TITLE
    AirPort Card: Disable During Air Travel
Article ID:
Created:
Modified: 		58548
12/13/99
6/16/00
TOPIC

    Do I need to do anything special with my AirPort equipped computer before flying?

DISCUSSION

    You must turn off the AirPort Card to comply with the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) regulation requiring all passengers to disable any radio transmission devices while on the aircraft, just as you would a cell phone or other radio transmitter device. Use the AirPort control strip or the AirPort application to toggle the AirPort card on and off.

    To use the AirPort control strip, select Turn AirPort Off.



    Figure 1 AirPort Control Strip

    In the AirPort Application, click the Turn AirPort Off button.



    Figure 2 AirPort Application

    When using the 1.0 version of the AirPort software, the ability to turn off the AirPort Card is disabled if the AppleTalk control panel is not set to "Connect via: AirPort".

    Note: On June 12, 2000 Apple released version 1.2 of the AirPort software which supercedes AirPort 1.0 and 1.1. All 1.0 and 1.1 installations should upgrade to the latest version of the AirPort software available from the Apple Software Updates Web site at http://www.apple.com/swupdates .


Document Information
Product Area: AirPort
Category: AirPort Card
Sub Category: Reference

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