Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station v4.2 Setup Guide

AirPort Extreme Base StationSetup Guide

10 Chapter 2 Setting Up Your AirPort Extreme Base Station If you use an Ethernet LAN for Internet access, such as in a school or office, connect

Chapter 2 Setting Up Your AirPort Extreme Base Station 11 3 Locate the two mounting bracket holes on the bottom of the base station. 4 Feed the

12 Chapter 2 Setting Up Your AirPort Extreme Base Station 5 Carefully insert the bottom two prongs on the mounting bracket into the mounting br

Chapter 2 Setting Up Your AirPort Extreme Base Station 13 If your base station has a built-in modem and you connect to the Internet using it, the b

3 153 Using Your AirPort Extreme Base StationThe information in this chapter will help you understand how to use your base station and how to get

16 Chapter 3 Using Your AirPort Extreme Base Station Note: By default, your base station is set to use the Internet Dynamic Host Configuration Pro

Chapter 3 Using Your AirPort Extreme Base Station 17 Monitoring AirPort Extreme Base Station CommunicationThe following table explains the AirPort

18 Chapter 3 Using Your AirPort Extreme Base Station Connecting Additional Base Stations to Your AirPort NetworkYou can connect additional AirPort

Chapter 3 Using Your AirPort Extreme Base Station 19 Controlling the Range of Your AirPort NetworkYou can also shorten the range of your AirPort ne

4 214 Basic Network DesignsYou can set up your AirPort Extreme Base Station just about anywhere and use it for Internet access and wireless netwo

22 Chapter 4 Basic Network Designs Setting Up a Home Office NetworkIf you are setting up an AirPort network in your home or small office and you ha

Chapter 4 Basic Network Designs 23 Setting Up a Network at SchoolIf you are setting up a network at school, and have a broadband DSL or cable modem

24 Chapter 4 Basic Network Designs USBMainTo Ethernet (LAN) Power adapter To the Internet To USB printer RemoteRelay

Chapter 4 Basic Network Designs 25 Connecting AirPort Base Stations Using Power Over Ethernet (PoE)You can connect multiple base stations that supp

26 Chapter 4 Basic Network Designs To 802.3af-compliant PSEBase stations mountedin air-handling space802.3af compliantPower Sourcing Equipment(PSE)

5 275 TroubleshootingUse the information in this chapter if you are having trouble setting up your AirPort Extreme Base Station.If the AirPort Se

28 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting The middle light flashes, indicating that the base station is in reset mode. The base station remains in reset mode fo

Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 29 If you move your AirPort Extreme Base Station to a location on your network with a different subnet and lose communica

3 1 Contents Chapter 1 5 Introduction to AirPort5 About the AirPort Extreme Base Station 6 The AirPort Extreme Base Station at a Glance 7 AirP

31AppendixAirPort Extreme Base Station SpecificationsAirPort Specifications Wireless Data Rate: Up to 54 megabits per second (Mbps) Range: U

32 Appendix AirPort Extreme Base Station Specifications Base Station LED SequencesThe following table explains the base station’s light sequences

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1 5 1 Introduction to AirPort AirPort is a simple and fast way to access the Internet from anywhere in your home, classroom, or office without

6 Chapter 1 Introduction to AirPort The AirPort Extreme Base Station has the following ports:Â 10/100Base-T Ethernet WAN port (< ) for connec

Chapter 1 Introduction to AirPort 7 AirPort Extreme Base Station Ports Your AirPort Extreme Base Station may have six ports, depending on which

8 Chapter 1 Introduction to AirPort About the AirPort Software To extend the range of your network, you can use AirPort Admin Utility to set up

2 9 2 Setting Up Your AirPort Extreme Base Station Use the information in this chapter to set up your AirPort Extreme Base Station. Before you