![]() ![]() It allows you to wirelessly connect multiple devices and computers to the internet. Basically, without needing any cables, you can create a network and allow all these devices to wirelessly communicate with each other. All you need to do is configure the AirPort Utility software on your computer appropriately. Once your computer is configured, you can establish an AirPort Base Station or gain access to an existing AirPort network. The wireless connection that gets established needs to pass through an AirPort Base Station that is already online. The AirPort Utility will not create a direct internet connection with your existing ISP (Internet Service Provider). It will simply transfer the connection to all the nearby rooms in your house or classroom. It is very simple to create a wireless network with password protection by using either an AirPort Base Station or Time Capsule. This network will give internet access to all kinds of wireless devices in the nearby rooms, including smartphones, laptops, tablets, and regular desktop computers.ĭo not worry about having to set up AirPort Express or AirPort Base Station because the AirPort Utility software for macOS will handle all of this automatically. It will even perform the configuration of your network too. This means the base station just needs to be plugged in. After that, all the stations that are available will be listed in the main interface. ![]() If you are familiar with routers, these AirPort Base Stations work kind of like them. You just connect the cables and then let the network be configured automatically by the application. As for Time Capsule, this refers to the combination of a gateway router and a wireless device. This makes its configuration very easy too. Overall, the most dependable application for giving wireless internet access to other devices is Apple AirPort Utility for Mac. Every device in your home can establish a connection to your wireless internet network. An external cable doesn’t even need to be used.The original version of this page can be found here.Īirport Utility 5.0 which comes on the CD with the new 802.11n Airport Extreme Base Station is not available to download.Īpple's reasoning I guess is that you would take care of the CD. ![]() Well it would seem that quite a few people have lost the original CD, or as is usually the problem, the CD is at a different location and the Mac they are using does not have the Airport Utility installed. Well it is possible to download the Airport Utility 5.1 update, however this will only install if you have 5.0 installed which brings us back to square one.ĭownload the AirPort Base Station Update 2007-002 file from here.ĭouble-click AirPortBaseStationUpdate2007002.dmg to mount and display it's contents.įrom the AirPortUtilityUpdate window, right-click on AirportUtility.pkg The older Airport Admin Utility can not be used to configure the new 802.11n base station, so what do you do. Select Show Package Contents from the pop-up menu. In the AirportUtility.pkg window, double-click on the Contents folder to open it. ![]()
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