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AirP or t Netw orks for Windo ws F or Windows XP and Windows 2000 LL0259.book Page 1 Wednesday, October 20, 2004 3:55 PM[...]
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3 1 C on ten ts Chapter 1 5 Getting Star ted 6 How AirP or t W orks 6 How Wireless Internet Acce ss Is Pr ovided 7 Configuring AirP or t Extreme Base Station and AirP or t Expr ess for In ternet Acce ss 7 AirP or t Express A ssistant 8 AirP or t Admin Utility 8 Extending the Range of Y our AirP or t Network 9 AirT unes 9 Prin ting via an AirP or t [...]
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1 5 1 Getting Star ted With this version of the AirP or t software you can set up and manage an AirP or t network using Microsoft Windows , and wirelessly shar e a single Int ernet connection with multiple computers. Instead of using cables to cr eate a network, AirP or t uses wireless local area network ( WLAN) technology to provide wir eless comm[...]
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6 Chapter 1 Getting Started If you want to de sign an AirP or t network that provides Int ernet access to non-wirele ss computers via Ethernet, or take advantage of some of the base station ’ s more advanced f eatures , use this document to design and implement your netw ork. Note: This version of AirP or t Admin Utility is compatible with Window[...]
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Chapter 1 Getting Started 7 Use AirP or t to provide wireless Int ernet access and share a single In ternet connection among multiple computers in the follo wing ways: • Connect the AirP or t Ex treme Base Station or AirP or t Express to a DSL or cable modem. (If the AirPort Extreme Base Station has an internal modem, you can connect it to a tele[...]
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8 Chapter 1 Getting Started AirP or t Admin Utility The AirP or t Admin Utility is a convenient wa y to make quick adjustments to y our base station configuration. Use AirP or t Admin Utilit y to: • Set up an AirP ort Ex treme Base Station or AirP or t Express to provide In ternet access to computers that connect to the base station • Change se[...]
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Chapter 1 Getting Started 9 T o use the base station in an air-handling space abo ve suspended ceilings , you must connect the Ethernet W AN port to an 802.3af-compliant PSE with a plenum-rated Ethernet cable. Y ou cannot use the AC pow er adapter to po wer a base station installed in an air-handling space. When the base station receiv es pow er ov[...]
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10 Chapter 1 Getting Started Sharing Y our Comput er ’ s Internet C onnec tion If you hav e a wireless card installed in y our computer and you are connected to the Internet, you can share y our Internet connection with other computers. This is sometimes called using your computer as a software access point . Y ou can share your Internet connecti[...]
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2 11 2 AirP or t Securit y This chapter pr ovide s an ov er view of the security features av ailable with the AirP or t Extreme Base Station and AirP or t Express. Apple has designed the AirP or t Extreme Base Station and AirP or t Express to pr ovide multiple levels of security , so you can enjo y peace of mind when you access the Internet, manage[...]
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12 Chapter 2 AirPort Security P assword Pr otection and Encr yption AirP or t uses password protection and encr yption to deliver a lev el of security comparable to traditional wired networks . Users can be required to enter a passw ord to log in to the AirP or t network. When transmitting data and passw ords, the base station uses up to 1 28-bit e[...]
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Chapter 2 AirPort Security 13 LEAP Suppor t The Lightweight Extensible Authen tication Pr otocol (LEAP) is a security protocol used by Cisco access points t o dynamically assign a differen t WEP k ey to each user . AirPort Extreme is compatible with Cisco ’ s LEAP securit y protocol, enabling users to join Cisco- hosted wireless netw orks using L[...]
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14 Chapter 2 AirPort Security WP A on the AirP or t Ex treme Base Station and AirP or t Express has two modes: “ WP A for enterprise ,” or WP A Ent erprise, which uses a RADIUS server for user authentication, and “ WP A for home/small office ,” or WP A Personal, which relies on the capabilities of TKIP without requiring a RADIUS server . WP[...]
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3 15 3 AirP or t Network Designs This chapter pr ovide s ov er view information and instructions for the types of AirP or t networks you can set up using AirP or t Admin Utility . Use this chapter to design and set up y our AirP or t Ex treme or AirP or t Express network. If you are using AirP or t Express, you ’ll find additional information in [...]
