User's Manual

26 Chapter 3 Setting Up AirPort Express
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, you can choose Manual Setup from the
Base Station menu of AirPort Utility.
Connecting to an Existing Wireless Network
You can use the 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 on the stereo from iTunes. If you connect a USB printer or hard
disk to your AirPort Express, all of the computers on the network can print to the
printer or share files on the hard disk.
Make sure you connect the audio cable to your stereo and the USB cable to your
printer before you use AirPort Utility.
1 Open AirPort Utility, located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder on a
Macintosh, or in Start > All Programs > AirPort on a computer using Windows.
2 Follow the onscreen instructions to connect your AirPort Express to your wireless
network.
Allowing Wireless Clients Access to Your Network
If your network is password-protected using WPA Personal or WPA/WPA2 Personal, you
can provide wireless clients access to your network without requiring them to enter the
network password.