Apple A1084 User Manual
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AirPort Express
Setup Guide
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Contents
Getting Started
Plugging In AirPort Express
Using AirPort Express
Using AirPort Express With Your Broadband Internet Service
Using AirPort Express With AirTunes to Play iTunes Music on Your Stereo
Using AirPort Express to Share a USB Printer
Extending the Range of an Existing AirPort Extreme or AirPort Express Network
Using the AirPort Express Assistant
Setting Advanced Options
AirPort Express on the Road
Tips and Troubleshooting
Learning More, Service, and Support
AirPort Express Specifications
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Getting Started
Congratulations on purchasing AirPort Express. Read
this guide to get started using it.
You can use AirPort Express to share your broadband Internet access with wireless
computers on your network, play iTunes music on your home stereo, and much more.
Your AirPort Express comes with AirTunes, a way play iTunes music through remote
speakers.
With AirPort Express, you can:
Create a wireless network in your home, then connect to the Internet and share the
connection with up to ten computers simultaneously. An entire family can be
connected to the Internet at the same time.
Connect AirPort Express to your home stereo or powered speakers and use AirTunes
to play your iTunes music on your home stereo from a Macintosh with an AirPort or
AirPort Extreme Card, or a compatible Windows XP or 2000 wireless computer.
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Set up a wireless connection to your Ethernet network. AirPort and AirPort Extremeequipped Macintosh computers or Windows XP or 2000 computers can then have
access to an entire network without being connected with a cable.
Extend the range of your network by adding AirPort Express to your existing AirPort
Extreme or AirPort Express wireless network (this is called a Wireless Distribution
System, or WDS).
Connect a USB printer to your AirPort Express. All of the computers on the AirPort
network, both wireless and wired, can print to it.
Create custom profiles so you can store settings for up to five different locations.
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About AirPort Express
AirPort Express has three ports, located on the bottom side:
Ethernet port (
existing Ethernet network
Analog and optical digital audio stereo mini-jack ( - ) for connecting AirPort Express
to a home stereo or powered speakers
USB port ( ) for connecting a compatible printer to AirPort Express
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) for connecting a DSL or cable modem, or for connecting to an
Status light
Next to the ports is a reset button, which is used for troubleshooting your AirPort
Express. The status light on the side of AirPort Express shows the current status.
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AC plug adapter
USB port
Ethernet port
Reset button
Line Out port
(Analog and optical
digital audio mini-jack)
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About the AirPort Software
AirPort Express works with the AirPort software included on the AirPort Express CD.
AirPort Express Assistant
Use the AirPort Express Assistant to set up your AirPort Express to connect to the
Internet, play iTunes music on your home stereo or powered speakers, and share a
printer. You can also bridge your AirPort Express to your existing AirPort Extreme or
AirPort Express wireless network to extend the range of your network (WDS).
AirPort status menu in the menu bar
Use the AirPort status menu to switch quickly between AirPort networks, monitor
the signal quality of the current network, create a Computer-to-Computer network,
and turn AirPort on and off. The status menu is available on computers using
Mac OS X.
AirPort Admin Utility
AirPort Admin Utility is an advanced tool for setting up and managing AirPort
Extreme and AirPort Express base stations. Use AirPort Admin Utility to adjust
network, routing, and security settings and other advanced options.
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What You Need to Get Started
To set up AirPort Express using a Macintosh, you must have the following:
A Macintosh computer with an AirPort or AirPort Extreme Card installed
Mac OS X v10.3 or later
iTunes 4.6 (included on the AirPort Express CD) or later
To set up AirPort Express using a Windows PC, you must have the following:
A Windows PC with 300 MHz or higher processor speed
Windows XP Home or Professional
iTunes 4.6 for Windows (included on the AirPort Express CD) or later
You need iTunes 4.6 or later to play audio from your computer to a stereo connected
to AirPort Express. To be sure you have the latest version of iTunes, go to
www.apple.com/itunes.
You can use AirPort Express with any wireless-enabled computer that is compliant with
the IEEE 802.11b or 802.11g standards. To set up AirPort Express, your computer must
meet the requirements listed above.
