Airport admin 4.1

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I have airport extreme, the laptop keeps losing the signal.
In the past, I changed the SSID channel using airport admin 4.1.
For some reason, as a search illustrates, airport admin 4.1 has disappeared from my applications - I assume because of the recent updates to Airport.
I now have no method to change channels.
Dual 2.3 GHz PowerPC G5 Mac OS X (10.4.9) also G4 laptop using airport

I have the same ISP and setup. If I try to use the wireless setting of 802.11n only (5 GHz) only setting it cuts my connection distance down tremendously. It drops out when I got into the back of the house, about 30 ft. I've set it to the 802.11n only (2.4 GHz) and I have no problem anywhere on the property.
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Airport Express, Airport Admin 4.2 and Windows Vista

If you, like me, have bought a Airport Express and cant get Airport Admin upgraded to 5.2 (which supports vista), you can still make it work.
Start by resetting the Airport express to factory defaults, by pressing and holding in the lill button on the back.
1. if you to get the airport express with a secured wireless network, temporarily connect the airport express to your router with a ethernet cable.
2. log onto your routers administration interface, and look for the DHCP section, which should tell you which ip's have been delegated. Figure out which one is your airport express.
3. When running the Airport Admin Util, in the base station chooser, select "choose other" from the Base station menu. And put in the ip of the airport express and use the factory default password "public"
4. now your connected, change the password, configure the device and unplug the ethernet cable.
5. done

Welcome to the discussions!
Firmware 6.3.x on the AirPort Express was only used in the b/g units. As you have discovered, you won't be able to upgrade or update this device to 7.3.x because it will not accept the firmware.

Airport Admin Utility can no longer access Airport Extreme, what now?

I have an Airport Extreme that worked fine for a long time with a specific IP. They sold out and the new company came in and installed new equipment. The settings had to change on the Airport. After that, I lost my ability to print through the Airport USB port.
I tried to resolve the problem the other day. My Airport Admin Utility saw the Airport, but I couldn't access it. When I clicked configure, a window came up saying "Reading configuration from base station", then a Password login window came up. I enter my password, it says "Reading configuration from base station", then it says "An error occurred while trying to access the base station. Make sure your network connection is valid and try again.". It does the same thing whether I enter the right or wrong password.
It started working unexpectedly for a little while. I experimented with some settings. Now I can't access it again. The Airport Admin Utility sees the Airport as 10.0.0.0, my laptop's IP says 169.xx.whatever. I thought the Airport was supposed to distribute IP addressed. It did for awhile after I set it that way, but then it went back to 169.xx.whatever.
I'm lost. I don't know how I will ever access the Airport again. Or get my printing capability back.
Help!!!

Ok. I'm going to try a reset on a day where I have some time to mess with it. There are some things I need clarified for me about settings. Please correct me as needed.
In the internet tab:
-Connect using Ethernet is selected.
-Configure Manually was selected before as it is now.
-IP address: do I use their IP or 10.0.0.0 or 10.0.1.1 or what?
-Subnet mask: It used to be 255.255.255.0 now it's 255.255.0.0.
-Router address: What do I put here, use their IP or 10.0.0.0 or 10.0.1.1 or what?
-DNS servers: I will enter their DNS servers.
-Domain name: blank
-WAN Ethernet Port is selected Automatic.
Under Network Tab:
-Distribute IP adresses is checked.
-Share a single IP address (using DHCP & NAT)used to be checked, now Share a rnage of IP addresses (using only DHCP) is checked.
-DHCP Lease: 4 hours. What is best here?
Do I really need to worry about anything else? If the password is reset how to I access from default settings?
Thanks, after this I should have a better understanding of network settings and the AEBS.
J-

