Apple MC270LL/A Personal Computer User Manual


 
53Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution
IfyourISPprovidesonlyoneIPaddress,thenyoumusthavearoutercapableof
sharingtheconnection,alsoknownasnetworkaddresstranslation(NAT)or“IP
masquerading.”Forsetupinformation,seethedocumentationprovidedwithyour
routeroraskthepersonwhosetupyournetwork.YoucanuseanAirPortbasestation
toshareoneIPaddressamongmultiplecomputers.Forinformationaboutusingan
AirPortbasestation,checkMacHelporvisittheAirPortExtremewebsiteat
www.apple.com/support/airport.
Ifyoucan’tresolvetheissueusingthesesteps,contactyourISPornetwork
administrator.
Problems with AirPort Extreme Wireless Communication
IfyouhavetroubleusingAirPortExtremewirelesscommunication:
 Makesurethecomputerornetworkyou’retryingtoconnecttoisrunningandhasa
wirelessaccesspoint.
 Makesureyou’veproperlyconguredthesoftwareaccordingtotheinstructionsthat
camewithyourbasestationoraccesspoint.
 Makesureyou’rewithinantennarangeoftheothercomputerorthenetwork’s
accesspoint.Nearbyelectronicdevicesormetalstructurescaninterferewithwireless
communicationandreducethisrange.Repositioningorrotatingthecomputermight
improvereception.
 ChecktheAirPort(Z)statusmenuinthemenubar.Uptofourbarsappear,
indicatingsignalstrength.Ifthesignalstrengthisweak,trychangingyourlocation.
 SeeAirPortHelp(chooseHelp>MacHelp,andthenchooseLibrary>AirPortHelp
fromthemenubar).Alsoseetheinstructionsthatcamewiththewirelessdevice.