Apple ME177LL/A manual

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    Time Capsule Setup Guide[...]

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    3 C ont ents 5 Getting Star ted 8  About Y our TimeCapsule 9  AbouttheAirP ortSoft ware 1 0  What Y ouNeedtoGetStarted 1 2  The TimeCapsuleStatusLight 1 4 Setting Up Y our Time Capsule 1 5  Using Y our T imeCapsuletoCreate Y ourWirelessNetwork 1 8  UsingAirP o[...]

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    4  30  If Y ourPrinterIsn ’tResponding 3 1  UpdatingAirP or tSof tware 3 1  TimeCapsulePlacementC onsiderations 32  ItemsT hatCanCauseIn terferencewithAirP ort 33 Learning More , Service, and Suppor t 35 Time Capsule Specications and Safety Guidelines 38  RegulatoryCompliance[...]

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    1 5 Getting Star ted Congra tulationsonpurchasingyour TimeCapsule.  Readthisguidetogetstarted. TimeCapsuleo ersyouthesimplicit yoffullyautomatedbackupf oryour Wi-F i network. Usingthe TimeM achineapplicationinMacOSXv1 0.5.7L eopardor[...]

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    6 Chapter 1 GettingStarted Withyour TimeCapsule , youcan:  Â Usethe TimeMachineapplicationinMacOSXv1 0.5 .7(orlater)tobackupall thecomputersonyourwirele ssnetwork, aswellascomputersc onnectedtoyour TimeCapsuleusingEthernet. Note: [...]

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    7 Chapter 1 GettingStarted  Â ConnectaUSBhubtoyour TimeCapsule, andthenconnectmultipleUSBdevices,  suchasprintersorharddisks. Allcomputersonthenetworkhaveaccesst o thosedevices. Important:  UseAirP or tUtilit ytosetupyour TimeC[...]

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    8 Chapter 1 GettingStarted About Y our T imeCapsule Y ourTimeCapsulehasv eportsontheback:  Â One1 0/1 00/1 000B ase-TGigabitEthernet WideAreaNetwork( W AN)portfor connectingaDSLorcablemodem,orf orconnectingtoanexistingEthernetnetwork ?[...]

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    9 Chapter 1 GettingStarted AbouttheAirP or tS oftware Y ourTimeCapsulew orkswithAirP ortUtilit y ,installedintheUtilitiesfolderinthe Applicationsfolderonacomput erusingMacOSX, andinStart>AllPrograms> AirP ortonacomputerusingWin[...]

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    10 Chapter 1 GettingStarted What Y ouNeedtoGetStarted T ouseyourTimeCapsule , youneedawireless-enabledcomputerthat’ scompliantwith IEEE802. 1 1a,802. 1 1b ,802. 1 1g, orIEEE802. 1 1nstandards.  T osetupyour TimeCapsule,  yourcomputermustmee[...]

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    11 Chapter 1 GettingStarted Plugging In Y our Time Capsule Beforeyoupluginy our TimeCapsule, rstconnecttheappropriatecablestotheports youwanttouse:  Â ConnecttheEthernetcablethat’ sconnec tedtoyourDSLorcablemodem(ifyouwill connecttot[...]

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    12 Chapter 1 GettingStarted The TimeCapsuleStatusLight Thefollowingtableexplainsthe TimeCapsulelightsequencesandwhattheyindicate. Light Status/description O Y ourTimeCapsuleisunplugged. Solid amber Y ourTimeCapsuleiscompletingitsstartupsequence. Flashing amber Y [...]

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    13 Chapter 1 GettingStarted What’ s Next Afteryoupluginyour TimeCapsule, useAirP ortUtilitytosetituptoworkwithyour Internetconnection, USBprinterorharddisk, oranexistingnetwork.AirP or tUtility is loc at ed in the Ut ili tie sf older?[...]

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    14 2 Setting Up Y our Time Capsule Thischapterpro videsinf ormationandinstructionsfor connectingyour TimeCapsuletotheInternet, andusing AirP or tU tilitytosetituptocreateorjoinawir elessnetwork. Thischapterprovide sanoverviewofconnectingyour [...]

