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... 6 About the AirPort Extreme 8 About the AirPort Software 8 What You Need to Get Started 11 The AirPort Extreme Status Light 13 Chapter 2: 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 21 Chapter 3: Setting Up the AirPort Extreme 21 Using AirPort Utility 23 Creating...
... 6 About the AirPort Extreme 8 About the AirPort Software 8 What You Need to Get Started 11 The AirPort Extreme Status Light 13 Chapter 2: 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 21 Chapter 3: Setting Up the AirPort Extreme 21 Using AirPort Utility 23 Creating...
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27 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 Chapter 5: Learning More, Service, and Support 35 Appendix: AirPort Extreme Specifications and Safety Guidelines 38 Regulatory Compliance Information 4 Contents
27 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 Chapter 5: Learning More, Service, and Support 35 Appendix: AirPort Extreme Specifications and Safety Guidelines 38 Regulatory Compliance Information 4 Contents
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With your AirPort Extreme, you set up your AirPort Extreme Base Station, it creates two highspeed Wi-Fi networks:  A 2.4 gigahertz (GHz) network for 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n devices, such as iPhone, iPod touch, and older computers  A 5 GHz network for 802.11n and 802.11a devices, such as newer computers and Apple TV Wireless...
With your AirPort Extreme, you set up your AirPort Extreme Base Station, it creates two highspeed Wi-Fi networks:  A 2.4 gigahertz (GHz) network for 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n devices, such as iPhone, iPod touch, and older computers  A 5 GHz network for 802.11n and 802.11a devices, such as newer computers and Apple TV Wireless...
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... AirPort Extreme Base Station, or download it using Software Update, and use it . Â Connect a USB hard disk to your AirPort Extreme. About the AirPort Extreme The AirPort Extreme has five ports, located on the hard disk. Â Connect a USB hub to your AirPort Extreme, and then connect multiple USB devices, such as computers, iPhone, iPod touch, and Apple TV. Â Connect your AirPort Extreme...
... AirPort Extreme Base Station, or download it using Software Update, and use it . Â Connect a USB hard disk to your AirPort Extreme. About the AirPort Extreme The AirPort Extreme has five ports, located on the hard disk. Â Connect a USB hub to your AirPort Extreme, and then connect multiple USB devices, such as computers, iPhone, iPod touch, and Apple TV. Â Connect your AirPort Extreme...
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The status light on the front of the AirPort Extreme shows the current status. Chapter 1 Getting Started 7 Â Three 10/100/1000Base-T Gigabit Ethernet Local Area Network (LAN) ports (G) for connecting Ethernet devices, such as ... Ethernet ports Reset button Power port AC adapter USB port Security slot Next to the ports is a reset button, which is used for troubleshooting your AirPort Extreme.
The status light on the front of the AirPort Extreme shows the current status. Chapter 1 Getting Started 7 Â Three 10/100/1000Base-T Gigabit Ethernet Local Area Network (LAN) ports (G) for connecting Ethernet devices, such as ... Ethernet ports Reset button Power port AC adapter USB port Security slot Next to the ports is a reset button, which is used for troubleshooting your AirPort Extreme.
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... off. The status menu is also an advanced tool for setting up this base station. What You Need to Get Started To use AirPort Utility to the Internet, and share compatible USB printers and hard disks. The simultaneous dual-band AirPort Extreme Base Station is compliant with the IEEE 802.11a, 802.11b, or 802.11g standards...
... off. The status menu is also an advanced tool for setting up this base station. What You Need to Get Started To use AirPort Utility to the Internet, and share compatible USB printers and hard disks. The simultaneous dual-band AirPort Extreme Base Station is compliant with the IEEE 802.11a, 802.11b, or 802.11g standards...
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... IEEE 802.11n draft specification  Windows XP Home or Professional (with Service Pack 2 installed) or Windows Vista  AirPort Utility v5.4 or later Plugging In AirPort Extreme Before you plug in your AirPort Extreme, first connect the appropriate cables to the ports you want to use:  Connect the Ethernet cable that is connected...
