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AirP or t Ex tr eme Setup Guide[...]
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3 C onten ts 5 Getting Star t ed 7 AbouttheAirP ortEx treme 8 AbouttheAirP ortSof tware 9 What Y ouNeedtoGetStarted 1 1 TheAirP or tExtremeStatusLight 1 3 AirP or t Extreme Networks 1 4 UsingtheAirP ortEx tr emewithaBroadbandInternetService 1 6 Usingthe?[...]
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4 26 If Y ouForgot Y ourNetworkorBaseStationPassw ord 28 If Y ourAirPortExtremeIsn’ tResponding 29 If Y ourAirPortExtremeStatusLightFlashesAmber 30 If Y ourPrinterIsn ’tResponding 3 1 UpdatingAirP or tSoftware 3 1 AirP ortEx tremeP la[...]
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1 5 Getting Star ted Congra tulationsonpurchasingyoursimultaneousdual-band AirP or tExtremeBaseStation. Readthisguidetogetstar ted . AirP ortEx tremepr ovidessimultaneousdual-bandwireless802. 1 1nnetworking. W hen yousetupyourAirP or tExtremeBaseStation, ?[...]
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6 Chapter 1 GettingStarted  C onnectyourAirP or tExtremetoy ourEthernetnetwork. Wirele ss-equippedMac computers, WindowsXP , Windows Vista,or Windows7computerscanthenhave accesstoanentirenetw orkwithoutbeingconnectedbyacable.  C onnect[...]
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7 Chapter 1 GettingStarted AbouttheAirP or tExtreme TheAirP or tExtremehassixports,loca tedontheback: Â One1 0/1 00/1 000Base-TGigabitEthernetWideAreaNetwork( W AN)port( < )for connectingaDSLorcablemodem,orf orconnectingtoanexistingEt[...]
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8 Chapter 1 GettingStarted Nexttotheportsisaresetbutton,whichisusedf ortroubleshootingyour AirP ortEx treme . ThestatuslightonthefrontoftheAirP or tExtremeshowsthe currentstatus. AbouttheAirP or tSoftware UsetheAirP ortUtilit ysoftw[...]
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9 Chapter 1 GettingStarted What Y ouNeedtoGetStar ted T ousetheAirPortExtremeyouneedawireless-enabledcomputerthatisc ompliant withtheIEEE802. 1 1a, 802. 1 1b, 802. 1 1g, or802. 1 1nspecication. T osetuptheAirPort Extreme, yourcomputermust[...]
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10 Chapter 1 GettingStarted Plugging In AirP or t Extreme Beforeyoupluginy ourAirPortExtreme, rstconnecttheappropriatecablestothe portsyouwanttouse: Â C onnecttheEthernetcablethatisconnectedtoyourDSLorcablemodem(ifyouwill connectto[...]
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11 Chapter 1 GettingStarted Important: UseonlytheACadapterthatcamewithy ourAirP or tExtreme. WhenyouplugtheAirP or tExtremeACadapterintoapoweroutlet, thestatuslight ashesgreenforonesecond ,andthenglowsamberwhileitstartsup. Afte[...]
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12 Chapter 1 GettingStarted Light Status/description Flashing amber and green Theremaybeaproblemstartingup. AirPortExtremewillrestart andtryagain. Solid blue Thebasestationisreadytoallowawir elessclientaccesstothe network. See “ Allowing WirelessClients?[...]
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2 13 AirP or t Ex treme Networks Inthischapteryou ’llndexplanationsofthedi erentways youcanuseyourAirP ortEx treme. Thischapterprovide ssomeexamplesofthedi erentkindsofnet worksyoucansetup usingyourAirP or tEx treme. I tprovidesdia[...]
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14 Chapter 2 AirPortExtremeNetworks UsingtheAirP or tEx tremewithaBroadbandIn ternetSer vice WhenyousetupyourAirP or tExtremetoprovidenetworkandInternetaccess , Mac computerswithAirP or tandAirPortExtremeCards, and802. 1 1a,802. 1 1b, 802. 1 1g, ?[...]
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15 Chapter 2 AirPortExtremeNetworks T o set it up: 1 ConnectyourDSLorcablemodemtoyourAirP or tExtremeEthernetW ANpor t( < ). 2 OpenAirPortUtilit y(locatedintheUtilitiesfolderintheApplica tionsfolderon acomputerusingMacOSX, andinStart[...]
