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22 Chapter 4 Basic Network Designs
Setting Up a Home Office Network
If you are setting up an AirPort network in your home or small office and you have a
broadband DSL or cable modem connection to the Internet, and an existing Ethernet
network, you may need the following items:
• An AirPort Extreme Base Station or multiple base stations
• A DSL or cable modem with Internet access
• AirPort- or other wireless-equipped computers
• An optional Ethernet network
The following illustration is an example of an AirPort network in an office. The AirPort
Extreme Base station is connected by the Ethernet WAN ( ) port to the DSL or cable
modem (if your base station came with a built-in modem, you can use it to connect).
The base station shares its Internet connection with the AirPort-equipped computers
wirelessly and with computers connected to the Ethernet LAN (G) port.
For more information on AirPort Extreme network designs, see “Designing AirPort
Extreme Networks,” located at www.apple.com/airport. For information on managing
larger AirPort Extreme networks, see “Managing AirPort Extreme Networks,” located at
www.apple.com/support/airport.
To Ethernet (LAN) Power adapter
To the Internet To USB printer
USB
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