<s>
Microsoft	B-Protocol
Broadband	I-Protocol
Networking	I-Protocol
was	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
computer	B-Architecture
networking	I-Architecture
hardware	O
products	O
marketed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
from	O
2002	O
through	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Products	O
announced	O
in	O
September	O
included	O
the	O
MN-500	O
wireless	O
base	O
station	O
,	O
MN-510	O
WiFi	O
Universal	B-Protocol
Serial	I-Protocol
Bus	I-Protocol
(	O
USB	B-Protocol
)	O
network	B-Protocol
interface	I-Protocol
controller	I-Protocol
and	O
MN-520	O
PC	B-Architecture
Card	I-Architecture
for	O
laptop	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MN-500	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
wireless	B-Device
access	I-Device
point	I-Device
,	O
a	O
router	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
included	O
an	O
Ethernet	B-Protocol
hub	I-Protocol
with	O
four	O
10/100	B-Protocol
Ethernet	I-Protocol
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
five	O
port	O
Ethernet	O
switch	O
and	O
Ethernet	O
network	B-Protocol
interface	I-Protocol
controller	I-Protocol
cards	O
were	O
announced	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
kits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
products	O
to	O
enable	O
Wired	B-Protocol
Equivalent	I-Protocol
Privacy	I-Protocol
(	O
WEP	O
)	O
by	O
default	O
,	O
which	O
provided	O
at	O
least	O
some	O
level	O
of	O
privacy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NetGear	O
and	O
D-Link	B-General_Concept
also	O
gained	O
market	O
share	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
PC	B-Architecture
card	I-Architecture
for	O
802.11g	O
was	O
also	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
