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Microsoft Network Router MN-500 User Manual

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introduction 
Welcome to Wireless-B 
Thank you for purchasing the Microsoft
®
 Broadband Networking Wireless Base Station. 
This chapter describes your wireless base station and explains wireless (radio) and 
wired (Ethernet) connections. 
With your new wireless network, you can share an Internet connection, files, and 
printers. Besides adding computers to the network, you can add a variety of devices, 
provided each device has an available Ethernet port or a wireless adapter (that is 
compatible with 802.11b Wi-Fi
®
 networks).  
For example, you can connect a game console (such as a Microsoft Xbox
®
 video game 
system), a Pocket PC, a home security or automation device, a digital audio controller, 
or even some newer televisions to your network.  
About Your Wireless Base Station 
The wireless base station comes with other components to help you set up and 
connect your wireless network. The box contents are shown in the following 
illustration. 
 
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Setup CD
Install This First!
Power Supply
Blue Ethernet
Cable
User's Guide and 
Start Here Guide
Wireless Base Station
(MN-500)
Base Station Stand
(Detachable)
Blank Floppy 
Disk
 
 
The Microsoft Wireless Base Station is a multifunctional device:  
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It enables you to share your broadband Internet connection with all the computers 
on the network.  
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It helps provide a layer of security between your network and the Internet.  
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It enables wireless connectivity for computers within its range.  
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It helps provide security for your wireless transmissions.   
 
Most people enable all of this functionality, as described in Chapter 2.