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Part III: Installing a Wireless Network
8. The next panel you see at this step depends on the choice you make in
Step 7. After you enter the appropriate information, click the Continue
button:
• LAN, or Broadband Using Static IP or DHCP: If you choose either
a LAN or a broadband (cable modem or DSL) connection that
doesn’t use PPPoE, the Ethernet Access panel presents the option
to use DHCP or to assign a static IP address. If your ISP has
assigned you a static IP address — along with other values, such
as subnet mask, router address, domain name, and DHCP client
name — you have to enter this data if it isn’t automatically copied
from your computer.
• Broadband Using PPPoE: If you select the Cable Modem or DSL
Using PPPoE option, the PPPoE Access panel presents text boxes
for entering an account name, password, and other account information
sometimes required by PPPoE providers. Again, in most
cases, this information is automatically copied from your computer.
9. In the Network Name and Password panel that appears, enter the
name and password you want to use for your wireless network, and
then click the Continue button.
10. In the base station Password panel, use the network password or
assign a different password for changing the settings on your base
station.
If you’re the only person who will configure the computers on the network,
using the same one in both places is probably the easiest.
However, if you plan to share the network password with other users,
assign a different password to the base station so that only you can
change the base station’s settings.
11. Click the Continue button.
You see a Conclusion panel, which informs you that the Setup Assistant
is ready to set up your base station.
12. Click the Continue button.
After the Setup Assistant downloads the new settings to the base station,
it displays a message that it’s waiting for the base station to reset.
As soon as the base station resets, the Setup Assistant displays a panel
announcing that it’s finished and that it has been able to configure this
computer to connect to the Internet.
13. Click the Done button to close the AirPort Setup Assistant.