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16 Chapter 2 AirPortExtremeNetworks UsingtheAirP or tEx tremetoShareaUSBP r inter WhenyouconnectacompatibleUSBprintertoy ourAirP or tExtreme, suppor ted computersonthenetwork(wiredandwireless)canprin ttoit. It looks like this: USB port Shared printer d 2[...]
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17 Chapter 2 AirPortExtremeNetworks T o set it up: 1 ConnecttheprintertotheAirPortExtremeUSBport( d )ortoaUSBhub, using aUSBcable. 2 OpenAirPortUtilit y(locatedintheUtilitiesfolderintheApplica tionsfolderon acomputerusingMacOSX, a[...]
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18 Chapter 2 AirPortExtremeNetworks UsingtheAirP or tEx tremetoShareUSBHar dDisks WhenyouconnectaUSBharddisktoyourAirP or tExtreme, computersonthenetwork (wiredandwireless)canaccessthehar ddisktoaccess, share, andstoreles. It looks l[...]
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19 Chapter 2 AirPortExtremeNetworks T o set it up: 1 ConnecttheharddisktotheAirPortExtremeUSBpor t( d )usingaUSBcable. 2 OpenAirPortUtilit y(locatedintheUtilitiesfolderintheApplica tionsfolderon acomputerusingMacOSX, andinStart>?[...]
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20 3 Setting Up the Airpor t Ex treme Thischapterpro videsinformationandinstructionsforusing AirP or tUtilit ytosetupyourAirP or tEx treme. UsetheinstructionsinthischaptertoeasilycongureyourAirP or tExtremeandsetup yourAirP or tnetwork. Thischapter[...]
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21 Chapter 3 SettingUptheAirportExtreme UsingAirP or tUtilit y T osetupandcongureyourAirP ortEx tremetouseAirP or tforwirelessnetworking andInternetaccess ,usethesetupassistan tinAirP or tUtility. On a Mac computer using Mac OS X v1 0.5.7 or later: 1 Open?[...]
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22 Chapter 3 SettingUptheAirportExtreme CreatingaNew WirelessNetwork Y oucanusethesetupassistantinAirP ortU tilitytocreateanewwirelessnetwork. Thesetupassistantguidesyouthr oughthestepsnecessarytonameyournetwork, protectyournetwork[...]
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23 Chapter 3 SettingUptheAirportExtreme BeforeyouuseAirP or tUtilitytosetupyourwirelessdevice, connectyourDSLorcable modemtotheAirP ortEx tremeEthernet W ANpor t( < ).Ifyouareusingane xisting EthernetnetworkwithInternetaccessto[...]
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24 Chapter 3 SettingUptheAirportExtreme SettingAdvanc edOptions T osetadvancedoptions, youcanuseAirPortUtilitytosetupyourAirP ortEx treme manually . Y oucancongureadvancedbasestationsettings, suchasadvancedsecurity options, closednetworks, ?[...]
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25 Chapter 3 SettingUptheAirportExtreme Allowing WirelessClientsA ccessto Y ourNetwork Ifyournetworkispassword-protectedusing WP AP ersonalorWP A/WP A2Personal, you canprovidewirelessclien tsaccesstoyournetworkwithoutrequiringthemtoen terthe [...]
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26 4 Tips and T roubleshooting Y oucanquick lysolvemostproblemswithyourA irP or t Extremebyfollowingtheadvic einthischapter . If Y ouCan ’tConnecttotheInternet  T r yconnectingtotheInternetdirectlyfromyourcomputer . Ifyoucan ’tconnectt[...]
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27 Chapter 4 TipsandTroubleshooting  On a comput er using Windows , holdthepointeroverthewir elessconnectionicon untilyouseeyourAirP or tNetworkName(SSID), andchooseitfromthelistifthere aremultiplenetworksavailable . 3 OpenAirPortUtilit y(int[...]
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28 Chapter 4 TipsandTroubleshooting If Y ourAirP or tEx tremeIsn ’tResponding T ryunpluggingitandpluggingitbackin. IfyourAirP ortEx tremestopsrespondingcomplet ely ,youmayneedt oresetittothe factor ydefaultsettings. Important: ResettingyourAirP o[...]
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29 Chapter 4 TipsandTroubleshooting If Y ourAirP or tEx tremeStatusLightF lashesAmber TheEthernetcablemaynotbeconnectedproperly , yourAirP ortEx trememaybeout ofrangeofanAirP ortnetwork,ortheremaybeapr oblemwithyourInternetservice pr[...]
