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Apple wifi router setup9/7/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Last, a question, that put to U-verse technical support, the answer to which I also wonder about: Could I replace the router provided by at&t with another? They said no. LaCie was making something called they Wireless Space that had the other features, but apparently they've stopped it's not even available on Amazon. Id love to find a router that has onboard storage, a couple of usb ports, and a couple other ports. Any WiFi-enabled device that uses the 802.11a/b/g/n. In addition to the USB drive I have two daisy-chained firewire drives that I connect to via a thunderbolt adapter. iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 6 or later and AirPort Utility Mac with OS X Lion v10.7.3 or later and AirPort Utility 6.1 Mac with OS X v10.5.7 or later and AirPort Utility 5.6.1 PC with Windows 7 or later and AirPort Utility 5.6.1 Wireless Device Access. I'm trying to set up an inexpensive backup system that would be accessible wirelessly. I wonder about that but am accepting it for the moment. It should bring up a window for the utility, with your Airport device along the left side. Was told that that port is for AT&T use only, e.g., in upgrading firmware. On your Mac, go to 'Applications' and select 'Utilities' folder Find 'Airport Utility' in there and launch it. Threw in the towel and called U-verse support. When I got there found no way to add the USB port/drive. Turns oiut that the address for my router was 192.168.1.254. Set it to be used for a drive and a Name will be listed as how you access it. Type in the password for the router (if you don't know it it should be on a label on the side of the box or you can find out the default password by either a Google search or the user manual for that brand router) and again hit the Enter/Return key or Click OK/Login button. See the Home Accessories website for a list of compatible routers. In there you willl have options to use the USB port for a external drive or maybe a printer. Once you are in the setup pages of the router go to the advanced section (if there is one) and then something like Attached storage or something simailar. ![]() Type in the password for the router (if you don't know it it should be on a label on the side of the box or you can find out the default password by either a Google search or the user manual for that brand router) and again hit the Enter/Return key or Click OK/Login button. You will then get a Username and Password window. So open a web broswer, Safari, Firefox, Chrome (whichever you use), and type in the Address bar 192.168.1.1 (Which is the IP address of most all routers made) and hit the Enter/Return key. That is all of them I have ever worked with except the Apple routers that you need a special program to access them with. Most all routers have setup pages that are accessed from a web broswer. ![]()
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