AirPort Express Base Station with 802.11n

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For Airtunes, how does AirPort Express work with only a Wireless DSL modem (no router)?

I have a DSL wireless modem in the basement. My PC and laptop connect to it wireless upstairs. I want to use the Airport Express to listen to Itunes from the PC on my living room speakers. How do I set that up? Do I have to buy a router to connect to the DSL modem and then install he Airport Express in my living room to plug into my stereo?

  • Asked by Lori G from Caledonia
  • 7/06/2010

1 Answer from the Community

  • If you have wireless internet in your house, it seems that the equipment you're calling a modem is probably a modem/router combo. If that's the case, then it would simply be a matter of setting up the Airport Express to join your existing wireless network in "client mode".
    This basically just means that the AP Express will not be acting as a router (its primary function), but instead will just be offering up its 'services' (wireless music/printing) as a part of your already-existing network.
    Check out the Apple Support pages, and type HT1731 into the search bar for an explanation of how to set this up.

    • Answered by Jackson T from Peterborough
    • 3/02/2012