Airport Admin loses Express and Extreme, no iTunes, no Network Printer

Ever since I have upgraded to Tiger, I’ve experienced a strange, random Airport Extreme/Express problem which I have not been able to solve. I can sometimes replicate the problem but never consistently.
Laptop Configuration: 15” Powerbook G4 running Mac OS Tiger 10.4.3 with most current patches. System is stable and manifests no problems.
Airport Network Configuration: Network is closed with 128bit WEP encryption. No other laptops attached to the network besides my Powerbook.
Base Station: Airport Express attached to DSL modem with “Distribute IP Addresses” checkbox enabled, running firmware v6.2, stereo speakers plugged into audio jack. Network access is restricted by MAC address; RADIUS not in use, default IP address scheme is used.
Remote Base Station: Airport Extreme running firmware v5.6. The Extreme hosts a HP 1012 LaserJet printer plugged into the USB port and an IP phone plugged into the LAN port.
The Express and Extreme are within 15 feet of each other and enjoy a clear, strong 802.11b/g wireless signal on Channel 1 with a multicast setting of 11, interface robustness enabled and transmit power set to 100%.
Symptoms: iTunes loses its remote speakers setting; I cannot print to the network printer attached via USB to Airport Extreme; Airport Extreme and Express do not appear in Airport Admin Utility….yet I can access the network via the Powerbook, I have full internet access and IP phone can make calls. I just can’t print to the network printer or use AirTunes.
Troubleshooting: I can restore all functionality if I perform a hard reset of the Airport Express Base Station then re-import my saved Airport Express base station configuration settings. I typically look at the Airport Admin Utility to determine if functionality has been restored. If both the Airport Express and Extreme appear in the Admin utility, all is well. If they are not there, sometimes a laptop reboot will restore them, other times they will not appear when the Admin Utility is opened or when I rescan. If a rescan fails, I can access the Express and Extreme by typing in the IP address and password. Then each will show up in the Admin Utility and I can make changes and restart the devices. Even with a device restart, they will not automatically appear in the Admin Utility.
I first thought the problem was associated with the laptop going to sleep but this is not the case. Sometimes when I reset the Base Station, re-import the configs and reboot the laptop, I am able to automatically see the Express and Extreme in the Airport Admin Utility. Other times I can’t. Sometimes my settings will last a few days and I’ll enjoy full functionality then they will disappear. Other times they will disappear immediately, even with a reboot and a reset of the Express and Extreme.
If I use a 3rd party utility called Cocktail and reboot, I can restore functionality. Cocktail will delete all user, system and kernel caches, delete all log files, rerun disk permissions, and run the daily, weekly and monthly Apple Kron maintenance scripts. If I reboot after running Cocktail, my Airport Extreme and Express appear in the Admin Utility. Thus, I think the problem may be associated with a Airport Extreme cache file becoming corrupted or deleted upon reboot…….but I am not positive.
If there are any Airport experts out there, let me know what you think. I love Apple, I love my Mac and my little Airport Network…….but this is ******’ me off! Thus my plea for advanced geekery review and assistance.
Talk to me!

If the Airport Admin Utility cannot automatically "see" your Base Station, you have a big clue as to the cause of your problems. On a private LAN, it should never be necessary to select "Other" and manually type in the Base Station's IP address.
The most likely cause for the Airport Admin Utility not being able to automatically "see" an Airport Base Station - is a firewall on the Mac that is blocking it. Any of the following are possible:
- you have installed non-Apple firewall software on the Mac
- you have installed so-called "internet protection" software on the Mac
- you have installed "internet monitoring" software on the Mac (like "Little Snitch")
- you have installed VPN client software on the Mac - and many of these applications install their own firewall
All this stuff needs to go, since it will cause all sorts of trouble with communication between a Base Station or Airport Express, and a Mac.
I'd also be very worried about what this "Cocktail" utility is really doing to your system.

