BeoSound 5 Forum

Re: Wireless adapter

mjmedlo — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 17:38:45 GMT

Picked up the airport express...

Working great.

Many thanks!!

Re: Wireless adapter

mjmedlo — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:07:13 GMT

Many thanks!

I will go with an airport express as my set up is all Mac.

MJM

Re: Wireless adapter

elephant — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 16:50:08 GMT

Stan:

Airport Express can be used with non-Apple wireless routers, but I forget whether or not it was easy to setup (a few years ago, I had a link-sys router, and I did have it working with an AE, but I don't remember if it was as easy as plug-in and it works).

I once setup ours up as a bridge with a NETGEAR wireless/modem/router; if you have a Mac you use its Airport Utility to configure so you can name the port ("lounge" etc) and secure it with a password

Re: Wireless adapter

Stan — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 11:45:03 GMT

I also use Apple to connect my BM5. I use an Airport Extreme so I can direct connect for big transfers (the Extreme has multiple ethernet ports) - although I haven't really used this much (I did use it when I transferred my main library). Airport Express can be used with non-Apple wireless routers, but I forget whether or not it was easy to setup (a few years ago, I had a link-sys router, and I did have it working with an AE, but I don't remember if it was as easy as plug-in and it works).

Any wireless bridge will work - you can find them for ~1/2 the cost of an Airport Express, but since the AE is only ~$100, that's not a huge amount of money. BM5 thinks it is directly connected to Ethernet (because it is). Wireless is provided by the bridge.

Assuming you don't mind the extra box (and have an open power outlet), this is superior to using a wifi usb plug because the BM5 can go into standby mode. I believe I read that with the usb wifi the BM5 must stay powered on.

Stan

Re: Wireless adapter

TWG — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:58:39 GMT

yep, same with the Asus: just an ethernet cable from the Beomaster 5 to the adapter (ok, and a powersupply) ;-)

Re: Wireless adapter

Razlaw — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 12:19:57 GMT

Sorry. My mistake about the cable. It is an ethernet cab the from the Airport Express to the ethernet cable connection on the Beomaster.

Re: Wireless adapter

ECF — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 09:02:03 GMT

I also have an airport express but it It not come with any cabels. What kind of cable did you use and where did you connect it in the beomaster 5?

Re: Wireless adapter

Razlaw — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 06:39:24 GMT

I plugged the Airport Express into an electrical outlet and the cable that came with the Airport Express plugs int the Beomaster. Did not need to buy anything other than the Airport Express.

Re: Wireless adapter

ECF — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:34:02 GMT

Just wondering how you connected it (what kind of cable etc) and to which port on the Beomasyer 5?

Re: Wireless adapter

TWG — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 06:29:53 GMT

or you can use this one:

http://www.asus.com/Networks/WiFi_Networking/WL330gE/

I'm using it without any problems on my Beosound 5.

Re: Wireless adapter

Razlaw — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 06:59:37 GMT

Correct. I can load music on to it wirelessly using both Beoconnect on my iMac and using Beoplayer on a Windows laptop. N. Radio works. Also can stream music from it to iPad and use iPad to control the Beosound with the most recent software update. In other words, all works just as it should.

Re: Wireless adapter

mjmedlo — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:08:04 GMT

Connected it and got n. Music, etc?

Re: Wireless adapter

Razlaw — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 06:36:38 GMT

With Airport Express all I had to do was connect it.

Re: Wireless adapter

Mr10Percent — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 22:33:04 GMT

Yes,

I use a D-Link USB Wifi adapter. Simply rip your installation CD/drivers to a pendrive, go to maintenance mode (add mouse and Keyboard where needed), in XP, install software like any other PC, then install hardware. Log in your routers code and simples!. Reboot/Exit maintenance mode and it should all work automatically.

Re: Wireless adapter

Razlaw — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 14:54:45 GMT

I am not sure if this answers your question, but I have my Beosound 5 connected to an Airport Express.