Adding Wireless Computers To Your Network; Adding Ethernet Computers To Your Network; Adding Non-Computer Devices To Your Network - Microsoft MN-500 User Manual

Note
To determine whether your
Ethernet device needs a
straight-through or crossover
Ethernet cable to connect to
the base station, refer to the
documentation for your device.

Adding Wireless Computers to Your Network

To connect wireless computers to your network, follow the steps in
your adapter documentation. The Microsoft Wireless Base Station
works with Microsoft or non-Microsoft Wi-Fi compliant wireless
adapters.
The base station will automatically detect a wireless computer,
provided that the computer has the correct network settings. The
adapter must use the same wireless network name (SSID), wireless
channel, and wireless security (WEP) key (if used) as the rest of
your wireless network. To share files and printers, the computer
must also use the same workgroup name as the other computers
on the network.
To determine your wireless network settings, refer to the Broadband
Network Utility. Enter these settings into your adapter's setup
program if necessary.

Adding Ethernet Computers to Your Network

A computer can be added to the base station through an Ethernet
connection if it has an IEEE 802.3-compliant Ethernet adapter card
such as the Microsoft Broadband Networking 10/100 Ethernet PCI
Adapter, an available Ethernet port, and a straight-through Ethernet
cable to connect the computer to the base station. You can connect
up to four Ethernet computers to the base 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 switches to the
base station, see "Connecting Ethernet Networks to the Base
Station" in this chapter.
To connect an Ethernet computer to the base station, run the Setup
Wizard, choosing to add an adapter to the network and selecting
your type of Ethernet adapter. When Setup prompts you to do so,
connect the Ethernet cable from your computer to one of the
numbered Ethernet ports on the back of the base station.

Adding Non-Computer Devices to Your Network

You can connect non-computer devices, such as Microsoft Xbox
video game systems or wireless network print servers, to the base
station. A non-computer device can be added to the network if it
has an IEEE 802.3-compliant Ethernet adapter or an IEEE
802.11b-compliant wireless network adapter.
To connect an Ethernet device to the base station, run the Setup
Wizard, choosing to add an adapter to the network and selecting
your type of Ethernet adapter. When Setup prompts you to do so,
connect the Ethernet cable from your device to one of the
numbered Ethernet ports on the back of the base station.
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