First you need to I.D. which Base Station you have and DL the manual
and the correct software for that model
the manual will tell you most of what you need, there is a set up
assistant that comes with the software. There is software for the
base station it's self and software for the computer your using
Set up is usually painless and in the set up will be your settings
for letting the whole apartment share or just you. That will require
a login and password. Highly recommended. The level of of security is
also Base Station dependent and set by you.
So it's all there, after reading the manual, 5 pages?? on which model
you have , then questions can be more specific.
The lights indicate that it works.. the middle is usually the power
light the left facing power from your connection, the right facing
activity is being sent and returned.
If all three are working and your not connected well you may want to
take collections; the Base Station Extreme can send out a signal to
54 users and if someone uses another as a bridge to keep the signal
going. You could be the local ISP for free..It is not unusual for
neighbors especially. Or bikers, walkers to move around and for fun
and find a signal to see if they can get on easily or break the
password. So go back to the top where it says First and then you will
laugh a bit at what I just put downg. When your safe and snug. Now OS
X allows you to keep others off by using passive FTP. But time to
get the manual and correct software for your airport.
Good luck and have fun
Geoff
On Dec 12, 2005, at 3:11 , B.L. wrote:
I recently got an Airport Base Station working at my home and can surf
the web wirelessly but I am now a bit worried about the security of
this
network. After all, getting this set up was a lark in that I was
merely
doing it to see if I could. But now that I have it, I would like to
keep
it as secure as possible.
First of all; how can I tell whether or not it is encrypted and secure
Swcond; how do I encrypt it and secure it or maybe this should be
first.
Third; Is there anyway to tell whether an outsider is using the
network.
There are so many lights flashing and the Base Station is constantly
flicking and lights moving i have no Idea what's going on.
I guess is what I get for playing with fire.
Thanks in advance for any and all assistance and/or help in this
matter.
--
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