Find real-world advice from Wi-Fi wizard Glenn Fleishman on setting up a wireless network using Apple's 802.11n-enabled AirPort Extreme, AirPort Express, and Time Capsule base stations. You'll find the answers to questions that may otherwise frustrate you, such as how to choose the best band and channel for your network, use pre-802.11n clients, set up complex Internet addressing, share USB disks and printers, share files with Lion's AirDrop, secure your network, solve a variety of connection problems, and much more. Updated for AirPort Utility 6.1, OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, and the 2012...

Find real-world advice from Wi-Fi wizard Glenn Fleishman on setting up a wireless network using Apple's 802.11n-enabled AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme, and Time Capsule base stations, with full information about getting the most from simultaneous dual-band networking. You'll find the answers to questions that otherwise may frustrate you, such as how to choose the best band and channel for your network, use pre-802.11n clients without hurting performance, set up complex Internet addressing, share USB disks and printers, use Lion's AirDrop, secure your network, solve a variety of connection...

Find real-world advice from Wi-Fi wizard Glenn Fleishman on setting up the 802.11n models of Apple's AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme, and Time Capsule, with full information about the simultaneous dual-band models introduced in early 2009. You'll get help with all the special networking details, such as how to set the best band and channel for your network, use pre-802.11n base stations and clients without hurting performance, set up complex Internet addressing, share USB disks and printers, solve a variety of problems, and much, much more. Updated for Snow Leopard!...

This is the Safari online edition of the printed book.This title begins with a quick look at useful terminology and then walks readers through setting up a new AirPort Extreme Base Station: hooking it up, connecting to it with AirPort Utility, and setting up a new wireless network that can either connect to the Internet or to another network segment. You will learn how 802.11n fits with older networking standards like 802.11a, b, and g; find help with band and channel choices for the AirPort Extreme; and learn how to extend your network's coverage and range. The book also helps you...

Make your AirPort network fly!In this title about classic 802.11b- and 802.11g-based AirPort networking, Wi-Fi networking expert Glenn Fleishman shows you how to select the best networking gear (both Apple's AirPort hardware and cheaper options), position a base station for optimal performance, configure devices, and lock out snoopers.Learn the four things to consider when purchasing hardware (and what device to avoid!), solutions to seven common Internet configuration problems, how to connect a USB printer to a base station, and four ways to extend your network's range. Whether you're just...