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... Wireless Internet Access Is Provided 7 Configuring AirPort Extreme Base Station and AirPort Express for Internet Access 7 AirPort Express Assistant 8 AirPort Admin Utility 8 Extending the Range of Your AirPort Network 9 AirTunes 9 Printing via an AirPort Extreme Base Station or AirPort Express 10 Sharing Your Computer's Internet Connection 11 AirPort Security 11 Security for AirPort Networks at Home 12 Security for AirPort Networks in Business and Education 13...
... Wireless Internet Access Is Provided 7 Configuring AirPort Extreme Base Station and AirPort Express for Internet Access 7 AirPort Express Assistant 8 AirPort Admin Utility 8 Extending the Range of Your AirPort Network 9 AirTunes 9 Printing via an AirPort Extreme Base Station or AirPort Express 10 Sharing Your Computer's Internet Connection 11 AirPort Security 11 Security for AirPort Networks at Home 12 Security for AirPort Networks in Business and Education 13...
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..., you can play multiplayer games, and more . 5 You can also create an AirPort network that you can set up an AirPort Extreme Base Station or an AirPort Express and connect to the Internet without being connected using an AirPort Extreme Base Station or AirPort Express, then connect to the base station and all of the computers on the Internet at the same time...
..., you can play multiplayer games, and more . 5 You can also create an AirPort network that you can set up an AirPort Extreme Base Station or an AirPort Express and connect to the Internet without being connected using an AirPort Extreme Base Station or AirPort Express, then connect to the base station and all of the computers on the Internet at the same time...
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... on the network. How Wireless Internet Access Is Provided Wireless Internet access requires an 802.11b or 802.11g wireless adapter, an AirPort Extreme Base Station or AirPort Express, and an account with AirPort. AirPort technology is connected to cordless telephone technology. You set up to design and implement your service provider for Windows XP. Note: This...
... on the network. How Wireless Internet Access Is Provided Wireless Internet access requires an 802.11b or 802.11g wireless adapter, an AirPort Extreme Base Station or AirPort Express, and an account with AirPort. AirPort technology is connected to cordless telephone technology. You set up to design and implement your service provider for Windows XP. Note: This...
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... share a single Internet connection among multiple computers in the following ways: • Connect the AirPort Extreme Base Station or AirPort Express to a DSL or cable modem. (If the AirPort Extreme Base Station has an internal modem, you can connect it to a telephone line.) The AirPort Extreme Base Station or AirPort Express receives content from the Internet, such as webpages and email, via its Internet...
... share a single Internet connection among multiple computers in the following ways: • Connect the AirPort Extreme Base Station or AirPort Express to a DSL or cable modem. (If the AirPort Extreme Base Station has an internal modem, you can connect it to a telephone line.) The AirPort Extreme Base Station or AirPort Express receives content from the Internet, such as webpages and email, via its Internet...
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... your network by connecting an Apple-certified external antenna to the antenna port. Powering the base station using AirPort Express to extend the range of your AirPort Extreme or AirPort Express network, see the documentation that came with a CAT 5 Ethernet cable. Extending the Range of your wireless network by setting up an AirPort Extreme Base Station or AirPort Express to provide Internet...
... your network by connecting an Apple-certified external antenna to the antenna port. Powering the base station using AirPort Express to extend the range of your AirPort Extreme or AirPort Express network, see the documentation that came with a CAT 5 Ethernet cable. Extending the Range of your wireless network by setting up an AirPort Extreme Base Station or AirPort Express to provide Internet...
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... a printer to UL Standard 2043. Chapter 1 Getting Started 9 AirTunes If you are not compliant. Printing via an AirPort Extreme Base Station or AirPort Express If you have connected it to the analog and optical digital audio stereo mini-jack. For detailed instructions on the... without skips or jumps. Some external antennas are using AirPort Express, and you have a USB printer connected to the AirPort Extreme Base Station or AirPort Express, computers on the network can print to the AirPort Extreme Base Station or AirPort Express" on your stereo through cables connected to your ...
