Airdrop missing from IMac

Hi I have installed Lion onto both my Macbook and iMac. Airdrop appears by default on the macbook but not the iMac. I have been unable to locate it on the iMac. Can anyone advise where it can be found and how to install it.
cheers
Wayne

Have you got wi-fi turned on on the iMac - even if you are connected by ethernet?
Pretty sure I got a message on my iMac yesterday prompting me to turn it on for Airdrop to work.
Edited to add a link to another thread with some more info about turning it on in Finder Prefs in order to see it: https://discussions.apple.com/message/15717999#15717999

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