Airport Express Base Station 802.11n
Now with blazing 802.11n, the affordable AirPort Express is powerful enough to run a home Wi-Fi network, yet small enough to take on the road.
Music Sharing
Youve put together an extensive digital music collection in iTunes and arranged it into playlists to suit your every mood. Now you want to enjoy it in your living room on your home stereo, not just in the room where your computer sits. Now you can, thanks to AirPort Express with AirTunes.
Plug. Play. Rock out.
AirTunes takes the music from the iTunes library on your computer and sends it wirelessly to any stereo or speakers in your home. All you have to do is plug an AirPort Express into an electrical outlet near those speakers, then connect them with an audio cable.
In iTunes, you can choose which speakers you want your music to play on in your kitchen, living room or bedroom. If you have more than one AirPort Express connected to speakers, you can play the same music on all your speakers at the same time to create a whole-house musical experience
Party Central.
If you already have a wireless network in place, you can use AirPort Express to add music to its capabilities. Lets say, for example, you have AirPort Extreme set up in your study. Theres no need to scrap this setup and create a whole new network. Simply connect AirPort Express to your stereo in your favourite music room and plug it into an electrical outlet it wirelessly links to your existing network, letting you play your music in your room of choice without moving anything or connecting anything else.
Wireless Printing
Ever wish you had more than one printer in your home one for every computer so you never have to go far to print? Say you want to print a Google Map from the living room, or your son wants to print his school report from his bedroom. Taking each computer into the study simply to print something is inconvenient, and buying a printer for every room is expensive.
A printer in every room.
Virtually.With wireless printing through AirPort Express, its almost like having a printer in every room of the house. AirPort Express uses the Mac- and PC-compatible Bonjour networking technology to let everyone in the house take advantage of one centrally available printer. Wirelessly, of course.
Good to print.
Heres how simple it is to set up: just plug the printer into the USB port on the AirPort Express Base Station, add it to the printer list on your Mac or PC and youre good to print without a single cable tethering anyones computer to the printer.
If all you want to do is access your USB printer wirelessly, you dont even need a broadband Internet connection. You can just set up your AirPort Express for wireless printing and thats it.
Internet Sharing
With AirPort Express connected to your ADSL or cable modem, up to 10 users at a time can surf the web, send email, annihilate the competition in multiplayer games and much more wire-free.
More than the web.
AirPort Express connects people to each other as well. You can wirelessly share photos, movies and other files without having to worry about slow data transmissions. Nor do you have to concern yourself with a difficult network setup. AirPort Express uses the Bonjour technology in Mac OS X to allow your AirPort-equipped Mac computers running Mac OS X to find each other with no effort on your part they discover each other just by virtue of being in range of the network.
Extended range.
If you already have a wireless network in your home and would like to extend its range, AirPort Express is the answer. For example, suppose you want to extend the range of your current AirPort-based network to your garden, garage or attic. You can use AirPort Express as a wireless bridge to extend the range of your primary base station.
Theres no need for extra wires or cables. Just place AirPort Express in range of your primary base station (either an AirPort Extreme Base Station or another AirPort Express Base Station) and near the area where you want your wireless connection. With its easy portability, you can even move AirPort Express from place to place. So if you want to connect wirelessly from your basement one day and your garage the next, just plug it in within range of the primary base station and in a spot near those areas.
Wireless to go.
Compact and portable, AirPort Express is also a great way to share Internet access when you go on the road. Say your hotel suite offers only a wired network connection. Just plug it into your AirPort Express and set up the wireless network with the simple AirPort Utility.
802.11n
The AirPort Express Base Station now features 802.11n, the next-generation high-speed wireless technology included with most shipping Mac computers and some newer PCs with compatible cards1.
Compatibilty
Part Wi-Fi access point. Part wireless router. AirPort Express just works, seamlessly and wirelessly, with all your Wi-Fi devices. In fact, its the easiest way for everyone in your family to share a single broadband Internet connection and USB printer without messy cables
Security
The AirPort Express Base Station takes strong measures to keep your online world as safe as possible from securing your base station to preventing outside intruders.
AirPort Utility
If you think setting up a wireless network is difficult, think again. AirPort Utility for Mac and Windows guides you through the process, and youll have your network up and running in minutes.
Quick and easy setup.
Other wireless routers make you do all the work from deciphering obscure instructions to figuring out where to enter your passwords. AirPort Utility does most of the work for you by stepping you through the setup process quickly and easily. In most cases, your wireless network can be up and running in less time than it takes to make a cup of coffee.
Plug in, set up, enjoy.
For the most basic setup, all you have to do is plug your AirPort Express into an electrical outlet and connect your ADSL or cable modem. Then open the AirPort Utility software and just follow the on-screen instructions. The software takes you through step by step, asking for relevant information, setting up encryption and security, and configuring your computer to access your new network all in plain English.
Whether you use a Mac or a PC, the whole network can be ready to go in about five minutes. And if you want to do more such as stream your music wirelessly or add a shared USB printer its just as easy.
| Product Description | Airport Express Base Station 802.11n | | Mfr. Code | MB321B/A | | Dimensions (WxDxH) | Dimensions: 94.01 mm (3.7 inches) x 75 mm (2.95 inches) x 28.5 mm (1.12 inches) | | Weight | 210 grams (7.4 ounces) | | Wireless protocol | Draft 802.11n - 2.4GHz or 5GHz 802.11a/b/g | | Compatibility | AirPort Express is Wi-Fi Certified for 802.11n draft 2.0 (Firmware version 7.3.1) Interoperable with Wi-Fi Certified 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g and 802.11n draft 2.0 Mac computers, Windows-based PCs and other Wi-Fi devices NAT, DHCP, PPPoE, VPN Passthrough (IPSec, PPTP, and L2TP), DNS Proxy, SNMP, IPv6 (6to4 and manual tunnels) | | Security | Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA/WPA2)3 Wireless security (WEP) configurable for 40-bit and 128-bit encryption MAC address filtering NAT firewall Support for RADIUS authentication 802.1X, PEAP, LEAP, TTLS, TLS, FAST Time-based access control | | Interfaces | 802.11n wireless One 10/100 Ethernet port for connecting an ADSL, cable modem or Ethernet network USB port for connecting a USB printer 3.5mm audio minijack for analogue or optical digital sound Built-in power supply | | Included software and accessories | AirPort Utility for Mac and Windows 802.11n Enabler for Mac Bonjour for Windows Printed and electronic documentation | | System Requirement | Mac For wireless client access:- Mac with AirPort or AirPort Extreme wireless capability For shared printing with a USB printer:- USB printer, Mac with Mac OS X v10.2.7 or later Software:- Users with Mac OS X v10.4 or later can: Access an AirPort Express wireless network Set up an AirPort Express Base Station Use AirTunes to play music Share a USB printer Use Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA/WPA2) Extended Service and Support:- The AppleCare Protection Plan for your computer covers the AirPort Express Base Station. PC For wireless client access:- PC with 802.11a/b/g or 802.11n draft 2.0 card For shared printing with a USB printer: - USB printer, PC with Windows XP (SP2) or Windows Vista; Bonjour for Windows (included on AirPort Express CD) Software: - Windows XP or Windows Vista WPA support requires a Wi-Fi Certified PC solution | | Waranty | Limited warranty - 1 year(s) | |