60 Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution
Problems with AirPort Extreme Wireless Communication
IfyouhavetroubleusingAirPortExtremewirelesscommunication:
ÂMakesurethecomputerornetworkyouaretryingtoconnecttoisrunningandhasa
wirelessaccesspoint.
ÂMakesureyouhaveproperlyconguredthesoftwareaccordingtotheinstructions
thatcamewithyourbasestationoraccesspoint.
ÂMakesureyouarewithinantennarangeoftheothercomputerorthenetwork’s
accesspoint.Nearbyelectronicdevicesormetalstructurescaninterferewithwireless
communicationandreducethisrange.Repositioningorrotatingthecomputermight
improvereception.
ÂChecktheAirPort(Z)statusiconinthemenubar.Uptofourbarsappear,indicating
signalstrength.Ifthesignalstrengthisweak,trychangingyourlocation.
ÂSeeAirPortHelp(chooseHelp>MacHelp,andthenchooseLibrary>AirPortHelp
fromthemenubar).Alsoseetheinstructionsthatcamewiththewirelessdevicefor
moreinformation.