IMac-stereo system wireless connection?

Suggestions wanted, please, for wireless connection of IMac with Airport Extreme card and/or Bluetooth to older stereo system in other room to play ITunes/Internet-accessed radio stations.

Do you know whether it can be used simultaneously with other tasks, such as printing wirelessly via Airport and browsing? I could never print without switching off Internet access in order to connect to my printer.
Yes, the AX can be configured in several ways, including a remote base station in a Wireless Distribution System (WDS). In a WDS, the AX would both extend your current AEBSn's wireless network and provide a means to stream iTunes and/or share a USB printer concurrently.
Where is a good guide to all these connectivity issues?
There are several good ones at the following link: Apple Manuals

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Has anyone been able to connect "wireless" an IMAC-24 (intel) with Verizon's DSL?
Mac OS X (10.4.8) XP - 2000 - NT
Imac 24 - Intel Core 2 Duo Mac OS X (10.4.8) XP - 2000 - NT

Thanks Donald, but I should had been more specific.
My equipment:
My Apple is an Imac-24 Intel Core 2 Duo with an Airport Extreme card w/ firmware version 4.80.76.1.
I network a Toshiba laptop w/MS XP using an Atheros AR5001+ wireless card, a couple of generic Intel PC w/MS XP using an Ethernet cable connections, A USB D-link print server using Ethernet cable.
My ISP is Verizon and the connection type is DSL.
Verizon provided me with a modem/router combo to use - a Westell VersaLink model 327W. This device is a specifically made for Verizon by Westell, thus Westell will not even talk to me.
The Problem:
I can not connect wireless my Imac to the network.
My Apple Airport is able to find the network and it makes it available for connection. When I try to connect I get the following message: "There was an error joining the AirPort network 'nameofmynetwork'." Can there be a more useless message?
Background:
All computers, ethernet and wireless, except for the Imac Wireless, connect and function properly. Thus, reasonably, I can eliminate a hardware problem with the possible exception of the Airport Card malfunctioning, but I doubt it since it seems to be recognizing my network. I don't have access to another AP (access Point) device to fully eliminate the AirPort Card from being the problem.
Not that it really matters, but an ethernet connect to my Apple works well.
The Westell only uses the Wire Equivalent Privacy (WEP) scheme. I understand the problem with this scheme in which, unfortunately, it wasn't very standarized and hashing of passwords could occur among devices from different vendors producing non-matching encryption. I have tried all kinds of combinations open, shared, 64, 128, hex, ascii, and I even reconfigured my network to be totally unsecure (Eliminated password, mac table, etc, etc.) but I still can not connect.
I have called Apple, Verizon, Westell and exhausted the capabilities of their "technical support" - that is, we went through their entire "Scripted" Q&A system without a solution, and I could never get them to scalate my problem to a real tech person. - They are all pointing the finger at each other, except for Westell who basically said: "NO MY PROBLEM! We build this device specifically for Verizon and we provide no support"
I went to the local store and spoke with the resident guru but, all he tried to impress on me was how complicated networking was. To that I left, I couldn't take it anymore, I am not looking for a network guru, just someone who knows what are the parameters I should use so that that the Apple's version of the Airport Extreme can communicate with Verizon-Westell VersaLink 327W or that maybe can confirm that this two things will never talk to each other.
To anyone reading the above, I apologize if sounded cranky.
Mac OS X (10.4.8) XP - 2000 - NT
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My iMac loses its wireless connection repeatedly

My iMac loses it's wireless connection repeatedly. The only solution seems to be deleteing the wireless network from the Network Preferences, and then deleting the network password from Keychain. But I have to do this five or six times nightly. Help!

