Jul 8, 2011 - With OS X Lion due to ship very shortly, Apple have been applying some. Extreme and Express stations; Restart the Macs; Delete Mac System. Using AirPort Utility; Download and install the 'Combo' OS update here. As you can see, there is an abundance of options to interact with wireless networks by using the airport utility in OS X. Advanced Mac users should really get a kick out of this one, as it’s extremely powerful, and wildly useful. Use AirPort Utility to manage your Wi-Fi network and AirPort base stations, including AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme, and AirPort Time Capsule — right from your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. See a graphical overview of your Wi-Fi network and devices. Change base station and network settings, or manage advanced features such as security modes, wireless channels, IPv6 configuration, and more. AirPort Utility works with all Apple 802.11n and 802.11ac Wi-Fi base stations, including AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme, and AirPort Time Capsule. Features • See a graphical overview of your Wi-Fi network • Get information about your connected Wi-Fi devices • View and change network and Wi-Fi settings • Restart or restore a base station, or update the firmware on a base station when available • View or update passwords for your network, base stations, or disks • Easily access network information such as IP address, DNS servers, and router address • Manage DHCP reservations and port mappings • Configure base stations for IPv6 • View status or error messages • Archive Time Machine backups. Itsasunnydayinsandiego, Workable but Ripe for a Redesign This app allows interfacing with the AirPort, which is helpful. ![]() However, the interface is not especially intuitive and this really shows up in the design/setup for limiting wifi access. I want to program in when my kid can't get wifi on their phone and laptop. This is possible but awkward, requiring many clicks. Once one gets to the point of programming the access restriction, it is actually a bit confusing whether one is delineating times wifi is allowed or not allowed. Also, it is set on a 24 hour day, so there is not one easy way to say no wifi all night, starting at 10pm on one day and going till 7am the next. One must program 10p-11:59 then 12am to 7am on a separate 'restriction.' Some better, more visually intuitive examples of setting up access restrictions and permissions exist in other areas -- this piece needs work. I also would like to be able to have a quick way to force wifi off for my kid's tech quickly and easily, like 'stop access now and for the next x hours, just this one time' or similar. This app does not provide anything even close that sort of immediacy. Finally, when we are using access restrictions for one or two devices, it somehow seems to gum up the works for every other device in the house as well. Itsasunnydayinsandiego, Workable but Ripe for a Redesign This app allows interfacing with the AirPort, which is helpful. However, the interface is not especially intuitive and this really shows up in the design/setup for limiting wifi access. I want to program in when my kid can't get wifi on their phone and laptop. This is possible but awkward, requiring many clicks. Once one gets to the point of programming the access restriction, it is actually a bit confusing whether one is delineating times wifi is allowed or not allowed. Also, it is set on a 24 hour day, so there is not one easy way to say no wifi all night, starting at 10pm on one day and going till 7am the next. One must program 10p-11:59 then 12am to 7am on a separate 'restriction.' Some better, more visually intuitive examples of setting up access restrictions and permissions exist in other areas -- this piece needs work. I also would like to be able to have a quick way to force wifi off for my kid's tech quickly and easily, like 'stop access now and for the next x hours, just this one time' or similar.
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