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Use AirPort Utility on your computer or Wi-Fi settings on an iOS device to do one of the following:
 Set up your AirPort Express to create a new network that wireless computers and devices
can use to connect to the Internet.
 Set up your AirPort Express to join an existing network. If the network is connected to the
Internet, all the computers and wireless devices on the AirPort network can use the Internet
connection. If the network is set up to be extended, AirPort Express can extend the range
of that network.
You can do all of your basic network setup and conguration with the setup assistant in
AirPort Utility on a Mac or Windows computer, or with Wi-Fi settings on an iOS device. To manage
your network and congure advanced options, see “Setting Advanced Options” on page 13.
System Requirements
To set up AirPort Express using a Mac, you need:
 A Mac computer with an AirPort card installed (to set it up wirelessly), or a Mac computer
connected to your AirPort Express with an Ethernet cable (to set it up using Ethernet)
 Mac OS X v10.5.7 or later
 AirPort Utility v5.6.1 or later
Use Software Update to get the latest version of AirPort Utility.
To set up AirPort Express using a Windows PC, you need:
 A Windows computer with a 300 MHz or higher processor and Wi-Fi certied wireless
capability (to set it up wirelessly), or a Windows computer connected to the AirPort Express
with an Ethernet cable (to set it up using Ethernet)
Setting Up AirPort Express