Softwre Update would bring you up to 10.7.4 and there have been updates involving WiFi. Also here are some links to potential fixes:
Troubleshooting wi-fi issues
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3421
WiFi update 10.7.3
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1501
Apple DNS Servers:
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
Wireless Improvements
Move the Base Station If interference is particularly bad in one part of your house or office, move the base station to another location. But this can be tricky if your AirPort base station has to connect to the broadband feed coming into the house and that feed happens to enter at a particularly interference-prone spot.
Use the 5GHz Band Compared with the 2.4GHz band, the 5GHz band is practically empty. The newest AirPort Extreme Base Station is one of the few Wi-Fi base stations designed for home use that work in that 5GHz band. All of Apple’s Core 2 Duo laptops and iMacs (except the discontinued 17-inch 1.87GHz model) can also use the 5GHz band; with the build-to-order wireless option, so can the Mac Pro.
To switch to the 5GHz band, launch AirPort Utility, select your base station, and switch to Manual Setup. Click on the AirPort button and select the Wireless tab. Select 802.11n Only (5 GHz) from the Radio Mode pop-up menu. Click on the Wireless Options button and select Use Wide Channels. Click on Update to restart the base station.
Currently, no Mac-compatible adapters enable you to use the 5GHz band in older Macs or with older versions of OS X.
These Firmware updates may or may not apply to your system, but may help with your particular problem.
http://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=search&src=support_site.home.search&local e=en_US&q=keyboard%20firmware%20update

G5 iMac keeps dropping wireless connection

I've tried all the steps in this discussion -
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=10695921&start=1
- and I keep getting an intermittent network connection.
This is from connecting to a LinkSys WRT54G router to which a desktop running Windows 7 is connected and to which the following devices connect flawlessly:
- a 1.0 GHz eMac running 10.4.11
- an HP nw8440 notebook running Windows 7 x64 (used to type this post)
- another HP notebook running Windows XP SP3
- a Dell notebook running Windows 7
- an iPhone 3GS running iOS 4.1
- a second-generation iPod Touch running iOS 4.1
- a 2.0 GHz MacBook running 10.6
This machine connected flawlessly when I ran Tiger, but upgrading to Leopard recently seemed to kill my AirPort card.
Anyone have any ideas that don't involve selling the iMac on eBay and getting a new iMac?

Well, it pays to question your assumptions.
Despite the fact every other device can connect to the router with no issues, it turns out that moving the router to a different location made a huge difference for the G5 iMac.
There is still the issue that I didn't have this problem until I installed Leopard, but whatever: it's an older machine, it's working great now, and I'll ignore my engineering instincts which really, really want to understand exactly what changed and why it was failing.

IMac bELKIN n1 Wireless connection impossible in WEP or WPA! Help

I bought a Belkin N1 wireless router and it works fine with my old PowerBook G4 but not with my new iMac in WEP or WPA mode (without password it is OK). I’ve been told to put a $ before the password but it still does not work!
Do you have any idea?
Thanks

Hi Dave,
I haven't seen anybody able to use WPA with ICS yet, Mac to Mac anyway, and only WEP as of recent.
ASCII passwords may need to be enclosed in quote marks, (or maybe that's been fixed!?
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106424
Recent Security updates to Windows® require that the Remote User(s) be setup on the PC first.
http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/3020.html
Also, you may need to alter the PC to enable clear text password in windows XP.

Is the new imac compatible with the dell v313w printer for wireless connection?

Is the new iMac compatible via wireless connection with the Dell V313W printer?

Hi Sara!
I got an email refering me to your post. Ok, www.MacMall.com is a US website that sells Apple products. I bought my iMac&printer through their website and worked with their customer service department to get my iMac communicating with the Dell V313W printer. They have people that will take calls any time-any day at phone number 1-800-622-6255. The other option since you are in France would be to contact a local Apple dealer...or see if they have an authorized dealer in Europe that could help. I purchased the Apple Care Support contract with the iMac but they were unable to help since they weren't familiar with the Dell printer.
As I mentioned in my previous post the things we tried were: 1) If I remember right... I downloaded the Dell V313W printer driver from the Dell website then connected the iMac to the printer via the USB cable and established communication. I then disconnected the cable and 2) I moved the iMac and printer closer to my wireless router then 3) I turned on "Printer Sharing" on the iMac - I think this is a critical step...to do this go to System Preferences > Hardware > Print&Scan. In the window that opens make sure the box is checked that says "Share this printer on the network" then go to the "Sharing Preferences..." box and check the "Printer Sharing" and "Scanner Sharing" boxes in the window that opens. When I did all this the iMac went through it's routine to find the printer and the connection was finally established!
One more thing, make sure if your wireless router is locked for security that you enter the correct password when prompted...this might have been one of my problems also!
Hope this helps.
All the best,
mw

Using iMac as a wireless base station.

