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Make your network fast, reliable, and secure!Updated August 29, 2013Updated for Apple's latest 802.11ac AirPort base stations (and yes, the title of this book will have to change soon)!Find real-world advice from Wi-Fi wizard Glenn Fleishman on setting up a wireless network using Apple's 802.11n- and 802.11ac-enabled AirPort Extreme, AirPort Express, and Time Capsule base stations. The ebook is packed with directions for enhancing an AirPort network, whether you're replacing an old base station, adding another base station to extend your range, improving your security, connecting a USB-attached printer or drive, or setting up a guest network. You'll find the answers to questions that may otherwise frustrate you, such as how to choose the best band and channel, set up complex Internet addressing, solve a variety of connection problems, and much more.Glenn explains how to configure an 802.11n and/or 802.11ac AirPort network using AirPort Utility 6 or AirPort Utility for iOS. (AirPort Utility 6 runs only in 10.7 Lion and later.) The ebook includes a free download of the previous edition (version 2.0), which describes using AirPort Utility 5. (AirPort Utility 5 runs on 10.5 Leopard - 10.7 Lion, as well as on Windows computers.)'This Take Control book is a must-have for anyone who needs to quickly and easily set up an AirPort network.'--Phil Kearney,'father'of Apple's AirPort product lineIf you're trying to solve a particular problem, you can jump in and read the topics in this ebook in any order, but if you start at the beginning, you'll learn how Apple's 802.11n and 802.11ac gear fits into the world of Wi-Fi networking.With that background, you'll learn where to position and how to set up base stations, with diagrams showing common network scenarios--see two examples above--and with step-by-step instructions for configuring key Internet sharing and security options and connecting client computers. For those who have funky Internet connections or tricky IP addressing needs, Glenn provides extended advice for creating a working Wi-Fi network.Glenn provides real-world directions for important scenarios, including how to:Create a basic (or not so basic) Wi-Fi network, using Apple's base stations:Set up a wireless network with a single base station, or with multiple base stations - whether you want to extend a network with Ethernet or a wireless connection (or a mix of the two), Glenn examines your options and provides configuration steps. He also touches briefly on powerline connections.Keep your existing network, but replace an older or broken base station with a new one.Export your base station's configuration, either to make a backup or to create a model configuration to use on other base stations.Connect Macs (10.5 Leopard and later), iOS devices, and Windows 7 and 8 computers to your network.Set up reliable and relevant security for your network. Also, add a guest network that gives your guests Internet access while restricting their access to local resources.Attach peripherals to your network: Add a Wi-Fi or USB-connected printer, and connect to the printer from Mac and Windows computers. Add a USB-attached drive to a Time Capsule or AirPort Extreme, and configure client access.Connect a 2nd- or 3rd-generation Apple TV to your networkDo more networking:Set up a Time Machine backup to a Time Capsule base station.Expand the capabilities of an AirPort Express by setting up audio streaming, trying Rogue Amoeba's Airfoil media streaming utility, or extending your network with ProxySTA.Share files conveniently and wirelessly between Macs with the AirDrop file-transfer feature, plus understand the type of networking t