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Apple AirPort Express User Manual

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Using AirPort Express

How to Set It Up

1

Connect the printer to the AirPort Express USB port ( ) using a USB cable.

2

Use the AirPort Setup Assistant for Mac OS X or the AirPort Express Assistant for

Windows XP to create a new network or join an existing one.

Wireless computers can print to the printer using Mac OS X v10.2.7 or later, or

Windows 2000 or Windows XP.

To use the printer from a computer using Mac OS X:

1

Open Printer Setup Utility (located in Applications/Utilities).

2

Select the printer from the list.

If the printer is not in the list, click Add and choose Rendezvous from the pop-up

menu, then select the printer from the list.

To use the printer from a computer using Windows:

1

Open “Printers and Faxes” from the Start menu.

2

Click Add Printer and then follow the onscreen instructions.

3

Select “Local printer attached to this computer” and deselect “Automatically detect

and install my Plug and Play printer.”

4

In the “Select the Printer Port” screen, click “Create a new port” and choose Standard

TCP/IP Port from the pop-up menu.

5

Click Next and follow the onscreen instructions.

6

In “Printer Name or IP Address,” enter 10.0.1.1. “IP_10.0.1.1” is generated as the port name.

Note:

If you gave your AirPort Express a different IP address, use it instead of 10.0.1.1.

The port will be named with the address you enter.

7

Select Standard for Device Type and select your printer in the list.

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