Is it possible to have my iMac broadcast a wireless connection through airport to allow computers to join AND to get online, basically using the iMac as a wireless router. The iMac is currently connected through a LAN line.

Yes. It's a built-in function.
Open System Preferences Sharing pane. With Tiger, click on the Internet tab. Set things there so that you:
+Share your connection from+ *Built-in Ethernet*
+To computer using+ Airport
Click the +Airport Options+ button to set up the wireless network. Note (or change) the name of the network. OK out of that dialog.
Click the Start button.
On the computers using this service, look for the network name you noted above.

File transfer EXTREMELY slow over wireless connection

Hi there,
I have recently been transfering some files from my TiVo to my iMac via a wireless connection. I don't know if the files are going through my router first, and then coming to my iMac or what, but the transfer rate is really slow; about 50 - 100 KBps. That's Bytes, not bits. I know that 802.11g is 54 mbps, which translates to about 7 MBps, but I'm getting about 1/70th that speed.
I recently moved my computer to a part of my house that has better wireless reception. I have an AirPort extreme card that is 802.11g compatible, an 802.11g Linksys wireless router, and a D-Link 802.11g wireless USB adapter hooked up to my TiVo. 2 dashboard widgets that I have tell me that the connection strength to my iMac is excellent (>75%), and that the speed is full (54 mbps). My iMac discovered the TiVo with the "Bonjour" technology built into Mac OS X. It doesn't make any sense to me. Even if the files are going through the router, everything is operating at 7 MBps, so why am i getting 50-100 MBps? Any help is appreciated!
Thanks,
Trevor

Here's what I did:
I moved my computer to a place where I could connect to my wireless router through an ethernet cable. I tried to transfer files from the TiVo again using the same application, and the download speed was no faster. I tried having both Airport and Ethernet on, and it was slower. I tried just Airport, and it was no faster than before. So I found a new way to download the shows using Safari and Bonjour. I tried, and it was downloading at (according to the downloads window)... 0B/s. I thought "Great". I can't even download it at all this way. So in desparation, I moved my computer right next to the USB device that the signal is coming from, and I get the same download speeds using the application. I try with Safari, and this time it actually starts downloading faster than 0B/s. The top speed I've seen it at is what it's hovering at right now: 129 KB/s. Now here comes the interesting part:
My internet connection (loading webpages with Safari) was lightning quick everywhere my computer was. That indicates that the issue is with the USB device on the TiVo, and not my router or mac. I looked for an ethernet pot in the back of my TiVo, but I could not find one. I found a phone jack (for connecting to the TiVo service via the phone), and my iMac has a phone jack too, but then I realized that the application I was using and Safari needed to use either the Ethernet port, or AirPort, so that wouldn't have worked. I guess that the TiVo cannot process and export the info at faster than 100-150 KBps. Oh well.
Trevor

Connecting iMac 24" to Stereo System

I've just ordered a 24" iMac 3.06 Ghz machine. I would like to use the optical interface to connect to a stereo system (hopefully with 5:1 surround sound support). Can I do this? What currently sold brands and models of receivers allow this? Will I have to buy the optical cable separately?
I have also purchased the 24" Cinema Display for dual head computing. I know it has its own sound options. But my Infinity speakers are likely to be better (plus I have a Velodyne sub)
I do have a rather old Sony STR-G3. I do not know if it supports the right connection type.
Thank you.

Hornet Developer,
Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new iMac. You should be able to successfully connect your iMac to a hi-fi system and get 5.1 sound on at least iTunes material. This is assuming of course the content in iTunes was recorded in 5.1. In fact if you have an Airport Express you can even do it wirelessly, using Apples Air Tunes feature.
This will work with any receiver that supports optical input, there are even some powered speakers available so this would work with them as well.
Yes you do need to purchase a separate cable however they are relatively inexpensive. An example would be something like this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Optical-TOSLink-to-Mini-AUDIO-Cable-6ft-for-Apple-MacW0QQitemZ230378402121QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item35a39f7149&_ trksid=p4999.c0.m14#ht_1400wt1170
Assuming your Sony STR-G3 supports optical in and it's functioning OK you should only need a cable to connect your iMac and you're good to go. If you want to do this wirelessly you would need to get a cable and the Airport Express which would connect to your wireless network. I do this myself with my Imac, my wireless router is the Airport Extreme and I have a Airport Express connected to a B&K Reference 50 Pre-Pro which is connected (via my separate amp) to my B&W Nautilus speakers.
Regards,
Roger

Wirelessly connecting to a home stereo system

Anyone know if/how it is possible to play audio wirelessly thorugh a home stereo system? I'm looking to do something similar to what the Airport station does but with all audio from the mac not just audio from Itunes.

