ATV2 + iPhone 4 + MacBook Pro + Airport Express

Hi,
I have ATV2, an iPhone 4 (iOS 4.2.1), a MacBook Pro and Airport Express. I have no internet access (dsl or the like) at home.
How can I connect my iPhone 4 to ATV2 and stream videos etc. using Air Play? Do I have to set up a home network first (using my MacBook and Airport Express), and if yes how I can I do that without having internet access?
Please help, I am getting desparate...
Thank you, Nick

You don't need an internet connection to create a wifi network using your AirPort Express and the AirPort Utility (Applications/Utilities/AirPort Utility). Once it's setup, devices that have joined that network will see each other and work with AirPlay but won't be able to access the internet, at least not through wifi.
http://www.apple.com/support/airport/

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