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24 Microsoft Broadband Networking Wireless Base Station User's Guide
If Your Computers Are on a Domain
If any of the computers that you want to network are already
members of a domain—for example, if you have a laptop that is on
a domain at work, and you want to connect it to your home
wireless network—the Setup Wizard will detect this and skip the
file-sharing and printer-sharing sections of setup. You will not be
able to share files and printers with other computers on the
wireless network, but you will be able to access your computer's
domain when you return to work.
It is possible to switch to a workgroup after setup, to access files
on your wireless network. However, you will then have to switch
back to the domain to access your work network. For more
information, see your Broadband Network Utility Help.
Setting Up the Base Station on a Windows 2000
Computer
You cannot use the Setup Wizard to set up the base station on a
computer that is running Windows 2000. Your options are to
• Use a different computer 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 documentation for instructions.
Setting Up the Base Station on a Non-Windows
Computer
You will not be able to use the Setup Wizard to set up the base
station on a Macintosh or other computer that is not running
Windows. You can connect the base station to your broadband
modem and to an Ethernet port on the computer as shown in the
"Typical Setup Steps." To configure the base station, you can use
the Base Station Management Tool. See Chapter 6 for instructions.
Adding to Your Network
The base station can support over 200 simultaneous wired and
wireless connections. You can add even more Ethernet devices by
connecting Ethernet hubs or switches to the base station. For more
information on connecting hubs or switches, see "Connecting
Ethernet Networks to the Base Station" in this chapter.
The following sections discuss adding wireless computers, wired
computers, and other devices to your network. If you are not sure
whether to use a wired or a wireless connection for adding devices
to your network, see Chapter 2.
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