what remote is this? I see no way to connect the one I have to anything. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Jurgensen" <[email protected]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 10:14 PM Subject: Apple remote was Re: Airport express questions
Hi, There is a usb adapter that connects the Apple remote to a usb port, for use as Ester said or for a non-intel Mac. How do you set up proxy sta? Thanks for listening, Alex, On 13-Dec-08, at 11:49 AM, Esther wrote: > Hi Scott, > > I'll append a few comments to Woody's reply > On Dec 13, 2008, at 8:24 AM, Woody Jackson wrote: > >> >> On Dec 13, 2008, at 10:06 AM, Scott Rutkowski wrote: >>> >>> Firstly does the airport express recieve it's power via a plugg >>> pack which you plugg in to the wall outlet near your stereo to >>> recieve power? >> >> It is the power brick itself, the express is about 4 inch by 4 inch >> and about an inch thick. > > Esther: The AirPort Express is just slightly larger than the power > adapters for the MacBook and MacBook Pro. It has the same kind of > plug attachment that you can insert directly into an outlet. You > also used to be able to get a small desktop stand like the Griffin > AirBase, which basically allowed you to pull the plug off and slide > the AirPort Express into a holder that supported it at a 45 degree > angle, so that it just socketed into a regular mains power connector > at the base. I think these have been recently discontinued, because > I picked up a few of these at $4.95 a while ago. These just make it > easier to access the AE and its ports, and also, since the wireless > signal broadcasts from the side away from the plug, gives better > signal strength than plugging it into a plug at ground level. > >> >> >> >> >>> >>> Secondly once you have used the airport utility to configure the >>> device, I assume you simply use the remote speakers option in >>> iTunes and the music you select in iTunes simply streams over your >>> network to the airport express which is located near your stereo? >> >> Yes. once the express is on the network when you launch itunes >> there will be a new pop up menu in the lower right area of the >> itunes browser that you could select as many "airtunes" express >> connected speakers you desire. With the addition of a software >> called Air Foil you could stream any audio from your computer >> > Esther: Yes, you can assign a name for each location that you have > an AirPort Express. It's also possible to extend the range of your > AirPort network by adding on additional AirPort Express units. > Actually, I've read that in the new AirPort Express with Draft N > connectivity there's a new option for extending any wireless > network. (This isn't the case with the older model AirPort Express > that I have; in order to extend wireless networks through WDS, you > had to use compatible wireless network hardware, which generally > meant another AirPort device). Excerpt from "Take Control of Your > 802.11n AirPort Network", section on AirPort Express extras: > > <begin quote> > CONNECT TO ANY BASE STATION > The AirPort Express with Draft N contains a special, lightly docu- > mented mode that allows it to connect wirelessly to any Wi-Fi network, > not just other Apple base stations, and share the connection it > creates > via Ethernet. This mode, called ProxySTA by Apple but > not mentioned under that name in Apple’s documentation, is handy > for using the Express N in circumstances where you can’t control how > the network works. > > Music streaming and printer sharing: These functions work > no differently with ProxySTA than they do when you use them with > Wireless Distribution System (WDS) or connect the base station via > Ethernet to the rest of a network. > > With ProxySTA, Ethernet clients—computers connected directly or > multiple computers connected via an Ethernet switch—must obtain a > DHCP address through a passthrough connection on the network that > the Express has joined. > > <snip> instructions for setting up ProxySTA mode > <end quote> > >> >>> >>> Also there's no way to somehow use the iMac remote to control >>> iTunes out near the stereo is there? >> >> You could not control the speakers beyond volume issues. > Esther: You could control iTunes using a Keyspan Express Remote at > the AirPort Express (AE) location. The AE has a USB port so you > could connect up remote printer sharing. (This is actually somewhat > limited, because while you get the printer functions shared through > the wireless network, you typically don't get the additional > features supported in shared mode if you have an all-in-one printer > that also does scanning, copying, or faxing). If you're just using > this for music streaming you can plug in the receiver for an > Infrared Remote, like the Keyspan unit. > >> >> >> >>> >>> The stereo is about 20 metres away in another room. >>> There would be no way of using a macbook to control the iTunes >>> library on the iMac to which the airport express is connected >>> would there? >> >> The airport express is connected to the network not a computer. >> iTunes allows the sharing of libraries on other computers, all >> computers can take turns using airtunes. > Esther: Actually, there should probably be other ways to control > this wirelessly, apart from the Keyspan Remote solution. Apple's > App Store made available a free "Remote" app that allows any iPod > Touch or iPhone to control iTunes wirelessly through any playlists > in your library. So it should be possible to get other devices that > will similarly control iTunes through the wireless network. > >> >> >>> >>> I am thinking the macbook could be near the airport express and >>> the music would stream via the macbook and this would also work. >>> Is there any kind of lag or any brake up while the music is being >>> streamed via airport express? >> >> All computers should be on your local area network. All computers >> should have access to airtunes. Connected is connected. Streaming >> of audio should be fine if your network is healthy. >>> >> > > Esther: I've heard this works really well. The cases where there > may be some audio dropouts all seem to be instances where people are > using external drives hooked up for PC sharing as well, and where > the music has been added to the iTunes library, but where iTunes is > not allowed to manage or organize the library, or to keep it in the > default area, so that the music can be easily controlled by other > music player applications. Even then, skips or dropouts only seem > to occur when the music libraries get large. > > Also, as previously mentioned, AirFoil ($25 from Rogue Amoeba), > allows you stream other types of audio through your AirPort Express > network, and even some video streaming. I don't know how this > affects iTunes streaming performance. > > >> Woody >> > > Cheers, > > Esther