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    15 Chapter 2 SettingUpYourTimeCapsule Using Y our TimeCapsuletoCreate Y ourWirele ssNetwork Whenyousetupyour TimeCapsuletoprovidenetworkandInternetaccess , the followingcomputersanddevic escanaccessthewirele ssAirP ortnetworktosharel[...]

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    16 Chapter 2 SettingUpYourTimeCapsule Using Time Capsule t o create a wirele ss network to Internet DSL or cable modem Internet W AN por t < Shared printer Time Capsule to USB port 2.4 GHz 2.4 or 5 GHz 2.4 or 5 GHz T o set it up: 1 ConnectyourDSLorcablemodemtoyour TimeCapsuleusingtheEthernet W A[...]

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    17 Chapter 2 SettingUpYourTimeCapsule 3 OpenAirPortUtilit y(locatedintheUtilitiesfolderintheApplica tionsfolderon acomputerusingMacOSX, andinStart>AllPrograms>AirP or tonacomputer using Windows), selectyour T imeCapsule, and[...]

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    18 Chapter 2 SettingUpYourTimeCapsule UsingAirP or tUtilit y T osetupandcongureyour TimeCapsule, usethesetupassistantinAirP ortUtilit y . On a Mac computer using Mac OS X v1 0.5.7 or later: 1 OpenAirPortUtilit y ,locatedintheUtilitiesf olderintheApplication[...]

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    19 Chapter 2 SettingUpYourTimeCapsule 3 Follo wthe onscr eenin struction sto setup your  Time Capsu leand your wire less networ k. TheAirP ortUtilitysetupassistantasksyouquestionsaboutthetypeofnetwork youwanttouseandtheservicesyouwan[...]

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    20 Chapter 2 SettingUpYourTimeCapsule CreatingaNew WirelessNetwork Y oucanusetheAirPortUtilitysetupassistanttocreateanewwirelessnetwork. The setupassistantguidesyouthroughthest epsnecessarytonameyournetwork, protect yournetworkwitha?[...]

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    21 Chapter 2 SettingUpYourTimeCapsule UsetheAirP ortUtilit ysetupassistanttoentery ourISPsettingsandcongurehow your TimeCapsulesharesthesettingswithotherc omputers. 1 OpenAirPortUtilit y ,locatedintheUtilitiesf olderintheApplicationsfol[...]

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    22 Chapter 2 SettingUpYourTimeCapsule SettingAdvanc edOptions UseAirP ortUtilit ytosetupyour TimeCapsulemanuallyifyouwanttosetadvanced TimeCapsuleoptionssuchasadvancedsecurityoptions, closednet works, DHCPlease time, accesscontrol, power?[...]

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    23 Chapter 2 SettingUpYourTimeCapsule Allowing WirelessClientstoA ccess Y ourNetwork Without EnteringaP assw ord Ifyournetworkispassword-protectedusing WP APersonalor WP A/WP A2P ersonal, you canprovidewirelessclien tsaccesstoyournetw orkwithout[...]

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    24 Chapter 2 SettingUpYourTimeCapsule Select “Limitclient’ saccessto24hours” ifyouwanttopro videjustonedayofaccess toyournetwork. Ifyoudon’tselectthisoption, theclienthasacce ssuntilyouremo ve theclientfromthelist. U[...]

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    25 Chapter 2 SettingUpYourTimeCapsule Y ourrstbackupwithTimeCapsuleand TimeMachinecouldtak eovernight orlonger ,dependingonhowmuchdatay ou’ reback ingup. T ospeeduptheinitial backup, connectyourTimeCapsuletoy ourcomputerusing[...]

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    26 3 Tips and T rouble shooting Y oucanquick lysolvemostproblemswithyour TimeCapsulebyf ollowingtheadviceinthischapter . If Y ouCan ’tC onnecttotheInternet  Â T ryconnectingtotheInternetdirectlyfromyourcomputer .Ifyoucan ’tconnect, ch[...]

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    27 Chapter 3 TipsandTroubleshooting 2 S electyourAirP ortnetwork.  Â On a Mac, usetheAirP ortstatusmenuinthemenubartoselectthenetworkcreated byyour TimeCapsule(thenetworknamedoesn’tchange).  Â On a computer using Windows, holdthepoin terover[...]

