Using Macintosh with a wireless access point (wireless router)
1Type the IP address of the wireless access point (wireless router) in the Web address field of your browser and
continue to Step 2.
If you do not know the IP address of the wireless access point (wireless router), then do the following:
In Mac OS X version 10.5
aFrom the menu bar, click System Preferences.
bClick Network.
cClick AirPort.
dClick Advanced.
eClick TCP/IP.
The “Router” entry is typically the wireless access point (wireless router).
In Mac OS X version 10.4 and earlier
aFrom the menu bar, click System Preferences.
bClick Network.
cFrom the Show pop-up menu, select Airport.
dClick TCP/IP.
The “Router” entry is typically the wireless access point (wireless router).
2Type your user name and password when prompted.
3Click OK.
4On the main page, click Wireless or another selection where settings are stored. The SSID will be displayed.
5Write down the SSID, security type and the WEP key/WPA passphrase (if shown).
Notes:
•Make sure you copy the network information down exactly, including any capital letters.
•Store the SSID and the WEP key or WPA passphrase in a safe place for future reference.
CHECK YOUR WEP KEY OR WPA PASSPHRASEWEP key
Must meet one of the following criteria:
•Exactly 10 or 26 hexadecimal characters. Hexadecimal characters are A-F, a-f, and 0-9.
or
•Exactly 5 or 13 ASCII characters. ASCII characters are letters, numbers, and symbols found on a keyboard. ASCII
characters in a WEP key are case-sensitive.
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