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24 Chapter 3 SettingUptheAirportExtreme
SettingAdvancedOptions
Tosetadvancedoptions,youcanuseAirPortUtilitytosetupyourAirPortExtreme
manually.Youcancongureadvancedbasestationsettings,suchasadvancedsecurity
options,closednetworks,DHCPleasetime,accesscontrol,powercontrols,user
accounts,andmore.
To set advanced options:
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,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known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Mac,
andinStart>AllPrograms>AirPortonacomputerusingWindows.
3 Ifthereismorethanonebasestationinthelist,selectthebasestationyouwantto
congure.Ifyoudon’tseethebasestationyouwanttocongure,clickRescantoscan
foravailablebasestations,andthenselectthebasestationyouwant.
4 ChooseManualSetupfromtheBaseStationmenu.Ifyouarepromptedforapassword,
enterit.
Formoreinformationanddetailedinstructionsforusingthemanualsetupfeatures
inAirPortUtility,seethe“AppleAirPortNetworks”document,locatedat
www.apple.com/support/airport.
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