Can I use my imac as an "airport base station?"

I am not able to browse the internet on my iphone when it is set to wi-fi. I am wondering why that is, and if there is anyway to make a connection through my imac?
I do run air tunes and that works fine.

How are you using "air tunes" if you don't have an AirPort Express (AX)?
If you are using an AX then connect your iPhone to the same wireless network that the AX is using. This will work as long as your AX is connected wirelessly to your network or connected via Ethernet to the network.

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Can I use my iMac as a wireless base station

Hi Everyone
I would like some help on using my I5 Imac as my entry point to a wireless system. I have the ethernet connected to my Imac, I have gone to sharing and selected internet sharing so as to use my Imac as the unit sending out the wireless signal. First questions, with LION osx how do I password protect this wieless network I'm setting up?
Next I have 2 airport expresses. On is used to extend the range of my Imac signal and the other connected to speakers. Can someone walk me through the steps in airport utility to A - extend the Imac range using one of the airport expresses and B - connect to my powered speaker.
A lot to ask but any help would be greatly appreciated
Cheers
Al

try the following:
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/MacOS_X_Tiger/Networking_your_Mac#Share_an_InternetConnection

Can't remember my password for my airport base station

I am trying to add another device to extend the wifi but I can not remember my password to my airport base station what do I do?

Reset it.. or find the old password.
Plug the computer into the airport by ethernet.. or you can do this by wireless..
Press in reset button for just 1sec.. (means less than 10sec)..
This is called a soft reset.. all passwords go back to default.. public for the base station.. nothing for wireless..
You now have full access for 5min.. open the airport utility.. click on the airport.. go to passwords.
Lo and behold.. all your secret identity available to all and sundry.
Note.. all security on the airport routers is illusionary.. as long as anyone has physical access to it.. they can find out everything.. and what is more.. there is no record once the 5min expires.
Sure is great for domestic equipment though... stops support calls dead.

Can you reset the password for my airport base station?

I am trying to connect my Airport Extreme to my new modem and i need to open the Airport utility to see what the problem is however i do not have the password to the Airport base station. Apparently it is not the wireless password that i set previously set up.

If you have a Mac that can connect to your wireless network and you're using an Apple AirPort Base Station, then simply use AirPort Utility. From the Base Station menu, select Show Passwords...
If you don't have a Mac, reset your wireless network password by momentarily depressing the reset button on your AirPort Extreme, Express, or Time Capsule. Press the button for one full second, no more. Then, configure a new password using AirPort Utility.
If you can't connect to your wireless network, or you are not using an Apple AirPort Base Station, you can use the procedure that follows below to retrieve it from your Mac's Keychain.
Your wireless network password is stored in your Mac's Keychain.
You must first have an Administrator account on a Mac that you use with that AirPort Base Station, one that is used to connect to your AirPort network.
On that Mac, open the Utilities folder. Find Keychain Access and launch it.
In the search field at the upper right, type Airport. All the Keychain entries for your base station will appear there, as well as other entries.
Look at the column "Kind". The entry you want to select will be labeled "AirPort network password" (not "AirPort base station password" or anything else).
If you are trying to recover the AirPort Base Station password then the entry you want to select will be labeled "AirPort base station password" not "AirPort network password".
Double-click that, and in the window that appears check the box for "Show password".
You will get the following window:
In the Password field type your Mac's Administrator password - the same one you used to log in to that Mac.
Then, click Allow, and your wireless network password will appear in the "Show password" field:
Make note of it.
Close the window, then quit Keychain Access.

My roommates' computers can't get a signal from my Airport base station

I just bought a used Airport Extreme (the round one) off Craig's List and set up a network in my apartment using Airport Utility on my MacBook. I've set it up with WPA, and I can connect to it. Works great....
Until my roommates try to connect from their computers. One is on a ~5 year-old iMac and the other is on a Thinkpad. Their machines can see the SSID but can't get a signal from it or connect to it. I've tried removing the password and unsecuring the network. I've tried resetting the router entirely and reconfiguring. Same story.
I know this is an Apple issue because their machines can connect just fine to our previous crappy router that was slowing down our connection (that was meant to be replaced by the shiny new (used) Airport). I've looked into the WEP / hex key issue mentioned on some forums (eg http://www.macwindows.com/airportpc.html#011408b), but I don't think that Apple/PC compatibility is the issue because one of their machines is an iMac.
Help?

Hello amandalotti. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
Per chance, do you have Access Controls enabled? (ref: AirPort Utility > Manual Setup > AirPort > Access tab) If so, disable it.
If not, I suggest performing a "factory default" reset on the base station to get it back to its original "out-of-the-box" configuration to see if this will help.

HT4600 Can I use wi fi without air port base station

Can I use any modem for wi-fi connection?

Welcome to Apple Support Communities
Of course. You can use the modem and router you want to connect your computer to Internet, and you don't need an AirPort

Using a HDD connected to airport base station

I have a usb HDD connected to my Airport and would like to use it as the time machine disk for my macbook. However, time machine set-up cannot detect the drive. So is it possible to do this?
Cheers
Waddo

AirPort Extreme 802.11 n or Time Capsule will support a USB HDD (or printer). The AirPort Express USB port only supports some USB printers. Which AirPort do you have?

How can I use my G5 as a wireless base station

I have a G5 and wanted to know how to set up my computer as a base station instead of purchasing a extreme base station.
Thanks

try the following:
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/MacOS_X_Tiger/Networking_your_Mac#Share_an_InternetConnection

Turning iMac G4 into AirPort base

I have a 15" G4 iMac with a 800mhz processor. I just bought my daughter a 14" iBook that has an AirPort card. I've heard that I can install an AirPort card into my iMac and send my internet connection wirelessly to the iBook basically using the iMac as an AirPort base. Is this true and if so, what card to I have to have and does it matter that I'm on a dial-up connection (not by choice).

