP keys stored on...

Page 70: ...and a hacker can then use this information to send malicious communications to your network In general it is a good idea to discard ping commands sent from the WAN The only circumstances in which bloc...

Page 71: ...cial network requirements on your network This is called port forwarding To understand how port forwarding works you must first understand ports and their role in data transmission About Ports Informa...

Page 72: ...other applications that require multiple ports you must specify the outbound destination port to which data following a particular protocol will be sent and the inbound source port or ports to which...

Page 73: ...see Virtual Demilitarized Zone in this chapter Persistent Port Forwarding When you host a server on your network for example a Web or FTP server you must configure the base station to perform persist...

Page 74: ...mple you could type 4 25 or 243 or 10 24 50 74 You are limited to 256 characters 5 In the Type box select the protocol UDP or TCP for the port 6 In the Private IP address box type the private IP addre...

Page 75: ...computer that will host the virtual DMZ To determine the IP address see the DHCP client list on the Home page of the Base Station Management Tool 5 To save the changes you have made click Apply or to...

Page 76: ...box 6 To save your changes click Apply When you enable connection control be sure you do not prohibit your own computer from connecting to the base station If you deny unspecified MAC addresses from...

Page 77: ...he Allow Association check box 6 To save your changes click Apply For more information about MAC filtering options see the Broadband Network Utility Help Client Filtering You can use client filtering...

Page 78: ...enter the same time and the same date for the start and end period If you want to block access all the time click Always 6 Select the Block check box and then click Apply to apply the client filterin...

Page 79: ...your desktop or notebook computer conforms with the minimum system requirements for a Microsoft Wireless Base Station During a typical installation the Broadband Network Utility is automatically insta...

Page 80: ...eing used cables are connected to the correct ports and the base station is receiving power For a wireless connection make sure that your broadband modem is connected to the base station To Modem port...

Page 81: ...bles between the base station and the modem Incomplete or incorrect connections prevent devices from communicating with each other and therefore generate problems in your network By checking the physi...

Page 82: ...ee Chapter 4 For more troubleshooting information about this problem see Broadband Network Utility Help If you cannot print to a network printer make sure that the printer has been made available to t...

Page 83: ...k To minimize interference from another wireless network try changing channels For more information about changing your network channel see Chapter 6 Verify that other devices on your network that may...

Page 84: ...at you received from your ISP for the correct IP address If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer verify that the Internet Explorer proxy setting is turned off For more information about the Inter...

Page 85: ...nlinesr asp Phone Support Toll free support for U S customers 800 936 3900 For customers in Canada 800 668 7975 These numbers are only for support of Microsoft Broadband Networking products Please do...

Page 86: ...time and see if the interference stops If this hardware device does cause interference try the following measures to correct it Relocate the antenna of the other radio communications device for exampl...

Page 87: ...TY OR NONINFRINGEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE HARDWARE DEVICE THE SUPPORT SERVICES AND THE PRODUCT MANUAL S OR OTHER WRITTEN MATERIALS THAT ACCOMPANY THE HARDWARE DEVICE ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES THAT ARE NO...

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Page 89: ...Mbps up to 1300 feet up to 200 feet 2 0 or 1 Mbps up to 1500 feet up to 300 feet Please see the Microsoft Broadband Networking Web site for the latest data www microsoft com broadbandnetworking Frequ...

Page 90: ...Windows 98 SE Windows Millennium Edition Windows Me Windows 2000 Professional Windows XP Professional or Windows XP Home Edition operating system Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 0 or later setup will i...

Page 91: ...tworked devices receives transmitted messages and forwards them Microsoft Broadband Networking base stations can link many computers on a single network and can share a secure Internet connection with...

Page 92: ...ork The Microsoft Broadband Networking hardware does not support the use of a dial up connection to the Internet DNS Acronym for Domain Name System A data query service chiefly used on the Internet fo...

Page 93: ...g a connection outside your immediate network host name The DNS name of a device on a network used to simplify the process of locating computers on a network hub A device with multiple ports that serv...

Page 94: ...The Microsoft Broadband Networking Base Station supports NAT which provides an extra layer of network security by masking the actual IP addresses of the computers using a base station network A collec...

Page 95: ...ailable to users of other computers on a network SSID Acronym for Service Set Identifier also known as a wireless network name An SSID value uniquely identifies your network and is case sensitive stat...

Page 96: ...uivalent Privacy also known as Wireless Security A wireless network encryption mechanism that protects data transmitted over wireless networks If you are operating a wireless network it is strongly re...

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Page 99: ...his section only if your network has a base station gateway or router You can obtain this information from your Internet service provider ISP Your ISP may not require all of the settings listed below...

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