... IEEE 802.11n draft specification  Windows XP Home or Professional (with Service Pack 2 installed) or Windows Vista  AirPort Utility v5.4 or later Plugging In AirPort Extreme Before you plug in your AirPort Extreme, first connect the appropriate cables to the ports you want to use:  Connect the Ethernet cable that is connected...
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... amber while it has started up completely, the status light flashes amber until your AirPort Extreme into a power outlet, the status light flashes green for all the devices you plug the AirPort Extreme AC adapter into a power outlet. After it starts up and connected to the ...power port, and plug your AirPort Extreme has been updated with your AirPort Extreme is no power switch. The status light glows solid green after your AirPort Extreme. There is properly set up . Power port Ethernet activity light AC adapter Important...
... amber while it has started up completely, the status light flashes amber until your AirPort Extreme into a power outlet, the status light flashes green for all the devices you plug the AirPort Extreme AC adapter into a power outlet. After it starts up and connected to the ...power port, and plug your AirPort Extreme has been updated with your AirPort Extreme is no power switch. The status light glows solid green after your AirPort Extreme. There is properly set up . Power port Ethernet activity light AC adapter Important...
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...Flash On Activity from the Status Light pop-up menu (on page 26. AirPort Extreme is unplugged. See "Allowing Wireless Clients Access to Your Network" on the Base Station pane of AirPort settings in AirPort Utility), the status light may be a problem starting up . When you... or is encountering a problem. The light flashes for one second. AirPort Extreme cannot establish a connection to the Ethernet ports, the lights above them glow solid green. The base station is starting up . AirPort Extreme is ready to allow a wireless client access to get information about what...
...Flash On Activity from the Status Light pop-up menu (on page 26. AirPort Extreme is unplugged. See "Allowing Wireless Clients Access to Your Network" on the Base Station pane of AirPort settings in AirPort Utility), the status light may be a problem starting up . When you... or is encountering a problem. The light flashes for one second. AirPort Extreme cannot establish a connection to the Ethernet ports, the lights above them glow solid green. The base station is starting up . AirPort Extreme is ready to allow a wireless client access to get information about what...
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What's Next After you plug in Start > All Programs > AirPort on a computer using Windows XP or Windows Vista. 12 Chapter 1 Getting Started AirPort Utility is located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder on a computer using Mac OS X, and in your AirPort Extreme, use AirPort Utility to set it up to work with your Internet connection, USB printer or hard disk, or an existing network.
What's Next After you plug in Start > All Programs > AirPort on a computer using Windows XP or Windows Vista. 12 Chapter 1 Getting Started AirPort Utility is located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder on a computer using Mac OS X, and in your AirPort Extreme, use AirPort Utility to set it up to work with your Internet connection, USB printer or hard disk, or an existing network.
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See the document "Designing AirPort Networks Using AirPort Utility" for detailed information about using your AirPort Extreme. AirPort Extreme Networks 2 2 In this chapter you'll find out more about AirPort networks and the AirPort Extreme. See Chapter 3, "Setting Up the AirPort Extreme," on the AirPort CD and at www.apple.com/support/manuals/airport. 13 It provides diagrams and explanations of networks you need to...
See the document "Designing AirPort Networks Using AirPort Utility" for detailed information about using your AirPort Extreme. AirPort Extreme Networks 2 2 In this chapter you'll find out more about AirPort networks and the AirPort Extreme. See Chapter 3, "Setting Up the AirPort Extreme," on the AirPort CD and at www.apple.com/support/manuals/airport. 13 It provides diagrams and explanations of networks you need to...
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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, Macintosh computers with AirPort and AirPort Extreme Cards, and 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, and IEEE 802.11n draft 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, Macintosh computers with AirPort and AirPort Extreme Cards, and 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, and IEEE 802.11n draft 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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... up: 1 Connect your DSL or cable modem to your AirPort Extreme Ethernet WAN port ( 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. (See "Setting Up the AirPort Extreme" on page 21.) Computers using AirPort or other compatible wireless cards or adapters can connect...
