Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Airport Extreme ME918Z/A Apple
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AirP or t Ex tr eme Setup Guide.
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3 C onten ts 5 Getting Star t ed 7 AbouttheAirP ortEx treme 8 AbouttheAirP ortSof tware 9 What Y ouNeedtoGetStarted 1 1 TheAirP or tExtremeSta.
4 26 If Y ouForgot Y ourNetworkorBaseStationPassw ord 28 If Y ourAirPortExtremeIsn’ tResponding 29 If Y ourAirPortExtremeStatusL.
1 5 Getting Star ted Congra tulationsonpurchasingyoursimultaneousdual-band AirP or tExtremeBaseStation. Readthisguidetogetstar ted . AirP ortEx tremepr ovidessimultaneousdual-bandwireless802.
6 Chapter 1 GettingStarted  C onnectyourAirP or tExtremetoy ourEthernetnetwork. Wirele ss-equippedMac computers, WindowsXP , Windows Vista,or Windows7computerscanthenhave accesstoanentirenetw orkwithoutbeingconnectedbyacable.
7 Chapter 1 GettingStarted AbouttheAirP or tExtreme TheAirP or tExtremehassixports,loca tedontheback: Â One1 0/1 00/1 000Base-TGigabitEthernetWi.
8 Chapter 1 GettingStarted Nexttotheportsisaresetbutton,whichisusedf ortroubleshootingyour AirP ortEx treme . ThestatuslightonthefrontoftheAirP or tExtremeshowsthe currentstatus.
9 Chapter 1 GettingStarted What Y ouNeedtoGetStar ted T ousetheAirPortExtremeyouneedawireless-enabledcomputerthatisc ompliant withtheIEEE802. 1 1a, 802. 1 1b, 802. 1 1g, or802.
10 Chapter 1 GettingStarted Plugging In AirP or t Extreme Beforeyoupluginy ourAirPortExtreme, rstconnecttheappropriatecablestothe portsyouwantt.
11 Chapter 1 GettingStarted Important: UseonlytheACadapterthatcamewithy ourAirP or tExtreme. WhenyouplugtheAirP or tExtremeACadapterintoapoweroutlet, thestatuslight ashesgreenforonesecond ,andthenglowsamberwhileitstartsup.
12 Chapter 1 GettingStarted Light Status/description Flashing amber and green Theremaybeaproblemstartingup. AirPortExtremewillrestart andtryagain. Solid blue Thebasestationisreadytoallowawir elessclientaccesstothe network.
2 13 AirP or t Ex treme Networks Inthischapteryou ’llndexplanationsofthedi erentways youcanuseyourAirP ortEx treme. Thischapterprovide ssomeexamplesofthedi erentkindsofnet worksyoucansetup usingyourAirP or tEx treme.
14 Chapter 2 AirPortExtremeNetworks UsingtheAirP or tEx tremewithaBroadbandIn ternetSer vice WhenyousetupyourAirP or tExtremetoprovidenetworkandInternetaccess , Mac computerswithAirP or tandAirPortExtremeCards, and802.
15 Chapter 2 AirPortExtremeNetworks T o set it up: 1 ConnectyourDSLorcablemodemtoyourAirP or tExtremeEthernetW ANpor t( < ).
16 Chapter 2 AirPortExtremeNetworks UsingtheAirP or tEx tremetoShareaUSBP r inter WhenyouconnectacompatibleUSBprintertoy ourAirP or tExtreme, suppor ted computersonthenetwork(wiredandwireless)canprin ttoit.
17 Chapter 2 AirPortExtremeNetworks T o set it up: 1 ConnecttheprintertotheAirPortExtremeUSBport( d )ortoaUSBhub, using aUSBcable.
18 Chapter 2 AirPortExtremeNetworks UsingtheAirP or tEx tremetoShareUSBHar dDisks WhenyouconnectaUSBharddisktoyourAirP or tExtreme, computersonthenetwork (wiredandwireless)canaccessthehar ddisktoaccess, share, andstoreles.
19 Chapter 2 AirPortExtremeNetworks T o set it up: 1 ConnecttheharddisktotheAirPortExtremeUSBpor t( d )usingaUSBcable.
20 3 Setting Up the Airpor t Ex treme Thischapterpro videsinformationandinstructionsforusing AirP or tUtilit ytosetupyourAirP or tEx treme. UsetheinstructionsinthischaptertoeasilycongureyourAirP or tExtremeandsetup yourAirP or tnetwork.
21 Chapter 3 SettingUptheAirportExtreme UsingAirP or tUtilit y T osetupandcongureyourAirP ortEx tremetouseAirP or tforwirelessnetworking andInternetaccess ,usethesetupassistan tinAirP or tUtility.