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    28 Chapter 3 TipsandTroubleshooting If Y our TimeCapsuleIsn ’tResponding T ryunpluggingitandpluggingitbackin. Ifyour TimeCapsulestopsres pondingcompletely , youmayneedtore setittothe factor ydefaultsettings. Important:  Resettingyour TimeCapsul[...]

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    29 Chapter 3 TipsandTroubleshooting If Y our TimeCapsuleStatusLigh tFlashe sAmber TheEthernetcablemaynotbeconnectedproperly ,y our TimeCapsulemaybeout ofrangeofanAirP ortnetwork,orther emaybeaproblemwithyourIn ternetservice provider [...]

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    30 Chapter 3 TipsandTroubleshooting If Y ourPrinterIsn ’tResponding IfyouconnectedaprintertotheUSBportonyour TimeCapsuleandthecomputers ontheAirP ortnetworkcan’tprint , trythefollowing: 1 M akesuretheprinterispluggedinandturned?[...]

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    31 Chapter 3 TipsandTroubleshooting UpdatingAirP or tSof tware AppleperiodicallyupdatesAirP or tsoft ware. I tisrecommendedthatyouupdatey our TimeCapsuletousethelatestsoftware.  Y oucanselect “CheckforupdateswhenopeningAirP or tUtilit y ,” or ?[...]

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    32 Chapter 3 TipsandTroubleshooting Items ThatC anCauseInt er ferencewithA irP ort Thefartherawaytheinterferencesource , thelesslikelyitistocauseapr oblem.  Thefollowingcanin terferewithAirP ortcommunication:  Â Microwaveov ens  Â DirectSatellite[...]

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    4 33 Lea rning More , Ser vice, and Suppor t Y oucanndmoreinformationaboutusingyour TimeCapsuleonthewebandinonscreenhelp . Online Resources Forthela testinformationaboutthe TimeCapsule, gotowww .apple.com/airpor t. T oregisteryour TimeCapsule, goto[...]

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    34 Chapter 4 LearningMore,Service,andSupport Onscreen Help T olearnmoreaboutusingAirPortUtilitywithyourTimeCapsule , openAirP or tUtilit y andchooseHelp>AirP ortUtilit yHelp. Obtaining W arran ty Ser vice Ifyour TimeCapsuleappearstobedamagedordoesn[...]

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    35 Appendix Time Capsule Specications and Safety Guidelines Time Capsule Specications  Â Frequency Band: 2. 4and5GHz  Â Radio Output Pow er: Upto23dBm(nominal)  Â Standards: 802. 1 1DSSS1and2Mbpsstandard, 802. 1 1a,802. 1 1b , 802. 1 1g,  and802. 1 1nspeci?[...]

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    36 Appendix TimeCapsuleSpecicationsandSafetyGuidelines Size and W eight  Â Length: 7 .75inche s(1 97 .0mm)  Â Width: 7 .75inches(1 97 .0mm)  Â Height: 1 .43inches(36.3 3mm)  Â Weight: 3 .5pounds(1 .6kilograms) Hardware Media A ccess C ontrol (MA C) Addre s[...]

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    37 Appendix TimeCapsuleSpecicationsandSafetyGuidelines About Operating and Stor age T empera tures Whenyou ’ reusingyour TimeCapsule, itisnormalforthecasetogetwarm. The TimeCapsulecasefunctionsasacoolingsur facethattransfersheatfrominside the?[...]

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    38 Regulatory Compliance Information Regulatory Compliance Information FCC Declaration of C onformity Thisdevicecomplieswithpart1 5oftheFCCrules. Operation issubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions: (1)Thisdevicemay notcauseharmfulinterference, and(2)thisdevicem[...]

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    39 Canadian Compliance Sta tement ThisdevicecomplieswithIndustryCanadalicense-exemptRSS standard(s).Oper ationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:  (1)thisdevicemaynotcauseinterference ,and(2)thisdevicemust acceptanyinterference, includinginterferenc[...]

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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 P oint in overeenstemming is met de essentiële eisen en de andere bepalingen van richtlijn 1999/5/EG.[...]

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