Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station v4.2 - Manual (Page 21)

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Basic Network Designs
You can set up your AirPort Extreme Base Station just
about anywhere and use it for Internet access and
wireless networking.
You need only a connection to the Internet and a computer with wireless capabilities.
You can even add non-wireless computers to the network by connecting them to the
base station through the built-in Ethernet LAN port (G). If you connect a USB printer
to the base station, all the computers on the network using Mac OS X v10.2.3 or later,
or Windows XP (with Service Pack 2) and Windows 2000, both wired and wireless, can
share the printer.
If you want to extend the range of your AirPort network, connect an Apple-certified
external antenna to the base station antenna port, disconnect the power from the base
station, and then reconnect the power. Apple-certified external antennas for the AirPort
Extreme Base Station are available from your Apple-authorized dealer, Apple retail
stores, or the Apple Store at store.apple.com.
Note: External antennas may not be permitted in some regions. Do not connect an
external antenna to a base station that supports PoE and is mounted in the air space
above a ceiling.
This chapter explains how to set up your base station:
 In your home or small office with an Ethernet or dial-up connection to the Internet
 In school, where you might have both a broadband and an Ethernet connection
 In a business or school using Power over Ethernet