Apple eMac 2005 - Manual (Page 29)

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AirPort Express and AirPort Extreme Base Stations
If you have an AirPort Express, you can connect to the Internet wirelessly, and you can
also connect your home stereo or powered speakers and play music wirelessly from
your computer. If you have a DSL, cable modem, or LAN connection, you can use an
AirPort Express Base Station (see illustration above) or an AirPort Extreme Base Station.
If you have a dial-up connection and you want to connect wirelessly, you must use an
AirPort Extreme Base Station.
For More Information on AirPort
To purchase an AirPort Express or AirPort Extreme Base Station, contact your Apple-
authorized dealer or go to the Apple Store at www.apple.com/store.
Additional information on AirPort is available in AirPort Help. Choose Help > Mac Help,
then choose Library > AirPort Help. You can also find information on the Apple AirPort
website at www.apple.com/airport and in the Apple Service & Support website at
www.apple.com/support.
Bluetooth Wireless Technology
If your computer has the optional Bluetooth module, you can connect to devices that
use Bluetooth wireless technology. Bluetooth technology lets you make short-range
wireless connections between desktop and portable computers, personal digital
assistants (PDAs), mobile phones, camera phones, printers, digital cameras, and wireless
input devices, such as the Apple Wireless Keyboard and Apple Wireless Mouse
(available for purchase at www.apple.com/store). Bluetooth wireless technology
eliminates the need for many cables that traditionally connect devices together.
Bluetooth enabled devices can connect to each other wirelessly at distances up to 10
meters (33 feet).
With Bluetooth wireless technology, you can do the following:
 Connect your computer to Bluetooth enabled mobile phones. Your phone can act as
a modem to connect you to a wireless service provider, at speeds of up to 56 kilobits
per second (kbit/s), so you can use your mobile phone to access the Internet.
 Exchange files between Bluetooth enabled computers and devices, even Mac to PC.
Apple still recommends the use of AirPort Extreme wireless networking, however, for
anything but the smallest files.
 Synchronize data between your computer and a Bluetooth enabled PDA. Using
iSync, you can perform a hot sync operation without cables or send your business
card or calendar events directly to a colleague’s PDA.
 Use a Bluetooth wireless keyboard or mouse.
 Print to a Bluetooth printer.
 Use a Bluetooth headset.
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