User's Manual

ii Microsoft Broadband Networking Wireless Base Station User’s Guide
Adding to Your Network ......................................................................... 24
Adding Wireless Computers to Your Network .................................. 25
Adding Ethernet Computers to Your Network .................................. 25
Adding Non-Computer Devices to Your Network ............................. 25
If You Connected the Hardware First ................................................... 26
If You Do Not Want to Use the Setup Wizard ...................................... 26
4 | Networking .................................................................................................. 27
Logging on to Your Network .................................................................. 27
Allowing Access to an Internet Connection ......................................... 28
Allowing Access to Files and Folders ................................................... 28
Allowing Access to Printers ................................................................... 31
About Sharing Other Peripheral Devices ............................................. 32
About Reading E-Mail Messages on a Network ................................. 32
Playing Games on a Network and the Internet................................... 32
Connecting to Other Wireless Networks .............................................. 33
5 | Monitor......................................................................................................... 35
View the Status of Your Computer ....................................................... 36
View the Status of Your Network Connection ..................................... 36
View the Status of Your Internet Connection ...................................... 36
View the Status of Other Network Devices ......................................... 36
View and Change Network Settings ..................................................... 37
Update Software, Drivers, and Firmware ............................................ 37
Secure Your Network ............................................................................. 38
Protect Your Network from Hackers ................................................. 38
Protect Your Network from Computer Viruses ................................. 39
Protect Your Network from Unauthorized Access ........................... 39
6 | Configure ..................................................................................................... 41
Opening the Base Station Management Tool ................................. 42
Logging Off .......................................................................................... 42
Navigating the Base Station Management Tool ............................. 42
Configuring the Base Station ............................................................ 44
Configuring Network Computers ....................................................... 45
Using the Base Station As a Bridge .................................................. 46
Home Page ............................................................................................. 47
Wide Area Network ............................................................................. 47
Local Area Network ............................................................................ 48
DHCP Client List .................................................................................. 49
Base Station Information................................................................... 49