Apple MA073LL/A manual

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3 1 C ont ents Chapter 1 5 Introduction to AirP ort 5 About the AirP ort Ex treme Base Station 6 The AirP ort Ex tr eme Base Station at a Glance 7 AirP ort Ex treme Base Station P or ts 8 About the AirP ort Sof tware Chapter 2 9 Setting Up Y our AirP ort Ex treme Base Sta tion 10 Mounting the AirP ort Ex tr eme Base Station on a W all 12 Setup Over[...]

4 Contents LL2870.book Page 4 Thursday, October 28, 2004 12:45 PM[...]

1 5 1 Intr oduc tion t o AirP or t AirP ort is a simple and fast way to access the In ternet from an ywhere in your home , classroom, or office without cables , additional phone line s, or complicated networking software. AirP ort is a wireless local area network ( WLAN) technology that provide s high- per f ormance wireless communication between m[...]

6 Chapter 1 Introduction to AirPort The AirP ort Ex tr eme Base Station has the following ports: • 1 0/1 00Base-T Ethernet W AN ( ) port for connecting a DSL or cable modem, or f or connecting to an existing Ethernet network with Internet acce ss • 1 0/1 00Base-T Ethernet LAN ( G ) port for high-speed connection to local printers and Ethernet c[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction to AirPort 7 AirP ort Ex treme Base Station P orts Y our AirPort Extreme Base Station may have six ports, depending on which model you purchased . Note: If this AirP or t Extreme Base Station did not come with a power adapter and you don ’t plan to use P oE , you can purchase a base station pow er adapter from your Apple- a[...]

8 Chapter 1 Introduction to AirPort About the AirP ort Sof tware T o ex tend the range of your network, y ou can use AirP or t Admin Utility to set up multiple base stations in your network connected to one another wirele ssly , known as a Wireless Distribution Syst em ( WDS), or over Ethernet. Y ou can also extend the range of your wireless netw o[...]

2 9 2 Setting Up Y our AirP or t Ex treme Base Station Use the inf ormation in this chapter to set up your AirP ort Ex treme Base Station. Before y ou set up the AirP or t Extreme Base Station for Internet access , make sure that: • Y ou have a computer with an AirP ort Card or an AirP ort Ex treme Card , or a compatible Wi-Fi car d installed in [...]

10 Chapter 2 Setting Up Your AirPort Extreme Base Station If you use an Ethernet LAN for In ternet access, such as in a school or office, connect the Ethernet cable to the 1 0/1 00Base-T E thernet LAN ( G ) port on the AirPort Extreme Base Station. Note: The “Distribute IP address” check box in the Network pane of AirP ort Admin Utility is dese[...]

Chapter 2 Setting Up Your AirPort Extreme Base Station 11 3 Locate the tw o mounting bracket holes on the bottom of the base station. 4 F eed the cables through the mounting bracket and then connect them to the base station. The base station is designed to moun t with the por ts on the top (Apple logo right side up), with the cables passing behind [...]

5 Carefully insert the bottom two prongs on the mounting bracket into the moun ting bracket holes on the bottom of the base station. Clip the top prongs on the moun ting bracket around the bottom lip of the base station. Setup O verview Once you ’ re ready , y ou can set up the AirP or t Extreme Base Station in a few steps: 1 Plug the AirP ort Ex[...]

Chapter 2 Setting Up Your AirPort Extreme Base Station 13 If your base station has a built-in modem and you connect to the Internet using it , the base station can provide Int ernet access to computers connected to both Ethernet ports ( W AN and LAN G ). Step 2: U se the AirP or t Setup Assistant on a Macintosh computer The AirP ort Setup Assistant[...]

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3 15 3 Using Y our AirP or t Ex treme Base Station The inf ormation in this chapter will help you understand how to use y our base station and how to get the most from your AirP or t network. Use the information pro vided in this chapter to: • Configure y our base station ’ s Internet connection • Use AirP ort Admin Utilit y to modify advance[...]

16 Chapter 3 Using Your AirPort Extreme Base Station Important: If you use AirP ort Admin Utility instead of the AirP or t Setup Assistant to configure your base station f or the first time, you ma y be asked for a password . The initial password f or the AirP or t Extreme Base Station is public. See the document “Designing AirP ort Extreme Netwo[...]

Chapter 3 Using Your AirPort Extreme Base Station 17 Monitoring AirP ort Ex treme Base Station Communication The following table explains the AirP or t Ex treme Base Station indicator lights. F or more information about the base station ’ s indicator lights, see “Designing AirP or t Extreme Networks,” or AirP or t Networks for Windows ,” lo[...]