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16 Chapter 3 AirPort Network Designs Using AirP or t Admin Utility Y ou can use AirPort Admin Utility to set up or modify an AirP or t Ex treme Base Station or AirP or t Express. Before using AirP or t Admin Utility , make sure y ou are connected to the network the base station create s. T o connec t to the wireless netw ork creat ed by the base st[...]
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Chapter 3 AirPort Network Designs 17 T o temporarily re set the base station password to public , press and hold the reset button for one second . T o reset the base station to the default settings , press and hold the reset button f or five full seconds. If you are on an E thernet network that has other base stations , or y ou are using Ethernet t[...]
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18 Chapter 3 AirPort Network Designs 6 In the AirP or t pane, enter a base station name and password , a name f or your AirP or t network, and other information. (See the following sections for descriptions of the fields in the AirP or t pane.) Naming the Base Station Give the base station an easily identifiable name . This makes it easy for admini[...]
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Chapter 3 AirPort Network Designs 19 P assword-Pr otecting Y our Network T o password-pr otect your network, you can choose from a number of wirele ss security options. In the AirP ort pane of AirPort Admin Utility , click Wireless Securit y and choose one of the following options fr om the Wireless Securit y pop-up menu. • Off Choosing this opti[...]
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20 Chapter 3 AirPort Network Designs Note: WP A securit y features ar e av ailable only to AirP or t Ex treme Base Stations; AirP or t Express; AirP or t and AirPort Extreme clients using Mac OS X 1 0.3 or later and AirP or t 3.2 or later , and Windows XP or Windows 2000 clients using 802. 1 1 wireless adapters that support WP A. F or more inf orma[...]
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Chapter 3 AirPort Network Designs 21 Changing the Channel The “ channel” is the radio frequency over which your base station communicat es. If you use only one base station (for example , at home), you probably w on ’t need t o change the channel frequency . If y ou set up multiple base stations in a school or office, use differen t channel f[...]
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22 Chapter 3 AirPort Network Designs Setting Wireless Options Y ou can set the multicast rate of the network, enable inter ference robustness , and adjust the transmitter power of the base station. T hese settings can reduce the range of the base station, and should not be modified without good reason. Setting the Multicast Rate Use the “Multicas[...]
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Chapter 3 AirPort Network Designs 23 Configuring and Sharing In ternet A cce ss The next step is setting up your base station ’ s Internet connection and sharing its Internet access with clien t computers. The following sections tell you what to do , depending on how your base station connects to the Int ernet. Y ou’ re Using a DSL or C able Mo[...]
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24 Chapter 3 AirPort Network Designs What Y ou Need for a DSL or C able Modem Connection What to D o T o set up a base station using AirP ort Admin Utility : 1 Make sure that your DSL or cable modem is connected to the Ethernet W AN ( ) por t on your AirP or t Ex treme Base Station or to the Ethernet port on your Airport Express. Important: If you [...]
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Chapter 3 AirPort Network Designs 25 If you configure TCP/IP manually , choose Manually from the Configur e pop-up menu and enter y our own IP address inf ormation in the fields below the C onfigure pop-up menu. If you configure TCP/IP using DHCP , choose Using DHCP from the C onfigure pop-up menu. Y our IP addresses are deliv ered by your service [...]
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26 Chapter 3 AirPort Network Designs 5 If you chose “PPP over Ethernet (PPP oE)” from the “Connect using” pop-up menu, enter the PPP oE settings your ser vice provider gav e you. Lea ve the Ser vice Name field blank unless your service provider requires a service name. Contact your ISP for the information to en ter in the “DNS ser vers”[...]
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Chapter 3 AirPort Network Designs 27 • T o share a single Int ernet connection with wireless computers, make sure “Distribute IP addresses ” and “Share a single IP addre ss (using DHCP & NA T )” are selected. If you have been giv en a range of public IP addresses b y your ISP , y ou can select the “Share a range of IP addresses (usi[...]
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28 Chapter 3 AirPort Network Designs 7 If you want to adjust optional adv anced settings, go to “Setting Adv anced Options” on page 39. If you are finished changing settings , click the Update button. Y our computer transfers the new settings to the base station. When the transfer is complete, the base station restarts and its new settings are [...]
