Apple's original trademarked term for wireless networking, which predated the use of the broader industry term "Wi-Fi". As of June 2011, Apple is phasing out the use of the term and using "Wi-Fi" instead.
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How does the Airport Access Control work?
I would like to set some rule on my Time Capsule and Airport Express in such a way that some cell phones can connect only in specific time slots.
In my network both the devices are connected to a ...
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Sluggish performance with Airport gear on 5 GHz
I've a network that is powered by an Airport Extreme and extended by an Airport Express. My Airport Extreme broadcasts 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz channels separately.
2.4 GHz operates on channel 4 and 5 GHz ...
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Airport express with double NAT is super slow
We have a satellite modem which will hand out a single IP address via DHCP. We're unable to make changes to this modem. We want to share the network connection to a PC with ethernet and wirelessly to ...
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iPad and MacBook Pro won't both connect to my wifi
My MacBook Pro and my iPad wont both connect to my wifi at the same time. Right now I'm on my iPad and my MacBook has the "no Internet connection" alert...Although there's a check mark by my network ...
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Setting up Airport Base Station with Uverse AND Sprint Airave
I'm trying to configure my home network so that I can use a drive attached to my airport base station as the Time Machine drive. I think that to do this the Airport needs to control the DHCP and the ...
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wifi.log disappeared?
I had some trouble with my wifi connection so I figured, I could switch on logging for airport via
sudo /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Versions/Current/Resources/airport debug ...
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Can't connect to wireless network at home with OS X 10.5.8
I'm having trouble connecting to the wireless network at my home. My brother recently picked up a new wireless router and provided me with the password. When I locate the SSID and enter in the ...
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How can I browse the hard disk attached to my Airport Extreme from my iPhone?
I have a gen 5 AEBS which has a total of 3 HFS+ partitions across 2 USB hard drives (USB hub in the middle).
On my Macbook Pro Retina, I can see all 3 HFS+ partition in the Finder. Finder shows the ...
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How to use an AirPort Express as an AirPlay device with a TP-Link router?
I recently upgraded my router (TP-Link TL-WR1043N) so now my wireless network is broadcasting in 11b/g/n mixed mode, and my 1st generation AirPort Express is having trouble joining the network.
I ...
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External USB drive connected to Airport Extreme doesn't show up in Airport Utility
I have connected an external drive to my Airport Extreme, but it doesn't show up in Finder, and it doesn't show up in the list of drives when I connect to the Airport Utility.
The same drive worked ...
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how to use two network adapters simultaneously, bridge one for VM (with Parallels)?
I need bridged networking under Parallels for a VPN from the Windows VM. However, this conflicts with my main OS (Mountain Lion) using the same adapter. I'd be happy to direct the mac to wifi ...
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I'm having trouble connecting remote surveillance camera's via my Airport Extreme wireless network
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I have 3 home surveillance cameras (LinkSys WVC80N) normally reporting back over a wireless network (Airport Extreme) to a Synology Drive.
Trouble is: I just replaced the Airport Extreme with the ...
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Any ideas why my Airport Extreme identifies itself as a Time Capsule in Time Machine?
I recently noticed that Time Machine on both my Macs (Mountain Lion, 10.8.3) seem to think that my Airport Extreme base station (AEBS) + USB hard drive is actually a Time Capsule. Screenshots below. ...
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Macbook Air Running version 10.7.5 won't connect to wifi but connects via Ethernet
I have a MBA and I have connected to my home network before. I went on holiday and on return, I cannot connect to Wifi anymore.
It tells me "connection time-out occurred". But my Ipod Touch (4th Gen) ...
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AirPort Express: Extremely high latency
I just installed a new AirPort Express today, and connected a MacBook Air and an HP EliteBook to it.
While browsing the web feels, to use an unscientific term, sluggish, I could verify serious ...
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Toggling internet sharing when ethernet cable dis/connected
The room where I'm staying has an ethernet connection, so when I'm there I turn on internet sharing so that my Kindle and phone will have a WiFi connection. But when I'm at work I have to use Airport ...
