Apple MA073LL/A, A1034 setup guide Basic Network Designs

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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 (G) port. Connect a USB printer to the base station, and all the computers on the network using Mac OS X v10.2.3 or later, 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. 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.

Note: External antennas may not be permitted in some regions. 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

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