Apple ME177LL/A Creating a New Wireless Network, Configuring and Sharing Internet Access

Creating a New Wireless Network

You can use the AirPort Utility setup assistant to create a new wireless network. The setup assistant guides you through the steps necessary to name your network, protect your network with a password, and set other options.

If you plan to share a USB printer or USB hard disk on your network:

1Connect the printer or hard disk to the Time Capsule USB (d) port.

2Open AirPort Utility, located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder on a Mac, or in Start > All Programs > AirPort on a computer using Windows.

3Select your Time Capsule and click Continue.

If you don’t see the Time Capsule you want to configure, click Rescan to scan for available wireless devices, and then select your Time Capsule from the list.

4Follow the onscreen instructions to create a new network.

Configuring and Sharing Internet Access

If you plan to share your Internet connection with wireless-enabled computers on your network or with computers connected to the Ethernet ports, you need to set up your Time Capsule as an AirPort base station. After your Time Capsule is set up, computers access the Internet through the AirPort network. Your Time Capsule connects to the Internet and transmits information to the computers over the wireless network.

Before you use AirPort Utility to set up your Time Capsule, connect your DSL or cable modem to the Time Capsule Ethernet WAN (<) port. If you’re connecting your Time Capsule to an Ethernet network that already has Internet access, connect it to the Ethernet network.

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