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    AirP or t Extreme Setup Guide[...]

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    Con tents 3 5 Getting Started 7 P orts on Y our AirPort Extreme 8 Plugging In Y our AirP ort Extreme 9 The AirP ort Ex treme Status Ligh t 11 Setting Up Y our AirPort Extreme 11 Setting Up AirPort Extreme Using a Mac 12 Setting Up AirPort Extreme Using an iOS device 12 Setting Advanced Options 13 Using Time Machine with Y our AirPort Extreme 14 Add[...]

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    4 18 I f Y our AirPort Extreme Isn’t Res ponding 18 I f Y our AirPort Extreme Status Light Flashes Amber 19 If Y ou Wan t to Update Y our AirPort Extreme Sof tware 20 Learning More , Service, and Support 22  AirPortExtremeSpecicationsandSafetyGuidelines[...]

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    1 5 Getting Star ted Congratula tions on purchasing your AirP ort Extreme Base Station. Read this guide to get started. AirPort Extreme is a fully featured Wi-Fi base station that pr ovides simultaneous dual-band wireless networking using the 802. 1 1ac s pecication. When you set up your A irPort Extreme, it creates two high-speed Wi-Fi networks[...]

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    Chapter 1 Getting Started 6 Status light USB Ethernet LAN Pow er Ethernet W AN Link light Pow er cord ( Y our power cor d may look different.) Reset button[...]

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    Chapter 1 Getting Started 7 P orts on Y our AirP ort Ex treme AirPort Extreme has six ports on the back: < One Gigabit Ethernet Wide Ar ea Network ( W AN) port For connecting a DSL or cable modem, or for connecting to an existing Ethernet network G Three Gigabit Ethernet Local Area Network (LAN) ports For connecting Ethernet devices such as prin[...]

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    Chapter 1 Getting Started 8 Plugging In Y our AirP ort Ex treme Before you plug in your AirP ort Extreme, rst connect the appropriate cables to the ports you want to use: Â Connect the Ethernet cable that’ s connected to your DSL or cable modem (if you’ll c onnect to the Internet) to the Ethernet W AN port ( < ) . Â Connect a USB cable [...]

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    Chapter 1 Getting Started 9 The AirP ort Extreme Status Light The following table explains the AirP ort Extreme light sequences and what they indicate. Light Status/description O Y our AirPort Extreme is unplugged. Solid amber Y our AirPort Extreme is starting up. Flashing amber Y our AirPort Extreme can ’t establish a c onnection to the netwo[...]

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    Chapter 1 Getting Started 10 Computer iPa d iPhone or iPod touch to Internet to Ethernet W AN port Cable/DSL modem Hard disk 2.4 or 5 GHz 2. 4 or 5 GHz 2.4 or 5 GHz 2.4 or 5 GHz Network printer to USB port AirPort Extreme[...]

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    2 11 Setting Up Y our AirP ort Ex treme Use your Mac or an iOS device t o set up your AirP ort Ex treme . Y ou can set up your AirP ort Extreme to do one of the following: Â Create a new network that wireless comput ers and devices can use to connect to the Internet and to each other . Â Extend an existing network. If the network is connected to [...]

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    Chapter 2 Setting Up Y our AirPort Extreme 12 T o set it up: 1 Open AirPort Utility, located in the Utilities f older in the Applications folder . 2 Select your AirPort Extreme and click Continue. If you don’ t see the AirPort Extreme you want to congure , choose it from the Wi-Fi status menu in the menu bar . 3 Follow the onscreen instruction[...]

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    Chapter 2 Setting Up Y our AirPort Extreme 13 If you haven ’t set up your AirP ort Extreme, the default netw ork name is Apple Network XXXXX X, where X XXXXX is the last six digits of the AirP ort ID. 2 Open AirPort Utility. 3 Select the AirPort Extreme you want, then click Edit. 4 If you’ re prompted for a password , enter it. 5 Adjust the set[...]

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    Chapter 2 Setting Up Y our AirPort Extreme 14 If you shut down your Mac or put it to sleep during a backup, Time Machine stops the backup and then continues where it left o after your Mac starts up again. For more inf ormation about Time Machine, choose Help > Help Cent er from the Finder on Mac, and then enter Time Machine in the search e[...]

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    3 15 Tips and T roubleshooting Y ou can quickly solve most problems with your AirP ort Ex treme by f ollowing the advice in this chapter . Best Locations for AirP or t Extreme The following recommendations can help y our AirPort Extreme achieve the best wireless range and network coverage . Â Place your AirP ort Extreme in an open area where there[...]

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    Chapter 3 Tips and Tr oubleshooting 16 A voiding Interference The farther away the interference source, the less likely it is to cause a pr oblem. The following can interfere with AirP ort communication:  Microwave ovens  Direct Satellite Service (DSS) radio frequency leak age  The original coaxial cable that might have come with a sa tellite[...]

