Is the Airport express Ethernet port input only?

I am thinking of the airport express to stream audio now that the iPad supports airplay, but am wondering if the ethernet port is useful. I think that the Airport can connect to my existing wifi, and I have the audio interface, so far so good! But I also have a gaming adapter that takes the wifi signal and outputs it through an ethernet cable to my DVR, I am wondering if I can redeploy the gaming adapter

If you configure current model the AirPort Express to "join" a wireless network for AirTunes/AirPlay, you can also enable the ethernet port if you wish so an ethernet device can connect. If you need more than one ethernet port for devices, you can attach an ethernet switch to the Express.

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  • HT3728 I do not need another wireless network but want to use the airport express for printer access only.  Can this be done and how?

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    You can configure the AirPort Expess to "Join a wireless network" and enable the Ethernet port so that Ethernet devices will be able to connect.
    In order to print from the iOS devices, you will need to have an application like Printopia installed on your Mac. The Mac must be active when you want to print.
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  • HT204371 airport express Ethernet port isn't working

    why isn't my airport express ethernet port not working????

    We will need more information than this.
    What generation of Express is it? What OS are you using? Have you tried with multiple cables?

  • Airport Express Ethernet Port in Client Mode Please

    Hi,
    I am writing here as I can find anywhere to post feedback on Airport Express. I would really like to see the Ethernet port work in client mode. I am sure not the only one (a search on the net tells me so). If someone from apple could explain why this is not possible, I would be interested so that this subject can be put to rest.
    Thanks.

    Simple reason - Apple's engineers made a design decision not to support it. Speculation as to the reasons for that decision are not permitted in these forums. Apple won't tell us here either, since their employees don't post to these forums on matters of this nature.
    As I suspect you are aware, the ethernet port is active when the Airport Express is configured as a remote base station in a wireless distribution system (WDS).

  • Airport Express ethernet port question

    I have an airport extreme base station already, but it struggles to reach my home office from the living room (where the cable connection comes into the house).
    Also, my wife's PC doesn't do 802.11n, so I have to run the wireless network in backwards-compatibility mode.
    If I buy an Airport Express to extend the network, can I plug my wife's PC into the ethernet socket, or is that port only for WAN connections?

    If I buy an Airport Express to extend the network, can I plug my wife's PC into the ethernet socket, or is that port only for WAN connections?
    Yes. If the AirPort Express Base Station (AX) is configured as either a relay/remote base station in a WDS with your Airport Extreme Base Station (AEBS), its Ethernet port will be enabled for network (& Internet) access.

  • Airport Express ethernet port for printing?

    I've recently purchased an Extreme (802.11n) for my wireless internet service which is working just fine on its own. In the other room I've set up my older Airport Express for only networking my printers. I don't want to hook up the printer to the ethernet ports on the Extreme as it is near my TV and entertainment center. I understand I cannot use a USB hub to connect two printers to the Express, but is it possible to use the Ethernet port on the Express for my Lexmark E240 or any other ethernet ready laser printer?
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    Al Powerbook, MacBook   Mac OS X (10.4.10)  

    Hello Jeff Crowell...Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
    I understand I cannot use a USB hub to connect two printers to the Express, but is it possible to use the Ethernet port on the Express for my Lexmark E240 or any other ethernet ready laser printer?
    To activate the Ethernet port on the AirPort Express Base Station (AX), you need to configure it as a Remote Base Station in a Wireless Distribution System (WDS)...
    Wireless Distribution System (WDS) - Remote Base Station Setup
    (Note: To facilitate setting up the Base Station(s), place them in near proximity of each other during the set up phase.)
    Either connect to the AX's wireless network or temporarily connect directly, using an Ethernet cable, to the Ethernet port of the AX, and then using the AirPort Utility (in Manual Mode) to make the following settings:
    AirPort - Wireless tab
    - Wireless Mode: Participate in a WDS network
    - Network Name: <existing AirPort Network Name>
    - Radio Mode: 802.11b/g compatible
    - Channel: 1
    - Wireless Security: None
    AirPort - WDS tab
    - WDS Mode: WDS remote
    - Allow wireless clients (enabled)
    - WDS Main: <MAC address of the Main Base Station>
    Internet - Internet Connection tab
    - Connect Using: AirPort (WDS)
    - Configure IPv4: Using DHCP
    - Ethernet WAN Port: Automatic (Default)
    - Connection Sharing: Off (Bridge Mode)

  • HT4259 Airport Express Ethernet port used for home entertainment?

    I use my Airport Express to extend my network with my 2TB TimeCapsule base station. The Airport Express has one ethernet port. Can I buy some other device with say 3 or 4 ethernet ports and plug it into the one ethernet port on the AP Express to connect all my home entertainment devices? What should I buy if this can work?

    As long as you are talking about the N version of the Express.. what is often called Gen1.. then any switch will do the job. The express is only 100mbit.
    The cost of network switch is $20-40 depending on the number of ports and if it is older 10/100 or gigabit.. IMHO buy 8 port gigabit.. any brand you want,, they are much the same.. metal case ones are nicer than plastic.. but they are cheap consumer item in any computer store.
    If you buy what I suggest, it will be useful well into the future.. the slower 5 port is cheaper but the usefulness of it into the future is questionable..

