Step 2: Connect The Base Station To The Computer - Microsoft MN-500 User Manual

Note
Leave your computer and
modem on while you connect
your base station.
Important
The modem must use its
original Ethernet cable or one
of the same type to connect to
the base station. For more
information, see "Straight-
Through and Crossover
Ethernet Cables" in Chapter 1.
Note
If the blue Ethernet cable is
too short for your needs, you
can use any straight-through
Ethernet cable to connect your
computer to the base station.
For more information about
Ethernet cables, see
"Understanding Ethernet
Connections" in Chapter 1.
With these types of Internet connections, the Setup Wizard
will prompt you to enter information—for a PPPoE connection,
your user name, password, and service name; for a static IP
address, the IP, subnet, and ISP gateway addresses. If you
know you have one of these types of connections, gather this
information beforehand. For information about how to
determine your Internet settings, see "Determining Your
Network Settings" in Chapter 2.
3. To install the software, insert the setup CD-ROM into the
CD-ROM drive. If the Setup Wizard does not start automatically
after a few seconds, open My Computer, double-click the
CD-ROM icon, and then double-click Setup or Setup.exe. The
Welcome screen should appear.
4. In the Setup Wizard, choose to set up the base station, and
then proceed through the Setup Wizard.

Step 2: Connect the base station to the computer

1. When the Setup Wizard instructs you to connect your base
station, position the base station close to your modem and
computer, and near the center of your intended network area. If
you want to position the base station vertically, attach the
included stand. For more information about placing 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 cable into the port labeled To Modem on
the back of the base station. The base station is now connected
to your modem.
3. Plug one end of the blue Ethernet cable that came with your
base station into the Ethernet port labeled 1 on the back of the
base station and plug the other end into the Ethernet port on
the back of 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
plug the other end into an electrical outlet. The power indicator
light on the front of the base station should illuminate.
5. Return to the Setup Wizard and click Next.
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