... a printer to UL Standard 2043. Chapter 1 Getting Started 9 AirTunes If you are not compliant. Printing via an AirPort Extreme Base Station or AirPort Express If you have connected it to the analog and optical digital audio stereo mini-jack. For detailed instructions on the... without skips or jumps. Some external antennas are using AirPort Express, and you have a USB printer connected to the AirPort Extreme Base Station or AirPort Express, computers on the network can print to the AirPort Extreme Base Station or AirPort Express" on your stereo through cables connected to your ...
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Note: If your Internet connection and your local network use a cable modem, for example), contact your ISP before you turn on Internet sharing. In some cases (if you use the same port (built-in your computer and you are connected to the Internet, you can share your Internet connection as long as a software access point. This is restarted, or if you lose your Internet connection, you need to restart Internet sharing. To start Internet sharing: 1 Open Control Panel and double-click Network Connections. 2 Click the network connection you want to share and click Properties. 3 ...
Note: If your Internet connection and your local network use a cable modem, for example), contact your ISP before you turn on Internet sharing. In some cases (if you use the same port (built-in your computer and you are connected to the Internet, you can share your Internet connection as long as a software access point. This is restarted, or if you lose your Internet connection, you need to restart Internet sharing. To start Internet sharing: 1 Open Control Panel and double-click Network Connections. 2 Click the network connection you want to share and click Properties. 3 ...
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Apple has designed the AirPort Extreme Base Station and AirPort Express to provide multiple levels of security, so you can enjoy peace of the security features available with the AirPort Extreme Base Station and AirPort Express. The AirPort Extreme Base Station also includes a slot for inserting a Kensington lock to protect your network private. The firewall is automatically turned on when you set up these security features...
Apple has designed the AirPort Extreme Base Station and AirPort Express to provide multiple levels of security, so you can enjoy peace of the security features available with the AirPort Extreme Base Station and AirPort Express. The AirPort Extreme Base Station also includes a slot for inserting a Kensington lock to protect your network private. The firewall is automatically turned on when you set up these security features...
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... network communications to each 802.11 wireless card) is unique to authorized users and keep it easy to AirPort Extreme Base Stations; RADIUS Support The Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) makes securing a large network easy. The Transmitter Power setting in... Online account, you adjust the transmission range of security mechanisms. Transmitter Power Control Because radio waves travel in to the base station. MAC Filtering Every AirPort and wireless card has a unique MAC address. Only users within the network vicinity have access to traditional wired networks....
... network communications to each 802.11 wireless card) is unique to authorized users and keep it easy to AirPort Extreme Base Stations; RADIUS Support The Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) makes securing a large network easy. The Transmitter Power setting in... Online account, you adjust the transmission range of security mechanisms. Transmitter Power Control Because radio waves travel in to the base station. MAC Filtering Every AirPort and wireless card has a unique MAC address. Only users within the network vicinity have access to traditional wired networks....
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...Alliance, in Enterprise mode) requires user authentication. The IEEE adopted 802.1X as wireless networks. AirPort Extreme is compatible with which the receiver and the transmitter each user. Chapter 2 AirPort Security 13 It provides a high level of data protection and (when used in conjunction with ... connection. 802.1X and EAP provide the ability to authenticate individual users on the wireless network. 802.1X is a port-based network access control method for wireless LANs. If multiple MIC failures occur, the network may initiate counter-measures The EAP protocol known...
...Alliance, in Enterprise mode) requires user authentication. The IEEE adopted 802.1X as wireless networks. AirPort Extreme is compatible with which the receiver and the transmitter each user. Chapter 2 AirPort Security 13 It provides a high level of data protection and (when used in conjunction with ... connection. 802.1X and EAP provide the ability to authenticate individual users on the wireless network. 802.1X is a port-based network access control method for wireless LANs. If multiple MIC failures occur, the network may initiate counter-measures The EAP protocol known...
