Apple MD031 setup guide Using the AirPort Extreme to Share USB Hard Disks

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Using the AirPort Extreme to Share USB Hard Disks

When you connect a USB hard disk to your AirPort Extreme, computers on the network (wired and wireless) can access the hard disk to access, share, and store files.

It looks like this:

2.4 or 5 GHz	Shared hard disk drive

2.4 or 5 GHz

d USB port

18Chapter 2 AirPort Extreme Networks

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Contents Setup Guide Page Contents Regulatory Compliance Information Getting Started About the AirPort Extreme AirPort Extreme has five ports, located on the backAC adapter About the AirPort Software What You Need to Get StartedPlugging In AirPort Extreme Ethernet activity light AirPort Extreme Status Light Light Status/descriptionWhat’s Next AirPort Extreme Networks Using the AirPort Extreme with a Broadband Internet Service To set it up Using the AirPort Extreme to Share a USB Printer To print from a computer using Mac OS X To print from a computer using Mac OS X v10.2.8 or laterTo print from a computer using Windows XP or Windows Vista Using the AirPort Extreme to Share USB Hard Disks To set it up Page Setting Up the AirPort Extreme Using AirPort UtilityOn a Macintosh computer using Mac OS X v10.4 or later Creating a New Wireless Network Configuring and Sharing Internet AccessSetting Up the AirPort Extreme Setting Advanced Options To set advanced optionsAllowing Wireless Clients Access to Your Network To allow client access to your networkTo reset the base station password Tips and TroubleshootingIf You Forgot Your Network or Base Station Password If You Can’t Connect to the InternetIf Your AirPort Extreme Isn’t Responding To return your AirPort Extreme to the factory settings If Your AirPort Extreme Status Light Flashes AmberOn a Macintosh using Mac OS X v10.5 or later On a Macintosh using Mac OS X v10.2.7 or laterIf Your Printer Isn’t Responding AirPort Extreme Placement Considerations On a computer using Windows XPUpdating AirPort Software Items That Can Cause Interference with AirPort Learning More Service, and Support Onscreen Help AirPort Extreme Specifications and Safety Guidelines AirPort Extreme SpecificationsUsing your AirPort Extreme Safely About Operating and Storage Temperatures Wireless Radio Use Regulatory Compliance InformationIndustry Canada Statement Taiwan Taiwan Warning Statements Page Page Printed