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The Book of Wireless, Second Edition
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The Book of Wireless, Second Edition

by John Ross
January 2008
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
336 pages
9h 43m
English
No Starch Press
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Configuring an Access Point

Most configuration utilities for wireless access points use either a web-based interface, an internal command-line interface from a remote terminal, or both. So it should not make any difference what operating system you use on the host computer that connects to the access point. The access point's commands, controls, and status displays will be the same on any system.

The exception is the Apple AirPort Base Station access point, which presents a different set of problems. The internal software supplied with the AirPort Base Station assumes that you're configuring it from a Macintosh using the AirPort Setup Assistant and the AirPort Utility. In practice, that's usually a safe bet because just about everybody who uses ...

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