A dial-up connection should work just fine. The secret is to go into the Sharing System Preference pane and turn on Internet Sharing. There are two options:
1. Put an Airport card in the iMac and specify that you want to share your dial-up connection to computers using Airport. According to this page, your iMac uses the old non-Extreme Airport card. These can be hard to find and pricey if you can find one.
2. Get an Airport Express base station, connect it to the iMac's Ethernet port, and specify that you want to share your dial-up connection to computers using Ethernet. You'll have the additional step of setting up the Express as an Ethernet-to-wireless bridge. This will give you a faster wireless connection than the first option and may actually be cheaper than an Airport card.
Alternately, you could get an Airport Extreme base station. It has a built-in modem, so you could use it to dial into your ISP and connect the iMac to the Extreme's LAN port as well as connect the iBook wirelessly. The advantage to this approach is that it doesn't require the iMac to be turned on in order to access the Internet with the iBook.

Connect to Internet Without Airport Base Station or Other Wireless Router

I have an iMac G5 w/Airport Extreme card, an eMac w/Airport card (not Extreme), and an iBook w/Airport card (not extreme). The iMac is connected to the internet via DSL (direct Ethernet connection - no router). I can succesfully network all three computers for file sharing but can not connect to the internet over the network using the eMac or the iBook. Is it even possible to use the iMac as a wireless base station for the other two computers or do I have to buy a wireless router or Airport Base Station?
Thanks.
iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.5) eMac 10.3.9, iBook 10.3.9

no1bass, Welcome to the discussion area!
The best solution is to get an inexpensive wireless base station.
However, you can use the iMac to share the Internet connection. Go to the iMac's Sharing preference pane and enable Internet Sharing. If you have the iMac's firewall enabled, you will need to also enable Web Sharing or otherwise configure the firewall to open the correct ports.

AirPort Base Station Agent

AirPort Base Station Agent is in my login items in System Preferences. I have no idea what this is and how it got there. It's listed as an application but it's not in my Applications folder and wasn't found when I did a search. Does anyone know what this is and if I can delete it? Thank you.

The AirPort Base Station Agent was installed either with OS X or by installing the AirPort utilities that came on the CDs with the AirPort base stations.
This program basically checks the status of the AirPort and periodically goes online to check for updates.

Initializing airport base station

Hi there,
I have an old airport extreme base station connected to my MBP via ethernet cable into the LAN port and the WAN cable plugged into my internal network that has a DHCP server delving IPs. The aiport base station is hat shapped.
I am running 10.5.5 on my MBP.
I am unable to find the airport base station with my airport utility. I can see that an IP address is assigned to my built-in ethernet interface so I know that connectivity runs through the base station.
What can I do here?
Cheers,
Noah

The AirPort Base Station Agent was installed either with OS X or by installing the AirPort utilities that came on the CDs with the AirPort base stations.
This program basically checks the status of the AirPort and periodically goes online to check for updates.

My TP-LINK TD-W8970 router cannot connect with my iMac even though my iPhone 5, iPad 3, W7 laptop and LG smart TV can. I get the message "No configured AirPort base stations have been found". Any ideas please?

My iMac cannot connect to my TP-LINK TD-W8970 router even though all other computers can. I get the message "No configured AirPort base stations have been found" and "No PPPoE configurations were found". Any ideas please?

Open the Network pane in System Preferences. If there's a closed padlock icon in the lower left corner, click it and enter your administrator login password when prompted.
At the bottom of the service list on the left is a popup menu with a gear icon. From that menu, select
Set Service Order...
A sheet will drop down showing all listed services. Drag the one that you want to use to connect to the Internet to the top of the list. Click OK to close the sheet, then close the preference pane and confirm when prompted to save the change.

Can I use my iMac Install Disc on Macbook Pro?

Hi, all. I was given a friend's old Macbook Pro and I'd like to put Boot Camp on it, but the Boot Camp instructions say I need an OSX Leopard install disc to do it. Naturally, I just recently purged my own software binder and threw away all of my OSX discs except the one that came with iMac I recently purchased. "Why would I need them any more?" said I. Doh.
I have no idea what cat Apple is up to now, but the Macbook is running 10.5.8 and the install disc from my iMac is 10.6.7. My questions:
1) Can I use my iMac install disc on my Macbook Pro, which is about 3-4 years old?
2) Does OS 10.6.7 qualify as Leopard? If not, will it work for what I'm trying to do?
3) Do I need to update the Macbook OS to 10.6.7 to be able to use that disc for the Boot Camp install?
Any information or advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

The only thing I'd add to this is that at one point in time you could go to an Apple store and purchase Lion on a USB stick.
If your MBP was compatible and you could find one of those you could boot to it, install from it then setup bootcamp.
Also if you are thinking bootcamp, also consider VMWare Fusion or Parallels which allow you to run Windows while still in OS X.

I cant seem to scan from my hp photosmart 7520 printer to my iMac but can scan using the iMac? photosmart cant see the iMac.

I cant seem to scan from my hp photosmart 7520 printer to my iMac but can scan using the iMac? Photosmart cant see the iMac. Mac is wired to the router printer over wi fi.

Hi Shlomi
It worked!!! Thanks so much, I've been messing about with this for hours.
As you are so good I do have another problem. I have another 2 pc's on the network that show on the iMac but iMac cannot conect to. One is XP and the other is Vista both with Norton fire wall installed.
Any thoughts you have would be much appriciated
Rob

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