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How do I programmatically and reliably get the AirPort's interface name?
I need the en0, en1, enN, enWhatever name of my Airport in a script.
How do I get it reliably?
Here is what I put together, but it looks ugly and brittle as it's "text parsing":
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Intriguing connection issue on OS X
I've been recently having this issue with my internet connection on my MacBook Pro Early 2011 running OS X 10.8.3: from time to time the connection "freezes" for about 5 seconds and then comes back.
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Time Machine backup to Airport Extreme AirDisk
I thought it was NOT possible to use the USB hard disk attached to the Airport Extreme Base Station (AEBS) as a backup destination for Time Machine backups. This was mostly due to Google results as ...
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MacBook Pro won't connect to wireless internet, though it says it already is!
I am suddenly having problems with my MacBook Pro's wireless connectivity. It has worked flawlessly up to this point: I choose a wireless network from the list, I type the password, and it just ...
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How to restore Airport settings?
I've just reverted from Lion to Snow Leopard while maintaining a time machine backup of Lion.
In Lion I used to 'remember' many wireless networks, and also have configuration for connecting from my ...
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Does the Airport Extreme log MAC addresses of devices that attempt to connect?
I recently had a burglar enter my home and take a number of items and I am chasing a long shot in catching him. I am hoping that the burglar had a smartphone that, when he entered the home, attempted ...
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Configure an Airport to connect to internet via a wireless hotspot?
The situation: I have free access to Time Warner (TWC) and Optimum hotspots around the USA. Conveniently one is located within range to my apartment. I would like to setup an Airport Extreme or ...
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How to enable faster WiFi Roaming with Mac OS X & Airport base stations
How can I change the way Macbooks roam on the WiFi network? I would like to speedup the roaming of Macs (and maybe other devices).
Is there a setting on the Airport base stations or in Mac OS to ...
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Is it okay to stack an Airport Extreme on top of a Mac mini?
Is it ok to place an AirPort Extreme base station on top of a Mac mini, or could this cause problems (like overheating or interference) with either device?
As depicted, they do fit together pretty ...
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Frequently losing Wi-Fi connectivity
I have reproduced this problem trying Wi-Fi in a different country, at a friend's house, with another router, with a new account, with a fresh OS install.. it just keeps happening. Here my specs.. do ...
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Problems when using my Apple Airport Extreme Base Station with and external HD as an iTunes library
I have my entire music collection on an external HD which I connect to my network through a direct USB connection with my Apple base station. I'm finding that iTunes struggles to load the library ...
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PowerBook G4 won't connect to Airport with WEP password
I'm helping at a friend's house. She has a Airport Extreme setup with a WEP (yes, I really do mean WEP) password. Her iMac running 10.5.8 connects to the network just fine. I'm typing this question ...
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Airport stops working after Snow Leopard combo update
A few months ago, AirPort on my Mac Mini stopped working – I was unable to connect to Wi-Fi devices due to being continually asked for a password and connection timeouts. This seems to have been a ...
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What's the difference in range between Airport Express and Extreme?
Walking in to a Apple premium reseller's store today I was told that there is no difference range-wise between Express (the June 2012 model) and Extreme.
True story?
Where can I get more detailed ...
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Airport Extreme: How to share a hard drive over the guest network?
I'm offering my Internet to somebody living in another apartment and used an Airport Express to extend my Airport Extreme signal. Since the Aiport Express only extends the "main" network, the other ...
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WiFi wont work but Apple Ethernet Will?
I just got back to school today after using Ethernet at home.
The WiFi claims to be connected to my Macbook Pro, but I can't get any internet out of it here after an entire semester of working.
I ...
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OS/X Server + Airport Extreme = daily crash
I have a 4th generation Airport Extreme acting as the main interface between my network and the internet. I recently installed OS/X Server on one of my machines on the network, during that install ...
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How can I remedy a multiple AirPort network where each base station tends to end up isolated from the rest?
