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Chapter 1
Getting Started
For instructions on using the AirPort Setup Assistant, see “Using the AirPort Setup
Assistant” on page 22.
Assistant” on page 22.
AirPort Admin Utility
AirPort Admin Utility is a convenient way to make quick adjustments to your base
station configuration. Some of the AirPort Extreme Base Station and AirPort Express
advanced networking features can be configured only with AirPort Admin Utility.
station configuration. Some of the AirPort Extreme Base Station and AirPort Express
advanced networking features can be configured only with AirPort Admin Utility.
Use AirPort Admin Utility when:
•
You want to provide Internet access to computers that connect to the base station
using Ethernet
using Ethernet
•
You have already set up your base station, but you need to change one setting, such
your account credentials, or the phone number for your ISP
your account credentials, or the phone number for your ISP
•
You need to configure advanced base station settings such as channel frequency,
security options, closed networks, DHCP lease time, access control, WAN privacy,
power controls, or port mapping
security options, closed networks, DHCP lease time, access control, WAN privacy,
power controls, or port mapping
For instructions on using AirPort Admin Utility, see “Using AirPort Admin Utility” on
page 22.
page 22.
Extending the Range of Your AirPort Network
You can extend the range of your network by using AirPort Admin Utility to set up
wireless connections between multiple base stations in your network, known as a
Wireless Distribution System (WDS), or to connect AirPort Extreme Base Stations via
Ethernet to create a roaming network. For more information on setting up a Wireless
Distribution System or a roaming network, see “Connecting Additional Base Stations to
Your AirPort Network” on page 49. You can also extend the range of your wireless
network by connecting an Apple-certified external antenna to the antenna port on an
AirPort Extreme Base Station.
wireless connections between multiple base stations in your network, known as a
Wireless Distribution System (WDS), or to connect AirPort Extreme Base Stations via
Ethernet to create a roaming network. For more information on setting up a Wireless
Distribution System or a roaming network, see “Connecting Additional Base Stations to
Your AirPort Network” on page 49. You can also extend the range of your wireless
network by connecting an Apple-certified external antenna to the antenna port on an
AirPort Extreme Base Station.
If you are using AirPort Express to extend the range of your AirPort Extreme network,
see Chapter 5, “Using AirPort Express,” on page 65.
see Chapter 5, “Using AirPort Express,” on page 65.
Some models of the AirPort Extreme Base Station can receive power through the
Ethernet WAN port when it is connected to 802.3af-compliant Power Sourcing
Equipment (PSE) with a CAT 5 Ethernet cable. A PSE is a line-powered Ethernet device,
like a switch or a hub, that supplies power to Powered Devices (PDs) over the Ethernet
cable. Powering the base station using a PSE is known as
Ethernet WAN port when it is connected to 802.3af-compliant Power Sourcing
Equipment (PSE) with a CAT 5 Ethernet cable. A PSE is a line-powered Ethernet device,
like a switch or a hub, that supplies power to Powered Devices (PDs) over the Ethernet
cable. Powering the base station using a PSE is known as
Power over Ethernet
(PoE).
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