There's no need to do anything, Dave. - The 'Airport Utility' application is a standard part of what is installed on every Mac OS X system in the Applications/Utilities folder. - The existing network is maintained by your Airport Express. The Airport Utility application allows you to modify and/or configure it differently.
All you'll need to do is connect to the existing wireless network by typing in your password (assuming you have it password protected). You only need to run the Airport Utility software if you need to reconfigure it for some reason (like you have the Airport set for MAC address filtering and need to install the new hardware MAC address). If you do, it would be best to obtain the MAC address from the box your new system comes in and set that up before booting up your new computer. Once your new computer is up and running, run the Software Update utility in the System Preferences and it will tell you if there is an Airport Utility application update. Run the Airport Utility application after that to determine whether your Airport Express is running the latest firmware, and update it if it needs to be. On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 8:03 AM, David J Brooks <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm sure this will be my last query, then I'll place the order. > > I have the Airport disk from when i bought the express in 2006ish. I > have it password protected. > > I will assume that this disk will work with the new OS,with a possible > update to the software, but what I'm curious about is, will it > recognise the existing Apple net work i have or will i have to set it > up as a separate account and password.. > > I'm also not sure what password i used when i set it up. Is there a > way to check. > > Dave > > > > -- > Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. > www.caughtinmotion.com > http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > York Region, Ontario, Canada > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
