Apple MD031LL/A Network Router User Manual


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31Chapter 4 TipsandTroubleshooting
UpdatingAirPortSoftware
AppleperiodicallyupdatesAirPortsoftware.Itisrecommendedthatyouupdateyour
AirPortExtremetousethelatestsoftware.
Youcanselectthe“CheckforupdateswhenopeningAirPortUtility”checkbox,orthe
“Checkforupdates”checkboxinAirPortpreferences.Ifyouselect“Checkforupdates,”
chooseanincrementoftime,suchasweekly,fromthepop-upmenutoautomatically
checkforupdates.
AirPortExtremePlacementConsiderations
ThefollowingrecommendationscanhelpyourAirPortExtremeachievemaximum
wirelessrangeandoptimalnetworkcoverage.
 PlaceyourAirPortExtremeinanopenareawheretherearefewobstructions,suchas
largepiecesoffurnitureorwalls.Trytoplaceitawayfrommetallicsurfaces.
 IfyouplaceyourAirPortExtremebehindfurniture,keepatleastaninchofspace
betweentheAirPortExtremeandtheedgeofthefurniture.
 AvoidplacingyourAirPortExtremeinareassurroundedbymetalsurfacesonthree
ormoresides.
 IfyouplaceyourAirPortExtremeinanentertainmentcenterwithyourstereo
equipment,avoidcompletelysurroundingtheAirPortExtremewithaudio,video,or
powercables.PlaceyourAirPortExtremesothatthecablesaretooneside.Maintain
asmuchspaceaspossiblebetweentheAirPortExtremeandthecables.
 TrytoplaceyourAirPortExtremeatleast25feet(7.6meters)fromamicrowaveoven,
2.4or5gigahertz(GHz)cordlessphones,orothersourcesofinterference.
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