Add AEX to Time Capsule

Hello-
I just bought Time Capsule and it works great. I would like to use my old Airport Express to extend the network so I can also stream music from iTunes. Does anybody know how to do this? Thanks.

You set up Express as you did for the Time Capsule... with AirPort Utility. With AU open, select Express. Wireless -> Join existing wireless network. Enter your TC wireless settings and restart. You should then re-open AU and set up the Music for AirTunes. Open iTunes and continue the setup for remote speakers.

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    not sure if this is a spc. appletv question or if you posted it in the wrong forum but there is no way
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  • How can I make the Time Capsule Icon stay on my desktop?

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  • Can I use 2 Time Capsules on the same network

    Can I use 2 Time Capsules on the same network
    Posted: Jul 23, 2009 1:49 PM Reply Email
    Here is what I want to do. I currently have a time capsule used for one end of the house. Currently my 2 kids rooms are in an addition that I have run a cable from the time capsule to each of their rooms. If I want to give them wireless for that part of the house could I add another TC, for wireless and they can both backup their macbooks to that time capsule.
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  • Multiple Time Capsule Problems - WDS, Backup Crashes Computer

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    OK, I have been able to move forward.
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    Could I simply make a copy and move it between the two Time Capsule on a routine basis say every two weeks or month?
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  • Wireless connection between D-Link WiFi router and Time capsule stopped working

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    2. Why it was not possible to extend the existing D-Link wireless network using the the new 3Tb Time Capsule?
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    1. Why the original wireless network connection between the D-Link router and the 2Tb Time Capsule just stopped working? Was there some software change from Apple that "decided" D-Link wireless routers were no longer secure; and therefore the TCs could no longer connect to them?
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    Because it is such a poor setup that Apple have taken away your ability to choose it unless you know exactly what you are doing.
    3. Is there is anyway that we can get back to a single wireless network based around the D-Link wireless router as the primary router connecting to the modem, where the 2 Time Capsules connect as "wireless satellite base stations"?
    Yes, this I can help you with.
    I have several ways around the problem.. but the first one is.. why use the DIR-615 at all.. it is not a modem.. it is a very ordinary bottom end, poor single band slow wireless router.
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    If you add another Time Capsule, you can have one or both Macs backup to that new device.
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  • Time Capsule full, no longer deleting deleting old backups automatically

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  • Adding a Second Time Capsule to a Network

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    1. I assume I may use the USB port on the second Time Capsule to reconnect the printer that currently sits on the Express?
    Yes, you will be able connect a compatible printer to the USB port on the Time Capsule in either the "join" or "extend" configuration.
    May I expect the ethernet ports on Time Capsule #2 to function, um, transparently?
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    Yes, if you configure the Time Capsule to "extend a wireless network". The Ethernet ports are enabled in this type of setup.
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