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Connecting to an existing wireless network – Apple AirPort Express User Manual

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Setting Up AirPort Express

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Connecting to an Existing Wireless Network

You can use the AirPort Express Assistant 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 on the stereo from iTunes. If you connect a

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

Be sure to connect the audio cable to your stereo and the USB cable to your printer

before you use the AirPort Express Assistant.

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Open the AirPort Setup Assistant, located in Applications/Utilities on a Macintosh, or

the AirPort Express Assistant, located in Start > All Programs > AirPort on a computer

using Windows XP. Follow the onscreen instructions to connect your AirPort Express to

your wireless network.

Extending the Range of an Existing AirPort Extreme or
AirPort Express Network

You can extend the range of an existing AirPort Extreme or AirPort Express wireless

network by setting it up in a WDS. Wireless computers can connect to the network and

share the Internet connection, share files, and play network games. If you connect your

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

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

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

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Open the AirPort Setup Assistant on a Macintosh, or the AirPort Express Assistant on a

computer using Windows XP. Follow the onscreen instructions to extend the range of

your AirPort Extreme or AirPort Express network.

Note: Extending the range of a network using WDS may reduce overall network

performance.

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