See this software:
http://www.rogueamoeba.com/airfoil/mac/

IMac and other Apple devices lose wireless connections

We have two Apple iMacs, a MacBook Pro, an iPad and iPad2 and they all intermittently lose their Wireless connection to my network. All of my PC's work just fine and stay connected. This is funny... the MacBook Pro booted to Windows 7 Pro stays connected, but the MacOS doesn't.
It appears to be a problem with DNS, because if you ping to a remote host, you get a response back. Also, if you put an IP address into Safari on the iMac and MacBook then a site will come online. However, the iPads just say "You are not connected" while in Safari. I have verified that I'm using the correct DNS addresses provided by my ISP, and I have a Windows Domain server running DHCP/DNS on the inside of my firewall.
We recently moved and were issued a new wireless router by our ISP. I was thinking that might be the problem, but then we don't have the problem with any of the Windows PCs. This router is manufactured by Arris. My other router was a Cisco that worked like a champ.
Turning off the Airport feature and turning it back on restores Web Browsing capability. Interestingly, if I have a remote desktop session running, it never gets disconnected even when the web stops working. Again, symptoms point to DNS issues.

If you feel it's DNS related then change the DNS setting to:
1. System preferences
2. Network
3. Click Advanced
4. Click DNS tab
5. Click + sign
6. Add 208.67.222.222
7. Click + sign
8. Add 208.67.220.220
9. Click OK.
10. Exit System Preferences

Every time my IMAC is unused for a period, then goes to sleep mode, it loses it's wireless connection and when I wake it up, it DOES NOT automatically reconnect. I have to go to systme preferences network and request that it reconnect.

My iMac is set up wireless. Everytime it's allowed to go in sleep mode, it loses wireless connectivity. Then, when I wake it up, I must go to System preferences, Network, and request it to reconnect to my home wireless network. It always does this successfully, but it's quite annoying that it seems unable to achieve this on it's own. My iPad 2 and kindle can do this, why not my iMac?

This appears to be a known issue, there are a couple of things both of you should do, first file a bug report in www.apple.com/feedback.
The next thing is more a work around than a fix. Instead of putting your computer to sleep just put the display to sleep. You will find this in System Preferences - Energy Saver. Set the computer sleep to Never and then set the display sleep to what ever time you prefer.

Why every time i turn my imac on , it asks me to which wireless connection i want to join.

Every time i start my imac, ask me which wireless connection i want to join, and i have only one on preffered. I deleted all others trying to avoid this.
What else i need to do??

have you checked the Network Preference Pane in System Preferences? If you click on Wi-Fi, is the "ask to join new networks" option checked? That is default behavior: unless you do not check that, all Macs will try to find any/all networks available. Youc an turn that off.

Wireless connection for my iMac

I have a PC with a wireless connection. I have recently retrieved my iMac DV+ which is about 7 or 8 years old. How do I ascertain if it has a wireless card? If it doesn't, how do I get one, and is it easy to install?

It probably doesn't have a card installed, but System Profiler should tell you. Whether you can add a card depends on the exact model. This thread gives some information:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=678237&tstart=240

HT3887 My iMac won't communicate with my mouse. It keeps saying "wireless connection undiscoverable". This is the first time I have set up my equipment after having a Data Transfer session yesterday. It's a brand new computer. How can I fix this?

How do I get my iMac to communicate with my mouse. It keeps saying "wireless connection not discoverable". Thanks

Hey Jeanette
If you have a USB mouse handy, you can plug it in and use it to navigate to the Bluetooth settings in System Preferences to get the mouse to pair again. There are also troubleshooting steps in the article below for getting the mouse to pair as well.
Troubleshooting wireless mouse and keyboard issues
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3048
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-Norm G.

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