How to Set Up Apple AirPort Express Device?
If you’re a fan of the Apple AirPort Express Device and have already purchased it and now want to know about its setup process, follow the post below.
Apple’s AirPort Express is capable of streaming iTunes all around a home network but its form factor is small. This particular router is featured with a fast Ethernet port targeted for the internet connection. But unlike other wireless routers, the AirPort Express device holds only one local-area network port. Maximum 50 users can share the internet with the help of this device. Although this particular device holds one local area Ethernet port, it holds various features that aren’t present in its competitors.
The brilliantly-designed Apple AirPort Express base station enables its users to share their devices, such as printers or speakers with the help of a single computer in a wireless way. And the best part is that it’s introducing incredible possibilities for cool technology. For example, making use of the Airport Express device, you could easily connect speakers in each and every room in your house to one iTunes library for creating a wireless home music network. You can also make use of the AirPrint device to wirelessly the print tasks to printers in other rooms. Regardless of your objective, in case you want to share data from your Mac wirelessly, the respective AirPort Express device has made it happen with an electrical outlet as well as a little configuration.
Now, first, you have to plug your AirPort Express device into an electrical outlet in that specific room in which you want to use it in. After that, you need to go to your computer but if you don’t already installed the AirPort Utility software, you have to do it from the CD that has come with the AirPort Express device or you can download it from the respective Apple's website. The incredibly-designed AirPort Utility software has come pre-loaded on Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) and higher.
How to Install and/or Launch AirPort Utility?
After the installation of the AirPort Utility, you can start launching the program. And once it starts, you’ll view the new base station has been listed on the left side. Now, you need to ensure that it has been highlighted. Now, click on “Continue.” In the fields that’s presented in the window, you need to give the AirPort Express device a name (for example, in case it is present in your home office, you might call it “bedroom” or “office” based on the location) and a password that you could easily remember so that you could access it later. Next, you need to click on “Continue.” And then it will be the time to select “Airport Express Connection Type.”
In this step, you would be prompted whether or not you are going to connect the AirPort Express device to an existing network (select this if you have a Wi-Fi-network already), going to replace another (in case you want to get rid of your old network hardware), or going to connect through Ethernet. It’s assumed that you have already got a wireless network and it’s just an addition to it. Now, you have to select that option and click on “Continue.” As a result, you’ll come across a list of the available wireless networks in your location. Now, select your wireless network for adding the AirPort Express. Next, click on “Continue.” Once the changed settings are saved, your AirPort Express device would restart. And when it starts, the AirPort Express would start appearing in the AirPort Utility window with the new name that you’ve given to it and it’ll be ready to use.
How to Troubleshoot AirPort Express Device?
The incredibly-designed Apple’s Airport Express base station is a brilliant addition to iTunes. It enables its users to stream music right from the respective iTunes library to speakers all around your house or print in a wireless manner. But, when something goes wrong, you can try the below troubleshooting tips (not a comprehensive list) to fix that issue:
In case your Airport Express device has just disappeared from the speakers’ list in iTunes, you can try implanting the following steps:
First, you need to ensure that your computer is present on the same Wi-Fi network as the AirPort Express. And if it’s not, you need to join that particular network. In case your computer and your AirPort Express device are on the same network, you should try quitting iTunes and restarting it. You need to also make sure that you have the most recent version of the iTunes otherwise you need to install it. And if it doesn’t work, you ought to unplug your AirPort Express device and then plug it back in. Next, you need to allow it to restart (once the particular light turns green that means it has restarted as well as connected to the Wi-Fi network). You might need to quit and restart the iTunes. But if it doesn’t work, you should try resetting your AirPort Express device. You can perform it by pressing the reset button on the bottom part of the particular device. It‘s actually the soft plastic, small, and gray button. And it might require a paperclip or other such item with a small point.
Now, you have to hold the button for about a second as long as the light starts flashing amber. It resets the password of the base station so that you can easily configure it again by making use of the AirPort Utility. If this step doesn’t work, you can try a hard reset. It removes all data from the AirPort Express device and enables you to set it up from scratch using the AirPort Utility. This is a step that you should implement when all other steps have failed to show results. And to perform it, you need to hold the particular reset button for 10 seconds and then you have to set the base station up again. To know more about the Apple Airport Express device, you can contact the respective customer care support team.
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