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Connecting to an existing wireless network – Apple AirPort Express 802.11n (1st Generation) User Manual

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Chapter 3

Setting Up Your AirPort Express

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Before you use AirPort Utility to set up your base station, connect your DSL or cable

modem to the AirPort Express Ethernet (G) port. If you are using an existing Ethernet

network with Internet access to connect to the Internet, you can connect the AirPort

Express to the Ethernet network instead.

Use the setup assistant in AirPort Utility to enter your ISP settings and configure how

AirPort Express shares the settings with other computers.

Using AirPort Utility is a quick and easy way to set up your base station and network. If

you want to set additional options for your network, such as restricting access to your

network, or setting advanced DHCP options, choose Manual Setup from the Base

Station menu of AirPort Utility.

Connecting to an Existing Wireless Network

You can use AirPort Utility to join an existing wireless network. When you connect your

AirPort Express to your home stereo, computers on your wireless network can use

AirTunes to play music from iTunes on the stereo. If you connect a USB printer to your

AirPort Express, all of the computers on the network can print to the printer.

Make sure you connect the audio cable to your stereo and the USB cable to your

printer before you use AirPort Utility.

To connect to an existing network:

1

Open AirPort Utility, located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder on a

Macintosh, or in Start > All Programs > AirPort on a Windows computer.

2

Follow the onscreen instructions to connect your AirPort Express to your wireless

network.