Microsoft Broadband Networking Setup Wizard does not start

Use an Ethernet cable to connect the network-port on your computer to one of the LAN ports on the router.
Click Start
Click Run
Type CMD
Press Enter
Type IPCONFIG
Press Enter
Look for output like: Default Gateway ... 192.168.123.456
Start Internet Explorer
Enter http://192.168.123.456
Login to the web-server "inside" the router.
Run the "Wireless Networking Setup Wizard" to set:
* SSID
* encryption-level: WPA
* password

Done!

Please follow the below links

instructions...
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902461


Here is the Setup CD contents...
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=33104

Part 1: Before You Start loadTOCNode(2, 'summary'); You need the following: • A broadband connection to the Internet and the appropriate hardware. For example, cable-based Internet access that uses a cable modem that is provided by your ISP. • The Microsoft Broadband Networking Setup CD-ROM. • The Microsoft MN-500 Wireless Base Station. • The Ethernet cable that came with your base station. • The AC power supply. • The blank floppy disk.Check the following: • On computers that are running Microsoft Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows XP, you must be a member of the Administrators group to set up a network. If you cannot run Setup, click Log Off on the Start menu, press CTRL+ALT+DELETE, and then log on with as an administrator. • Turn off any firewall or Internet connection sharing software on your computers. Your base station replaces these functions. The Setup Wizard cannot continue if they are enabled. • Do you have a Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) Internet connection or a static Internet Protocol (IP) address? The Setup Wizard prompts you to type your user name, password, and service name for a PPPoE connection. For a static IP address, you must have the IP, subnet, and ISP gateway addresses. If you have one of these types of connections, gather this information from your ISP.
Part 2: Install the Software and Connect the Hardware loadTOCNode(2, 'summary'); 1. Insert the wireless base station Setup CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. If the Setup Wizard does not start automatically, click Start, click My Computer, double-click the CD-ROM icon, and then double-click Setup or Setup.exe. 2. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software. 3. In the second part of the installation, select the option to set up the wireless base station, and then continue through the rest of the Setup Wizard. 4. When the Setup Wizard instructs you to connect your wireless base station, position the wireless base station close to your modem and computer, and near the center of your intended network area. If you want to set up the wireless base station vertically, attach the included stand. 5. On the back of your computer, unplug the Ethernet cable that connects your computer to your broadband modem. Leave the other end of the cable plugged in to the modem. 6. Plug the cable in to the "To Modem" port on the back of the base station. The base station is now connected to your modem. 7. Plug one end of the blue Ethernet cable that came with your base station in to the Ethernet port that is labeled 1 on the back of the base station. Plug the other end into the Ethernet port on the back of your computer. This is the same port from which you just disconnected the modem cable.

Important The modem must use its original Ethernet cable or one of the same type to connect to the base station. 8. Plug one end of the power supply that came with your base station into the power jack on the back of the base station. Plug the other end into an electrical outlet. The power indicator light on the front of the base station should turn on. 9. Return to the Setup Wizard, click Next, and then go to Part 3 of this article.
Part 3: Configure the Base Station and Network Settings loadTOCNode(2, 'summary'); Continue to follow the instructions on the screen to configure your wireless network settings: 1. Setup prompts you to enable wireless security (WEP). Microsoft recommends that you enable WEP. 2. Setup prompts you to save your network settings to a floppy disk for use in later installations. A blank floppy disk is provided for this purpose. If you do not save to a disk, you receive a list of network settings to print or write down. 3. Click Finish to exit Setup, and then remove the Setup CD-ROM from the CD-ROM drive and the floppy disk from the floppy disk drive. You can use the same CD-ROM and floppy disk to set up additional computers on your network.
Part 4: Test Your Network loadTOCNode(2, 'summary'); 1. View the status of your network in the Broadband Network Utility (BNU). Make sure that you can see your base station and the computer that is connected to it in the BNU status screen: a. Click Start, point to All Programs, and then double-click Microsoft Broadband Network Utility. b. View the information on the Network Status screen. 2. If your broadband Internet connection is being shared through your wireless network, start your Web browser program, and then try to visit a Web site. If your network is working properly, you have access to the Internet from the computer you just set up.

Here you go, please let me know how you make out...


