While it’s unlikely you would have a home or office without a single computer, the app still makes it possible to configure a network without having to install AirPort Utility anywhere. ![]() The mobile app is missing just some advanced configuration options and diagnostics that are typically required only by system administrators and early adopters. As part of the outburst of cord cutting that came with last week’s release of iOS 5, Lion 10.7.2, and iCloud, Apple also pushed out an iOS version of AirPort Utility that has nearly the same functionality as the desktop flavor. That’s a perfectly fine approach, though it can prove problematic if the only way to get to the Internet to download said utility would be by configuring a base station. ![]() Unlike other wireless base stations, Apple chose to avoid a Web-based interface as an option for configuration. For more than a decade, the only reasonable way to configure Apple’s AirPort Wi-Fi equipment was through a software package the company provided for Mac OS X (and, several years ago, for Windows).
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