Apple MD031LL/A Network Router User Manual


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23Chapter 3 SettingUptheAirportExtreme
BeforeyouuseAirPortUtilitytosetupyourwirelessdevice,connectyourDSLorcable
modemtotheAirPortExtremeEthernetWANport(<).Ifyouareusinganexisting
EthernetnetworkwithInternetaccesstoconnecttotheInternet,youcanconnectthe
AirPortExtremetotheEthernetnetworkinstead.
UsethesetupassistantinAirPortUtilitytoenteryourISPsettingsandcongurehow
theAirPortExtremesharesthesettingswithothercomputers.
1 Choosethewirelessnetworkyouwanttochange.OnaMac,usetheAirPortstatus
menuinthemenubar.OnacomputerusingWindowsXP,holdthepointerover
thewirelessconnectioniconuntilyouseeyourAirPortnetworkname(SSID),and
chooseitfromthelistiftherearemultiplenetworksavailable.
ThedefaultnetworknameforanApplebasestationisAirPortNetworkXXXXXX,
whereXXXXXXisreplacedwiththelastsixdigitsoftheAirPortID,alsoknowasthe
MediaAccessControlorMACaddress.TheAirPortIDisprintedonthebottomofan
AirPortExtreme.
2 OpenAirPortUtility,locatedintheUtilitiesfolderintheApplicationsfolderon
acomputerusingMacOSX,orinStart>AllPrograms>AirPortonacomputer
usingWindows.
3 SelectyourbasestationandclickContinue.
4 FollowtheonscreeninstructionstocongureandshareInternetaccessonyour
AirPortExtreme.
UsingAirPortUtilityisaquickandeasywaytosetupyourbasestationandnetwork.
Ifyouwanttosetadditionaloptionsforyournetwork,suchasrestrictingaccesstoyour
network,orsettingadvancedDHCPoptions,youcanchooseManualSetupfromthe
BaseStationmenuofAirPortUtility.
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