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Wireless printing, backup and more
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Besides surfing the web
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or sending e-mails from
just about anywhere
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there are may other ways
you can make wireless work for you.
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Wireless printing
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AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme
and Time Capsule
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let you share a centrally located printer
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that everyone in your house
can access wirelessly.
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Using a USB cable connect your printer
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to the AirPort Base Station,
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then select "System Preferences"
from the Apple menu
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and click the "Print & Fax" icon,
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your printer automatically shows up,
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because it's connected to the network,
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but if it doesn't, click the little + symbols
to add your printer.
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To find out how to add a printer to your PC
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visit the AirPort Express website
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and click "Easy setup".
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Streaming your digital music
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If you want to stream your music library
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to a stereo or powered speakers
in another room of your house,
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you'll need an AirPort Express.
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Just plug AirPort Express into a nearby outlet
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and connect an audio cable
to your stereo or your speakers.
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Than launch iTunes and select the
AirPort Express connected to your speakers,
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It shows up in the pop-up menu
in the lower right corner.
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Now you can stream music wirelessly
from anywhere in your home.
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Wireless backup
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Every Mac with Leopard
comes with Time Machine
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which can automatically backup
your entire computer.
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Time Capsule is a Wi-Fi hard drive
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that doubles as an AirPort
Extreme Base Station.
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It's designed to work with Time Machine
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so every Leopard-based Mac in your home
can be backed up wirelessly.
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To start backing up to Time Capsule
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select "System Preferences"
from the Apple menu,
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click the Time Machine icon.
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Here you'll designate Time Capsule
as your backup drive.
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It's important to note that your first backup
of a Time Capsule
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could take overnight or longer
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depending on how much data you have,
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so its a good idea to allow time for this.
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Now everything on your Mac will be
automatically backed up to Time Capsule
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and if you ever need to restore
a lost file or deleted photo,
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just click the Time Machine icon in the dock
to go back in time.
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To find out which AirPort product
is best for you
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visit apple.com/wifi
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