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Take Control of Your v3.0 802.11n AirPort Network Glenn Fleishman $20 Help Catalog Feedback Blog Order Print Copy Table of Contents Read Me First Updates and More .....................................................................5 Basics .....................................................................................6 What’s New in the Third Edition ..................................................7 Introduction Quick Start to AirPort Networking Quick Troubleshooting Guide Reset a Locked-up Base Station.................................................12 Other Troubleshooting..............................................................13 Mac Wi-Fi Iconography Light Reading Learn Wireless Basics Adapters and Access Points ......................................................18 The Spectrum Part of Wi-Fi .......................................................19 Wi-Fi and AirPort Flavors ..........................................................21 Wi-Fi Gear from Apple 802.11n and Apple’s Choices ....................................................25 AirPort Base Station Models ......................................................26 Adapters in Macs and iOS Devices .............................................31 Plug In Your Base Station and Get Started Unpack and Power Up ..............................................................33 Use AirPort Utility ....................................................................35 Connect to a New Base Station .................................................40 Set Up a Network Picture Your Scenario ...............................................................43 New Network, Single Base Station .............................................44 Extend a Network via Ethernet or Wi-Fi ......................................48 Replace an Existing Base Station ...............................................50 Create Separately Named 2.4 and 5 GHz Networks ......................56 2 Pick the Right Place and the Right Channel Spectrum Trade-offs ................................................................58 Pick Compatibility and Set a Channel..........................................61 Pick the Right Place .................................................................63 Advanced Networking Get a WAN Address .................................................................71 Hand Out LAN Addresses..........................................................76 Connect Your Devices Connect in Lion .......................................................................83 Connect in iOS ........................................................................96 Connect in Windows 7..............................................................97 AirPort Express Extras Stream Audio with AirPlay.......................................................100 Share with Airfoil...................................................................104 Connect to Any Base Station ...................................................105 Connect Multiple Base Stations Know the Basics ....................................................................108 Add Access Points via Ethernet ................................................110 Bridge Wirelessly...................................................................114 Reach Your Network Remotely Know Your Options ................................................................119 Map Ports for Remote Access ..................................................120 Punch Through with NAT-PMP ..................................................127 Set a Default Host for Full Access ............................................128 Access a Base Station via iCloud..............................................129 Set Up a Shared USB Printer Add a Printer.........................................................................131 Add a Shared Printer in Mac OS X ............................................132 Add a Shared Printer in Windows .............................................133 Troubleshoot an Unavailable Shared USB Printer ........................134 Set Up a Shared USB Disk Prepare Your Drive.................................................................135 View and Manage Connected Volumes ......................................137 3 Work with Time Capsule .........................................................138 Grant Access.........................................................................142 Gain Access ..........................................................................143 Share Files with AirDrop What Makes AirDrop Tick ........................................................147 Transfer Files with AirDrop ......................................................149 Secure Your Network Simple Tricks That Don’t Work.................................................152 Use Built-in Encryption ...........................................................153 Set Up Guest Networking........................................................157 Overcome Interference Do Some Basic Testing ...........................................................160 Try a Solution .......................................................................161 Appendix A: Apple TV and Wi-Fi Appendix B: Configuration Files Appendix C: Setting Up a Software Base Station Software Base Station ............................................................169 Ad Hoc Networking ................................................................173 Appendix D: Channels Explained 2.4 GHz Channels ..................................................................177 5 GHz Channels ....................................................................178 Appendix E: What and Where Is a MAC Address? About This Book Ebook Extras.........................................................................183 About the Author...................................................................184 Author’s Acknowledgments .....................................................184 About the Publisher................................................................185 Copyright and Fine Print Featured Titles 4 Read Me First Welcome to Take Control of Your 802.11n AirPort Network, Third Edition, version 3.0, published in May 2012 by TidBITS Publishing Inc. This book was written by Glenn Fleishman and edited by Tonya Engst. If you’re setting up, extending, or retooling a Wi-Fi network with one or more 802.11n base stations from Apple—including the AirPort Extreme, AirPort Express, or Time Capsule—using AirPort Utility 6 on the Mac or AirPort Utility in iOS, this book will help you get the fastest network with the least equipment and fewest roadblocks. 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