  • Airport Express Ethernet Port

    Ok, I have an Airport Extreme base station, and I was thinking of getting an Airport Express to extend the range of my wireless network. I have been reading on the Airport Express part of the Apple site and it says the Ethernet port can be used to connect to a DSL or Cable modem, or an existing network. I was wondering If I could use it as a way to connect my PS2 to the Internet?
    thanks,

    1. do a factory default reset of the Airport Express you want to use as the remote base station per:
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=108044
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  • Airport Express Ethernet Port for XBOX

    Please could somebody help me!!!
    I have the new Airport Extreme in my home office running an 80211n network. It is also connected by one of its ethernet ports to my first airport express providing my home with an 80211g network for our older powerbooks.
    I have a second Airport Express in my living room which is plugged into my Sony Receiver for use with airtunes.
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    Many thanks!

    Thanks for the help. I followed your directions and the info in the linked page. Everything appeared to configure correctly. However, the xbox still does not get a connection. The xbox is connected to the 2nd AX using an ethernet cable. Am I meant to somehow tell this AX to allow its single WAN port to act as a LAN port? Or is this meant to be automatic? Also, do I need to set this AX to distribute IPs... or will the 1st AX do that? In other words how does the xbox get an IP. Any other ideas???
    I am really grateful for any help you can offer...

  • Is Airport Express ethernet port suitable for a laser printer

    I saw there are three ports out from the device, one is an ethernet port and I wonder if I can use that port to connect a laser printer with a network card built-in. This is because I have two printers one is a USB and the other is parallel/neetworkk one and would like to connect both to the Airport for remote use purposes.
    Thanks & Regards,
    Dante

    Unfortunately, the AirPort Express Setup Guide is not very clear about the uses of the Ethernet port.
    There is a special feature on the AirPort Express called ProxySTA that will allow the Ethernet port to be enabled when the Express "joins" a wireless network. This feature must be enabled using the Manual Setup option when the Express is configured using the AirPort Utility application.
    The setting is found when you click the Wireless tab (just below the icons). Enter a check mark next to "Allow Ethernet Clients" and this will activate the Ethernet port, which will function as a remote LAN port.

  • Help!  WDS mode Airport Express Ethernet port

    Hi: I just bought a LaCie ethernet disk mini. The info on the Lacie page said you could use it wirelessly by conecting it to the airport. I curently have my airport in the living room and an airport express in my own room. The airpot express is used to extend the wireless network range through WDS. Im trying to conect the Lacie Hard Drive to the ethernet port on the airport express to hook it up to my network. Is there a setting I have to change? Can this be done in the configuration im using?
    Cheers!

    If the Airport Express has been configured (using the Airport Setup Assistant) to "extend" the wireless network of your Airport Extreme Base Station, the LaCie ethernet disk can be cabled to the ethernet port of the Airport Express. No additional settings need to be made on either the Extreme Base Station or the Airport Express to make this work.
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  • Airport Express Ethernet port compatability

    I have my Tivo hardwired to my Airport Extreme in another room. I just bought an AppleTV, thinking I could use the Ethernet port to connect to the Tivo and then wirelessly connect everything back to the Airport Extreme with no cables.
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    Hello John153. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
    In order to enable the Ethernet port of the AirPort Express Base Station (AX), the AX needs to be configured as either a remote or relay base station in a Wireless Distribution System (WDS) with either your AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBS) or the Time Capsule (TC).
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    You cannot use either the TC or the AX as a wireless adapter for the Tivo. However, if you have the TC configured in a WDS with the AEBS, you could use one of the TC's available LAN ports for the Tivo.

  • Can I use The Airport Express as a router only. Need your help

    Hi there,
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    From Samantha Kellar

    Can you explain a bit more?
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  • Airport Express Ethernet port doesn't work.

    I bought my airport express little over a year ago, so the new one, and since then the ethernet port stopped working. The only way i can get it to work is by bending the eithernet cable a certain direction and holding it down, other than that it does not recognise there is even a CAT5 cable plugged up to it. Has anyone ever seen this or know what to do to fix it? I do not want to have to buy another.

    This should not be much a problem, unless it's...... you guess it:
    The WAN Port!
    If it is, does changing cables help?
    If it really is the port and not the cables, I"d probably try to fix it manually myself, unless it's still under warranty.

  • Airport Express ethernet port turned off?

    I have an Airport Extremme base station successfully sending out a wireless network to Airport-card equipted Powerbooks- no problem. But I also have Mac tower which does not have an airport card and is too far away to reach by Ethernet cable.
    Before a recent move, I was able to get this computer on the wireless network by ethernet-cabling it directly an Airport Express (which was joined to the existing network).
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    Thanks very much. WDS was the missing factor. After trying several permutations of WDS settings and address distribution settings between the Airport Extreme and the Express, things started working.
    I've said it before: Apple-provided documentation and online articles are skimpy. I can only imagine they do this to give the appearance of simplicity, even when the issues are complex. I'd say: give the "easy set-up" instructions - but give us the "expert" guide as well!
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