Easy setup.
After installing AirPort Utility from the CD included with AirPort Express, you’re just a few short steps away from creating the ultimate Wi-Fi environment. For Mac users, AirPort Utility is located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder. And Windows users access AirPort Utility by selecting Start > All Programs > AirPort.
Creating a wireless network
AirPort Express makes creating a wireless network as easy as finding the closest electrical outlet.
- Connect your ADSL or cable modem to the Ethernet port on your AirPort Express.
- Open AirPort Utility, select your AirPort Express and click Continue.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to create your new network.
Setting up AirTunes
Take your iTunes library beyond your computer with AirPort Express and AirTunes.
- Connect your AirPort Express to your home stereo or powered speakers.
- Plug AirPort Express into an electrical outlet.
- Open AirPort Utility, select your AirPort Express and click Continue.
- Follow the on-screen instructions.
- Open iTunes and choose your stereo or speakers from the pop-up menu in the lower-right corner of the iTunes window.
Connecting a printer
Connect a printer to the AirPort Express USB port and access it remotely.
To print using Mac OS X v10.3 or v10.4
- Open Printer Setup Utility (located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder).
- Select the printer from the list.
To print using Mac OS X v10.5
- Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu and click Print & Fax.
- Click Add (+) and select your printer from the list.
- Click the Add button.
- Install Bonjour for Windows from the CD included with AirPort Express.
- Follow the on-screen instructions for connecting your printer.
