Apple MD031LL/A Setup Guide download pdf (Page 25)

25Chapter 3 SettingUptheAirportExtreme

AllowingWirelessClientsAccesstoYourNetwork

Ifyournetworkispassword-protectedusingWPAPersonalorWPA/WPA2Personal,you

canprovidewirelessclientsaccesstoyournetworkwithoutrequiringthemtoenterthe

networkpassword.

Whenyouallowaclientaccesstoyournetwork,theclient’snameandwirelessMAC

address(orAirPortID)arestoredintheaccesscontrollistofAirPortUtilityuntilyou

removethemfromthelist.Youcanalsoprovide24hoursofaccess,afterwhichtime

theclientisnolongerabletoaccessyournetwork.

Whenyouprovideaclientaccesstoyourwirelessnetwork,theclientdoesnotneedto

enterthenetworkpassword.

To allow client access to your network:

1 OpenAirPortUtility,selectyourbasestation,andchooseManualSetupfromthe

BaseStationmenu.Enterthebasestationpasswordifnecessary.

2 ChooseAddWirelessClientsfromtheBaseStationmenu.

3 Selecthowyouwanttheclienttoaccessthenetwork:

Â SelectPINtoentertheeight-digitnumberprovidedbytheclientrequesting

networkaccess.

Â Select“Firstattempt”toallownetworkaccesstotherstclientattemptingtojoin

thenetwork.

Â Select“Limitclient’saccessto24hours”ifyouwanttoprovideonlyonedayofaccess

toyournetwork.Ifyoudon’tselectthisoption,theclienthasaccesstoyournetwork

untilyouremovethenamefromthelist.

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