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Chapter 3 AirPort Network Designs 29 • If you selected “Share a r ange of IP addresses (using only DHCP)” when you set up the base station ’ s net work, you can provide Int ernet access to client comput ers by setting the client IP addresse s manually . S elect “Use the following IP addr ess.” When you configure clien ts manually for a [...]
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30 Chapter 3 AirPort Network Designs Y ou’ re Using a Dial-Up In ternet Service Pro vider (ISP) If your AirP or t Ex treme Base Station came with an internal modem, you can set up its connection to the Internet using AirP or t Admin Utility . Y ou can also adjust optional advanced base station settings , such as por t mapping, advanced security o[...]
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Chapter 3 AirPort Network Designs 31 What Y ou Need for a Dial-Up C onnection What to D o T o set up a base station using AirP ort Admin Utility : 1 Open AirP or t Admin Utilit y . S elect your base station and click Configure . 2 Click Internet and choose Modem ( V .90) from the “Connect using” pop-up menu if you are connecting to an ISP . Ent[...]
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32 Chapter 3 AirPort Network Designs 3 Click Network and configure how the base station will shar e its Internet acce ss with wireless and Ethernet comput ers. Selec t the “Distribute IP addresses ” check box and the “Share a single IP address (using DHCP & NA T )” button. By default, wireless and Ethernet clien t computers share a sing[...]
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Chapter 3 AirPort Network Designs 33 Setting Up Client Computers T o set up client computers t o connect to the wireless network, see “Setting Up Client Computers ” on page 28. Y ou’ re Using an Existing E thernet Network Y ou can use the AirPort Express Assistant t o set up an AirP or t Express for Int ernet access through an existing Ethern[...]
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34 Chapter 3 AirPort Network Designs What Y ou Need for an Ethernet C onnec tion What to D o T o set up your base station using AirP or t Admin Utility : 1 Open AirP or t Admin Utility . 2 Select your base station and click Configure. 3 Click Internet and choose Ethernet fr om the “Connect using” pop-up menu. 4 Choose Manually or Using DHCP fro[...]
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Chapter 3 AirPort Network Designs 35 If your addresses ar e provided manually , choose Manually from the Configur e pop-up menu. Enter your IP addr ess information in the fields below the C onfigure pop-up menu. If your IP address is pro vided by DHCP , choose Using DHCP fr om the Configure pop-up menu. Contact your netw ork administrator for the i[...]
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36 Chapter 3 AirPort Network Designs 5 Click the Network tab and select how the base station will share its Int ernet access with AirP or t and Ethernet computers. • If you want to use the base station t o share a single IP address , click the “Distribute IP addresses ” check box and the “Share a single IP address (using DHCP & NA T )?[...]
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Chapter 3 AirPort Network Designs 37 T o set up your base station for PPP dial-in: a Connect a phone line to the modem ( W ) port on your base station. b Click Dial-In and enter the user name and passw ord , and set other options. Because you set the base station t o answer incoming calls , consider using a dedicated phone line for y our base stati[...]
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38 Chapter 3 AirPort Network Designs What It Looks Like How It W orks • The AirP or t Ex treme Base Station uses y our Ethernet network to communicat e with the Internet and receiv es pow er through the Ethernet W AN ( ) por t. • AirP or t clients access the Internet and the Ethernet netw ork through the AirP or t Extreme Base Station. Note: An[...]
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Chapter 3 AirPort Network Designs 39 Setting Adv anced Options Use AirP or t Admin Utilit y to adjust optional advanced base station settings . Using the AirP or t Extreme Base Station or AirP or t Express as a Bridge Y ou can turn off the base station’ s Internet sharing f eatures (which pro vide IP addresses to AirP or t computers using DHCP or[...]
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40 Chapter 3 AirPort Network Designs T o set up roaming: 1 Connect all of the AirP or t Ex treme Base Stations to the same subnet on your E thernet network. 2 Give each base station a unique name. 3 Give each base station the same network name and passw ord . 4 Set up the base stations as bridges, following the instructions in the previous section.[...]
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Chapter 3 AirPort Network Designs 41 Setting Up a Wirele ss Distribution System ( WDS) When you connect base stations wirelessly in a WDS, you set up each base station as either a main base station, a remote base station, or a rela y base station. Note: If you are setting up AirP or t Express to extend the range of your network using WDS, use the A[...]
