Air Port Issue

My air port keeps losing the ip address. and signal
It gets a self assigned ip address.
Anyone know how to fix?

I'm having a similar issue but with a few other variables and extra weirdness...
I have an Airport Express base station --
iBook G4 (10.4.10) -- no problem connecting to my airport network
PC Laptop -- No problem connecting to my airport network
MacBook (10.5) -- connects to my network and stays connected, however, the internet becomes painfully slow and sometimes doesn't work at all while surfing.
However, when I switch the MacBook 10.5 to an open network in the area (which I do not like to do), it connects, no problem. It stays connected, and the internet works perfectly and never shows any problems.
I have no idea why everything works perfectly on my network (often at the same time the macbook is having problems) except for the macbook. I know a lot of people have been having problems with wireless in Leopard, but this one seems a little different than what I've read... any ideas???

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The question is the following: *Should I keep the time capsule as basic device connected to the modem and use the air port extreme as extension or do you recommend to set it up vice versa?*
I checked the range of the time capsule: It can be used in already in the first floor but not in the second anymore.
I am really unsure how I should approach this topic and I hope more expirienced users can provide some help to this issue. Maybe you can also give me some security advice. In order to protect kids from misusing this new possiblity I was thinking of using opendns to block certain websites. Maybe there are also betters ways of doing this?

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Plug it into power?? The main router?? Sorry I am unclear what you are plugging it into.
It sounds like you have not done the setup.
The TC should be in bridge and plugged into the current modem router you have.. and powered on full time.
If you cannot access it via the utility, I strongly suggest you buy the apple usb to ethernet dongle.. which helps air people no end.. or use any other computer that has a real ethernet port.
Otherwise set to factory and start over. (this will not do anything to what you already have on the disk).
Hold in reset and power on the TC.. wait about 10sec until the front led rapidly flashes. .then you can connect the computer.. and do the setup.. choose bridge in the Network section of the utility and update the TC.
Then you can plug it into the main router and access it and internet at the same time.. either by TC wireless or the main modem wireless.
Please note. .Gen1 TC is only going to last very little time.. it is already well past the average lifespan.. many died at 2years.. most gone by 4years.. plan on storing nothing important on it.

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I had so far a setup for music streaming where I used an additional airport express station where I have my AV receiver and had this station connected to the receiver. This old air port station is not working anymore and I anyway will change my whole setup now because I will get a new AV receiver with HDMI and I will connect a new apple TV directly to the receiver via HDMI. My question is whether I need to buy and connect also a new airport express station for some music streaming etc or can I with the new setup stream everything I want by using only the appletv (since the appletv supports also wlan)? I don't have at this place a lan cable availavle and also don't want to get one there, therefore I will need a wireless solution.
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You can connect AppleTV to the reciever via HDMI or optical.
AppleTV's HDMI implementation has always been rather fussy and can be incompatible with some HDMI switches/receivers.
One potential issue is reports from some users that if the TV is not displaying the AppleTV output, then it goes to sleep and cannot be used for streaming audio - most of these reports relate to AppleTV connected to TV by HDMI and secondary optical output to receiver.
It may work fine for you but there is such a myriad of AV kit and TVs it's impossible to be sure without testing in a particular combination.
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AppleTV has wi-fi and ethernet connections - apart from the audio output side of things it does not do any of the other things an Express does.
Of note is reports that AppleTV always outputs stereo content as 16bit 48kHz PCM over optical and probably HDMI too.
If you choose AppleTV remember that in addition to using it as an Airport speaker for audio (redubbed Airplay as it now includes video in some instances) pushed from iTunes AppleTV can pull audio files directly from iTunes to play and output using it's onscreen menu system controlled by the physical remote or Apple's Remote app for iPhione/iPad etc. Do an A/B of both audio streams they will differ - itunes effects will get pushed through Airplay, they're not added when AppleTV directly plays the files (better in my experience when using in a hi-fi setting not compensating for small computer speaker deficiencies).
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The error message "no air port card installed" keeps coming up

I have a mac book pro from 2010... recently set the computer up to act as more of a desktop by adding a monitor etc. I went to use the internet but the computer error message popped up saying "no air port card installed" I tried a few things that were listed but nothing seemed to reset this. I bought a wireless usb adapter but it was only compatable with a microsoft windows which I do not have. I dont want to take it to get a new airport card installed as it is an old computer and the screen is partially broken, but i would like to know if there is a wireless usb adapter that would be compatible or even if the air port express would work in spite of the error message that I have been getting. would love some thoughts or ideas. thanks!