I live in a wide house, so I have an Airport extreme, an Airport express and a TimeCapsule setting up a free roaming network.
I used to have the Airport Express working as a master central router for ...
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Airport does not remember WIFI network connection
On my MBP 2011 15.4 I am being forced by the Aiport Wireless adapter to re-enter my network settings every time i wish to connect to the wireless network, even when waking up from a sleep (i.e. ...
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Airport Express: Connect a desktop pc wirelessly to a home network
I have a desktop computer with a non-mac OS (it currently runs windows XP HomeEd, but I'm about to replace/add Ubuntu) which I can't connect to my home network (again, the router is not a mac ...
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Change of IP / Configure AirPort Extreme
Earlier today our IP Address changed due to misconfiguration caused by our ISP. I'm trying to ensure our IP won't change again. So I spoke with our ISP and they assigned us a static IP (we were ...
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Ethernet Cable vs Wireless adaptor
What are the advantages / disadvantages of the "Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet Adaptor" over something like the "Apple AirPort Express"?
As a frequent traveller (with a retina-macbook-pro) I am ...
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Why can I no longer get an internet connection when using my old Macbook and AirPort Express?
Up until recently I was using my 2007 MacBook perfectly fine with my old AirPort Express. A few days ago I purchased a used mid-2010 iMac which is now running OS X 10.8.3 (something I'm still not too ...
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Will an Airport Express extend the Wi-Fi of another-non Apple Access Point?
My colleague has a cheap Cisco Access Point on another floor. The wireless is very spotty.
He is using a Mac Pro.
Will an Airport Express work to extend this network?
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AirPort Express extending connects in the wrong order
Recently, after extending a wireless network on a setup with one Extreme and one Express (both AirPort base stations), I've been experiencing issues regarding which base station extends which on a ...
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Historically, how soon does Apple implement new wireless standards in their routers?
With the 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard set to become the new wireless standard, I am wondering how quick Apple has been, historically speaking, to implement new standards like these in their AirPorts and ...
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Why won't my Airport Extreme mount my USB 3.0 External Hard Drive?
I just decided to upgrade to a USB 3.0 Hard Drive Enclosure. I regularly use my Airport Extreme to share the hard drive using an older enclosure. I know that the Airport Extreme won't have USB 3.0, ...
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Neighbor's Airport Extreme extending my wireless network?
I noticed a new machine on my network -- it's my next-door neighbor's Airport Extreme!
My network is set up with a WPA2 Personal password, and I don't believe that he's cracking passwords to steal ...
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How to host Etherpad (node.js) AND create a closed Wifi network from the same Mac?
I have a successfully running Etherpad install running on my Mac, and when clients on my network connect to my node.js server through the IP address assigned by my router, all is well.
But I'm going ...
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How do I keep track of the bandwidth usage through my Airport Extreme wireless router?
I have 3 Macs, 1 iPad, and 1 Apple TV (using HD Netflix, mostly).
I need to keep an eye on bandwidth usage. What is the best way to monitor the bandwidth usage (preferably per device) that passes ...
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Is it possible to change the default gateway of the DHCP server side of an Airport Extreme
I will try to be brief. In my career I have always used the upper end of the subnet for network devices. For instance, I use .250-.254 for network devices such as the routers. I am very fond of using ...
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Can an iPhone stream to multiple Airplay devices at the same time?
I really love AirPlay so I thought about buying a second AirPort Express for another amplifier in the apartment. But will my iPhone5/iPad2 be able to stream to both AirPlay devices simultaneously?
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Mac can't connect to wifi network after password change
I've got a Mid-2010 17" MBP freshly upgraded to 10.7. I went to the coffee shop today to do a bit of work, but I was unable to connect to the wifi network. I had been there yesterday(though without ...
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Is there a way to get an Airport Extreme to coexist with a second router offering VPN?
Essentially, I want add VPN functionality to my home-office domain so I can access it from other locations, and allow the occasional other person to access it this way.
Obviously, the two routers ...
