Chapter 2: Connecting The Components; Using A Router; Using An Apple Airport Wireless Router; Apple Airport Extreme - Seagate Mirra Personal Server User Manual

Chapter 2: Connecting the Components

Using a Router

You should have a router on your network for several reasons:
To set up a local network so that other computers can connect to your Mirra.
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To connect the local network to the Internet.
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To provide firewall protection between the local network (including the Mirra)
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and the Internet.
You should always use a router that includes a firewall to connect your local
network to your Internet Service Provider (ISP) because the firewall blocks
unauthorized access to your local network from the Internet.

Using an Apple AirPort Wireless Router

Apple Airport Extreme

If the Mirra is Your Only Wired/Ethernet Device

If you use an Apple AirPort Extreme wireless router and your Personal Server is
your only wired/Ethernet device, simply plug the Ethernet cable from your Mirra into
the LAN Ethernet port of your AirPort. (Don't plug it into the WAN Ethernet port
or your Mirra won't work properly.)

If the Mirra is Not Your Only Wired/Ethernet Device

If you use an Apple AirPort Extreme wireless router with more than one wired/
Ethernet device, you must use a hub or a switch to connect the AirPort to all wired/
Ethernet devices. Do not use an additional router, as a router will prevent your
wireless devices from communicating with your Mirra.
Step 1:
Step 2:
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Plug an Ethernet hub or switch into the Ethernet LAN port of your Apple
AirPort.
Plug both your Mirra and your other wired/Ethernet device(s) into the hub.
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