18 Chapter 3 Using Your AirPort Extreme Base Station Connecting Additional Base Stations t o Y our AirP ort Network Y ou can connec t additional AirP or t Extreme Base Stations to extend the range of your wireless network. Y ou can connect the base stations wirelessly or using E thernet. A network with base stations connected using Ethernet is know[...]

Chapter 3 Using Your AirPort Extreme Base Station 19 Con trolling the Range of Y our AirP or t Network Y ou can also shor ten the range of your AirP ort network by adjusting the power transmitted to the radio in the base station. This might be useful if you want to control access to the network b y restricting the range to a single room, for exampl[...]

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4 21 4 Basic Network Designs Y ou can set up y our AirP ort Ex treme Base Station just about anywhere and use it f or Internet acce ss and wireless netw orking. Y ou need only a connec tion to the Internet and a computer with wir eless capabilities. Y ou can even add non-wireless computers to the netw ork by connecting them to the base station thro[...]

22 Chapter 4 Basic Network Designs Setting Up a Home O ffice Network If you are setting up an AirP ort network in your home or small office and you ha ve a broadband DSL or cable modem connection to the Internet, and an existing Ethernet network, you ma y need the following items: • An AirP ort Ex treme Base Station or multiple base stations • [...]

Chapter 4 Basic Network Designs 23 Setting Up a Network at School If you are setting up a network at school, and ha ve a broadband DSL or cable modem connection to the Internet, and an existing E thernet network, you ma y need the following items: • An AirP ort Ex treme Base Station or multiple base stations • A DSL or cable modem with Internet[...]

24 Chapter 4 Basic Network Designs USB Main T o Ethernet (LAN) P ower adapter T o the Internet T o USB printer Remote Relay LL2870.book Page 24 Thursday, October 28, 2004 12:45 PM[...]

Chapter 4 Basic Network Designs 25 Connecting AirP ort Base Stations Using P ow er Over Ethernet (P oE) Y ou can connec t multiple base stations that suppor t P oE to 802.3af-compliant P ow er Sourcing Equipment (PSE), and send pow er and a network or Internet connection ov er Ethernet cables. Receiving power over the Ethernet connection eliminates[...]

26 Chapter 4 Basic Network Designs T o 802.3af-compliant PSE Base stations mounted in air-handling space 802.3af-compliant P ower Sourcing Equipment (PSE) connected to a network Plenum-rated Ethernet cables AC powe r outlet Plenum-rated Ethernet cables Base stations mounted in air-handling space LL2870.book Page 26 Thursday, October 28, 2004 12:45 [...]

5 27 5 T r oubleshooting Use the inf ormation in this chapter if you are ha ving trouble setting up your AirP or t Ex treme Base Station. If the AirP ort S etup Assistant can ’t detect the proper AirP ort hardware Make sure that the computer you are using has an AirP ort Card or an AirP ort Ex treme Card installed . If you recently installed the [...]

28 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting The middle light flashes , indicating that the base station is in reset mode. T he base station remains in reset mode f or five minutes. If you do not make your changes within five minutes of pr essing the reset button, y ou must reset it again. 3 Use the AirP ort status menu in the menu bar to selec t the network creat[...]

Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 29 If you mov e your AirP ort Extreme Base Station to a location on your netw ork with a differen t subnet and lose communication with the base station Y our AirPort Extreme Base Station may have an in valid IP addre ss. 1 Make sure that your computer is set to access the netw ork from the new location (where you mov ed th[...]

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31 Appendix AirP or t Ex treme Base Station Specifications AirP ort Specifications • Wireless Data Rate: Up to 54 megabits per second (Mbps) • Range: Up to 1 50 feet (45 meters) in typical use (varies with building) • Fr equency Band: 2. 4 gigahertz (GHz) • Radio Output Po wer: 1 5 dBm (nominal) • Standards: Compliant with 802. 1 1 HR Dir[...]

32 Appendix AirPort Extreme Base Station Specifications Base Station LED Sequences The following table explains the base station ’ s light sequences and what they indicate . Lef t Cen ter R ight Status/description Off Off Off The base station is unplugged or has failed. If the base station is plugged in and all lights are off , contact your Apple[...]

33 Communications Regula tion Information FC C Declaration of Conformity This device complies with part 1 5 of the FCC rule s. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) T his device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received , including in terference that may cause undesir ed operat[...]

34 VC CI Class B Statement Europe — EU Declaration of C onformity Complies with Eur opean Directives 72/2 3/EEC, 89/3 36/EEC, 1 999/5/EC See http://www.apple .com/euro/compliance/ © 2004 Apple Comput er , Inc. All rights reserved. Apple, the Apple logo , AirPort, Apple T alk, Mac, and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Computer , Inc., registered in[...]

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