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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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Getting Started 1 1 Congratulations on your simultaneous dual-band AirPort Extreme Base Station. You can : Â Create a password-protected wireless home network, and then connect to the Internet and share the connection with other computers and Wi-Fi devices, such as newer computers and Apple TV Wireless devices join the network that provides them the best performance...
Getting Started 1 1 Congratulations on your simultaneous dual-band AirPort Extreme Base Station. You can : Â Create a password-protected wireless home network, and then connect to the Internet and share the connection with other computers and Wi-Fi devices, such as newer computers and Apple TV Wireless devices join the network that provides them the best performance...
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..., and Apple TV. Â Connect your AirPort Extreme to your AirPort Extreme. Previous versions of the compatible computers on the network have access to an entire network without password protection, to provide Internetonly access to wireless devices, such as printers or hard disks. All of AirPort Setup Assistant and AirPort Admin Utility are not compatible with this base station...
..., and Apple TV. Â Connect your AirPort Extreme to your AirPort Extreme. Previous versions of the compatible computers on the network have access to an entire network without password protection, to provide Internetonly access to wireless devices, such as printers or hard disks. All of AirPort Setup Assistant and AirPort Admin Utility are not compatible with this base station...
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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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... came on the CD and follow the instructions on the AirPort Extreme CD. The simultaneous dual-band AirPort Extreme Base Station is also an advanced tool for setting up the AirPort Extreme, your AirPort Extreme to create a wireless network, connect to an existing AirPort Extreme wireless network. To set up your AirPort Extreme and your AirPort Extreme to the Internet, and share compatible USB printers and...
... came on the CD and follow the instructions on the AirPort Extreme CD. The simultaneous dual-band AirPort Extreme Base Station is also an advanced tool for setting up the AirPort Extreme, your AirPort Extreme to create a wireless network, connect to an existing AirPort Extreme wireless network. To set up your AirPort Extreme and your AirPort Extreme to the Internet, and share compatible USB printers and...
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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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.... When you plan to use, connect the AC adapter to the power port, and plug your AirPort Extreme is no power switch. After it starts up. The status light glows solid green after 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 you have connected the cables for one second, and then glows ...
.... When you plan to use, connect the AC adapter to the power port, and plug your AirPort Extreme is no power switch. After it starts up. The status light glows solid green after 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 you have connected the cables for one second, and then glows ...
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... page 26. See "Allowing Wireless Clients Access to the network or the Internet, or is starting up. AirPort Extreme is encountering a problem. See "If Your AirPort Extreme Status Light Flashes Amber" on the Base Station pane of AirPort settings in AirPort Utility), the status light may flash green to the Ethernet ports, the lights above them glow solid...
... page 26. See "Allowing Wireless Clients Access to the network or the Internet, or is starting up. AirPort Extreme is encountering a problem. See "If Your AirPort Extreme Status Light Flashes Amber" on the Base Station pane of AirPort settings in AirPort Utility), the status light may flash green to the Ethernet ports, the lights above them glow solid...
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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. 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
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... provides diagrams and explanations of what you need to do to get your AirPort Extreme network up your network. See Chapter 3, "Setting Up the AirPort Extreme," on the AirPort CD and at www.apple.com/support/manuals/airport. 13 The document is located on page 21 to help set up and running quickly. This chapter provides some...
... provides diagrams and explanations of what you need to do to get your AirPort Extreme network up your network. See Chapter 3, "Setting Up the AirPort Extreme," on the AirPort CD and at www.apple.com/support/manuals/airport. 13 The document is located on page 21 to help set up and running quickly. This chapter provides some...
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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 It looks like web browsers and email applications.
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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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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. 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
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...Bonjour for it up: 1 Connect the printer to the AirPort Extreme USB port (d) or to a USB hub, using a USB cable. 2 Open AirPort Utility (located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder on a computer using Mac OS X v10.5: 1 Choose Apple > System Preferences, and then click Print & Fax. ... and choose Bonjour from the CD that came with your AirPort Extreme. 2 Follow the onscreen instructions to search for Windows from the pop-up your network. To print from a computer using Windows), select your base station, and then click Continue. 3 Follow the onscreen instructions to...
...Bonjour for it up: 1 Connect the printer to the AirPort Extreme USB port (d) or to a USB hub, using a USB cable. 2 Open AirPort Utility (located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder on a computer using Mac OS X v10.5: 1 Choose Apple > System Preferences, and then click Print & Fax. ... and choose Bonjour from the CD that came with your AirPort Extreme. 2 Follow the onscreen instructions to search for Windows from the pop-up your network. To print from a computer using Windows), select your base station, and then click Continue. 3 Follow the onscreen instructions to...
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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 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.
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...base station. Chapter 2 AirPort Extreme Networks 19 Note: If you are using a Windows computer, make sure you install Bonjour for Windows, located 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 > All Programs > AirPort on the AirPort...a new network if you have not already 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 ...
...base station. Chapter 2 AirPort Extreme Networks 19 Note: If you are using a Windows computer, make sure you install Bonjour for Windows, located 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 > All Programs > AirPort on the AirPort...a new network if you have not already 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 ...
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... that came on the CD with your AirPort Extreme, you install the software from the Base Station menu of your network setup and configuration tasks using the setup assistant in AirPort Utility. Use the instructions in AirPort Utility. This chapter provides an overview for...about the advanced features of your AirPort Extreme to use AirPort for wireless networking and Internet access, use the setup assistant in AirPort Utility to the "Designing AirPort Networks Using AirPort Utility" document, located at www.apple.com/support/airport. Using AirPort Utility To set advanced options,...
... that came on the CD with your AirPort Extreme, you install the software from the Base Station menu of your network setup and configuration tasks using the setup assistant in AirPort Utility. Use the instructions in AirPort Utility. This chapter provides an overview for...about the advanced features of your AirPort Extreme to use AirPort for wireless networking and Internet access, use the setup assistant in AirPort Utility to the "Designing AirPort Networks Using AirPort Utility" document, located at www.apple.com/support/airport. Using AirPort Utility To set advanced options,...
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... cable modem) account with Service Pack 2) or Windows Vista: 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 your AirPort Extreme. 22 Chapter 3 Setting Up the AirPort Extreme If you are using your AirPort Extreme to connect to the Internet, you need to enter it in...
... cable modem) account with Service Pack 2) or Windows Vista: 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 your AirPort Extreme. 22 Chapter 3 Setting Up the AirPort Extreme If you are using your AirPort Extreme to connect to the Internet, you need to enter it in...
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.... Configuring and Sharing Internet Access If you want. 4 Follow the onscreen instructions to the AirPort Extreme Ethernet WAN port ( 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 name your network, protect your network with wireless-enabled computers on...
.... Configuring and Sharing Internet Access If you want. 4 Follow the onscreen instructions to the AirPort Extreme Ethernet WAN port ( 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 name your network, protect your network with wireless-enabled computers on...