User's Manual

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Chapter 2 Setting Up AirPort Express
The setup assistant in AirPort Utility asks you about the type of network you
want to use and the services you want to set up, and then helps you set up
the network.
Ifyou’reusingAirPortExpresstoconnecttotheInternet,youneeda
broadband(DSLorcablemodem)accountwithanInternetserviceprovider,or
aconnectiontotheInternetusinganexistingEthernetnetwork.Ifyoureceived
informationfromyourserviceprovider,suchasastaticIPaddressoraPPPoE
user name and password, you may need to enter it in AirPort Utility. Have this
information available before you set up your AirPort Express.
For more detailed wireless networking information, and for information
about the advanced features of AirPort Utility, see the document Apple
AirPort Networks at www.apple.com/support/airport.
ConguringandSharingInternetAccess
IfyouplantoshareyourInternetconnectionwithwirelesscomputerson
your network or with a computer connected to the Ethernet port, you need
tosetupyourAirPortExpresstoshareitsInternetconnection.Afteryour
AirPort Express is set up, computers and compatible wireless devices access
theInternetviatheAirPortnetwork.
Before you use AirPort Utility or AirPort Setup Assistant to set up your Airport
Express, connect your DSL or cable modem to the AirPort Express Ethernet
WAN port (
<).Ifyou’reusinganexistingEthernetnetworkwithInternet
access, you can connect the AirPort Express to the Ethernet network instead.