User manual APPLE AIRPORT EXTREME GIGABIT SETUP GUIDE

[. . . ] AirPort Extreme Setup Guide Contents 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 14 16 18 20 21 22 22 24 25 Chapter 1: Getting Started About AirPort Extreme About the AirPort Software What You Need to Get Started AirPort Extreme Status Light Chapter 2: AirPort Extreme Networks Using AirPort Extreme with Your Broadband Internet Service Using AirPort Extreme to Share a USB Printer Using AirPort Extreme to Share USB Hard Disks Using AirPort Extreme with Your AirPort Network Chapter 3: Setting Up AirPort Extreme Using AirPort Utility Creating a New Wireless Network Configuring and Sharing Internet Access Allowing Wireless Clients Access to Your Network Setting Advanced Options 2 26 Chapter 4: Tips and Troubleshooting 26 You Can't Connect to the Internet 26 You Forgot Your Network or Base Station Password 27 Your AirPort Extreme Isn't Responding 28 Your AirPort Extreme Status Light Flashes Amber 29 30 30 31 Your Printer Isn't Responding Updating AirPort Software AirPort Extreme Placement Considerations Items That Can Cause Interference with AirPort 32 Chapter 5: Learning More, Service, and Support 34 Appendix: AirPort Extreme Specifications and Safety Guidelines Contents 3 1 Getting Started 1 Congratulations on purchasing AirPort Extreme. Read this guide to get started. 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 and 802. 11n wireless standards. With AirPort Extreme, you can:  Create a wireless network in your home, and then connect to the Internet and share the connection with multiple computers simultaneously. [. . . ] 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. The default network name for an Apple base station is AirPort Network XXXXXX, where XXXXXX is replaced with the last six digits of the AirPort ID, also know as the Media Access Control or MAC address. The AirPort ID is printed on the bottom of an AirPort Extreme and on the electrical-plug side of the AirPort Express. 2 Open AirPort Utility, located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder on a Macintosh, and in Start > All Programs > AirPort on a computer using Windows XP. 3 If there is more than one base station in the list, select the base station you want to configure. If you don't see the base station you want to configure, click Rescan to scan for available base stations, then select the base station you want. 4 Choose Manual Setup from the Base Station menu. If you are prompted for a password, enter it. For more information and detailed instructions for using the manual setup features in AirPort Utility, see the "Designing AirPort Networks Using AirPort Utility" document, located on the AirPort CD and at www. apple. com/support/airport. Chapter 3 Setting Up AirPort Extreme 25 4 Tips and Troubleshooting 4 You can quickly solve most problems with AirPort Extreme by following the advice in this chapter. You Can't Connect to the Internet  Make sure your network settings are correct. Try connecting to the Internet directly from your computer. If you can't connect to the Internet from your computer, check your network settings. If they appear to be correct and you still can't connect, contact your ISP.  Make sure you are connecting to the correct wireless network. You Forgot Your Network or Base Station Password You can clear the AirPort network or base station password by resetting AirPort Extreme. To reset the base station password: 1 Use a pen or a paper clip to press and hold the reset button for one (1) second. Important: If you hold the reset button for more than one (1) second, you may lose your network settings. 2 Select your AirPort network. 26  On a Macintosh, use the AirPort status menu in the menu bar to select the network created by AirPort Extreme (the network name does not change).  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). 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. [. . . ] 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. [. . . ]