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30 Chapter 4 TipsandTroubleshooting If Y ourPrint erIsn ’tResponding IfyouconnectedaprintertotheUSBportonyourAirP ortEx tremeandthecomputers ontheAirP ortnet workcan ’tprint, tr ydoingthefollowing: 1 M akesuretheprinterispluggedinan[...]
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31 Chapter 4 TipsandTroubleshooting UpdatingAirP or tSof tware AppleperiodicallyupdatesAirP or tsoftware. Itisrecommendedthatyouupdateyour AirP ortEx tremetousethelatestsoftware. Y oucanselectthe “Checkforupdate swhenopeningAirPortUtility ” ch[...]
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32 Chapter 4 TipsandTroubleshooting Items ThatCanC auseInterferencewithAirP or t Thefartherawaytheinterferencesource , thelesslikelyitistocauseaproblem. The followingitemscanca useinterferencewithAirP or tcommunication:  Microwa veovens  Dire[...]
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5 33 Lea rning More , S er vice , and Suppor t Y oucanndmoreinformationaboutusingyourAirP or t Extremeonthewebandinonscreenhelp . Online Resources Forthela testinformationabouttheAirP or tExtreme, gotowww .apple.com/airport. T oregisteryourAirP or tEx treme[...]
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34 Chapter 5 LearningMore,Service,andSupport Obtaining W arranty Service Iftheproductappearstobedamagedordoesnotfunctionproperly , pleasefollowthe adviceinthisbooklet, theonscreenhelp, andtheonlineresources. Ifthebases tationstill doesnot[...]
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35 Appendix AirP or t Ex treme Specications and Safety Guidelines AirP ort Ex treme Specications  F requenc y Band: 2.4and5GHz  Radio Output P ower : 23dBm(nominal)  Standar ds: 802. 1 1DSSS1and2Mbpsstandard, 802. 1 1a, 802. 1 1b , 802. 1 1g, or 802. 1 1nspeci[...]
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36 Appendix AirPortExtremeSpecicationsandSafetyGuidelines Size and W eight  L ength: 6.50inches(1 65.0mm)  Width: 6.50inche s(1 65 .0mm)  Thickness: 1 .34inches(34.0mm)  W eight: 1 .66pounds(75 3grams) Hardware Media A ccess Con trol (MAC) Addr ess[...]
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37 Appendix AirPortExtremeSpecicationsandSafetyGuidelines About Operating and Stor age T emperatures WhenyouareusingyourAirP or tExtreme, itisnor malforthecasetogetwarm. TheAirP or tEx tremecasefunctionsasacoolingsur facethattransfersheatfrom?[...]
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38 Regulatory Compliance Information FCC Declaration of C onformity Thisdevicecomplieswithpart1 5oftheFCCrules. Operation issubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions: (1)Thisdevicemay notcauseharmfulinterference, and(2)thisdevicemustaccept anyinterference[...]
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39 Canadian Compliance Sta tement ThisdevicecomplieswithIndustryCanadalicense-exemptRSS standard(s).Oper ationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions: (1)thisdevicemaynotcauseinterference ,and(2)thisdevicemust acceptanyinterference, includinginter feren[...]
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40 Malti Hawnhekk, Apple Inc., jiddikjara li dan WLAN Access P oint jikkonforma mal-ħtiġijiet essenzjali u ma provvedimenti oħrajn relevanti li hemm d-Dirrettiva 1999/5/EC. Nederlands Hierbij verklaart Apple I nc. dat het toestel WLAN Access Point in overeenstemming is met de essentiële eisen en de andere bepalingen van richtlijn 1999/5/EG. [...]
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41 T aiwan Wireless Statemen ts T aiwan Class B Statement Japan V CCI Class B Statemen t Russia Disposal and Recycling Information Thissymbolindicatesthatyourproductmustbedisposedof properlyaccordingtolocallawsandregulations. Whenyour productreachesitsendoflife, contactAp[...]
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42 Brasil—Informações sobre descarte e reciclagem Osímboloacimaindicaqueesteprodutoe/ousuabaterianão devemserdescartadasnolixodoméstico. Quandodecidir descartaresteprodutoe/ousuabateria,faça-odeac ordocom asleisediretrizesambientaislocai[...]
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