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Chapter 1   
 
 Getting Started
 
7
 
 
Use AirPort to provide wireless Internet access and share a single Internet connection 
among multiple computers in the following ways: 
 
 
Connect the AirPort Extreme Base Station or AirPort Express to a DSL or cable 
modem. If you are using an AirPort Extreme Base Station that has an internal 
modem, you can connect it to a telephone line. Once connected to the Internet, the 
AirPort Extreme Base Station or AirPort Express receives webpages and email content 
from the Internet via its Internet connection and then sends it to AirPort-equipped 
computers, using the wireless network. 
 
 
Connect the AirPort Extreme Base Station or AirPort Express to an existing network 
that already has Internet access, such as in a school or small office. AirPort-equipped 
computers connect wirelessly to the base station and receive network and Internet 
content.
 
Configuring the AirPort Extreme Base Station and AirPort 
Express for Internet Access
 
Like your computer, the AirPort Extreme Base Station or AirPort Express must be set up 
with the appropriate hardware and Internet Protocol (IP) networking information to 
connect to the Internet. To provide the Internet configuration information to your 
AirPort Extreme Base Station or AirPort Express, you can use the AirPort Setup Assistant. 
The AirPort Setup Assistant asks a series of questions to determine how the base 
station’s Internet connection and other interfaces should be set up.
To set up more complex configurations, you use AirPort Admin Utility. For more 
information about the AirPort Setup Assistant and AirPort Admin Utility, see the 
following sections.
 
AirPort Setup Assistant
 
Use the AirPort Setup Assistant to enter the settings your AirPort Extreme Base Station 
or AirPort Express needs to connect to the Internet. Enter the settings you received 
from your ISP for Ethernet, PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE), or the internal modem if your 
base station has one. You can also give your AirPort network a name and password.
You can use the AirPort Setup Assistant to set up a base station as a wireless bridge 
and extend the range of your existing AirPort Extreme or AirPort Express network.
If you are using an AirPort Express, you can create a new wireless network or join an 
existing wireless network. If you connect AirPort Express to your stereo or powered 
speakers, you can set up your AirPort Express to play iTunes music using AirTunes. See 
Chapter 5, “Using AirPort Express,” on page 65 for more information.
When you have finished entering the settings, the AirPort Setup Assistant transfers the 
settings to your base station and your base station shares its Internet connection with 
computers that join its AirPort network.
 
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