what does your stereo need? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Rutkowski" <[email protected]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS Xby theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 5:06 PM Subject: Re: Airport express mine needed either 2 rca connectors or a digital optical audio connector so I bought the kit because I did not have a cable that would connect with my mac and my stereo. configuration assistance please
No just bought a 3.5 mm cable the guy said that will work didn't need the airport monster cable kit for 50 dollars. if i had known it had a power cable in it i may have purchased it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Poehlman" <[email protected]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS Xby theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 8:58 AM Subject: Re: Airport express configuration assistance please > do you have the apple audio kit? it has a cord in it for the ae. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Rutkowski" <[email protected]> > To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS Xby > theblind" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 4:36 PM > Subject: Re: Airport express configuration assistance please > > > Hi again Esther. > > I'm using wpa2 on my wireless network here so I assume as you said the > setup > should be easy. > I actually thought you would get a decent power cable with the airport > express but it's just a power plug on the corner of the square unit. > that should not be a problem. > Looking forward to streaming some good quality iTunes music over the > network. > Thanks again for the help and assistance. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Esther" <[email protected]> > To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by > theblind" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 6:11 AM > Subject: Re: Airport express configuration assistance please > > > Hi David and Scott, > >> Scott wrote: >> >> Would anything happen if I firstly didn't connect an audio cable to the >> stereo and the airport express and told airport express I just wanted to >> use the airport express to stream music on my iTunes to a stereo and >> then >> after the setup went and connected the cable? >> Does it actually make a big difference having the audio cable connected >> first? >> I understand your instructions just wondered if anything bad would have >> happened if just configuring the express first then connect the audio >> cable once set up and updated if this would work or if I should take the >> airport express to the other room, connect the audio cable to the 3.5 mm >> jack and then walk back to the mac and run airport utility? >> >> Any thoughts? >> >> I could of coursse do all this on my macbook right near the stereo as >> well couldn't I seen's both iTunes libraries are both synced on both >> macs. > > David's reply mentioned that you should set up the AirPort Express and > check that it is connected to and recognized by your existing wireless > network first. If you're using WPA or WPA2 security on your existing > wireless network, then the setup is pretty much automatic. I'm not > even sure that you really do have to connect up your audio beforehand, > since as soon as your AE is recognized by the network and you assign > it a name it will show up as one of the optional locations when you > start up iTunes whether or not any audio devices are attached. Having > something plugged into the audio out of the AirPort Express -- whether > this is your stereo system or just headphones -- simply makes it > easier to test that the streaming is working. It makes more sense > that you'd want to have a shared printer plugged in before running > AirPort Utility so that you can proceed immediately with that network > setup. > > The problems David had turned out to arise from his connection to a > WEP-only wireless network. I found that the new "Take Control of Your > AirPort 802.11n Network" guide does describe these issues: > > <begin quote> > WEP (Transitional Security Network) > > The Extreme N supports WEP Transitional, a rare and interesting > security mode that I and colleagues have found to be problematic and > buggy in actual usage. WEP Transitional lets you mix older WEP-only > Wi-Fi connections with newer WPA/WPA2 connections. > > The problematic part is conceptual: the network encryption is as > weak as the weakest link. Using WEP Transitional leaves you vulner- > able to the same cracks that affect plain WEP. The buggy part is that > it’s seemingly erratic whether computers can connect via WEP, WPA, > or WPA2 in this mode. > <end quote> > > The Take Control guide goes on to suggest different ways to tackle > this addition. There's actually quite a lot of device and brand > specific information in this guide about wireless features, but some > issues boil down to specific configurations. > > HTH. I've left David's reply appended, but deleted the earlier emails > to keep this post from being too long. > > Cheers, > > Esther > > > On Dec 22, 2008, at 5:49 AM, David Poehlman wrote: > >> Hi scott, >> >> Once the ae is setup, you can unplug it and move it. You should test it >> first though with a headset to make sure it is connecting to ITunes. To >> do this, connect it to the router you are using, which is what? then >> start the airport utility and go through the setup as described in the >> document following the instructions on the screen to join a wireless >> network. when it is done, it will restart and if successfull, it will >> show up in the airport utility. close airport utility, start ITunes and >> make sure that in ITunes prefs, you are set to look for remote speakers >> with airtunes. It is checked by default but if you have unchecked it >> for >> some reason, you will want to make sure it is checked. >> >> Close the prefs window, find with vo and arrow keys where it says >> computer. press space on this and youwill have three choices, computer, >> multiple speakers and if it was successful, you will see the name you >> gave the ae. if it is not successful, you won't even see the computer >> icon. Choose your ae and press enter. It should then begin streaming >> as >> soon as you start a song. If all is well, move it to the stereo area >> and >> hook it up and test it again as above. >> I've tried this with and without a password. ifyou choose to use a >> password, if there is a connection interruption, you'll have to type the >> password in to restart the connection. If not, all you have to do is >> choose the ae again. My ae is named meowing but by default, it will >> probably be scott's airport express or something, shorter is better <g> >> It should work fine with your router, but I had to fiddle with router >> settings to get it to work for me. It did not matter what I did on the >> ae side, nothing worked till I got the router set up right and I had >> little guidance that worked toward a solution although there was a lot >> of >> info provided by esther an tim kilburn. I finally just had to look and >> puzzle it out. My router is a netgear and I had to change a setting I >> have not seen on any other router to get it to work. Let me know if you >> run into essoteric issues and I'll try to help f I can because I did a >> lot of trial and error before mine worked. If when you are told the >> router will restart, you get a message that airport utility could not >> find your airport express and to close and restart and restarting does >> not find the ae, you'll have to reset the ae and start over. You should >> not have this problem when using the eternet for setup though. the >> other >> issue tha will cause you to need to restart will be an error writing the >> configuration. Reset and try again. I often used the manual setup to >> trouble shoot before I finally got it right. >> >> Enjoy and let us know if we can help further. >> >> >> On Dec 22, 2008, at 10:01 AM, > > > > >
