Apple Airport Extreme ME918Z/A manual

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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  AbouttheAirP ortEx treme 8  AbouttheAirP ortSof tware 9  What Y ouNeedtoGetStarted 1 1  TheAirP or tExtremeStatusLight 1 3 AirP or t Extreme Networks 1 4  UsingtheAirP ortEx tr emewithaBroadbandInternetService 1 6  Usingthe?[...]

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    4  26  If Y ouForgot Y ourNetworkorBaseStationPassw ord 28  If Y ourAirPortExtremeIsn’ tResponding 29  If Y ourAirPortExtremeStatusLightFlashesAmber 30  If Y ourPrinterIsn ’tResponding 3 1  UpdatingAirP or tSoftware 3 1  AirP ortEx tremeP la[...]

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    1 5 Getting Star ted Congra tulationsonpurchasingyoursimultaneousdual-band AirP or tExtremeBaseStation. Readthisguidetogetstar ted . AirP ortEx tremepr ovidessimultaneousdual-bandwireless802. 1 1nnetworking. W hen yousetupyourAirP or tExtremeBaseStation, ?[...]

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    6 Chapter 1 GettingStarted  Â C onnectyourAirP or tExtremetoy ourEthernetnetwork. Wirele ss-equippedMac computers, WindowsXP ,  Windows Vista,or Windows7computerscanthenhave accesstoanentirenetw orkwithoutbeingconnectedbyacable.  Â C onnect[...]

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    7 Chapter 1 GettingStarted AbouttheAirP or tExtreme TheAirP or tExtremehassixports,loca tedontheback:  Â One1 0/1 00/1 000Base-TGigabitEthernetWideAreaNetwork( W AN)port( < )for connectingaDSLorcablemodem,orf orconnectingtoanexistingEt[...]

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    8 Chapter 1 GettingStarted Nexttotheportsisaresetbutton,whichisusedf ortroubleshootingyour AirP ortEx treme .  ThestatuslightonthefrontoftheAirP or tExtremeshowsthe currentstatus. AbouttheAirP or tSoftware UsetheAirP ortUtilit ysoftw[...]

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    9 Chapter 1 GettingStarted What Y ouNeedtoGetStar ted T ousetheAirPortExtremeyouneedawireless-enabledcomputerthatisc ompliant withtheIEEE802. 1 1a, 802. 1 1b, 802. 1 1g, or802. 1 1nspecication.  T osetuptheAirPort Extreme, yourcomputermust[...]

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    10 Chapter 1 GettingStarted Plugging In AirP or t Extreme Beforeyoupluginy ourAirPortExtreme, rstconnecttheappropriatecablestothe portsyouwanttouse:  Â C onnecttheEthernetcablethatisconnectedtoyourDSLorcablemodem(ifyouwill connectto[...]

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    11 Chapter 1 GettingStarted Important:  UseonlytheACadapterthatcamewithy ourAirP or tExtreme. WhenyouplugtheAirP or tExtremeACadapterintoapoweroutlet, thestatuslight ashesgreenforonesecond ,andthenglowsamberwhileitstartsup. Afte[...]

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    12 Chapter 1 GettingStarted Light Status/description Flashing amber and green Theremaybeaproblemstartingup. AirPortExtremewillrestart andtryagain. Solid blue Thebasestationisreadytoallowawir elessclientaccesstothe network. See “ Allowing WirelessClients?[...]

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    2 13 AirP or t Ex treme Networks Inthischapteryou ’llndexplanationsofthedi erentways youcanuseyourAirP ortEx treme. Thischapterprovide ssomeexamplesofthedi erentkindsofnet worksyoucansetup usingyourAirP or tEx treme. I tprovidesdia[...]

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    14 Chapter 2 AirPortExtremeNetworks UsingtheAirP or tEx tremewithaBroadbandIn ternetSer vice WhenyousetupyourAirP or tExtremetoprovidenetworkandInternetaccess , Mac computerswithAirP or tandAirPortExtremeCards, and802. 1 1a,802. 1 1b, 802. 1 1g, ?[...]