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42 Chapter 3 AirPort Network Designs Note: If you are using base station firmware v ersion 5 .5 or later with an AirP or t Extreme Base Station, and firmware version 6. 1 or later with AirP or t Express, you can protect your network with WP A security . If you are changing an existing WDS network from WEP security to WP A security , you will need t[...]
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Chapter 3 AirPort Network Designs 43 7 Click Update to send the new settings to the base stations in the WDS. After you click Update , y ou can give each base station a name and passwor d , and choose how the base station receive s IP addresses . T o set up an additional remote base station to connect to the main base station: If you want to add ad[...]
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44 Chapter 3 AirPort Network Designs Select “ Allow wireless clients on this base station ” if you w ould like wireless client computers as well as base stations to shar e the connection. If you don ’t select the “ Allow wireless clients on this base station ” check box, and later want to change the settings on the base station, you must [...]
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Chapter 3 AirPort Network Designs 45 5 Enter the MA C address of the main base station in the Main AirP or t ID field. The MA C address is also ref erred to as the AirP or t ID and is printed on the label on the bottom of the base station, nex t to the AirP or t ( ) symbol. 6 Click Add and ent er the MAC addre ss of each base station you want t o s[...]
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46 Chapter 3 AirPort Network Designs Con trolling the Range of Y our AirP or t Network Y ou can also shor ten the range of your AirP or t network. This might be useful if you want to contr ol access to the netw ork by restricting the range to a single room, for example. T o shor ten the range of your AirP or t network: 1 Open AirP or t Admin Utilit[...]
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Chapter 3 AirPort Network Designs 47 WP A Ent erprise mode is designed for a lar ger network in which an IT prof essional is most likely setting up and managing the network. In order to set up a WP A Enterprise network, an 802. 1X connec tion must be set up first. The 802. 1X connec tion requires an authentication pr otocol, like TTLS, LEAP , or PE[...]
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48 Chapter 3 AirPort Network Designs T o set up the access control list: 1 Open AirP or t Admin Utilit y , selec t your base station, and click Configure. 2 Click Access C ontrol. 3 Click Add and ent er the MAC addre ss and an optional description for the comput ers that will access the network. Select a MAC address and click Remov e to remov e it [...]
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Chapter 3 AirPort Network Designs 49 5 Enter the IP addre ss, por t, and shared secret (or password) f or the primar y and secondar y ser vers. See the RADIUS documentation that came with your server , or check with the network administrator for mor e information on setting up the RADIUS server . The access contr ol list and RADIUS work together . [...]
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50 Chapter 3 AirPort Network Designs T o set up inbound por t mapping: 1 Open AirP or t Admin Utilit y , selec t your base station, and click Configure. 2 Click P or t M apping. In the P or t M apping pane, click Add and en ter the following inf ormation: • Public P or t The por t number other computers will use to access the services provided by[...]
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Chapter 3 AirPort Network Designs 51 Setting DHCP Lease Time Set the DHCP lease time to control the amount of time that an IP addr ess is valid f or a computer . This featur e is especially useful in schools and other en vironmen ts where users switch between computers fr equently . Using ver y shor t leases, DHCP can dynamically reconfigure networ[...]
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52 Chapter 3 AirPort Network Designs T o rename a USB printer connected to an AirP or t base station: 1 Open AirP or t Admin Utilit y , selec t your base station and click Configur e. 2 Click Base Station Options on the AirP or t pane, and then click USB Printer . 3 Double-click the name of the printer in the list, and give it a new name. T o set u[...]
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Chapter 3 AirPort Network Designs 53 • Check to make sure that the computer has joined the AirP or t network created by your base station. • Restart your computer . This renews the IP address y ou receive from the base station. The IP addresse s should be in the range of 1 0.0. 1 .2 to 1 0.0. 1 .200, 1 7 2. 1 6. 1 .2 to 1 72. 1 6. 1 . 200, or 1[...]
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4 55 4 Using AirP or t Express This chapter pr ovide s information and instructions for using the AirP or t Express Assistant t o set up your AirP or t Express . Y ou can use AirPort Express to share br oadband Internet access with wir eless computers on your netw ork, play iT unes music on your home stereo using AirT unes, and much more. Use the d[...]
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56 Chapter 4 Using AirPort Express Creating a New AirP or t Network If you are new to AirP or t, and don’ t hav e a wireless netw ork in your house , you can create a new wirele ss network. If you connect your wireless network t o the Internet y ou can share the Internet connection with up to ten wir eless computers. Y ou can also connect AirP or[...]