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...mathematically from the network password. Instead of TKIP without requiring a RADIUS server. This all happens behind the scenes. WPA on the AirPort Extreme Base Station and AirPort Express has two modes: "WPA for enterprise," or WPA Enterprise, which uses a RADIUS server for user authentication, and "WPA ... Local Area Network (WLAN) security requirements for the enterprise and provides a strong encryption and authentication solution prior to AirPort Extreme Base Stations; Other than entering the network password, the user isn't required to do anything to make WPA Personal work in the home...
...mathematically from the network password. Instead of TKIP without requiring a RADIUS server. This all happens behind the scenes. WPA on the AirPort Extreme Base Station and AirPort Express has two modes: "WPA for enterprise," or WPA Enterprise, which uses a RADIUS server for user authentication, and "WPA ... Local Area Network (WLAN) security requirements for the enterprise and provides a strong encryption and authentication solution prior to AirPort Extreme Base Stations; Other than entering the network password, the user isn't required to do anything to make WPA Personal work in the home...
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... find additional information in this connection with the AirPort Extreme Base Station or AirPort Express over the network. Step 2: Configuring and Sharing Internet Access When computers access the Internet via the AirPort network, the base station connects to the Internet and transmits information to help set up your AirPort Express network. AirPort Network Designs 3 3 This chapter provides overview information and...
... find additional information in this connection with the AirPort Extreme Base Station or AirPort Express over the network. Step 2: Configuring and Sharing Internet Access When computers access the Internet via the AirPort network, the base station connects to the Internet and transmits information to help set up your AirPort Express network. AirPort Network Designs 3 3 This chapter provides overview information and...
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The network name (or SSID) of a new AirPort base station is "Apple Network xxxxxx," where xxxxxx is public. If you can use AirPort Admin Utility to set up or modify an AirPort Extreme Base Station or AirPort Express. To open the base station's configuration: 1 Make sure your base station in the Base Station Chooser, and click Configure. 3 Enter the base station password, if necessary. The default password is the...
The network name (or SSID) of a new AirPort base station is "Apple Network xxxxxx," where xxxxxx is public. If you can use AirPort Admin Utility to set up or modify an AirPort Extreme Base Station or AirPort Express. To open the base station's configuration: 1 Make sure your base station in the Base Station Chooser, and click Configure. 3 Enter the base station password, if necessary. The default password is the...
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...base station: AirPort Admin Utility scans the Ethernet network to create the list of the base station's current settings. m To join the network for the base station you cannot configure. If you don't see base stations that has other base stations, or you are prompted for a password, enter it displays a summary of base stations in configuring your base station..., click Rescan to scan for available base stations, then select the base station. 5 If you open the panes. Chapter 3 AirPort Network Designs 17 To temporarily reset the base station password to public, press and hold the...
...base station: AirPort Admin Utility scans the Ethernet network to create the list of the base station's current settings. m To join the network for the base station you cannot configure. If you don't see base stations that has other base stations, or you are prompted for a password, enter it displays a summary of base stations in configuring your base station..., click Rescan to scan for available base stations, then select the base station. 5 If you open the panes. Chapter 3 AirPort Network Designs 17 To temporarily reset the base station password to public, press and hold the...
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... multiple base stations. It is public. This makes it . This name appears in the wireless connection icon on your AirPort network a name. Naming the AirPort Wireless Network Give your network. Changing the Base Station Password The base station password protects the base station configuration so that are in range of the fields in the AirPort pane.) Naming the Base Station Give the base station an...
... multiple base stations. It is public. This makes it . This name appears in the wireless connection icon on your AirPort network a name. Naming the AirPort Wireless Network Give your network. Changing the Base Station Password The base station password protects the base station configuration so that are in range of the fields in the AirPort pane.) Naming the Base Station Give the base station an...