Reissue: Connection Timed Out and Airport Admin Utility Issues

I put this post last November, but no one seemed to have a solution to it, so I thought I would try again...
Our lab has and Airport Extreme (802.11g). Intermittently (once a week to a couple of times a day) our airport extreme will stop allowing new connections. Here's what appears to happen. The airport still appears in the the list of networks in the airport icon in the menu bar (ie it still broadcasts SSID), but when I try to connect it whirls for a while and then says connection timed out. If I go to the Airport Admin Utility the base station doesn't appear there even though all of the rest of the ones on our network do (I should at this point, mention that we have both ethernet and WiFi layers on our network--the base station operates as an access point in bridge mode). The only solution is to power cycle the base station. A couple of extra tidbits.
* Base station firmware is current at version 5.7.
* We never have more than about 8 users connected to the base station.
* This inability to connect is independent of what computer is trying to connect and even occurs with iPod touches.
* This problem has occurred for a couple of years (multiple firmware versions).
* I also have similar problems on a network at home that has the new Airport express/extreme N arrangement on a cable internet connection.
* Sometimes this seems to fix itself after 30 minutes or so of just ignoring it. Other times it does not.
* The restoration of the ability of the airport to accept connections after the power cycle is always immediate.
* We only have 6-10 connections, less than the max supported.
* The Airport usually continues to work for those computers that are connected to it before it stops allowing connections.
So couple of questions:
1) Do other people see this problem?
2) Is this some problem with the WAN network connection impairing the ability of the base station to establish WiFi connection that eventually resets itself after something times our or resets?
3) Any suggestions as to what to do about it?

Two reasons I don't think that this is likely the issue. Both are based on my assumptions about how noise would affect the working of a WAP. If these assumptions are erroneous, please let me know.
The first is that I have tried both automatic channel selection and manual channel assignment based on an unused channel that was several channels away from other WAPs. Kind of circumstantial since other devices can emit noise in the same region of the spectrum (our phones are 5.8GHz and the microwave is no where near the base station.
The second though, is that I can stand literally a foot away from the base station with my notebook or iPod touch and still have the same problem. It would seem the the noise would have to be enormous to interfere with a device that close the the base station. Also, why would the other connected devices continue to work?
In the interest of providing a complete picture, I would say I have thought quite a lot about whether noise is a problem. This base station is installed in a lab, with lots of electrical equipment whirring away and to make matters worse, the base station itself needed to be installed right next to (Within inches) a circuit breaker box. I winced when I did this.
Interestingly, the thing normally does work and the signal strength & signal to noise (reported by airport utility) and transfer rates are quite good when you can connect.
Thanks,
Michael

Connection Timed Out and Airport Admin Utility Issues

Our lab has and Airport Extreme (802.11g). Intermittently (once a week to a couple of times a day) our airport extreme will stop allowing new connections. Here's what appears to happen. The airport still appears in the the list of networks in the airport icon in the menu bar, but when I try to connect it whirls for a while and then says connection timed out. If I go to the Airport Admin Utility the base station doesn't appear there even though all of the rest of the ones on our network do (I should at this point, mention that we both ethernet and WiFi layers on our network--the base station operates as an access point in bridge mode). The only solution is to power cycle the base station. A couple of extra tidbits.
* Base station firmware is current at version 5.7.
* We never have more than about 8 users connected to the base station.
* This inability to connect is independent of what computer is trying to connect and even occurs with iPod touches.
* This problem has occurred for a couple of years (multiple firmware versions).
* I also have similar problems on a network at home that has the new Airport express/extreme N arrangement on a cable internet connection.
* Sometimes this seems to fix itself after 30 minutes or so of just ignoring it.
* The restoration of the ability of the airport to accept connections after the power cycle is always immediate.
So couple of questions:
1) Do other people see this problem?
2) Is this some problem with the WAN network connection impairing the ability of the base station to establish WiFi connection that eventually resets itself after something times our or resets?
3) Any suggestions as to what to do about it?

Yes, I have the exact same problem.
It's intriguing because I share the connection with my landlord who is often away. The base station is connected in his suite and we seem to never have any problem when only my wife and I are connected on it. I use a iMac 21.5" and my wife a 13" White MacBook (5.2). When he is home (about 1 week per month), that's when the connection will randomly disconnect exactly as you described. He uses a iMac 24" and occasionally an old iBook.

My Airport Base Station does not appear in the Airport Admin Utility

I cannot see my airport extreme base station in the Airport Admin Utility nor in Airport Setup Assistant via Airport. It worked yesterday but when I was trying to set up a network something must have changed but I don't know what it is. (The setup didn't work so I am only using one base station right now.) The only way I can configure/reconfigure the base station is by physically connecting via an ethernet cable. Then no problem. I have two computers and neither can access the base station with Airport Admin Utility via Airport. I have installed the latest Airport Update but nothing has changed. What happened?

