25Chapter 3 SettingUptheAirportExtreme
AllowingWirelessClientsAccesstoYourNetwork
Ifyournetworkispassword-protectedusingWPAPersonalorWPA/WPA2Personal,you
canprovidewirelessclientsaccesstoyournetworkwithoutrequiringthemtoenterthe
networkpassword.
Whenyouallowaclientaccesstoyournetwork,theclient’snameandwirelessMAC
address(orAirPortID)arestoredintheaccesscontrollistofAirPortUtilityuntilyou
removethemfromthelist.Youcanalsoprovide24hoursofaccess,afterwhichtime
theclientisnolongerabletoaccessyournetwork.
Whenyouprovideaclientaccesstoyourwirelessnetwork,theclientdoesnotneedto
enterthenetworkpassword.
To allow client access to your network:
1 OpenAirPortUtility,selectyourbasestation,andchooseManualSetupfromthe
BaseStationmenu.Enterthebasestationpasswordifnecessary.
2 ChooseAddWirelessClientsfromtheBaseStationmenu.
3 Selecthowyouwanttheclienttoaccessthenetwork:

ÂSelectPINtoentertheeight-digitnumberprovidedbytheclientrequesting

networkaccess.

ÂSelect“Firstattempt”toallownetworkaccesstotherstclientattemptingtojoin

thenetwork.

ÂSelect“Limitclient’saccessto24hours”ifyouwanttoprovideonlyonedayofaccess

toyournetwork.Ifyoudon’tselectthisoption,theclienthasaccesstoyournetwork
untilyouremovethenamefromthelist.