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Dear Dan,
If the MN-500 is within a warranty period either return
to the retailer from which you purchased it, or for
service/exchange as per the Microsoft warranty. I don't
work for Microsoft, but that's what I'd do. The MN-500,
as designed, should only RESET after power down, not
RESTORE factory settings.
However, I don't understand why you're manually re-
configuring it or having a PC dedicated to factory
default setting. Hmmm??? I will quote from the MN-500
Configuration Guide, available online from Microsoft
(thanx MSFT)...
"Back Up Base Station Settings
You can create a backup file of all your base station
settings from the Base Station Management Tool. The backup
file can include settings that you established when you
completed the Setup Wizard and the settings that you
modified from the Base Station Management Tool.
It is a good idea to create a backup file after you have
the base station set up and operating normally.
If for somereason the base station malfunctions, you can
restore the factory default settings to the base station,
and then use the backup file to reconfigure your base
station and resume normal operations.
It is recommended that you back up settings whenever you
change settings, such as your base station password.
To back up base station settings
1. Open the Base Station Management Tool, and then click
Management.
2. On the Management menu, click Back Up and Restore.
3. Click Back Up Settings.
4. If you receive a message asking you whether to open or
save the file, click Save.
5. Type a name for the file that contains your base
station settings (or use the default name Config.bin),
browse to the folder or disk where you want to save the
file, and then click Save.
Restore Base Station Settings from a Backup
If you have created a backup file of your base station
settings, you can restore settings from the backup file
at any time. This capability is particularly useful if
the base station malfunctions and you must restore the
factory default settings.
Instead of manually reconfiguring each of your network
settings from the Base Station Management Tool, you can
restore all of your saved settings from the backup file.
To restore base station settings from a backup file
1. On the computer where you saved the backup file of
your base station settings, open the Base Station
Management Tool.
2. Type the current base station password. If you have
just restored the factory default settings to the base
station, the password will be admin.
3. On the Management menu, click Back Up and Restore.
4. Under Restore Base Station Settings from a Backup,
type the path and name of the backup settings file, or
click Browse to search for the file that contains your
network settings.
5. Click Restore Settings. While the settings are being
restored, the power light on the base station blinks and
then turns orange. When the light is solid green, the
settings have been restored.
If you want to open the Base Station Management Tool
after the settings are restored, type your base station
password on the Logon page. Do not attempt to log on
until the settings are restored and the power light on the
base station is solid green."
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi,
>
>My MN-500 wireless-b base station loses it's entire
>configuration if it loses power, even for only a split
>second. I have UPS protection on it, but it's still
>unacceptable to have to reconfigure the unit from
scratch
>every time it's powered down (by mistake or otherwise).
>Not to mention that I don't use it's default 192.168.2.0
>network on my LAN, so I have to temporary reconfigure my
>computer to a 192.168.2.* address, just to be able to
>reconfigure the damn thing!
>
>Can someone tell me if this is normal or not? The manual
>does not mention anything about if the configuration is
>saved on power down. If it's not, I'm returning this
>piece of junk ASAP!
>
>Model: MN-500
>Firmware Version: V1.08.003
>Date: 11-22-2002
>
>Thanks,
>
>Dan Chiasson
>.
>
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