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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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... computers and Wi-Fi devices, such as newer computers and Apple TV Wireless devices join the network that provides them the best performance and compatibility, and the AirPort Extreme shares your broadband Internet connection with computers and devices on purchasing your simultaneous dual-band AirPort Extreme Base Station. When you can also share files among computers connected...
... computers and Wi-Fi devices, such as newer computers and Apple TV Wireless devices join the network that provides them the best performance and compatibility, and the AirPort Extreme shares your broadband Internet connection with computers and devices on purchasing your simultaneous dual-band AirPort Extreme Base Station. When you can also share files among computers connected...
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... set up your AirPort Extreme, and then connect multiple USB devices, such as computers, iPhone, iPod touch, and Apple TV. Â Connect your AirPort Extreme to your AirPort Extreme. Important: Install AirPort Utility 5.4 from the CD that came with your simultaneous dual-band AirPort Extreme Base Station, or download it... to wireless devices, such as printers or hard disks. About the AirPort Extreme The AirPort Extreme has five ports, located on the hard disk. Â Connect a USB hub to your base station. Wireless-equipped Macintosh computers, Windows XP, or Windows Vista computers can...
... set up your AirPort Extreme, and then connect multiple USB devices, such as computers, iPhone, iPod touch, and Apple TV. Â Connect your AirPort Extreme to your AirPort Extreme. Important: Install AirPort Utility 5.4 from the CD that came with your simultaneous dual-band AirPort Extreme Base Station, or download it... to wireless devices, such as printers or hard disks. About the AirPort Extreme The AirPort Extreme has five ports, located on the hard disk. Â Connect a USB hub to your base station. Wireless-equipped Macintosh computers, Windows XP, or Windows Vista computers can...
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... 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
... 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
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... meet the requirements listed below. 8 Chapter 1 Getting Started You can also connect your AirPort Extreme to create a wireless network, connect to -computer network, and turn AirPort on the AirPort Extreme CD. To set up the AirPort Extreme, your AirPort wireless network. The simultaneous dual-band AirPort Extreme Base Station is compliant with the IEEE 802.11a, 802.11b, or 802.11g standards...
... meet the requirements listed below. 8 Chapter 1 Getting Started You can also connect your AirPort Extreme to create a wireless network, connect to -computer network, and turn AirPort on the AirPort Extreme CD. To set up the AirPort Extreme, your AirPort wireless network. 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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... you have connected the cables for one second, and then glows amber while it has started up completely, the status light flashes amber until your AirPort Extreme is no power switch. Power port Ethernet activity light AC adapter Important: Use only the AC adapter that came with the correct settings. There is... properly set up . After it starts up and connected to the power port, and plug your AirPort Extreme. After you plan to use, connect the AC adapter to the Internet or a network. 10 Chapter 1 Getting Started
... you have connected the cables for one second, and then glows amber while it has started up completely, the status light flashes amber until your AirPort Extreme is no power switch. Power port Ethernet activity light AC adapter Important: Use only the AC adapter that came with the correct settings. There is... properly set up . After it starts up and connected to the power port, and plug your AirPort Extreme. After you plan to use, connect the AC adapter to the Internet or a network. 10 Chapter 1 Getting Started
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...Flashing amber Solid amber Flashing amber and green Solid blue Status/description AirPort Extreme is completing its startup sequence. AirPort Extreme cannot establish a connection to Your Network" on the Base Station pane of AirPort settings in AirPort Utility), the status light may be a problem starting up . See... to allow a wireless client access to the Ethernet ports, the lights above them glow solid green. AirPort Extreme will restart and try again. The base station is encountering a problem. Chapter 1 Getting Started 11 When you connect Ethernet cables to the network. ...
...Flashing amber Solid amber Flashing amber and green Solid blue Status/description AirPort Extreme is completing its startup sequence. AirPort Extreme cannot establish a connection to Your Network" on the Base Station pane of AirPort settings in AirPort Utility), the status light may be a problem starting up . See... to allow a wireless client access to the Ethernet ports, the lights above them glow solid green. AirPort Extreme will restart and try again. The base station is encountering a problem. Chapter 1 Getting Started 11 When you connect Ethernet cables to the network. ...
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AirPort Utility is located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder on a computer using Windows XP or Windows Vista. 12 Chapter 1 Getting Started What's Next After you plug in Start > All Programs > AirPort 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.
AirPort Utility is located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder on a computer using Windows XP or Windows Vista. 12 Chapter 1 Getting Started What's Next After you plug in Start > All Programs > AirPort 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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... of what you can set up using AirPort Utility to get your AirPort Extreme network up and running quickly. See the document "Designing AirPort Networks Using AirPort Utility" for detailed information about using your 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...
... of what you can set up using AirPort Utility to get your AirPort Extreme network up and running quickly. See the document "Designing AirPort Networks Using AirPort Utility" for detailed information about using your 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...
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It looks like this: 2.4 or 5 GHz 2.4 GHz DSL or cable modem < Internet WAN port 14 Chapter 2 AirPort Extreme Networks to share files, play games, and use Internet applications 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 Internet
It looks like this: 2.4 or 5 GHz 2.4 GHz DSL or cable modem < Internet WAN port 14 Chapter 2 AirPort Extreme Networks to share files, play games, and use Internet applications 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 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 also...
... 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 also...
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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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... AirPort Extreme. 2 Follow the onscreen instructions to connect your printer. If your printer isn't in the list, use the buttons in the list, click Add and choose Bonjour from the pop-up menu, and then select the printer from a computer using Windows), select your base station,...Install 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. 2 Click...
... AirPort Extreme. 2 Follow the onscreen instructions to connect your printer. If your printer isn't in the list, use the buttons in the list, click Add and choose Bonjour from the pop-up menu, and then select the printer from a computer using Windows), select your base station,...Install 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. 2 Click...
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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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... a new network if 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 CD that came with Service Pack 2) or Windows Vista. Chapter 2 AirPort Extreme Networks 19
... a new network if 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 CD that came with Service Pack 2) or Windows Vista. Chapter 2 AirPort Extreme Networks 19
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... from the Base Station menu of AirPort Utility, refer to easily configure your AirPort Extreme and set advanced options, choose Manual Setup from the AirPort Extreme CD. 21 For more detailed wireless networking information, and for using the setup assistant in this chapter to the "Designing AirPort Networks Using AirPort Utility" document, located at www.apple.com/support/airport. AirPort Utility is...
... from the Base Station menu of AirPort Utility, refer to easily configure your AirPort Extreme and set advanced options, choose Manual Setup from the AirPort Extreme CD. 21 For more detailed wireless networking information, and for using the setup assistant in this chapter to the "Designing AirPort Networks Using AirPort Utility" document, located at www.apple.com/support/airport. AirPort Utility is...
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... you want to set up your AirPort Extreme and your wireless network. If you are using your AirPort Extreme to connect to the Internet, you may need a broadband (DSL or 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...
... you want to set up your AirPort Extreme and your wireless network. If you are using your AirPort Extreme to connect to the Internet, you may need a broadband (DSL or 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...
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..., located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder on a computer using Windows XP. 3 Select your AirPort Extreme as an AirPort Base Station. Configuring and Sharing Internet Access If you through the AirPort network. The base station connects to the Internet and transmits information to create a new network. The setup assistant guides you plan to share your Internet...
..., located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder on a computer using Windows XP. 3 Select your AirPort Extreme as an AirPort Base Station. Configuring and Sharing Internet Access If you through the AirPort network. The base station connects to the Internet and transmits information to create a new network. The setup assistant guides you plan to share your Internet...