Can I hardwire my Airport Express (I want wifi off) in order to play music on my stereo from Airplay?

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Can I hardwire my Airport Express (I want wifi off) in order to play music on my stereo from Airplay?

My Airport Express is having wireless connectivity issues with my Cisco EA3500 wireless router. Both are in the same closet in which we keep the home stereo as well. I believe part of the wireless connectivity issue is that the Airport Express is only inches away from the wireless router. We use the Airport Express almost exclusively for Airplay connected to the stereo. Is it possible to configure the Airport Express as a hardwired ethernet device in which to act as a recieving Airplay device? In other words, I want to turn off the wifi antenna in the Airport Express and connect it to my network with an ethernet cable from the router, then plug in an audio cable to the Airport Express and my home stereo.

Posted on Jan 7, 2014 9:41 AM

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John Galt

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Jan 7, 2014 12:03 PM in response to DrCamp

Yes, you can do that. Connect it to your router with an Ethernet cable and reconfigure it using AirPort Utility. When doing that it is easiest to start with a "hard reset".

To "hard reset" an AirPort Base Station: make sure it's powered up, then press and hold its tiny reset button and keep it depressed for five to ten seconds, long enough for its LED to flash amber rapidly. Release the reset button. Then, the LED will glow amber steadily for about a minute. Then, it will flash amber, slowly, about once every second or two, waiting for you to configure it with AirPort Utility.

Turn its Wi-Fi "off" if you wish.

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