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Apple AirPort Express 5.1 User Manual

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Chapter 2

Using AirPort Express

How to Set It Up

1

Connect your AirPort Express to your home stereo or powered speakers using a digital

fiber optic cable, analog mini-stereo-to-dual-RCA, or mini-stereo to mini-stereo

(depending on what type of connectors your stereo uses) connected to the stereo

mini-jack (-

).

Note:

You cannot use powered USB speakers with AirPort Express. Use powered

speakers with a stereo mini-jack connector.

2

Use AirPort Utility to create a new network. (See page 25 for more information.)

3

Open iTunes on your computer and choose your stereo or speakers from the speakers

pop-up menu in the lower-right corner 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. You cannot stream music to more than one AirPort Express at a time.

Note:

Do not connect AirPort Express to the phono jack on your stereo.

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.