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... Started 7 About the AirPort Extreme 8 About the AirPort Software 9 What You Need to Get Started 11 The AirPort Extreme Status Light 13 AirPort Extreme Networks 14 Using the AirPort Extreme with a Broadband Internet Service 16 Using the AirPort Extreme to Share a USB Printer 18 Using the AirPort Extreme to Share USB Hard Disks 20 Setting Up the Airport Extreme 21 Using AirPort Utility 22 Creating a New...
... Started 7 About the AirPort Extreme 8 About the AirPort Software 9 What You Need to Get Started 11 The AirPort Extreme Status Light 13 AirPort Extreme Networks 14 Using the AirPort Extreme with a Broadband Internet Service 16 Using the AirPort Extreme to Share a USB Printer 18 Using the AirPort Extreme to Share USB Hard Disks 20 Setting Up the Airport Extreme 21 Using AirPort Utility 22 Creating a New...
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26 If You Forgot Your Network or Base Station Password 28 If Your AirPort Extreme Isn't Responding 29 If Your AirPort Extreme Status Light Flashes Amber 30 If Your Printer Isn't Responding 31 Updating AirPort Software 31 AirPort Extreme Placement Considerations 32 Items That Can Cause Interference with AirPort 33 Learning More, Service, and Support 35 AirPort Extreme Specifications and Safety Guidelines 38 Regulatory Compliance Information 4
26 If You Forgot Your Network or Base Station Password 28 If Your AirPort Extreme Isn't Responding 29 If Your AirPort Extreme Status Light Flashes Amber 30 If Your Printer Isn't Responding 31 Updating AirPort Software 31 AirPort Extreme Placement Considerations 32 Items That Can Cause Interference with AirPort 33 Learning More, Service, and Support 35 AirPort Extreme Specifications and Safety Guidelines 38 Regulatory Compliance Information 4
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... network, and then connect to wireless devices, such as iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, and Apple TV. Getting Started 1 Congratulations on your network. AirPort Extreme provides simultaneous dual-band wireless 802.11n networking. Read this guide to the network. ÂÂ Create a guest network with computers and devices on purchasing your simultaneous dual-band AirPort Extreme Base Station.
... network, and then connect to wireless devices, such as iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, and Apple TV. Getting Started 1 Congratulations on your network. AirPort Extreme provides simultaneous dual-band wireless 802.11n networking. Read this guide to the network. ÂÂ Create a guest network with computers and devices on purchasing your simultaneous dual-band AirPort Extreme Base Station.
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... base station. Wireless-equipped Mac computers, Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 computers can download it from www.apple.com/support/airport. All of the computers on your language, open AirPort Utility and choose Help > AirPort Service and Support, and click Manuals. 6 Chapter 1 Getting Started It's recommended that you can then have access to keep your AirPort Extreme. AirPort...
... base station. Wireless-equipped Mac computers, Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 computers can download it from www.apple.com/support/airport. All of the computers on your language, open AirPort Utility and choose Help > AirPort Service and Support, and click Manuals. 6 Chapter 1 Getting Started It's recommended that you can then have access to keep your AirPort Extreme. AirPort...
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About the AirPort Extreme The AirPort Extreme has six ports, located on the back: ÂÂ One 10/100/1000Base-T Gigabit Ethernet Wide Area Network (WAN) port (
About the AirPort Extreme The AirPort Extreme has six ports, located on the back: ÂÂ One 10/100/1000Base-T Gigabit Ethernet Wide Area Network (WAN) port (
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The simultaneous dual-band AirPort Extreme Base Station is available on computers using Mac OS X. 8 Chapter 1 Getting Started The status menu is not compatible with previous versions of AirPort software. About the AirPort Software Use the AirPort Utility software and follow the instructions on and off. You can also connect your AirPort Extreme to the Internet, and share compatible USB...
The simultaneous dual-band AirPort Extreme Base Station is available on computers using Mac OS X. 8 Chapter 1 Getting Started The status menu is not compatible with previous versions of AirPort software. About the AirPort Software Use the AirPort Utility software and follow the instructions on and off. You can also connect your AirPort Extreme to the Internet, and share compatible USB...
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...194; A Mac computer with an AirPort or AirPort Extreme Card installed to set it up wirelessly, or a Mac computer connected to an AirPort Extreme Base Station with an Ethernet cable to set it up wirelessly, or a Windows computer connected to an AirPort Extreme Base Station with an Ethernet cable to Get ...Started To use the AirPort Extreme you need a wireless-enabled computer that is...
...194; A Mac computer with an AirPort or AirPort Extreme Card installed to set it up wirelessly, or a Mac computer connected to an AirPort Extreme Base Station with an Ethernet cable to set it up wirelessly, or a Windows computer connected to an AirPort Extreme Base Station with an Ethernet cable to Get ...Started To use the AirPort Extreme you need a wireless-enabled computer that is...