Note: If you are using Windows 2000, use AirPort Admin Utility for Windows to
set up your AirPort Express. The AirPort Express Assistant is not compatible with
Windows 2000.
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Plugging In AirPort Express
Before you plug in your AirPort Express, first connect the appropriate cables to the
ports you want to use, including the Ethernet cable connected to your DSL or cable
modem (if you will connect to the Internet), the audio cable connected to your stereo
(if you will use AirTunes to play music from iTunes) and a USB cable connected to a
compatible USB printer (if you will print to a USB printer).
Once you have connected the cables for all the devices you plan to use, connect the
AC plug adapter if necessary. Plug AirPort Express into the wall. There is no on switch.
AC plug adapter
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When you plug AirPort Express into the wall, the status light flashes green while it
starts up. Once it has started up completely, the status light glows solid green.
AirPort Express Status Lights
The following table explains AirPort Express light sequences and what they indicate.
Light Status/description
Off
Flashing green
Solid green
Flashing yellow
AirPort Express is unplugged.
AirPort Express is starting up.
AirPort Express is on and working properly.
AirPort Express may be out of range, or there may be a problem
with your Internet service provider.
What’s Next
After you plug in AirPort Express, you use the AirPort Express Assistant to set it up to
work with your Internet connection, stereo, USB printer, or existing network.
See “Using AirPort Express” on page 11 for examples of all the ways you can use AirPort
Express, and information about how to set them up.
Then see “Using the AirPort Express Assistant” on page 25 to find out more about the
setup process.
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Using AirPort Express
In this chapter you’ll find explanations of the
different ways you can use AirPort Express.
This chapter gives examples of how your setup might look, depending on how you
use AirPort Express. It also gives a brief explanation of what you need to do to
get your AirPort Express network up and running quickly.
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Using AirPort Express With Your Broadband Internet Service
When you set up AirPort Express to provide network and Internet access, Macintosh
computers with AirPort and AirPort Extreme Cards and 802.11b and 802.11g wirelessequipped computers can access the wireless AirPort network to share files, play games,
and use Internet applications like web browsers and email applications.
What It Looks Like
Using AirPort Express
DSL or cable modem
Ethernet port
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How to Set It Up
Connect your DSL or cable modem to your AirPort Express using the
Ethernet port (
Use the AirPort Express Assistant to create a new network. (See page 25 for
more information.)
During the setup process, the AirPort Express Assistant looks on your computer for
your current Internet settings, and asks you to confirm them and add any additional
information you may have received from your service provider.
Computers using AirPort and computers using other wireless cards or adapters connect
to the Internet through AirPort Express.
Wireless computers communicate with one another through AirPort Express.
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Using AirPort Express With AirTunes to Play iTunes Music
on Your Stereo
You can connect your AirPort Express to your stereo with a Toslink-to-mini digital fiber
optic cable or a mini-stereo-to-dual-RCA cable, and use AirTunes to wirelessly play
music from iTunes.
What It Looks Like
Optical digital audio input port
Computer with iTunes
Stereo receiver
Toslink digital
fiber optic cable
or
Mini stereo to
dual RCA cable
Using AirPort Express
RCA-type left
and right audio
input ports
or
Line Out
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How to Set It Up
Connect your AirPort Express to your home stereo or powered speakers using a digital
fiber optic cable or analog mini-stereo-to-dual-RCA connected to the stereo mini-jack
( - ).
Use the AirPort Express Assistant to create a new network. (See page 25 for
more information.)
Open iTunes on your computer and choose your stereo or speakers from the speakers
pop-up menu in the lower right of the iTunes window.
Wireless computers within range of AirPort Express can wirelessly stream music to it
using iTunes 4.6 or later. Only one computer at a time can stream music to AirPort
Express.
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Using AirPort Express on an Existing Wireless Network to Stream
Music to Your Home Stereo
You can also connect AirPort Express to a wireless network and use AirTunes to play
music on your stereo from iTunes. Connecting AirPort Express to your existing network
allows you to place AirPort Express in another room, within range of your network.
What It Looks Like
AirPort Extreme
Base Station
Line Out port
Stereo receiver
to Ethernet
port
DSL or cable
modem
Use the AirPort Express Assistant to join your existing wireless network.
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