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3 Using Your
AirPort Extreme Base Station
The information in this chapter will help you understand
how to use your base station and how to get the most
from your AirPort network.
Use the information provided in this chapter to:
• Configure your base station’s Internet connection
• Use AirPort Admin Utility to modify advanced base station settings
• Monitor your AirPort Extreme Base Station status
• Connect to and disconnect from the AirPort network
• Connect additional base stations to your AirPort network
• Extend the range of your AirPort network
Configuring the Base Station
The AirPort Setup Assistant provides complete configuration options for most AirPort
networks.
For advanced settings, you can use AirPort Admin Utility (in Applications/Utilities) to
configure your AirPort Extreme Base Station. You can use AirPort Admin Utility to do
the following:
• Configure your AirPort network, including changing the network name and
password and specifying whether users need a password to join your network.
• Change the AirPort Extreme Base Station name and password.
• Set advanced security settings, like Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA).
• Enter the TCP/IP settings for your AirPort Extreme Base Station.
• Set up the way Internet access is provided to computers on the AirPort network.
• Set up multiple base stations on a single AirPort network.
Note: If your base station does not support PoE, by default it is set to use the Internet
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Network Address Translation (NAT) to
share a single IP address. If your base station supports PoE, by default it is set up as a
bridge, and the “Distribute IP address” checkbox is deselected in the Network pane of
AirPort Admin Utility.
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