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Apple AirPort Extreme 802.11n (4th Generation) User Manual

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Chapter 2

AirPort Extreme Networks

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To set it up:

1

Connect your DSL or cable modem to your AirPort Extreme Ethernet WAN port (<

).

2

Open AirPort Utility (located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder on

a computer using Mac OS X, and in Start > All Programs > AirPort on a computer

using Windows), select your base station, and then click Continue.

3

Follow the onscreen instructions to create a new network. (See “Setting Up the

AirPort Extreme” on page 20.)

Computers using AirPort or other compatible wireless cards or adapters can connect

to the Internet through your AirPort Extreme. Computers connected to the AirPort

Extreme Ethernet ports can also access the network and connect to the Internet.

Wireless computers and computers connected to the Ethernet ports can also

communicate with one another through your AirPort Extreme.