User manual APPLE AIRPORT EXTREME SETUP GUIDE

[. . . ] AirPort Extreme Setup Guide Contents 3 Chapter 1: Getting Started 10 Chapter 2: AirPort Extreme Networks 11 Using AirPort Extreme with Your Broadband Internet Service 13 Using AirPort Extreme to Share a USB Printer 15 Using AirPort Extreme to Share a USB Hard Disk 17 Using AirPort Extreme with Your AirPort Network 19 Chapter 3: Setting Up AirPort Extreme 24 Chapter 4: Tips and Troubleshooting 29 Chapter 5: Learning More, Service, and Support 31 Appendix: AirPort Extreme Specifications 2 1 Getting Started 1 Congratulations on purchasing AirPort Extreme. Read this guide to get started using it. AirPort Extreme is based on an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) draft 802. 11n specification and provides better performance and greater range than previous IEEE 802. 11 standards. AirPort Extreme is compatible with computers using 802. 11b, and 802. 11g, as well as computers using the 802. 11a wireless standards. With AirPort Extreme, you can: Â Create a wireless network in your home, and then connect to the Internet and share the connection with multiple computers simultaneously. [. . . ] Â On a computer using Windows XP, hold the pointer over the wireless connection icon until you see your AirPort Network Name (SSID), and choose it from the list if there are multiple networks available. 3 Open AirPort Utility (in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder on a Macintosh, and in Start > All Programs > AirPort on a computer using Windows XP). 24 4 Select your base station and then choose Manual Setup from the Base Station menu. 5 Click AirPort in the toolbar, and then click Base Station. 6 Enter a new password for the base station. 7 Click Wireless and choose an encryption method from the Wireless Security pop-up menu to turn on encryption and activate password protection for your AirPort network. If you turn on encryption, enter a new password for your AirPort network. 8 Click Update to restart the base station and load the new settings. Your AirPort Extreme Isn't Responding Try unplugging it and plugging it back in. If your AirPort Extreme stops responding completely, you may need to reset it to the factory default settings. Important: This erases all of your base station settings and resets them to the settings that came with the AirPort Extreme. To return AirPort Extreme to the factory settings: m Use the end of a straightened paper clip to press and hold the reset button until the status light flashes quickly (about 5 seconds). AirPort Extreme resets with the following settings: Â AirPort Extreme receives its IP address using DHCP. Â The network name reverts to Apple Network XXXXXX (where XXXXXX is replaced with the last six digits of the AirPort ID). Â The base station password returns to public. Chapter 4 Tips and Troubleshooting 25 If your base station is still not responding, try the following: 1 Unplug AirPort Extreme. 2 Use the end of a straightened paper clip to press and hold the reset button while you plug in AirPort Extreme. Your AirPort Extreme Status Light Flashes Amber The Ethernet cable may not be connected properly, AirPort Extreme may be out of range of an AirPort network, or there may be a problem with your Internet service provider. If you are connected to the Internet with a DSL or cable modem, the modem may have lost its connection to the network or the Internet. Even if the modem seems to be working properly, try disconnecting the modem from its power supply, waiting a few seconds, and then reconnecting it. Make sure AirPort Extreme is connected directly to the modem via Ethernet before reconnecting power to the modem. For more information about the reason the light flashes, open AirPort Utility, select your base station, and then choose Manual Setup from the Base Station menu. The information about the flashing light is displayed on the Summary pane. Your Printer Isn't Responding If you connected a printer to the USB port on AirPort Extreme and the computers on the AirPort network can't print, try doing the following: 1 Make sure the printer is plugged in and turned on. [. . . ] could void the EMC compliance and negate your authority to operate the product. This product was tested for FCC compliance under conditions that included the use of Apple peripheral devices and Apple shielded cables and connectors between system components. It is important that you use Apple peripheral devices and shielded cables and connectors between system components to reduce the possibility of causing interference to radios, television sets, and other electronic devices. You can obtain Apple peripheral devices and the proper shielded cables and connectors through an Apple-authorized dealer. [. . . ]