Apple G4 manual Using AirPort Wireless Networking, How AirPort Provides Wireless Internet Access

Using AirPort Wireless Networking

AirPort offers an easy and affordable way to provide wireless Internet access anywhere in the home, at work, or in the classroom. Instead of using traditional cables, AirPort uses wireless local area network (LAN) technology to provide wireless communication between multiple computers. Through a wireless network you can set up access to the Internet, transfer files, play multiplayer games, and more.

Your Power Mac G4 is AirPort-ready. The only thing you need to add is an AirPort Card. See “Installing an AirPort Card” on page 70. You install the AirPort Card in a slot inside the computer and connect it directly to the end of a built-in antenna cable.

How AirPort Provides Wireless Internet Access

With AirPort, you set up a wireless connection to a device known as a base station, which has a physical connection to the Internet. AirPort technology works like a cordless telephone. The handset of the cordless phone makes a wireless connection to the base, which is connected to the telephone line. Similarly, your computer makes a wireless connection to the base station connected to the telephone line or your Ethernet network.

Telephone or Ethernet connection

AirPort Base Station

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