Apple EMac AirPort Extreme Wireless Connection, Setting Up an AirPort Extreme Connection Manually

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AirPort Extreme Wireless Connection

If your iMac has an AirPort Extreme Card installed, you can configure your AirPort Extreme network and Internet connection using AirPort Setup Assistant, located in the Utilities folder within your Applications folder. The assistant helps you configure the AirPort Extreme Base Station and set up your computer to use AirPort Extreme. For more information about your AirPort Extreme Base Station, see the AirPort Extreme Base Station Setup Guide that came with your base station. For information on installing an AirPort Extreme Card, see “Installing an AirPort Extreme Card” on page 41.

If your AirPort Extreme Base Station is already configured, in most cases your AirPort Extreme Card is ready to access it immediately.

To check if you have access to an AirPort Extreme network:

mClick the AirPort status icon in the menu bar and choose an AirPort network listed there.

If you don’t see an AirPort network listed, you can use AirPort Setup Assistant to check or change your settings, or you can change them using the Network pane of System Preferences.

Setting Up an AirPort Extreme Connection Manually

Gather the following information from your system administrator if you’ll be setting up a manual connection, which uses specific preassigned addresses for your servers and computer.

If you’ll be connecting using DHCP, most of this information is provided to your computer automatically by the network, so ask your system administrator what is required.

•Domain name server (DNS) addresses, if necessary

•DHCP or manual IP address configuration

•IP address

•Router address

•Subnet mask

•Password, if required

Next, make sure your AirPort connection options are active in Network preferences.

Appendix C Connecting to the Internet