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This chapter provides overview information and 
instructions for the types of AirPort networks you 
can set up.

Use this chapter to design and set up your AirPort Extreme network. If you are using 
AirPort Express, use the information in Chapter 5, “Using AirPort Express,” to set up your 
AirPort Express network. 

Configuring your AirPort Extreme Base Station or AirPort Express to implement a 
network design involves three steps:

Computers communicate with the AirPort Extreme Base Station or AirPort Express over 
the AirPort wireless network. When you set up the AirPort network created by the base 
station, you can name the wireless network, assign a password needed to join the 
wireless network, and other options.

When computers access the Internet via the AirPort network, the base station connects 
to the Internet and transmits information to the computers over the AirPort network. 
You provide the base station with settings appropriate for your ISP and configure how 
the base station shares this connection with other computers.

These settings are optional for most users. They include using the base station as a 
bridge between your AirPort network and an Ethernet network, setting advanced 
security options, setting up a Wireless Distribution System (WDS) to extend the AirPort 
network to other base stations, and fine-tuning other AirPort settings.

For specific instructions on all these steps, refer to the sections later in this chapter.

You can do most of your setup and configuration tasks with the AirPort Setup Assistant. 
To set advanced options, you need to use AirPort Admin Utility.

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