Microsoft MN-500

b (B11)
Broadband Networking Wireless Base Station Router
Wikipedia	Microsoft
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt	Incompatible
OpenWrt	Incompatible
Tomato any flavor	Incompatible
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	Microsoft MN-500
FCC ID	HEDACC300568
IC ID	3857A-300568
Board ID	142300500600A
Type	wireless router
CPU1	ADMtek ADM5106
CPU1 Type	ARM7
CPU1 Speed	75 MHz
Flash1 Chip	SST 39VF160-70-4C-EK
Flash1 Size	2 MiB2,097,152 B <br />16,384 Kib <br />2,048 KiB <br />16 Mib <br />0.00195 GiB <br />
RAM1 Size	8 MiB8,388,608 B <br />65,536 Kib <br />8,192 KiB <br />64 Mib <br />0.00781 GiB <br />
RAM1 Chip	Micron MT48LC2M32B2TG-6F
ETH chip1	ADMtek ADM5106
Switch	ADMtek ADM5106
Ethernet Port Count	1-100MbE-WAN 4-100MbE-LAN
Wired Standard	IEEE 802.3i/3u
802dot11 OUI: 00:50:F2 (3 E, 2 W) Ethernet OUI: 00:50:F2 (3 E, 2 W)
Expansion IF types	none specified
Power	12 VDC, 0.5 A
Connector type	barrel, reverse gender core
Serial Port (UART)	yes, 10-pin header
JTAG Port	yes, 14-pad header
Other
Default SSID: MSHOME (1 addl. devices) Default IP address: 192.168.2.1 the IP 192.168.2.1 is used by 297 additional devices of which 2 are Microsoft devices Default login user: blank Default login password: admin blank:admin credentials used by 278 additional devices of which 0 are Microsoft devices
Manuf/OEM/ODM	Accton WG3005C -68
Retail
Availability	common
FCC approval date	31 May 2002
(Est.) release date	19 September 2002
UPC	805529058699 (UPC DB, On eBay)
ASIN	B00006IJO4
Country of manuf	Taiwan
Radio 1
Chip1	Intersil ISL3873B
Chip2	Intersil ISL3685
Wireless interface OUI	00:50:F2
Antenna Connector Type	none specified
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11b
802.11b	up to 11 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency	2.4 GHz
FCC ID Microsoft MN-100 HEDACC300568

For a list of all currently documented ADMtek chipsets with specifications, see ADMtek.
For a list of all currently documented Intersil chipsets with specifications, see Intersil.

For a list of all currently documented Microsoft device with specifications, see Microsoft.

• 11 Mbps - 2.4GHz 802.11b = B11 class

Overview

See also the Microsoft MN-100 on the Hardware Recycling Initiative website. Per their site, the CPU appears to be ADM5106 compatible.

Internal shot on the DD-WRT forums

The power adapter included with the device is a Foxlink FA-4A030-1 (12VDC, 500mA). It has a barrel connector with a reversed gender core (that is, it has a pin).

• Wi-Fi Certified : W000598 (as of 05/31/2002)

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