You should be able to use the second Airport Extreme
Base Station as a wireless print server. What I
suggest you do is:
1. run the Airport Admin Utility and clean up
settings on your existing Base Station:
- under the Airport tab, make sure you have not
selected to "create a closed network"
- under the Access Control tab, clear out all
settings
- under the WDS tab, clear out all settings
- under the Network tab, make sure the box is checked
to "Distribute IP addresses" and "Share a single IP
address using DHCP and NAT".
- update settings to the Base Station if you changed
anything.
2. do a hard reset of your second base station per:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107451
3. for now, put both base stations and the Mac in the
same room. Run the Airport Setup Assistant, and use
its guidance to configure the second base station as
a new base station that "extends" the wireless
network of your main base station.
That should do it.
Thanks very much. The printer works great from both computers via my second airport base station. And I can see both my base stations in the Airport Admin Utility.

ITunes and Airport Admin do not see my Airport Express

I have configured my Airport Express to join my existing WLAN using the Airport Assistant. It restarted but there is no speaker menu in iTunes.
Fine - tried the Airport Admin but it is not shown there.
I can locate it using the Others menu and enter the IP-Addr I found on my WLAN (AVM Fritz Box 3030) base station and I can open and configure the AE.
I activated Airtunes on the Music page but still no menu, no sound.
Maybe two separate problems, maybe not.
Any ideas ?
PowerBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Thank you scooter - I gave this another try...
* Reset the AE (holding the reset button for 5 secs until the light starts to flash green and yellow).
* Wait three minutes (airport is now blinking amber)
* Start airport assistent.
* Configure new Airport Base Station
* Confirm that the proposed station is the correct one.
* Choose to enter an existing network, identify my network
* Enter the network password and the name of the airport
* check my entries
* Airport is configured. Restarts. Amber, Amber blinking, Green.
* Check my DHCP server - Airport has register, has received an IP address
Fine.
* Start iTunes (6.0.5) - no speakers.
* Check iTunes preferences - search airtunes speakers is checked.
* Start System Prefs
* Check sharing, other options, block UDP is not checked.
* Start airport admin
* Initial scan and rescan do not find the station. Maybe they are using the hard coded IP addresses 10.0.1.1 that the "Others" menu shows and my network is a 192. network (a Class A network sounded a little bit to big for my home installation)

How can I get Airport Admin Utility to Locate My Extreme Base Station?

In an effort to repair some network connection problems I was having with my ISP (or so I thought), I reset my Airport Extreme Base station today. I have been unable to get it back to normal since. I'm currently connected to my ISP through an Ethernet connection directly from my modum to my iBookG4. Now, when I try to re-established the old network connections with my Airport Extreme, I cannt get the system to recognize a base station. When I use the Airport Admin Utility, the window pops up and *** me to select a base station, but there are none in the window. When I rescan, nothing comes up. The airport setuup utility has been no help either. Any ideas how to get my base station back? Thanks!

Hi, Tesserax:
Thanks so much for your reply. I tried the direct connection, as suggested in a previous message I saw on this board. Didn't work for some reason. Lucky for me, one of my neighbors works in the tech department of a nearby Apple Store. Last night he was able to get the base station working again. I wish I could share how he did it on this message board, but it was beyond my modest understanding. Again, thanks for taking the time to reply!
Best, Kevin

Airtunes missing; no Music tab in Airport Admin Utility - Help!

Hi. Trried to play music via airtunes to AX connected to stereo, but no speaker selections in iTunes! Been working for the past year. Went to airport admin utility (4.2) for the AEBS and when configuring it showed the Music tab for about a second then it went away. I can't select Music re-setup airtunes! Where's the tab? Does the utility have a bug? What to do?
All latest s/w, etc. for AEBS, AX, Pmac, and PB. Tried the utility from both Macs, but same situation. Internet, AEBS, and AX all work fine, but no Music tab in the utility and no airtunes speaker selections in iTunes (6.0.5).
Thanks.

All latest s/w, etc. for AEBS, AX, Pmac, and PB.
Tried the utility from both Macs, but same
situation. Internet, AEBS, and AX all work fine,
but no Music tab in the utility and no airtunes
speaker selections in iTunes (6.0.5).
What firmware is your Airport Express running?
iFelix

Is airport admin needed, is it available?

