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Chapter 8: Setting Up a Wireless Mac Network
d. From the Base Station menu, choose Equivalent Network
Password.
If the toolbar isn’t visible, click the View menu and choose Show
Toolbar.
The utility opens a drop-down window that displays the equivalent
network password (WEP key) that you should enter in the configuration
software for your non-Apple wireless network adapter.
3. Make sure that you set the adapter to obtain an IP address
automatically.
How you do this depends on what kind of PC and which PC operating
system you’re using.
4. Close the configuration software, and you should be connected to the
AirPort network.
If you’re not connected, go through the steps again and pay particular
attention when entering the equivalent network password.
If you’re really having a hard time, try turning WEP off on your AirPort
base station (deselect the Use Encryption check box in the Airport Setup
program) and see whether you can connect without any encryption. If
this works, double-check your equivalent network password and look in
the manual for your network adapter. You may need to enter a special
code before the Equivalent Network Password.
If you’re using Windows XP and have Wireless Zero Configuration enabled,
just follow the steps we discuss in Chapter 7 for that software — you can
connect to an AirPort network simply and quickly that way.
Connecting to Non-Apple-based
Wireless Networks
One scenario you may encounter in a home network is the need to connect a
Macintosh computer to a non-Apple-based network. Follow the procedures
outlined in this chapter for adding a computer to a wireless network — using
the Internet Connect AirPort pane, the procedure should be identical. If you
have any trouble, it almost certainly relates to the network password. Here
are a few troubleshooting tips to resolve password issues:
� Try turning off encryption on the wireless network: If you can successfully
connect your Mac to the network without the need of a password,
you can be sure that the password was the problem. Don’t leave
the network unprotected, however. Read on.
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