windows vista not recognizing airport extreme

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windows vista not recognizing airport extreme

So I've set up the AirPort Extreme and have created a wireless network to access the internet from my windows vista pc, mac and other apple products (iPod touch, iPad, etc.) and need a little help:

1 - I have the ethernet cable connected from the AirPort Extreme to my pc. I am able to access the internet, but am not able to see the AirPort Extreme on my pc.

2 - My mac is connected to the AirPort Extreme wirelessly, however, I'm not able to see the AirPort Extreme Utility on the mac.

3 - I'd like to set up a file-sharing network between my pc and my mac. What is the best way to do this through the AirPort Extreme?

4 - I've also purchased Apple TV that I will be hooking up to my television to then be able to play home videos that currently reside on both the pc and the mac. Any tips in setting this up?

I'm not the most mac or tech savvy. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

Airport Extreme 802.11ac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Dec 10, 2013 5:47 AM

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Tesserax

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Dec 10, 2013 9:55 AM in response to SWD-17

1 - I have the ethernet cable connected from the AirPort Extreme to my pc. I am able to access the internet, but am not able to see the AirPort Extreme on my pc.

To access the AirPort Extreme you would need to use AirPort Utility for Windows. For Windows Vista, you need to use version 5.5.3 of this utility.

2 - My mac is connected to the AirPort Extreme wirelessly, however, I'm not able to see the AirPort Extreme Utility on the mac.

The AirPort Utility is located in the \Applications\Utilities folder on your Mac.

3 - I'd like to set up a file-sharing network between my pc and my mac. What is the best way to do this through the AirPort Extreme?

Regardless of router manufacturer you would configure both the PC and the Mac for file sharing. For the Mac, check out the following Apple Support article. You may also find this Macworld article helpful. Although it was written for Windows XP, it should work just as well for Vista.

4 - I've also purchased Apple TV that I will be hooking up to my television to then be able to play home videos that currently reside on both the pc and the mac. Any tips in setting this up?

The Apple TV works best when streaming from the Internet. However, it does support some streaming from a local network device. Primarily you would stream from iTunes.

As far as set up, the Apple TV is relatively simple. Basically just plug it into power and connect it to your TV using an HDMI cable. The Apple TV is a minicomputer with built-in network connectivity (both wired and wireless). You configure the Apple TV through its menu interface that will be displayed on your TV set.

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