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    15 Chapter 2 AirPortExtremeNetworks T o set it up: 1 ConnectyourDSLorcablemodemtoyourAirP or tExtremeEthernetW ANpor t( < ). 2 OpenAirPortUtilit y(locatedintheUtilitiesfolderintheApplica tionsfolderon acomputerusingMacOSX, andinStart[...]

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    16 Chapter 2 AirPortExtremeNetworks UsingtheAirP or tEx tremetoShareaUSBP r inter WhenyouconnectacompatibleUSBprintertoy ourAirP or tExtreme, suppor ted computersonthenetwork(wiredandwireless)canprin ttoit. It looks like this: USB port Shared printer d 2[...]

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    17 Chapter 2 AirPortExtremeNetworks T o set it up: 1 ConnecttheprintertotheAirPortExtremeUSBport( d )ortoaUSBhub, using aUSBcable. 2 OpenAirPortUtilit y(locatedintheUtilitiesfolderintheApplica tionsfolderon acomputerusingMacOSX, a[...]

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    18 Chapter 2 AirPortExtremeNetworks UsingtheAirP or tEx tremetoShareUSBHar dDisks WhenyouconnectaUSBharddisktoyourAirP or tExtreme, computersonthenetwork (wiredandwireless)canaccessthehar ddisktoaccess, share, andstoreles. It looks l[...]

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    19 Chapter 2 AirPortExtremeNetworks T o set it up: 1 ConnecttheharddisktotheAirPortExtremeUSBpor t( d )usingaUSBcable. 2 OpenAirPortUtilit y(locatedintheUtilitiesfolderintheApplica tionsfolderon acomputerusingMacOSX, andinStart>?[...]

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    20 3 Setting Up the Airpor t Ex treme Thischapterpro videsinformationandinstructionsforusing AirP or tUtilit ytosetupyourAirP or tEx treme. UsetheinstructionsinthischaptertoeasilycongureyourAirP or tExtremeandsetup yourAirP or tnetwork. Thischapter[...]

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    21 Chapter 3 SettingUptheAirportExtreme UsingAirP or tUtilit y T osetupandcongureyourAirP ortEx tremetouseAirP or tforwirelessnetworking andInternetaccess ,usethesetupassistan tinAirP or tUtility.  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 oucanusethesetupassistantinAirP ortU tilitytocreateanewwirelessnetwork.  Thesetupassistantguidesyouthr oughthestepsnecessarytonameyournetwork,  protectyournetwork[...]

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    23 Chapter 3 SettingUptheAirportExtreme BeforeyouuseAirP or tUtilitytosetupyourwirelessdevice, connectyourDSLorcable modemtotheAirP ortEx tremeEthernet W ANpor t( < ).Ifyouareusingane xisting EthernetnetworkwithInternetaccessto[...]

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    24 Chapter 3 SettingUptheAirportExtreme SettingAdvanc edOptions T osetadvancedoptions, youcanuseAirPortUtilitytosetupyourAirP ortEx treme manually . Y oucancongureadvancedbasestationsettings, suchasadvancedsecurity options, closednetworks, ?[...]

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    25 Chapter 3 SettingUptheAirportExtreme Allowing WirelessClientsA ccessto Y ourNetwork Ifyournetworkispassword-protectedusing WP AP ersonalorWP A/WP A2Personal, you canprovidewirelessclien tsaccesstoyournetworkwithoutrequiringthemtoen terthe [...]

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    26 4 Tips and T roubleshooting Y oucanquick lysolvemostproblemswithyourA irP or t Extremebyfollowingtheadvic einthischapter . If Y ouCan ’tConnecttotheInternet  Â T r yconnectingtotheInternetdirectlyfromyourcomputer . Ifyoucan ’tconnectt[...]

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    27 Chapter 4 TipsandTroubleshooting  Â On a comput er using Windows , holdthepointeroverthewir elessconnectionicon untilyouseeyourAirP or tNetworkName(SSID), andchooseitfromthelistifthere aremultiplenetworksavailable . 3 OpenAirPortUtilit y(int[...]