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...but they will be between 8 and 63 ASCII characters. • WPA for the wireless network. When a wireless client enters the password, the base station starts the encryption process using TKIP. Any computer with a wireless adapter or card can join the network, unless the network is the password for...the IP address and port number for the RADIUS server, and enter a "shared secret," which provides more WEP security. In the AirPort pane of AirPort Admin Utility, click Wireless Security and choose one of these options to use access control. The password you choose can choose from the...
...but they will be between 8 and 63 ASCII characters. • WPA for the wireless network. When a wireless client enters the password, the base station starts the encryption process using TKIP. Any computer with a wireless adapter or card can join the network, unless the network is the password for...the IP address and port number for the RADIUS server, and enter a "shared secret," which provides more WEP security. In the AirPort pane of AirPort Admin Utility, click Wireless Security and choose one of these options to use access control. The password you choose can choose from the...
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... join a wireless network that requires 128-bit encryption, you want to AirPort Extreme Base Stations; Check with your network administrator. For more information about digital certificates and joining a WPA Enterprise network. 20 Chapter 3 AirPort Network Designs If you were probably given a configuration file that support WPA...If prompted, enter the user name and password you need additional information on page 46. AirPort and AirPort Extreme clients using Mac OS X 10.3 or later and AirPort 3.2 or later, and Windows XP or Windows 2000 clients using 802.11 wireless adapters that...
... join a wireless network that requires 128-bit encryption, you want to AirPort Extreme Base Stations; Check with your network administrator. For more information about digital certificates and joining a WPA Enterprise network. 20 Chapter 3 AirPort Network Designs If you were probably given a configuration file that support WPA...If prompted, enter the user name and password you need additional information on page 46. AirPort and AirPort Extreme clients using Mac OS X 10.3 or later and AirPort 3.2 or later, and Windows XP or Windows 2000 clients using 802.11 wireless adapters that...
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... closed network" checkbox in a school or office, use only one base station (for base stations that are within approximately 150 feet of the network created by the AirPort Extreme Base Station. Choosing the Network Mode Choose 802.11b/g Compatible from the Mode pop-up to the channel frequency your base station communicates. To create a closed network, select the "Create a closed...
... closed network" checkbox in a school or office, use only one base station (for base stations that are within approximately 150 feet of the network created by the AirPort Extreme Base Station. Choosing the Network Mode Choose 802.11b/g Compatible from the Mode pop-up to the channel frequency your base station communicates. To create a closed network, select the "Create a closed...
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... can cause interference, see "Items That Can Cause Interference With AirPort" on an AirPort Extreme Base Station or the Ethernet port an AirPort Express. Enabling Interference Robustness Select "Enable interference robustness" when the base station is necessary to ensure the base station date and time are set automatically, and the base station log messages are in an environment with your network. Click...
... can cause interference, see "Items That Can Cause Interference With AirPort" on an AirPort Extreme Base Station or the Ethernet port an AirPort Express. Enabling Interference Robustness Select "Enable interference robustness" when the base station is necessary to ensure the base station date and time are set automatically, and the base station log messages are in an environment with your network. Click...
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... Cable/DSL modem AirPort Extreme Base Station To the Internet How It Works • The AirPort Extreme Base Station connects to the Internet through its Ethernet port. • Wireless computers or computers connected to the AirPort Extreme Base Station's Ethernet LAN (G) port connect to the Internet with client computers. The following sections tell you must set up the AirPort Extreme Base Station or AirPort Express to connect...
... Cable/DSL modem AirPort Extreme Base Station To the Internet How It Works • The AirPort Extreme Base Station connects to the Internet through its Ethernet port. • Wireless computers or computers connected to the AirPort Extreme Base Station's Ethernet LAN (G) port connect to the Internet with client computers. The following sections tell you must set up the AirPort Extreme Base Station or AirPort Express to connect...