User's Manual
introduction
Welcome to Wireless-B
Thank you for purchasing the Microsoft
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Broadband Networking Wireless Base Station.
This chapter describes your wireless base station and explains wireless (radio) and
wired (Ethernet) connections.
With your new wireless network, you can share an Internet connection, files, and
printers. Besides adding computers to the network, you can add a variety of devices,
provided each device has an available Ethernet port or a wireless adapter (that is
compatible with 802.11b Wi-Fi
®
networks).
For example, you can connect a game console (such as a Microsoft Xbox
®
video game
system), a Pocket PC, a home security or automation device, a digital audio controller,
or even some newer televisions to your network.
About Your Wireless Base Station
The wireless base station comes with other components to help you set up and
connect your wireless network. The box contents are shown in the following
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The Microsoft Wireless Base Station is a multifunctional device:
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It enables you to share your broadband Internet connection with all the computers
on the network.
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It helps provide a layer of security between your network and the Internet.
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It enables wireless connectivity for computers within its range.
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It helps provide security for your wireless transmissions.
Most people enable all of this functionality, as described in Chapter 2.