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    28 Chapter 4 TipsandTroubleshooting If Y ourAirP or tEx tremeIsn ’tResponding T ryunpluggingitandpluggingitbackin. IfyourAirP ortEx tremestopsrespondingcomplet ely ,youmayneedt oresetittothe factor ydefaultsettings. Important:  ResettingyourAirP o[...]

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    29 Chapter 4 TipsandTroubleshooting If Y ourAirP or tEx tremeStatusLightF lashesAmber TheEthernetcablemaynotbeconnectedproperly , yourAirP ortEx trememaybeout ofrangeofanAirP ortnetwork,ortheremaybeapr oblemwithyourInternetservice pr[...]

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    30 Chapter 4 TipsandTroubleshooting If Y ourPrint erIsn ’tResponding IfyouconnectedaprintertotheUSBportonyourAirP ortEx tremeandthecomputers ontheAirP ortnet workcan ’tprint, tr ydoingthefollowing: 1 M akesuretheprinterispluggedinan[...]

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    31 Chapter 4 TipsandTroubleshooting UpdatingAirP or tSof tware AppleperiodicallyupdatesAirP or tsoftware. Itisrecommendedthatyouupdateyour AirP ortEx tremetousethelatestsoftware.  Y oucanselectthe “Checkforupdate swhenopeningAirPortUtility ” ch[...]

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    32 Chapter 4 TipsandTroubleshooting Items ThatCanC auseInterferencewithAirP or t Thefartherawaytheinterferencesource , thelesslikelyitistocauseaproblem. The followingitemscanca useinterferencewithAirP or tcommunication:  Â Microwa veovens  Â Dire[...]

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    5 33 Lea rning More , S er vice , and Suppor t Y oucanndmoreinformationaboutusingyourAirP or t Extremeonthewebandinonscreenhelp . Online Resources Forthela testinformationabouttheAirP or tExtreme, gotowww .apple.com/airport. T oregisteryourAirP or tEx treme[...]

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    34 Chapter 5 LearningMore,Service,andSupport Obtaining W arranty Service Iftheproductappearstobedamagedordoesnotfunctionproperly , pleasefollowthe adviceinthisbooklet, theonscreenhelp, andtheonlineresources.  Ifthebases tationstill doesnot[...]

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    35 Appendix AirP or t Ex treme Specications and Safety Guidelines AirP ort Ex treme Specications  Â F requenc y Band: 2.4and5GHz  Â Radio Output P ower : 23dBm(nominal)  Â Standar ds: 802. 1 1DSSS1and2Mbpsstandard, 802. 1 1a, 802. 1 1b , 802. 1 1g, or 802. 1 1nspeci[...]

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    36 Appendix AirPortExtremeSpecicationsandSafetyGuidelines Size and W eight  Â L ength: 6.50inches(1 65.0mm)  Â Width: 6.50inche s(1 65 .0mm)  Â Thickness: 1 .34inches(34.0mm)  Â W eight: 1 .66pounds(75 3grams) Hardware Media A ccess Con trol (MAC) Addr ess[...]

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    37 Appendix AirPortExtremeSpecicationsandSafetyGuidelines About Operating and Stor age T emperatures WhenyouareusingyourAirP or tExtreme, itisnor malforthecasetogetwarm.  TheAirP or tEx tremecasefunctionsasacoolingsur facethattransfersheatfrom?[...]

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    38 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mustaccept anyinterference[...]

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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inter 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 Thissymbolindicatesthatyourproductmustbedisposedof properlyaccordingtolocallawsandregulations. Whenyour productreachesitsendoflife, contactAp[...]

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    42 Brasil—Informações sobre descarte e reciclagem Osímboloacimaindicaqueesteprodutoe/ousuabaterianão devemserdescartadasnolixodoméstico. Quandodecidir descartaresteprodutoe/ousuabateria,faça-odeac ordocom asleisediretrizesambientaislocai[...]

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    www .apple.com/airport www .apple.com/support/airpor t ©20 1 1AppleInc.Allrightsreserved.  Apple, theApplelogo, AirPort, AirPortExpress, AirPortExtreme, AppleTV ,Bonjour ,iPad ,iPhone, iPodtouch,Mac, MacOS,andTimeCapsule aretrademarksofAppleInc[...]