Wireless Office Headset User Manual

ii Microsoft Broadband Networking Wireless Notebook Kit User’s Guide
Access Point Setup ...................................................................................................... 25
Step 1: Connect the Base Station to a Computer .................................................. 25
Step 2: Open the Base Station Management Tool................................................. 25
Step 3: Establish the Base Station Password......................................................... 26
Step 4: Establish Your Wireless Settings ................................................................ 26
Step 5: Establish Your Wireless Security Settings.................................................. 27
Step 6: Set the Base Station to Access Point Mode .............................................. 27
4 | Network Activities: Sharing Resources and Joining Other Networks .......................... 29
Logging on to Your Network ........................................................................................ 30
Using an Internet Connection over a Network ........................................................... 30
Using the Broadband Network Utility.......................................................................... 31
Using Files and Folders over a Network ..................................................................... 32
Step 1: Make your files and folders available to the network ............................... 32
Step 2: Access shared files...................................................................................... 33
Using a Printer over a Network ................................................................................... 34
Using Other Peripheral Devices over a Network ........................................................ 35
About Reading E-Mail Messages on a Network ......................................................... 35
Playing Games on Your Network and on the Internet ............................................... 35
Creating a Computer-to-Computer (Ad Hoc) Network................................................ 36
Joining an Available Wireless Network ....................................................................... 37
5 | Network Management: Understanding Network Maintenance and Security............. 39
Monitoring Your Network............................................................................................. 39
View Status ............................................................................................................... 39
View Network Devices .............................................................................................. 39
View Adapter Settings .............................................................................................. 40
Updating Software, Drivers, and Firmware................................................................. 40
Making Your Network More Secure ............................................................................ 40
Help Protect Your Network from Computer Viruses ............................................... 41
Help Protect Your Network from Hackers ............................................................... 41
Help Protect Your Network from Unauthorized Access.......................................... 42
6 | Troubleshooting: Finding Answers to Common Problems............................................ 43
Setup and Hardware Problems................................................................................... 43
The Setup Wizard will not start or locks up when I run it on my computer........... 43
Setup does not recognize my wireless base station. ............................................. 44
Setup does not recognize my wireless notebook adapter..................................... 44
Setup can’t detect the Internet after I connect my new base station to a
broadband modem................................................................................................... 45
After I install a new base station on my network, my Internet connection
no longer works. ....................................................................................................... 46
I am having problems upgrading or restoring my base station firmware. ............ 47