Apple MD031LL/A Setup Guide download pdf (Page 23)

23Chapter 3 SettingUptheAirportExtreme

BeforeyouuseAirPortUtilitytosetupyourwirelessdevice,connectyourDSLorcable

modemtotheAirPortExtremeEthernetWANport(<).Ifyouareusinganexisting

EthernetnetworkwithInternetaccesstoconnecttotheInternet,youcanconnectthe

AirPortExtremetotheEthernetnetworkinstead.

UsethesetupassistantinAirPortUtilitytoenteryourISPsettingsandcongurehow

theAirPortExtremesharesthesettingswithothercomputers.

1 Choosethewirelessnetworkyouwanttochange.OnaMac,usetheAirPortstatus

menuinthemenubar.OnacomputerusingWindowsXP,holdthepointerover

thewirelessconnectioniconuntilyouseeyourAirPortnetworkname(SSID),and

chooseitfromthelistiftherearemultiplenetworksavailable.

ThedefaultnetworknameforanApplebasestationisAirPortNetworkXXXXXX,

whereXXXXXXisreplacedwiththelastsixdigitsoftheAirPortID,alsoknowasthe

MediaAccessControlorMACaddress.TheAirPortIDisprintedonthebottomofan

AirPortExtreme.

2 OpenAirPortUtility,locatedintheUtilitiesfolderintheApplicationsfolderon

acomputerusingMacOSX,orinStart>AllPrograms>AirPortonacomputer

usingWindows.

3 SelectyourbasestationandclickContinue.

4 FollowtheonscreeninstructionstocongureandshareInternetaccessonyour

AirPortExtreme.

UsingAirPortUtilityisaquickandeasywaytosetupyourbasestationandnetwork.

Ifyouwanttosetadditionaloptionsforyournetwork,suchasrestrictingaccesstoyour

network,orsettingadvancedDHCPoptions,youcanchooseManualSetupfromthe

BaseStationmenuofAirPortUtility.

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