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Plug In Your Base Station

and Get Started

Let’s get unpacking! This chapter focuses on plugging in your base

station and on launching AirPort Utility, the program that modifies

a base station’s settings.

(The next chapter, Set Up a Network, helps you determine which

network type you want to use your base station with, and provides

specific instructions for a streamlined setup.)

Unpack and Power Up

Unpack the base station to determine what you have and if you need

any additional hardware:

1. Remove the base station from its box and check the parts:

The box includes just a few necessary parts: the

base station, a setup

booklet, a booklet full of software licensing information (extraneous

for users, but required), and an AC power cord.

2. Do you need an Ethernet cable? Configuring a base station may

simpler if you temporarily hook it to a computer or existing LAN

with an Ethernet cable, instead of making a wireless connection, so

consider an Ethernet connection for setup.

Also, in the likely case that you plan to connect the base station to

a broadband router or other network, you will need at least one

Ethernet cable in order to make

that connection.

3. Is the power cord long enough? Plan to buy an extension cord

if the included 6.

5 foot/2 meter cord is too short for your purposes.

The Extreme and Time Capsule work best level on a table or floor,

where the top of the unit has an unobstructed line of sight to the

rest of the room. If you can, don’t put it inside a cabinet or behind a

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