Microsoft MN-500 User Manual

12     Microsoft Broadband Networking Wireless Base Station User’s Guide 

 

 

Step 3: Connect the Base Station 

1. When the Setup Wizard prompts you to connect your base station, place the base 

station close to your modem and computer, and near the center of your intended 
network. If you want to position the base station vertically, attach the provided 
stand. For more information about optimal placement of your base station, see 
“Placement of Wireless Components” in Chapter 1. 

Note   Do not turn off your computer while you connect your base station. 

2. Disconnect the modem Ethernet cable from the back of your computer, and then 

connect it to the To Modem port on the back of the base station. 

Important   Use the modem’s original Ethernet cable or one of the same type (straight-
through or crossover) to connect the modem to the base station. For more information, 
see “Ethernet Cables” in Chapter 1. 

3. Connect one end of the blue Ethernet cable that came with your base station to one 

of the Ethernet ports on the back of the base station, and then connect the other 
end to an Ethernet port on your computer. 

4. Plug one end of the power supply that came with your base station into the Power 

port on the back of the base station, and then plug the other end into an electrical 
outlet. The Power light on the front of the base station will turn orange. Wait for the 
Power light to turn green. 

Your connections should now resemble those in the following illustration. 

 

First computer

Wireless 
Base Station

Existing
broadband
modem

Existing

Ethernet

cable

Power port

Blue Ethernet cable 
(included in box)

To power 
supply

 

 

5. Return to the Setup Wizard and click Next.