Apple Power Mac G5 - Manual (Page 100)

100 Appendix C Connecting to the Internet
AirPort Extreme Wireless Connection
You can configure your AirPort Extreme network and Internet connection using AirPort
Setup Assistant, located in the Utilities folder within your Applications folder. The
assistant helps you configure the AirPort Extreme Base Station and set up your
computer to use AirPort Extreme. For more information about your AirPort Extreme
Base Station, see the AirPort Extreme Base Station Setup Guide that came with your base
station.
If your AirPort Extreme Base Station is already configured, in most cases your AirPort
Extreme Card is ready to access it immediately.
To check if you have access to an AirPort Extreme network:
m Click the AirPort status icon in the menu bar and choose an AirPort network listed
there.
If you don’t see an AirPort network listed, you can use AirPort Setup Assistant to check
or change your settings, or you can change them using the Network pane of System
Preferences.
Setting Up an AirPort Extreme Connection Manually
Gather the following information from your system administrator if you’ll be setting up
a manual connection, which uses specific preassigned addresses for your servers and
computer.
If you’ll be connecting using DHCP, most of this information is provided to your
computer automatically by the network, so ask your system administrator what is
required.
• Domain name server (DNS) addresses, if necessary
• DHCP or manual IP address configuration
• IP address
• Router address
• Subnet mask
• Password, if required