WDS does not yet have a standard implementation. I could put a WAP in the basement, one in the family room, and one in the living room (near the back of the house) saturating my home with wireless. That's when I found out about Wireless Distribution System (WDS).Īpple's online documentation mentioned that I could use WDS to "set up two to five base stations as a unified network that shares one Internet connection." In other words, I could set up multiple Apple WAP to create a single large wireless network that I could reach from multiple locations in the home. I thought maybe the Linksys equipment did not work well with the TC, so I went searching on the Apple website discussion board for a solution. These devices were complicated to set up and never worked reliably. Some coworkers suggested using a Linksys WET54G Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge to extend the network. I then tried using Powerline Ethernet devices but I never successfully got those working. It originally on a shelf in the basement but then I moved it up into the rafters in my unfinished basement. If I wanted to use the computer from the backyard, I couldn't unless I piggybacked on my neighbour's signal.Īt first I tried to solve this problem by moving the position of the WAP. I could sit in my kitchen (right above the WAPs location in the basement) and get a reliable signal, but I barely got a Wi-Fi signal in my family room or bedroom. The problem was that the wireless signal was not strong enough to reach throughout my 1700 square foot home. ![]() The cable coax connected to my broadband bridge which was then connected to my 802.11n Apple Time Capsule (TC) WAP. My Comcast cable broadband connection came in through my garage and basement, so that is where I had placed my wireless access point (WAP). **This is the name that you'll speak when asking Siri to play to it.Įnjoy being able to use your voice to send Apple Music to your stereo.Being able to get a robust wireless network signal around my house was something that I struggled with for some time. I assigned it to a room, and gave it a name, I used "Technics Stereo". The Airport Express showed up for me as a device to add. In the top right corner, there are the dots for the menu where one of the options should be to add a new device to the Home. Note, this also isn't the name that will be used with voice control, but this will be what shows up when you list available Airplay devices. On the final page, you can enable Airplay, and give it a name. If you want to have it just join your network, rather than extend it, you can change that setting on the Wireless page. Give the device a name on the first page, but this won't be the name you'll use with Siri. Join your usual WiFi network.īack in Airport Utility, the new Express should show up. Turns out you can change that later.Īfter setup is complete, the Airport will restart. Now, I wanted neither, I wanted it to join my network (rather than extend) but for whatever that option wasn't available. It will either show up as an icon in the center of the app, or in the top-left there will be a drop down for newly discovered Airport devices.ĭuring the setup steps, it will ask if you want to create or extend your network. Open up Airport Utility and it should see the Airport Express and ask you to configure it. On your Mac, in the wireless dropdown menu, look for something like New Airport Network. Hold down the reset button for a while, until it starts blinking orange rapidly. ![]() I know that the Airport Utility is also for iOS, and maybe that would work too, but since I used my Mac, that's what I know will work. Device name <- This is the name you'll use when using voice control Mac computer (to run the Airport Utility)īefore I go over the steps, the key part of all of this is that are 3 places where you can give a name to the Airport Express, but only 1 of them is the name that you can speak. I'm no expert in streaming devices, but from my limited knowledge these used Airport Expresses are a great cost-effective option for streaming Apple Music using Siri voice control.ĪirPort Express 802.11n (2nd Generation) A1392 ![]() "Hey Siri play the Beatles on the Technics Stereo" I purchased a used AirPort Express 802.11n (2nd Generation) A1392 for $15 (fair price!) this weekend and I wanted to share the steps that I went through to be able to do something like:
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