User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Getting Started
- About AirPort Express
- Connecting Your AirPort Express
- What You Need to Get Started
- AirPort Express Status Lights
- AirPort Software
- What’s Next
- Setting Up AirPort Express
- Using AirPort Utility on your Computer
- Using AirPort Setup Assistant on an iOS Device
- Configuring and Sharing Internet Access
- Creating a New Wireless Network
- Joining an Existing Wireless Network
- Setting Advanced Options Using a Computer
- Using AirPort Express to Stream Music
- The AirPort Express Network
- Tips and Troubleshooting
- AirPort Express Placement Considerations
- Items That Can Cause Interference with AirPort
- Problems and Solutions
- Learning More, Service, and Support
- Onscreen Help
- Online Resources
- Obtaining Warranty Service
- Finding the Serial Number of Your AirPort Express
- AirPort Express Specifications
- AirPort Express Safety Tips
- Regulatory Compliance Information
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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.
Ifyou’reusingAirPortExpresstoconnecttotheInternet,youneeda
broadband(DSLorcablemodem)accountwithanInternetserviceprovider,or
aconnectiontotheInternetusinganexistingEthernetnetwork.Ifyoureceived
informationfromyourserviceprovider,suchasastaticIPaddressoraPPPoE
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.
ConguringandSharingInternetAccess
IfyouplantoshareyourInternetconnectionwithwirelesscomputerson
your network or with a computer connected to the Ethernet port, you need
tosetupyourAirPortExpresstoshareitsInternetconnection.Afteryour
AirPort Express is set up, computers and compatible wireless devices access
theInternetviatheAirPortnetwork.
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 (
<).Ifyou’reusinganexistingEthernetnetworkwithInternet
access, you can connect the AirPort Express to the Ethernet network instead.