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Plugging In AirPort Extreme Before you plug in your AirPort Extreme, first connect the appropriate cables to the ports you want to use: ÂÂ Connect the Ethernet cable that is connected to your DSL or cable modem (if you will connect to the Internet) to the Ethernet (WAN) port (
Plugging In AirPort Extreme Before you plug in your AirPort Extreme, first connect the appropriate cables to the ports you want to use: ÂÂ Connect the Ethernet cable that is connected to your DSL or cable modem (if you will connect to the Internet) to the Ethernet (WAN) port (
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..., and then glows amber while it starts up menu (in the Base Station pane of AirPort settings in AirPort Utility), the status light may flash green to flash amber. AirPort Extreme is unplugged. Important: Use only the AC adapter that came with the correct settings. AirPort Extreme is properly set up . The light flashes for one second. Light...
..., and then glows amber while it starts up menu (in the Base Station pane of AirPort settings in AirPort Utility), the status light may flash green to flash amber. AirPort Extreme is unplugged. Important: Use only the AC adapter that came with the correct settings. AirPort Extreme is properly set up . The light flashes for one second. Light...
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The base station is ready to allow a wireless client access to work with your AirPort Extreme, use AirPort Utility to set it up . AirPort Extreme will restart and try again. What's Next After you plug in your Internet connection, USB printer or hard disk, or an existing network. 12 Chapter 1 Getting Started See "Allowing Wireless Clients Access to Your Network" on page 25. Light Flashing amber and green Solid blue Status/description There may be a problem starting up to the network.
The base station is ready to allow a wireless client access to work with your AirPort Extreme, use AirPort Utility to set it up . AirPort Extreme will restart and try again. What's Next After you plug in your Internet connection, USB printer or hard disk, or an existing network. 12 Chapter 1 Getting Started See "Allowing Wireless Clients Access to Your Network" on page 25. Light Flashing amber and green Solid blue Status/description There may be a problem starting up to the network.
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...of the different kinds of networks you can use your AirPort Extreme network up your AirPort Extreme. The document is located at www.apple.com/support/manuals/airport. 13 It provides diagrams and explanations of what you ...AirPort Utility to help set up and running quickly. See Chapter 3,"Setting Up the Airport Extreme" on page 20 to get your AirPort Extreme. See the document "Apple AirPort Networks" for detailed information about using your network. AirPort Extreme Networks 2 In this chapter you'll find out more about AirPort networks and the AirPort Extreme Base Station...
...of the different kinds of networks you can use your AirPort Extreme network up your AirPort Extreme. The document is located at www.apple.com/support/manuals/airport. 13 It provides diagrams and explanations of what you ...AirPort Utility to help set up and running quickly. See Chapter 3,"Setting Up the Airport Extreme" on page 20 to get your AirPort Extreme. See the document "Apple AirPort Networks" for detailed information about using your network. AirPort Extreme Networks 2 In this chapter you'll find out more about AirPort networks and the AirPort Extreme Base Station...
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It looks like web browsers and email applications. Using the AirPort Extreme with a Broadband Internet Service When you set up your AirPort Extreme to provide network and Internet access, Mac computers with AirPort and AirPort Extreme Cards, and 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, and IEEE 802.11n specification wireless-equipped computers can access the wireless AirPort network to share files, play games, and use Internet applications like this: 2.4 or 5 GHz 2.4 GHz DSL or cable modem < Internet WAN port 14 Chapter 2 AirPort Extreme Networks to Internet
It looks like web browsers and email applications. Using the AirPort Extreme with a Broadband Internet Service When you set up your AirPort Extreme to provide network and Internet access, Mac computers with AirPort and AirPort Extreme Cards, and 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, and IEEE 802.11n specification wireless-equipped computers can access the wireless AirPort network to share files, play games, and use Internet applications like this: 2.4 or 5 GHz 2.4 GHz DSL or cable modem < Internet WAN port 14 Chapter 2 AirPort Extreme Networks to Internet
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... and connect to the Internet through your AirPort Extreme. Wireless computers and computers connected to the Ethernet ports can connect to the Internet. To set it from www.apple.com/support/airport. Computers using Windows), select your base station, and then click Continue. 3 Follow... the onscreen instructions to create a new network. (See "Setting Up the Airport Extreme" on page 20.) If AirPort Utility isn't installed on a computer using AirPort or other ...
... and connect to the Internet through your AirPort Extreme. Wireless computers and computers connected to the Ethernet ports can connect to the Internet. To set it from www.apple.com/support/airport. Computers using Windows), select your base station, and then click Continue. 3 Follow... the onscreen instructions to create a new network. (See "Setting Up the Airport Extreme" on page 20.) If AirPort Utility isn't installed on a computer using AirPort or other ...