First before getting another wireless USB adapter, try the following:
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Under "Preferred Networks," delete the network(s) you regularly use from the list.
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System Preferences > Network > Wi-Fi > Advanced > Wi-Fi tab
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Please post back your results.

What do i do if air port reads self -assigned IP address

I needed to re connect my router and air port express, when I did I can't get wi-fi any where.
the system preferences reads self assigned IP
How do I get this to work again?

Reset the Express to factory and redo the setup.
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How do I get my iPad to recognize Air Port?

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Look at iOS Troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks and connections http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1398
iPad: Issues connecting to Wi-Fi networks http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3304
Additional things to try.
Try this first. Turn Off your iPad. Then turn Off (disconnect power cord) the wireless router & then back On. Now boot your iPad. Hopefully it will see the WiFi.
Change the channel on your wireless router. Instructions at http://macintoshhowto.com/advanced/how-to-get-a-good-range-on-your-wireless-netw ork.html
How to Quickly Fix iPad 3 Wi-Fi Reception Problems
http://osxdaily.com/2012/03/21/fix-new-ipad-3-wi-fi-reception-problems/
If none of the above suggestions work, look at this link.
iPad Wi-Fi Problems: Comprehensive List of Fixes
http://appletoolbox.com/2010/04/ipad-wi-fi-problems-comprehensive-list-of-fixes/
Fix iPad Wifi Connection and Signal Issues http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwWtIG5jUxE
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Is it possible to administer the Air Port Extreme remotely?
My Linksys router has been doing OK lately, but have been noticing issues like speed latency. I think this is true not only since another B or G Wifi device connected to the router causing the rest of the speeds to decrease, but also since I moved into a location that has many WiFi hotspots - specifically my condo complex. My conclusion is buying a dual band wireless router which probablt has a larger WiFi range too. I am debating on whether or not to buy the Apple Air Port Extreme Base Station or one of the top 3 Linksys E Seriers routers (E2500, E3200, E4200), since I have 2 iPads, an iMac, 2 iPhones, 2 Apple TVs, 2 Windows 7 laptops, 1 Windows XP desktop, XBox 360, Nintendo Wii, and 2 WiFi enablesd Blue Ray Players. I saw that I was able to access all of the devices with the Air Port Extreme Base Station - great! Air Port Extreme Base Station works great with all of the Apple devices, stops latency slow WiFi speeds and can have a USB hub attached to allow for a printer, multiple HDs [Time Machine Backups, YAY], etc. I am leaning towards the Air Port Extreme Base Station, but have two reservations:
(1) WEB BROWSER: I cannot administer the Air Port Extreme Base Station via a web browser and am forced to install the software and
(2) REMOTE ADMINISTRATION: I cannot make any changes to the Air Port Extreme Base Station remotely, say if I'm at work, forgot to open a few ports and NAT/PAT, to access my computer.
I would buy the Air Port Extreme Base Station if I can at least get through one of these two reservations.
Please help.

<Yes, the newer AirPort Extremes running 7.4.1+ firmware, can be administered from a remote location ... of course, you would still require the AirPort Utility to do so.>
I am looking to set up remote access to my Airport Extreme that is running the latest firmware. Can you describe what I need to do to do so? I do not have a static IP so will have to use something like DynDNS I assume. My needs are pretty simple. From time to time my Airport drops out (I'm guessing after a power outage) and while the Cablevision modem restarts, my Airlort is often left flashing orange. This would be fine except that this is all at a weekend house that is 90 miles away and I need the wifi to be working so that I can access my Nest thermostat as well as my Insteon system for remote light management.

Mac Power PC G5 with Air Port Extreme

Hello,
At home I have installed, since many years, a Wi-Fi network using an Air Port Extreme Base station. This works fine with different computers. Now I have “recovered” an older Mac from my office, which works with a dual PowerPC G5 and OS 10.5.8. It seems that this machine is not able to work with a wireless network (no Air Port antenna). I would really appreciate to connect this machine to the Internet. Obviously one possibility is to draw several meters of Ethernet cable through the apartment … *Here is my question: is it possible to use Air Port Express for connecting my Mac with PowerPC G5 to my normal Wi-Fi network (and to Internet)? In other words: the PowerPC G5 is connected to the Air Port Express via a short Ethernet cable and has then access to my Wi-Fi network?* Thanks in advance and all the best for the New Year.
Bernd

I have the same problem - but no solution either yet. Still looking.
Apple airport extreme firmware 7.5
Vista x64 will connect to access point and receive IP address from server, but will not connect to the internet unless WPA2-AES security is disabled.
I get no response when pinging the gateway (10.0.1.1)
My XP machine will connect - no issues.
The vista laptop will connect to a friend's timecapsule firmware 7.4.2.... puzzling.
I hope someone has an clue to figure this out.