http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/honeycutt_july2.mspx

Back up base station settings Before you start, back up the current settings for your base station. To do this, follow these steps: 1. Start the Microsoft Broadband Network Utility. 2. On the Tools menu, click Management Tool. 3. When you are prompted to, log on to the base station. To do this, use the password that you created when you ran the Setup Wizard the first time. If you did not run the Setup Wizard, use the following default base station password: admin 4. On the Management menu, click Back up and Restore Settings. 5. Click Back Up Settings. 6. Click Save. 7. Type a name for the file that contains your base station settings or use the default name Config.bin. 8. Click the folder where you want to save the file, and then click Save. Back to the top Back to the top Disable firewall or antivirus programs For information about how to disable your firewall or antivirus programs, view the documentation that came with the program, or contact the manufacturer's technical support. Back to the top Back to the top Install firmware update Warning Do not install the firmware update from a computer that is connected to your base station by using a wireless network connection. If your wireless signal is interrupted, weakened, or interfered with while the firmware update is running, your base station may become unusable. Automatic update 1. Start the Microsoft Broadband Network Utility. 2. On the Help menu, click Check for Updates Online. The Broadband Networking Update Service checks for updates by connecting to Microsoft. This can take several minutes, depending on your connection speed. If any new updates are available, a download screen appears. Otherwise, you receive a ?No new updates are available? message. 3. Follow the instructions on the Broadband Networking Update Service page to update the firmware of your device. If the automatic update fails, go to the "Manual Update" section. Manual update 1. Download the MSBNDownload.exe firmware update. To do this, visit the following Microsoft Web site: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=6... (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=6790) 2. Save the file to a location such as your desktop or the My Documents folder. 3. If you are updating a wireless base station, use an Ethernet cable to connect your computer to your base station. 4. To run the update, double-click the MSBNDownload file. 5. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to update the firmware of your device. While the firmware is being saved to your base station, the power light on the base station blinks and then turns orange. When the light is solid green, the update is completed. If the update fails, the power light continues to blink slowly until you successfully update the firmware. In this situation, you can try to update the firmware again, or you can reset the base station.

CAUSE This issue may occur when the Network ID setting on your computer is configured with a workgroup name that contains a special character--for example, a period. A workgroup name can contain up to 15 characters, including letters, numbers, and the following characters:! @ # $ % ^ & ( ) _ - ; : ' " ,. It cannot contain any spaces, and must start with a letter or a number. The NetBiosName class considers the majority of those special characters as invalid so the problem may occur if the workgroup name contains other characters besides the period. RESOLUTION To resolve this issue, change the workgroup name to something that does not contain special characters. To do this, follow these steps. Note Because there are several versions of Microsoft Windows, the following steps may be different on your computer. If they are, see your product documentation to complete these steps. Note Follow these steps on all computers that are in your workgroup. 1. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties. 2. In the System Properties tab, click the Computer Name tab, and then click Change. 3. Under Member of, click Workgroup, and then type a name for your workgroup that does not contain any special characters. 4. Click OK, and then restart your computer.

CAUSE This issue may occur if you change the file name from the default file name "Networksettings.xml". RESOLUTION To resolve this issue, do not click My settings are on a floppy on the Where are your network settings located? page in the Microsoft Broadband Networking Setup Wizard. Instead, click My settings are in a file available from this computer, locate the floppy disk drive, and then click your configuration file.

To resolve this issue, remove the network bridge. To do so, follow these steps: 1. Click Start, and then click My Network Places. 2. In the left pane, click View Network Connections. 3. Look for any connection that is bridged. 4. Right-click the bridged connection, and then click Remove From Bridge. 5. Repeat step 4 for each connection that is connected with a bridge. 6. When the bridge is removed from each network adapter, right-click Network Bridge, and then click Delete. 7. Click OK. When the all the bridged connections and the network bridge are removed, the broadband hardware is automatically detected.

Back up base station settings Before you start, back up the current settings for your base station. To do this, follow these steps: 1. Start the Microsoft Broadband Network Utility. 2. On the Tools menu, click Management Tool. 3. When you are prompted to, log on to the base station. To do this, use the password that you created when you ran the Setup Wizard the first time. If you did not run the Setup Wizard, use the following default base station password: admin 4. On the Management menu, click Back up and Restore Settings. 5. Click Back Up Settings. 6. Click Save. 7. Type a name for the file that contains your base station settings or use the default name Config.bin. 8. Click the folder where you want to save the file, and then click Save. Back to the top Back to the top Disable firewall or antivirus programs For information about how to disable your firewall or antivirus programs, view the documentation that came with the program, or contact the manufacturer's technical support. Back to the top Back to the top Install firmware update Warning Do not install the firmware update from a computer that is connected to your base station by using a wireless network connection. If your wireless signal is interrupted, weakened, or interfered with while the firmware update is running, your base station may become unusable. Automatic update 1. Start the Microsoft Broadband Network Utility. 2. On the Help menu, click Check for Updates Online. The Broadband Networking Update Service checks for updates by connecting to Microsoft. This can take several minutes, depending on your connection speed. If any new updates are available, a download screen appears. Otherwise, you receive a ?No new updates are available? message. 3. Follow the instructions on the Broadband Networking Update Service page to update the firmware of your device. If the automatic update fails, go to the "Manual Update" section. Manual update 1. Download the MSBNDownload.exe firmware update. To do this, visit the following Microsoft Web site: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=6790 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=6790) 2. Save the file to a location such as your desktop or the My Documents folder. 3. If you are updating a wireless base station, use an Ethernet cable to connect your computer to your base station. 4. To run the update, double-click the MSBNDownload file. 5. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to update the firmware of your device. While the firmware is being saved to your base station, the power light on the base station blinks and then turns orange. When the light is solid green, the update is completed. If the update fails, the power light continues to blink slowly until you successfully update the firmware. In this situation, you can try to update the firmware again, or you can reset the base station.

CAUSE This issue may occur if you change the file name from the default file name "Networksettings.xml". RESOLUTION To resolve this issue, do not click My settings are on a floppy on the Where are your network settings located? page in the Microsoft Broadband Networking Setup Wizard. Instead, click My settings are in a file available from this computer, locate the floppy disk drive, and then click your configuration file.