User manual APPLE AIRPORT EXTREME BASE STATION SETUP GUIDE V4.2

[. . . ] AirPort Extreme Base Station Setup Guide 1 Contents Chapter 1 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 15 15 16 17 17 18 18 18 19 19 21 22 23 25 27 31 33 Introduction to AirPort About the AirPort Extreme Base Station The AirPort Extreme Base Station at a Glance AirPort Extreme Base Station Ports About the AirPort Software Setting Up Your AirPort Extreme Base Station Mounting the AirPort Extreme Base Station on a Wall Setup Overview Using Your AirPort Extreme Base Station Configuring the Base Station Monitoring the AirPort Extreme Base Station's Internet Connection Status Monitoring AirPort Extreme Base Station Communication Connecting to the Internet Via the AirPort Network Connecting Additional Base Stations to Your AirPort Network Connecting Multiple Base Stations to Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE) Extending the Range of Your AirPort Network Controlling the Range of Your AirPort Network More Information About AirPort Basic Network Designs Setting Up a Home Office Network Setting Up a Network at School Connecting AirPort Base Stations Using Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Troubleshooting AirPort Extreme Base Station Specifications Communications Regulation Information Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Appendix 3 1 Introduction to AirPort 1 AirPort is a simple and fast way to access the Internet from anywhere in your home, classroom, or office without cables, additional phone lines, or complicated networking software. AirPort is a wireless local area network (WLAN) technology that provides highperformance wireless communication between multiple computers and the Internet. When you connect to the Internet using AirPort, you can share a single Internet connection with many computers at the same time and share files among them. To use AirPort to access the Internet, you may need an account with an Internet service provider (fees may apply) and a way to access the Internet--either through a DSL or cable modem, or an Ethernet network. If your base station has an internal modem, and you have a PPP dial-up connection with an ISP, you can connect to the Internet using the base station's internal modem. [. . . ] Receiving power over the base station's Ethernet connection eliminates extra cables and the need to locate the base station near a power outlet. Base stations that support PoE meet flammability classification standards and are UL listed for use above suspended ceilings and in air-handling spaces. The US National Electric Code (NEC) and the Canadian Electrical Code (CEC) require that you use plenum-rated Ethernet cables that conform to UL Standard 2043. in air-handling spaces. Extending the Range of Your AirPort Network In addition to adding base stations to your network, you can attach an Apple-certified external antenna to the base station to extend your network's range. External antennas are available from your Apple-authorized dealer, Apple retail stores, or the Apple Store at store. apple. com. External antennas may not be permitted in some regions outside the U. S. If your base station supports PoE and is mounted in an air-handling space and receives power over the Ethernet WAN port, do not connect an external antenna unless it is plenum-rated and conforms to UL Standard 2043. Note: Before connecting or disconnecting an external antenna, you must unplug the base station's power adapter, connect or disconnect the antenna, and then plug the base station back in to its power source. This ensures the base station recognizes that an external antenna is connected. 18 Chapter 3 Using Your AirPort Extreme Base Station Controlling the Range of Your AirPort Network You can also shorten the range of your AirPort network by adjusting the power transmitted to the radio in the base station. This might be useful if you want to control access to the network by restricting the range to a single room, for example. To shorten the range of your AirPort network: 1 Open AirPort Admin Utility, in Applications/Utilities on a Macintosh and in Start > All Programs > AirPort on a Windows XP or Windows 2000 computer. 4 Choose a percentage from the Transmitter Power slider. More Information About AirPort You can find more information about AirPort in the following locations:  AirPort Help Look in AirPort Help for information on setting up an AirPort network, using an AirPort Base Station, editing base station settings, avoiding sources of interference, locating additional information on the Internet, and more.  "Designing AirPort Networks" For in-depth information on configuring AirPort networks, see the "Designing AirPort Extreme Networks" document, located at www. apple. com/airportextreme.  "Managing AirPort Extreme Networks" For in-depth information on setting up and managing multiple base stations in AirPort networks, see the "Managing AirPort Extreme Networks" document, located at www. apple. com/support/airportextreme.  "AirPort Networks for Windows" For in-depth information on configuring AirPort networks from a Microsoft Windows computer, see the "AirPort Networks for Windows" document, located at www. apple. com/airportextreme.  AirPort website www. apple. com/airportextreme  Apple Support website www. apple. com/support Chapter 3 Using Your AirPort Extreme Base Station 19 4 Basic Network Designs 4 You can set up your AirPort Extreme Base Station just about anywhere and use it for Internet access and wireless networking. You need only a connection to the Internet and a computer with wireless capabilities. You can even add non-wireless computers to the network by connecting them to the base station through the built-in Ethernet LAN port (G). If you connect a USB printer to the base station, all the computers on the network using Mac OS X v10. 2. 3 or later, or Windows XP (with Service Pack 2) and Windows 2000, both wired and wireless, can share the printer. If you want to extend the range of your AirPort network, connect an Apple-certified external antenna to the base station antenna port, disconnect the power from the base station, and then reconnect the power. Apple-certified external antennas for the AirPort Extreme Base Station are available from your Apple-authorized dealer, Apple retail stores, or the Apple Store at store. apple. com. Do not connect an external antenna to a base station that supports PoE and is mounted in the air space above a ceiling. This chapter explains how to set up your base station:  In your home or small office with an Ethernet or dial-up connection to the Internet  In school, where you might have both a broadband and an Ethernet connection  In a business or school using Power over Ethernet 21 Setting Up a Home Office Network If you are setting up an AirPort network in your home or small office and you have a broadband DSL or cable modem connection to the Internet, and an existing Ethernet network, you may need the following items:  An AirPort Extreme Base Station or multiple base stations  A DSL or cable modem with Internet access  AirPort- or other wireless-equipped computers  An Ethernet network (optional) The following illustration is an example of an AirPort network. The AirPort Extreme Base station is connected by the Ethernet WAN port (<) to the DSL or cable modem (if your base station came with a built-in modem, you can use it to connect to a phone line). [. . . ] This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device in accordance with the specifications in Part 15 of FCC rules. These specifications are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installation. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. You can determine whether your computer system is causing interference by turning it off. [. . . ]