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Apple AirPort Extreme 802.11n (1st Generation) User Manual

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Chapter 2

AirPort Extreme Networks

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
AirPort Extreme” on page 19.)

Computers using AirPort and computers using other wireless cards or adapters connect
to the Internet through AirPort Extreme. Computers connected to 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 AirPort Extreme.