User`s guide

MN-500 Base Station Configuration Guide 4
The following table lists the menu items in the Base Station Management Tool and describes the tasks that you can
perform from the pages that those menu items open.
Menu Item Tasks
Home View current network settings and activity.
Management Reset the base station, back up and restore base station settings, upgrade firmware, establish time
settings, and change the base station password. For more information, see “Management Settings.”
Local Area Network Enable the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server on your base station and set the IP address
range and lease time. For more information, see “Local Network Settings.”
Wide Area Network Specify and configure the type of Internet connection that your base station uses. For more information,
see “Wide Area Network Settings.”
Wireless Set up or modify the connection between your base station and the wireless computers on your network.
For more information, see “Wireless Settings.”
Security Configure a variety of specialized security functions, including:
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Firewall
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Wireless security (WEP)
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Port forwarding, including virtual servers and special applications
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Client filtering
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MAC filtering
You can also view the base station log from the Security section. For more information, see “Security Settings.”
If you need help at any time, click the Help button available on each page of the Base Station Management Tool.
Configuring the Base Station
Typically, when you run the Setup Wizard, you establish the settings required for your base station to connect to the
Internet. If you completed the Setup Wizard, you only need to use the Base Station Management Tool when you
want to modify your network settings.
You must use the Base Station Management Tool to establish the initial settings if any of the following are true:
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You did not run the Setup Wizard when you connected your network hardware and installed the network software.
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You are trying to configure the base station from a computer running Microsoft Windows
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2000 or from a
computer not running Windows (for example, a Macintosh).
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You want to set the base station to bridging mode to extend the capabilities of an existing wired or wireless network.
If any of these situations apply to you, you must initially configure the base station from the Base Station
Management Tool. Before you configure the base station, you must connect it to a computer.
To connect the base station to a computer
1. Position the base station close to your modem and computer, and near the center of your intended
network area.
2. Unplug your modem cable from the Ethernet port on the back of your computer. Leave the other end of the cable
plugged in to the modem. Plug the cable into the port labeled To Modem on the back of the base station.
3. Plug one end of the blue Ethernet cable that came with your base station into the Ethernet port labeled 1 on the
back of the base station and plug the other end into the Ethernet port on the back of your computer.
4. Plug one end of the power supply that came with your base station into the Power Port on the back of the base
station, and plug the other end into an electrical outlet. The Power light on the front of the base station should
illuminate.