Apple Varios AirPort Diagram
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AirPort
AirPort Card and AirPort Base Station
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Basics
AirPort
Basics Overview - 1
Overview
AirPort is a local area
network (LAN) solution for
wireless communication
among multiple computers.
Instead of using cables and
wires, AirPort transfers
data between computers via
radio waves. Through
AirPort networks, users can
gain access to the Internet,
send and receive e-mail,
share files, play multiplayer games, and perform
other network activities.
The AirPort product line
Basics Overview - 2
includes the AirPort Base
Station, AirPort Software
Base Station, and AirPort
Card. The AirPort Base
Station and Card are
currently available for the
iBook and new Power
Macintosh G4 products; the
AirPort Software Base
Station will be available
soon. Other third-party
wireless solutions are
available through the Apple
Store for older PowerBook
G3 products.
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AirPort Networks
Users can set up three different types of wireless AirPort
networks.
Computer to Computer
When two or more computers equipped with AirPort cards
are in range of each other (within 150 feet), they can use
the cards to communicate directly. This is known as a
“computer-to-computer” AirPort connection and can be
used to transfer files and play multiplayer network games.
This type of network does not, however, provide built-in
security.
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AirPort Base Station
With the AirPort Base Station, users can establish a more
permanent and secure wireless network that can also access
the Internet. In this type of network, all communication goes
through the base station to up to ten AirPort-equipped
computers within 150 feet of the station. Users can
establish Internet access within the AirPort network by
connecting the base station to an existing network that
already has Internet access or to a telephone line, cable
modem, or DSL modem. This allows multiple wireless users
to access the Internet through a single Internet service
account.
The AirPort Base Station provides security for the network
through password access control and encryption. To log into
the AirPort network, users must enter a password. Data is
then transmitted using 40-bit encryption.
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