22 Chapter 3 SettingUptheAirportExtreme CreatingaNew WirelessNetwork Y oucanusethesetupassistantinAirP ortU tilitytocreateanewwirelessnetwork.
23 Chapter 3 SettingUptheAirportExtreme BeforeyouuseAirP or tUtilitytosetupyourwirelessdevice, connectyourDSLorcable modemtotheAirP ortEx tremeEthernet W ANpor t( < ).
24 Chapter 3 SettingUptheAirportExtreme SettingAdvanc edOptions T osetadvancedoptions, youcanuseAirPortUtilitytosetupyourAirP ortEx treme manually .
25 Chapter 3 SettingUptheAirportExtreme Allowing WirelessClientsA ccessto Y ourNetwork Ifyournetworkispassword-protectedusing WP AP ersonalorWP.
26 4 Tips and T roubleshooting Y oucanquick lysolvemostproblemswithyourA irP or t Extremebyfollowingtheadvic einthischapter . If Y ouCan ’tConnecttotheInternet  T r yconnectingtotheInternetdirectlyfromyourcomputer .
27 Chapter 4 TipsandTroubleshooting  On a comput er using Windows , holdthepointeroverthewir elessconnectionicon untilyouseeyourAirP or tNetworkName(SSID), andchooseitfromthelistifthere aremultiplenetworksavailable .
28 Chapter 4 TipsandTroubleshooting If Y ourAirP or tEx tremeIsn ’tResponding T ryunpluggingitandpluggingitbackin. IfyourAirP ortEx tremestopsrespondingcomplet ely ,youmayneedt oresetittothe factor ydefaultsettings.
29 Chapter 4 TipsandTroubleshooting If Y ourAirP or tEx tremeStatusLightF lashesAmber TheEthernetcablemaynotbeconnectedproperly , yourAirP ortE.
30 Chapter 4 TipsandTroubleshooting If Y ourPrint erIsn ’tResponding IfyouconnectedaprintertotheUSBportonyourAirP ortEx tremeandthecomp.
31 Chapter 4 TipsandTroubleshooting UpdatingAirP or tSof tware AppleperiodicallyupdatesAirP or tsoftware. Itisrecommendedthatyouupdateyour AirP ortEx tremetousethelatestsoftware.
32 Chapter 4 TipsandTroubleshooting Items ThatCanC auseInterferencewithAirP or t Thefartherawaytheinterferencesource , thelesslikelyitistocauseaproblem.
5 33 Lea rning More , S er vice , and Suppor t Y oucanndmoreinformationaboutusingyourAirP or t Extremeonthewebandinonscreenhelp . Online Resources Forthela testinformationabouttheAirP or tExtreme, gotowww .
34 Chapter 5 LearningMore,Service,andSupport Obtaining W arranty Service Iftheproductappearstobedamagedordoesnotfunctionproperly , pleasefollowthe adviceinthisbooklet, theonscreenhelp, andtheonlineresources.
35 Appendix AirP or t Ex treme Specications and Safety Guidelines AirP ort Ex treme Specications  F requenc y Band: 2.4and5GHz  Radio Output P ower : 23dBm(nominal)  Standar ds: 802. 1 1DSSS1and2Mbpsstandard, 802.
36 Appendix AirPortExtremeSpecicationsandSafetyGuidelines Size and W eight  L ength: 6.50inches(1 65.0mm)  Width: 6.50inche s(1 65 .0mm)  Thickness: 1 .34inches(34.0mm)  W eight: 1 .
37 Appendix AirPortExtremeSpecicationsandSafetyGuidelines About Operating and Stor age T emperatures WhenyouareusingyourAirP or tExtreme, itisnor malforthecasetogetwarm.
38 Regulatory Compliance Information FCC Declaration of C onformity Thisdevicecomplieswithpart1 5oftheFCCrules. Operation issubjecttothefollowingtwoc.
39 Canadian Compliance Sta tement ThisdevicecomplieswithIndustryCanadalicense-exemptRSS standard(s).Oper ationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions: .
40 Malti Hawnhekk, Apple Inc., jiddikjara li dan WLAN Access P oint jikkonforma mal-ħtiġijiet essenzjali u ma provvedimenti oħrajn relevanti li hemm d-Dirrettiva 1999/5/EC. Nederlands Hierbij verklaart Apple I nc. dat het toestel WLAN Access Point in overeenstemming is met de essentiële eisen en de andere bepalingen van richtlijn 1999/5/EG.
41 T aiwan Wireless Statemen ts T aiwan Class B Statement Japan V CCI Class B Statemen t Russia Disposal and Recycling Information Thissymbolindicatesthatyourproductmustbedisposedof properlyaccordingtolocallawsandregulations.
42 Brasil—Informações sobre descarte e reciclagem Osímboloacimaindicaqueesteprodutoe/ousuabaterianão devemserdescartadasnolixodoméstico.
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