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Setting Up Your
AirPort Extreme Base Station
Use the information in this chapter to set up your
AirPort Extreme Base Station.
Before you set up the AirPort Extreme Base Station for Internet access, make sure that:
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You have a computer with an AirPort Card or an AirPort Extreme Card, or a
compatible Wi-Fi card installed in a computer using Windows XP or Windows 2000.
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Your computer has the latest version of the AirPort software installed.
For the latest information on AirPort software, check Software Update in System
Preferences or the following Apple websites:
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Apple AirPort website at www.apple.com/airportextreme
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Apple Support website at www.apple.com/support
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You have an account with an Internet service provider (fees may apply) or you have
Internet access through a network.
For more information on using AirPort with your Internet account, contact your
Internet service provider (ISP) or go to the Apple Service & Support website at
support.apple.com.
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You have a suitable location for your AirPort Extreme Base Station.
You can place your AirPort Extreme Base Station on a desk, bookcase, or other flat
surface, or you can mount it on a wall. Place your base station in the center of your
home or office, away from any source of interference or signal blockage, such as a
microwave oven or large metal appliances, and close to a power outlet.
If the base station supports PoE, it is suitable for use in environmental air-handling
spaces (in accordance with section 300.22(C) of the National Electrical Code and 12-010
of the Canadian Electrical Code), and capable of receiving power over Ethernet. You can
install it in a ceiling air-handling space, away from a power outlet. If you install the base
station in an air-handling space, you need to connect the Ethernet WAN port to
802.3af-compliant Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE) with a plenum-rated Ethernet
cable. If you connect the base station power adapter to an outlet, the Ethernet WAN
port no longer receives power from a PSE.
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