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Let me get this straight: I can plug my ethernet cable into Airport Extreme and it converts my current internet service to wireless? Or am I way off?
- Asked by CD from Mascotte
- 8-Oct-2009
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Actually you are spot on. That is the whole purpose really of AirPort. As you say, plug in your ethernet cable and the AirPort Extreme Base Station, set it up and it becomes your wireless access point for your home, office or wherever you will be using it. It will allow any computer, Mac or PC to wirelessly connect to the internet provided, of course that you have an ISP (Internet Service Provider) and it also has dual Band Wi-Fi so any Wi-Fi device will also use it to connect like an iPod Touch or iPhone.
You can also plug a USB printer into it so that any computer on your network can print wirelessly as well. You can even plug in a USB hard Drive into the base station for use as a network drive which can also be accessed over the web if you are away. If you own a PS3 or XBOX the base station will also allow you to connect those devices wirelessly to your network.- Answered by CB from Schenectady
- 9-Oct-2009
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No your correct. You just plug your ethernet cable into the Airport Extreme Base Station and up to 50 users can connect up to it.
- Answered by HJ from Tauranga
- 8-Oct-2009
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The Airport Extreme is a router that takes the internet signal from your ISP's modem and shares it to multiple computers on your network. The Airport Extreme will give each device on your network a unique IP Address. Whether a device is connected to the Airport Extreme's wireless network or using one of the ethernet ports on the back, the devices will all be within the same IP Address range so they can share files, etc.
The USB port on the back of the Airport Extreme can also be used to share a printer or external hard drive to all the computers on the network too.
Hope this helps.- Answered by KR from Folsom
- 8-Oct-2009
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I just set mine up tonight. This works just like a router. I have it set up so that an Ethernet cable connects my dsl straight to this airport extreme base station. I have another cable that goes right from the main desktop computer to first of three slots for other devices on the network (I just have the desktop as the only other device). If you have high speed internet that can be connected to any router, I'm sure this will work for you. It was very easy for me to set up, and it works great on the main desktop, as well as the two other laptops (one is a mac) I have connected to the network. Good luck! Hope this helps!
- Answered by AH from Elyria
- 8-Oct-2009
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Yes, that's what I did. Basically, you're sharing that wired connection, wirelessly with your household. It will require some setup though, through Airport Utility!
Hope that helps!- Answered by AC from Toronto
- 11-Oct-2009
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Yes, Both the AirPort Extreme and AirPort Express are wireless routers which do exactly that, and the setup is also quite simple.
- Answered by AS from Canton
- 9-Oct-2009
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Yes that's it
- Answered by RM from Monrovia
- 17-Nov-2009
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