I recently purchased an Airport Extreme on E-Bay which only came with the unit and power cord. I believe it is still set up for a previous network. I have no experience with airport. The middle light is on and the two side lights are flashing. It shows up on my laptop (macbook G3) in the airport as ACPS, which i assume is the name of the previous network, and only seems to connect in blips evrey 4 or 5 seconds. I do not have airport admin.....do I need it, and can it be downloaded? Thanks for helping.

I do not have airport admin...
Yes you do. Look in /Applications/Utilities and you will find "AirPort Admin Utility".
Performing a hard reset on the AirPort Extreme base station (AEBS) will reset it to factory settings. The instructions are in KB 107451, Resetting the AirPort Extreme Base Station.

Where can I find Airport Admin Utilities?

I have an Airport Extreme Base Station. It provides a WAN well. I want to hookup a HP printer with Ethernet for wireless printing and need the Airport Admin Utilities to configure the printer. I do have an original Airport Admin Utilities in my G4 computer. When I open the Airport Admin Utilities for configuration, the error message show, "The airport Admin Utility was unable to read the configuration of the selected base station." That message suggested that I go back to the software came with the base station or go online to set it up. I repeatedly re-install the original software, but could not have a new Airport Admin Utility installed to save my life. I went online but could not locate where I can download one.
I would appreciate your help me find the Airport Admin Utility. Thank you very much.
Robert

You need to use AirPort Utility to administer your AirPort Extreme.
If you are running Snow Leopard as your post indicates it's already on your computer.
Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
Message was edited by: Bob Timmons

No airports shown in the airport admin tool since Lion... any hints?

After i installed Lion i had to check sth in my airport admin tool. But no airports were found there. I checked the LED at my TC but it's green.

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Can't open AirPort Admin Utility configuration file

I'm using an AirPort Extreme Base Station connected to a cable modem through the WAN port and to my G4 Cube running OSX 10.2.8 through the LAN port. I also use an iBook and eMac with AirPort cards to wirelessly access my network. My problem is that I can not open the configuration file so that I can change my settings. I get an error message that AirPort Admin Utility can't read the configuration file of the base station. I tried resetting the base station to the factory settings, to no avail. So now I also can't set a password and encryption. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

To clarify--I previously had a password protected network set up and working. I wanted to change the settings and couldn't open the config file. I reset to factory settings successfully, but still can't open the config file, which I need to do in order to encrypt and set a new password. Thanks!

Itunes and Airport admin do not see AE on one computer, but do on other

I have a network that is connected to the internet via a Linksys router. I have set up the Airport Express to redistribute the signal via WDS. I have a Mac desktop connected to the network and it can see the AE in the Airport Admin, and it can broadcast music via iTunes to the stereo attached to the AE.
However, my Powerbook that is also attached to this network cannot "see" the AE via the Airport Admin or iTunes. In the admin I can manually connect to the AE by typing in the AE's local IP address.
I know there have been other threads on this, and I have read them all and tried the suggestions. I have connected the AE directly to the Powerbook with an ethernet cable and it still does not show up. I have changed the AE's name and rebooted the computer and AE multiple times. Still nothing.
If anyone has more advice, please let me know. This is very odd and frustrating. I do not understand why one computer can see the thing, but the other one cannot.
Thanks,
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Okay, this really has me baffled... When I woke up this morning and looked at my laptop, the AE appeared in the Admin Utility and as a speaker selection in iTunes. When I tried to select the AE as an audio output in iTunes the application just did not respond. I closed and restarted iTunes and the output selector was no longer there, and when I checked the Admin Utility the AE was no longer in the list.
I decided to not worry about it for now.
So then I logged into my work network via my VPN client. While attached to the VPN I clicked over to iTunes and, lo and behold, the selector is back and the AE is available for audio output. Once again, if I try to select the AE as the output, iTunes does not respond to the selection. The AE is also visible in the Admin Utility while connected to the VPN as well. If I log off of the VPN, the AE disappears from iTunes and the Admin Utility.
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ITunes and Airport Admin do not see my Airport Express Windows XP

Internet works fine, but I lost my speaker connection and can't get into the AE to try and fix it. Airport admin utility doesn't scan it and airport setup assistant can't connect to it. I've tried soft, hard, and factory resets.

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