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It looks like this: 2.4 or 5 GHz Shared printer 2.4 or 5 GHz d USB port 16 Chapter 2 AirPort Extreme Networks Using the AirPort Extreme to Share a USB Printer When you connect a compatible USB printer to your AirPort Extreme, supported computers on the network (wired and wireless) can print to it.
It looks like this: 2.4 or 5 GHz Shared printer 2.4 or 5 GHz d USB port 16 Chapter 2 AirPort Extreme Networks Using the AirPort Extreme to Share a USB Printer When you connect a compatible USB printer to your AirPort Extreme, supported computers on the network (wired and wireless) can print to it.
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...installed with AirPort Utility) to connect your printer isn't in Start > All Programs > AirPort on a computer using Windows), select your base station, and then click Continue. 3 Follow the onscreen instructions to create a new network, if you can download it up: 1 Connect the printer to the AirPort Extreme USB ...Open Printer Setup Utility (located in the Utilities folder in the toolbar to search for it. If AirPort Utility isn't installed on a computer using Mac OS X v10.5 or later: 1 Choose Apple > System Preferences, and then click Print & Fax. 2 Click Add (+) and select your printer...
...installed with AirPort Utility) to connect your printer isn't in Start > All Programs > AirPort on a computer using Windows), select your base station, and then click Continue. 3 Follow the onscreen instructions to create a new network, if you can download it up: 1 Connect the printer to the AirPort Extreme USB ...Open Printer Setup Utility (located in the Utilities folder in the toolbar to search for it. If AirPort Utility isn't installed on a computer using Mac OS X v10.5 or later: 1 Choose Apple > System Preferences, and then click Print & Fax. 2 Click Add (+) and select your printer...
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Using the AirPort Extreme to Share USB Hard Disks When you connect a USB hard disk to your AirPort Extreme, computers on the network (wired and wireless) can access the hard disk to access, share, and store files. It looks like this: 2.4 or 5 GHz 2.4 or 5 GHz Shared hard disk drive d USB port 18 Chapter 2 AirPort Extreme Networks
Using the AirPort Extreme to Share USB Hard Disks When you connect a USB hard disk to your AirPort Extreme, computers on the network (wired and wireless) can access the hard disk to access, share, and store files. It looks like this: 2.4 or 5 GHz 2.4 or 5 GHz Shared hard disk drive d USB port 18 Chapter 2 AirPort Extreme Networks
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Computers can access the hard disk to create a new network, if you can download it from www.apple.com/support/airport. Chapter 2 AirPort Extreme Networks 19 If AirPort Utility isn't installed on a computer using Windows), select your base station, and then click Continue. 3 Follow the onscreen instructions to share or store files using Mac OS X, and in Start...
Computers can access the hard disk to create a new network, if you can download it from www.apple.com/support/airport. Chapter 2 AirPort Extreme Networks 19 If AirPort Utility isn't installed on a computer using Windows), select your base station, and then click Continue. 3 Follow the onscreen instructions to share or store files using Mac OS X, and in Start...
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... to set up your AirPort Extreme. You can download it from the Base Station menu of your AirPort network. If AirPort Utility isn't installed on page 24. Setting Up the Airport Extreme 3 This chapter provides information and instructions for using AirPort Utility to the "Apple AirPort Networks" document, located at www.apple.com/support/airport. To set up your AirPort Extreme. This chapter provides an...
... to set up your AirPort Extreme. You can download it from the Base Station menu of your AirPort network. If AirPort Utility isn't installed on page 24. Setting Up the Airport Extreme 3 This chapter provides information and instructions for using AirPort Utility to the "Apple AirPort Networks" document, located at www.apple.com/support/airport. To set up your AirPort Extreme. This chapter provides an...
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... you are using Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista (SP2), or Windows 7 (SP1): 1 Open AirPort Utility, located in Start > All Programs > AirPort. 2 Select your base station and click Continue. 3 Follow the onscreen instructions to set up and configure your AirPort Extreme to use AirPort for wireless networking and Internet access, use and the services you enter the appropriate...
... you are using Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista (SP2), or Windows 7 (SP1): 1 Open AirPort Utility, located in Start > All Programs > AirPort. 2 Select your base station and click Continue. 3 Follow the onscreen instructions to set up and configure your AirPort Extreme to use AirPort for wireless networking and Internet access, use and the services you enter the appropriate...
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... your network or computers connected to the Ethernet ports, you need to create a new network. After it from www.apple.com/support/airport. 3 Select your AirPort Extreme and click Continue. If you don't see the base station you want . 4 Follow the onscreen instructions to set up , computers access the Internet through the steps necessary to name...
... your network or computers connected to the Ethernet ports, you need to create a new network. After it from www.apple.com/support/airport. 3 Select your AirPort Extreme and click Continue. If you don't see the base station you want . 4 Follow the onscreen instructions to set up , computers access the Internet through the steps necessary to name...