AirPort Extreme and AirPort Express

You can share files using a regular Wi-Fi local network, such as one created with an AirPort Extreme Base Station or an AirPort Express Base Station (see pages 169171).

When you're within range of a Wi-Fi network, your laptop automatically detects the network and shows it in the AirPort status menu (below-left). Wireless networks also appear in the "Network" pop-up menu in Internet Connect (below-right; Internet Connect is in your Applications folder). To join any Wi-Fi network detected, select the network name from either of these two menus.

After you join the Wi-Fi network, make sure "Personal File Sharing" is turned on in Sharing preferences (page 155). Mac OS X users can share files using Bonjour (page 180) or through the local network (pages 192193).