Apple AirPort Extreme Card - Manual (Page 3)

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About Your
AirPort Extreme Card
With the AirPort Extreme Card installed in your computer, you can
• Access an AirPort or other wireless network at home, school, work, or Internet “hot
spots,” and use it to browse the Internet, send and receive email, and more.
• Set up a Computer-to-Computer network between two or more AirPort-equipped
computers, which you can use to transfer files or play multiplayer games.
• Set up a computer to share its Internet connection with computers using AirPort.
• Set up an AirPort network using an Apple AirPort, AirPort Extreme Base Station, or
Airport Express. The Apple AirPort base stations are available from your Apple-
authorized dealer or the Apple Store at store.apple.com.
Important: If you purchased an AirPort Extreme Base Station or AirPort Express at the
same time as your AirPort Extreme Card, install the AirPort Extreme Card and then set
up the base station using the instructions provided with it. The AirPort Setup
Assistant described in this booklet is the same one used to set up the AirPort Extreme
Base Station or AirPort Express. To set up the base station and configure your
computer to access the AirPort network it creates, you need to use the AirPort Setup
Assistant only once.
Your AirPort Extreme Card is compatible with all versions of the AirPort base station.
About AirPort
AirPort offers a simple, fast, and affordable way to provide wireless Internet access
anywhere in your home, classroom, or small office. Instead of using traditional cables
to create a network, AirPort uses wireless local area network (LAN) technology to
provide wireless communication between computers.
How AirPort Works
In a traditional network, computers are connected through a series of wires that
transfer information. With AirPort, data is transferred between computers over a
wireless network using radio waves.
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