Apple AirPort Extreme Card - Manual (Page 8)

8 About Your AirPort Extreme Card
Joining a network protected by Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
If you are joining a network protected by WPA Personal, enter the user name and
password you were given by the network administrator. If you are joining a network
protected by WPA Enterprise, in addition to entering your user name and password,
you may need to enter information about the RADIUS server. See your network
administrator if you are joining a WPA Enterprise network.
Setting Up a Wireless Network With Your Computer
If you create a Computer-to-Computer wireless network or set up your computer to
share its Internet connection with computers using AirPort, by default AirPort uses
40-bit encryption when you use a password to protect your network. Computers with
128-bit cards access the network using 40-bit encryption. If you want to require 128-
bit encryption on your network, use the 128-bit password scheme of 13 characters in
double quotation marks. Only computers with 128-bit cards can join your network.
To set up your computer to share its Internet connection, open Sharing preferences,
click Internet, and select how you want to share the connection. If you are sharing
your computer’s Internet connection using AirPort, click the AirPort Options button
and give your network a name and password.
A computer set up to share its Internet connection wirelessly is sometimes referred to
as a software base station.
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