can the AirPort Express do all 3 of these?

[zagu]

Hi

I'm thinking about picking up an AirPort Express and hook it up to my home theater system so that I can use it to play music from my MBP over the network. But before I go out and buy one I wanted to make sure it can do everything I want as it seems a bit unclear to me..

So, can the AirPort Express do all these things simultaneously?

• Join my existing wireless network
• Play my music over the said network from my Macbook Pro and, as a bonus, from my wife's Windows laptop (she uses iTunes on it as well)
• act as a wireless bridge for my PS3, as this would no doubt be faster than the PS3's built-in wifi which is.. well, awful.

Can it pull off all of these at the same time or would I have to settle for some of the mentioned functions but not all?

Thanks!

 

[QuarterSwede]

Hi

I'm thinking about picking up an AirPort Express and hook it up to my home theater system so that I can use it to play music from my MBP over the network. But before I go out and buy one I wanted to make sure it can do everything I want as it seems a bit unclear to me..

So, can the AirPort Express do all these things simultaneously?

• Join my existing wireless network
• Play my music over the said network from my Macbook Pro and, as a bonus, from my wife's Windows laptop (she uses iTunes on it as well)
• act as a wireless bridge for my PS3, as this would no doubt be faster than the PS3's built-in wifi which is.. well, awful.

Can it pull off all of these at the same time or would I have to settle for some of the mentioned functions but not all?

Thanks!

I believe it can only act as a bridge from an Airport Extreme but it'll definitely do the other two.

 

[itickings]

Can it pull off all of these at the same time or would I have to settle for some of the mentioned functions but not all?

If you get the current generation Express, all three* at the same time should be fine.

*) Provided that you intend to connect the PS3 to the Express via wire.

 

[zagu]

If you get the current generation Express, all three* at the same time should be fine.

*) Provided that you intend to connect the PS3 to the Express via wire.

Yup, PS3 would be connected to the Express via ethernet. Maybe even throw in a switch in the middle and hook up more devices than just the PS3.. and share a printer over the USB on the Express..

I think I'll just buy one and see what all it can do for me

 

[waw74]

yep all 3 will work.

if you do have a non-apple router as your main base station you'll have to get the newer N version (been out for a few years), you'll find a checkbox titile "allow ethernet clients" once you've joined a network.

 

[zagu]

yep all 3 will work.

if you do have a non-apple router as your main base station you'll have to get the newer N version (been out for a few years), you'll find a checkbox titile "allow ethernet clients" once you've joined a network.

Cool, thanks. I tried to buy one today but they had sold out everywhere that I went. Ended up ordering one online, delivery estimate 2-4 weeks.. guess everyone suddenly wants one for xmas or something.