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Chapter 4 Using AirPort Express 57 Step 3: Setting Advanc ed AirP or t Express Options These settings are optional f or most users. They include using the base station as a bridge between your AirP or t network and an Ethernet netw ork, controlling access to an AirP or t network, and setting advanced security options. Connecting AirP or t Express B[...]
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58 Chapter 4 Using AirPort Express Y ou will be ask ed a series of questions about the type of network you wan t to use and the ser vices you want t o set up . The AirP or t Express Assistant helps y ou enter the appropriate settings f or the network you ar e setting up . If you are using AirP or t Express to connect to the Internet , you need a br[...]
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Chapter 4 Using AirPort Express 59 m Open the AirP or t Express Assistant, located in Star t > All Pr ograms > AirP or t Express Assistant, and follow the onscr een instructions to configure and share Internet acce ss on your AirP or t Express. Connecting to an Existing Wireless Network Y ou can use the AirPort Express Assistant t o join an e[...]
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60 Chapter 4 Using AirPort Express Creating a New AirP or t Express Network or Joining an Existing Wireless Network Use the information on page 5 5 to help you decide whether you want t o create a new AirP or t network or join an existing wireless network. Once you hav e decided , you can use AirP or t Admin Utilit y to set up AirP or t Express. T [...]
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Chapter 4 Using AirPort Express 61 5 When you are finished , click Updat e. The illustration abov e displays the AirP or t Admin Utility settings available t o AirP or t Express when AirP or t Express is set up to join an existing network. I f AirP or t Express is set up to create a wir eless network, all of the AirP ort Admin Utility features are [...]
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62 Chapter 4 Using AirPort Express Setting Up and Managing Configura tion P rofiles AirP or t Express can store up to 5 diff erent configurations , k nown as profiles . A profile contains settings for y our AirP or t Express, such as the iT unes speaker name and password , and network information, such as network name and passwor d. T o create a ne[...]
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5 63 5 Behind the Scene s This chapter define s terms and c oncepts used when working with computer netw orks. Use it as a ref erence to help you understand what is taking place behind the scenes of y our AirP or t wireless netw ork. Basic Networking P ackets and T raffic Information tra vels across a netw ork in chunks called packets . Each pack e[...]
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64 Chapter 5 Behind the Scenes So your computer also has an IP (In ternet P rotocol) address that define s exactly where and in what network it’ s located . IP addresses ensure that your local E thernet network only receives the traffic in tended for it. Lik e the hierarchical system used to define zip codes, street names , and street numbers, IP[...]
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Chapter 5 Behind the Scenes 65 Impor tant Netw orking T erms T CP/IP ( T ransport Control P rotoc ol/Internet P rotoc ol) T CP/IP is a collection of protocols that underlies almost every form of communication on the Internet. DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration P rotoc ol) DHCP is a method of automatically assigning IP addr esses. Instead of permanent[...]
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66 Chapter 5 Behind the Scenes Using the AirP or t Ex treme Base Station This section describes the differ ent network in terfaces of the AirP or t Extreme Base Station and describes the functions the base station can provide . Base Station Int er faces T o configure the AirP or t Extreme Base Station, you configure how its netw orking interfaces w[...]
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Chapter 5 Behind the Scenes 67 Important: If you ar e connecting an Ethernet network to the base station Ethernet LAN ( G ) por t, make sure the Ethernet network does not ha ve an Int ernet connection. • NA T router One of the most pow er ful features of the AirP or t Extreme Base Station is its ability to share one Internet connection with multi[...]
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68 Chapter 5 Behind the Scenes Items That Can Cause In ter ferenc e With AirP or t The farther away the interference source , the less likely it is to cause a problem. The following it ems can cause interference with AirP or t communication: • Microwav e ovens • DSS (Direct Satellite Ser vice) radio frequency leak age • The original coaxial c[...]
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www .apple.com/airportex treme www .apple.com/airport www .apple.com/support/airpor t © 2004 Apple C omputer , Inc. All rights reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, AirPort, Apple T alk, iT unes , Mac, and M ac OS are trademarks of Apple Comput er , Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. AirP ort Express and AirT unes are trademarks of Apple[...]