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    Chapter 3 Tips and Tr oubleshooting 17 If Y ou Forget Y our AirP ort Extreme or Network Passwor d If you forget your AirP ort Extreme or network password, you can reset it. T o reset your passw ord: 1 Use something pointed (such as a ballpoint pen) to press and hold the reset butt on for one second. Important: If you press the reset butt on for mor[...]

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    Chapter 3 Tips and Tr oubleshooting 18 If Y our AirPort Extreme Isn’ t Responding T ry unplugging it and plugging it back in. If your AirP ort Ex treme still won ’t res pond, you may need to reset it to the factory default settings. Important: Resetting your AirP ort Extreme to factor y default settings erases all of the curren t settings and r[...]

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    Chapter 3 Tips and Tr oubleshooting 19 it. Make sure your AirPort Extreme is connected directly to the modem via Ethernet before reconnecting power to the modem. For more information about why the light is ashing, open AirPort Utility, select your AirPort Extreme, and then click Edit to display information about the ashing light. Y ou can als[...]

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    4 20 Learning More , S ervice, and Suppor t Y ou can nd more information about using your AirP ort Extreme on the web and in onscreen help . Online Resources For the late st information about the AirPort Extreme, go to www .apple.com/airport. T o register your AirP ort Extreme, go t o www.apple.com/r egister . For AirP ort support information, f[...]

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    Chapter 4 Learning More, Service, and Support 21 Obtaining W arran ty Ser vice If your AirP ort Ex treme appears to be damaged or doesn ’t function properly , follow the advice in this booklet, the onscreen help , and the online resources. If your AirP ort Ex treme still doesn ’t function properly , go to www.apple .com/support and click Check [...]

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    5 22 AirP ort Ex treme Specica tions and Safety Guidelines AirPort Extreme Specications  Frequency Band: 2.4GHz and 5 GHz  Standards: 802. 1 1 DSSS 1 and 2 Mbps standard, 802. 1 1a, 802. 1 1b , 802. 1 1g, 802. 1 1n, and 802. 1 1ac specications Interfaces  1 RJ-45 1 0/1 00/1 000Base-T Gigabit Ethernet W AN ( < )  3 RJ-45 1 0/1 00[...]

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    Chapter 5 AirP ort Ex treme Specications and Safety Guidelines 23 Hardware Media Acc ess Control (MA C) Addresses The AirP ort Ex treme has three hardw are addresses: Â AirPort ID: T wo addresses are used t o identify the AirPort Extreme on a wireless network. Â Ethernet ID: Y ou may need to provide this address to your ISP t o connect your Ai[...]

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    Chapter 5 AirP ort Ex treme Specications and Safety Guidelines 24 A void Wet L ocations W ARNING: T o reduce the chanc e of shock or injury, do not use your AirP ort Ex treme in or near water or wet locations. Keep your AirP ort Ex treme awa y from sources of liquid, such as drinks, washbasins, bathtubs , shower stalls, and so on. Â Protect you[...]

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    Regulatory Compliance Information 25 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 received , including interference that may cause undesired operation. See [...]

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    26 Exposure to Radio Frequency Energy The radiated output po wer of the AirP ort Card in this device is below the FCC and EU radio frequency exposure limits for uncontrolled equipment. This device should be operat ed with a minimum distance of at least 20 cm between the AirPort Card antennas and a person’ s body and must not be co-located or oper[...]

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    27 Español Por medio de la presente Apple Inc. declara que este WLAN Ac cess Point cumple con los requisitos esenciales y cualesquiera otras disposiciones aplicables o exigibles de la Directiva 1999/5/CE. Ελληνικά Mε την παρούσα, η Apple Inc. δηλών ει ότι αυτή η συσκευή WLAN Access P oint συ?[...]

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    28 Korea W arning Statements *૶ૺૺਜ਼ႜဧ෮໽ቛཅૺၴႁ ၦૺૺ௴ਜ਼ႜဧ*૶႖ၴኒ႕ጁૺૺച໏჎ച ෮ቛ၁ધགྷ࿝ಋ൏ધხຫጃ ጄఙඳ໓໕๗௴ဪဧთ႖ኒጯཅਜ਼௻ໜၦ ၰၒාചၨ඗ྦ႖઴શഏౘ໏๗༺௴ዾ༘࿖[...]

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    29 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 Apple or your local authorities to learn about recycling options. For information about Apple ’ s recycling program, go to www.apple.com/r ecycling. [...]

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    30 China Battery Statement T aiwan Battery Statement © 20 1 3 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, AirPort, AirPort Extreme, Apple T V , iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Mac, Mac OS, OS X, and Time Machine are trademarks of Apple Inc., r egistered in the U.S. and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc., r egistered in[...]

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    www .apple.com/airport www .apple.com/support/airpor t 034-7 1 80-A Printed in XXX X[...]