... up: 1 Connect your DSL or cable modem to your AirPort Extreme Ethernet WAN port ( 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. (See "Setting Up the AirPort Extreme" on page 21.) Computers using AirPort or other compatible wireless cards or adapters can connect...
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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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... the buttons 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 have not already set it . Chapter 2 AirPort Extreme Networks 17 To print from a computer using Mac OS X v10.5: 1 Choose Apple > System Preferences, and then click Print & Fax...
... the buttons 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 have not already set it . Chapter 2 AirPort Extreme Networks 17 To print from a computer using Mac OS X v10.5: 1 Choose Apple > System Preferences, and then click Print & Fax...
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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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... then click Continue. 3 Follow the onscreen instructions to create a new network if you have not already set it up your base station. Chapter 2 AirPort Extreme Networks 19 Computers can access the hard disk to share or store files using Mac OS X v10.4 or later, or Windows XP (with your... network. To set up : 1 Connect the hard disk to the AirPort Extreme USB port (d) using a USB cable. 2 Open AirPort Utility (located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder on a computer using Mac OS X, and in Start > All Programs...
... then click Continue. 3 Follow the onscreen instructions to create a new network if you have not already set it up your base station. Chapter 2 AirPort Extreme Networks 19 Computers can access the hard disk to share or store files using Mac OS X v10.4 or later, or Windows XP (with your... network. To set up : 1 Connect the hard disk to the AirPort Extreme USB port (d) using a USB cable. 2 Open AirPort Utility (located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder on a computer using Mac OS X, and in Start > All Programs...
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... of AirPort Utility, refer to the "Designing AirPort Networks Using AirPort Utility" document, located at www.apple.com/support/airport. AirPort Utility is installed on page 25. Setting Up the AirPort Extreme 3 3 This chapter provides information and instructions for using AirPort Utility to...AirPort network. Using AirPort Utility To set up your network setup and configuration tasks using the setup assistant in AirPort Utility. To set up and configure your AirPort Extreme to easily configure your AirPort Extreme, you install the software from the Base Station menu of AirPort...
... of AirPort Utility, refer to the "Designing AirPort Networks Using AirPort Utility" document, located at www.apple.com/support/airport. AirPort Utility is installed on page 25. Setting Up the AirPort Extreme 3 3 This chapter provides information and instructions for using AirPort Utility to...AirPort network. Using AirPort Utility To set up your network setup and configuration tasks using the setup assistant in AirPort Utility. To set up and configure your AirPort Extreme to easily configure your AirPort Extreme, you install the software from the Base Station menu of AirPort...
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...of network you want to set up your AirPort Extreme. 22 Chapter 3 Setting Up the AirPort Extreme On a Macintosh computer using Mac OS X v10.4 or later: 1 Open AirPort Utility, located in the Utilities folder in your Applications folder. 2 Select your base station and click Continue. 3 Follow the onscreen ...instructions to set up your AirPort Extreme and your wireless network. If you want to set up your AirPort Extreme and your ISP (such as a static IP address or a ...
...of network you want to set up your AirPort Extreme. 22 Chapter 3 Setting Up the AirPort Extreme On a Macintosh computer using Mac OS X v10.4 or later: 1 Open AirPort Utility, located in the Utilities folder in your Applications folder. 2 Select your base station and click Continue. 3 Follow the onscreen ...instructions to set up your AirPort Extreme and your wireless network. If you want to set up your AirPort Extreme and your ISP (such as a static IP address or a ...
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... on a computer using Windows XP. 3 Select your AirPort Extreme and click Continue. If you want. 4 Follow the onscreen instructions to the computers over the AirPort network. If you don't see the base station you want to configure, click Rescan to scan for available base stations, and then select the base station you plan to share a USB printer or USB...
... on a computer using Windows XP. 3 Select your AirPort Extreme and click Continue. If you want. 4 Follow the onscreen instructions to the computers over the AirPort network. If you don't see the base station you want to configure, click Rescan to scan for available base stations, and then select the base station you plan to share a USB printer or USB...