Apple ME177LL/A Computer Drive User Manual


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9Chapter 1 GettingStarted
AbouttheAirPortSoftware
YourTimeCapsuleworkswithAirPortUtility,installedintheUtilitiesfolderinthe
ApplicationsfolderonacomputerusingMacOSX,andinStart>AllPrograms>
AirPortonacomputerusingWindows.
IfAirPortUtilityisn’tinstalledonyourcomputer,youcandownloaditfrom
www.apple.com/support/airport.
UseAirPortUtilityandfollowtheinstructionsonthefollowingpagestosetupyour
TimeCapsuleandyourAirPortwirelessnetwork.
Note:  YoumustuseAirPortUtilityv5.5.3(orlater)tosetupyourTimeCapsule.This
TimeCapsuleisnotcompatiblewithpreviousversionsofAirPortsoftware.
AirPort Utility
UseAirPortUtilitytosetupyourTimeCapsuletocreateawirelessnetwork,connectto
theInternet,andsharecompatibleUSBprintersandharddisks.Youcanalsoconnect
yourTimeCapsuletoanexistingAirPortExtremewirelessnetwork.
AirPortUtilityisalsoanadvancedtoolforsettingupandmanagingthe
TimeCapsule,AirPortExtreme,andAirPortExpressBaseStations.Useittomanually
adjustnetwork,routing,andsecuritysettingsandotheradvancedoptions.
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AirPort status menu
UsetheAirPortstatusmenuinthemenubartoswitchquicklybetweenAirPortnetworks,
monitorthesignalqualityofthecurrentnetwork,createacomputer-to-computer
network,andturnAirPortonoro.Thestatusmenuisavailableoncomputersusing
MacOSX.
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