Apple AirPort Utility

Apple AirPort Utility is a straightforward software solution that provides you with an easy way to share your wireless connection in the home or classroom.

Sometimes, you need to connect more than one device to the Internet and instead of using cables in order to create a network, you can easily configure Airport Utility to provide wireless communication among multiple computers and devices.

By using AirPort Utility you have the possibility to configure your computer to access an AirPort network or set up an AirPort Base Station. It manages to do so by establishing a wireless connection through a base station or Time Capsule that is connected directly to the Internet. Good to know is that AirPort Utility does not establish a connection directly with your Internet service provider (ISP) and helps you to bring the online world to every room in the house.

Using Time Capsule or AirPort Base Station, you can easily create a password-protected wireless network to provide access to wireless devices such as laptops, computers, smartphones etc.

As far as setting up a new AirPort Base Station or AirPort Express is concerned, you don’t have to worry about. AirPort Utility does all the tedious work for you, setting up and configuring your network. Once you’ve plugged in the base station, it will display in the main interface all the available stations.

Basically, these kinds of stations work just like a well-known router does. Simply connect the required cables, then let the application to configure your network. Actually, when referring to Time Capsule, we are referring to a wireless device combined with a gateway router, so it should be easy to configure it.

Considering all the above, Airport Utility proves to be a reliable application when it comes to sharing an Internet connection and allowing other devices from your room or house to stay connected to the network without using any external cable.