How do I add a Mac to a wireless network? Airport Express? ?

Question

Hi, got a question which may seem really obvious, but I can't find the answer anywhere!

We've got a cable broadband connection into our spare bedroom/office, with the modem connected to a Belkin Wireless router, and the router connected with a wired connection to a PC. My partner and I have both got PC laptops through our jobs and uni, and both are wireless-enabled. We've set all this up and it works fine.

The problem is with our Mac G4 running OS X 10.4.11 - we've bought an Airport Express but we don't know how to connect it to the Mac to add it to the network. Do we use an ethernet cable to connect the Airport to the Mac to pick up the wireless signal from the router, or do we connect the Airport to a wired connection in the router using the ethernet cable to transmit to the Mac? I suspect the former, but I don't want to get it wrong and blow it all up!

Any help at all would be brilliant! Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

I would take that Airport Express back.  That is the base station (router).  What you need is the Airport card for that G4 that allows it to be wireless. Check these URLs to see if your G4 uses an Airport (802.11b) or Airport Extreme (802.11g) adapter:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?... (Airport Extreme)

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1621 (Original Airport)

Then, install this card and then you will see an Airport Icon on the Mac at the top of the screen, click on it and choose the SSID of your wireless router.  Then, you will be prompted for a WEP or WPA key if your network is secured.  Enter it and you should be connected.