How to connect a second computer to an airport extreme network

how do I connect my macbook pro to an existing airport extreme network. The AE basestation is showing up on the macbook but when I click on it it tells me its not connected ??

How can one determine if another person has leeched
onto an Airport Extreme network? Is there a way to
list users?
Run Airport Utility, Manual Setup, Advanced button, Logs and statistics, Wireless Clients.
...just changed my password and now my internet
connection is much, much faster...the wireless
broadcasting strength was fine, but, web pages had
recently slowed to a crawl...after changing the
password download speeds returned to normal...could
someone have been leeching on the network?
Sure, if you made a more secure password, that is quite possible. Minimum recommendation is the following:
1. use WPA
2. use a password with no word from ANY dictionary
3. use a password that is a combination of letters (upper and lowercase), numbers and special characters
4. use a password at least 12 characters long.
Better yet, use a "strong" password generator, such as the one at:
https://www.grc.com/passwords.htm

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