Air Port Express Configuration

Hi I am sure that this is a dumb question but hopefully someone will be able to assist me.
At my home I have three Air Port Express adaptors - one as a base station, the others as repeaters to extend the range of the signal. These have been configured to use the IP range 10.0.0.x and have been working OK. The base station adaptor is both connected via a ethernet cable to my ADSL router, and is set to manage DHCP.
Over the weekend I have occasion to look at the settings for my ADSL router, I am about to repace it and wanted to get all the settings for the new router.
I noticed that I have, as expected a dedicated IP address from my ISP, but that the internal IP range of the ADSL router was set to 192.168.0.x range.
Surely this is wrong, and it should be set to the same range as my Air Port Express units shouldn't it, and if so I am not quite sure how the network has worked all this time.
Many thanks for any assistance
A

I noticed that I have, as expected a dedicated IP address from my ISP, but that the internal IP range of the ADSL router was set to 192.168.0.x range.
Surely this is wrong, and it should be set to the same range as my Air Port Express units shouldn't it, and if so I am not quite sure how the network has worked all this time.
In your current network configuration, you have two routers in series, each with their DHCP server service enabled. Most non-Apple routers typically provide DHCP clients with IP addresses in the 192.168.n.n range and is exactly what your current ADSL router is doing.
Since you have the first AirPort Express Base Station (AX) directly connected to this ADSL router, it will receive an IP address on its WAN port in this 192.1689.n.n range, but since it too has DHCP server service active, any wireless clients connected to it would receive IP address in the 10.0.n.n range.
You would also have a "double NAT" condition. In itself this is not necessarily a bad thing, but does tend to introduce other issues, especially if you wish to share resources between clients connected to either router. In most cases, where you have routers in series, you would want to reconfigure the downstream router as a bridge.

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When I connect to internet through air port and every thing
is fine. After ten minutes later, my air port icon change
to gray and internet connection is disconnected. But the air
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mac book Mac OS X (10.4.7)

I see you're running 10.4.7 - would you consider running software update (select the blue apple in the top menubar, then select software update) and upgrading to 10.4.8, as well as applying any other updates for your MacBook?
It may resolve the issue. The other possible answer is that your wireless connection is experiencing interference.
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Air Port Express Admin Utility - Wanted!

Hello all,
My Air Port Express has been running OK since I bought it about three weeks ago. It's connected to my hi-fi amp and the connection has worked (apart from some nasty harmonic distortion which I'm still trying to get rid of, but that's another issue).
However, the amber light on my AirPort is now flashing continuously and I cannot connect, even when I plugged the unit in right next to the PC. Now, here's a Catch-22: to find out more information about the error I need to consult the AirPort software. But.....I could not install the software from the CD as it doesn't run under Windows 2000, which is what I have.
The AirPort Express spec page says that to run the software under Windows 2000 I need to install the Air Port Admin utility, version 4.0 or later.
I have searched the Apple site for this and then the rest of the net but i CANNOT find anywhere I can download this software from.
Can anybody help me?
I must emphasise that I am specifically looking for the AirPort Express Admin Utility V4.0 or later (apparently) to run under Windows 2000, not the actual AirPort software as that will not install under Win 2000.
Thanks in advance
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Thanks very much for your reply.
If you go to the AirPort spec page:
http://www.apple.com/airportexpress/specs.html
..and read footnote (1), it says:
"AirPort Express Assistant is not compatible with Windows 2000. To setup AirPort Express from a Windows 2000 computer, you must use AirPort Admin Utility for Windows version 4.0 or later."
This is the software I am looking for, but this is the ONLY reference to it I can find anywhere.
Regarding the CD that came with my AirPort, the whole point is that it will not install under Win 2000, only XP. I therefore have no AirPort software installed on my PC. You don't need the AirPort software to use Airport; you really only need it to configure the unit and troubleshoot when you have problems. Which is what I have now!
In case the above footnote has the version number wrong, can you give me a link to the 3.2 version?
Many thanks
Andy

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I am connected to time capsule via wi-fi but air port says not connected and disk utility does not see it. I had it connected via ethernet and it still did not see it. Then i disconncectd it from ethernet and did the Wi-fi connection and am able to post this message but air port still does not see it.

Disk Utility will not "see" the Time Capsule, so no need to waste any more time on that issue.
but air port still does not see it.
Not sure what you mean by "air port" here.

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I have over 250G backed up and I really don't want to reset everything and start again.
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