Airport Express as wireless internet router

I have a Mac G4 and a Windows PC, and connect to the Internet via DSL. I would use an Airport Express module as the modem for the incoming DSL signal, and connect the Airport Express by ethernet to the Windows PC. How do I receive the Airport signal at the Mac G4 -- the G4 has no internal wireless capability. I have a Hawking wireless adaptor (usb) that is badly recognized by the G4. What wireless receiving device is acceptable? Another Airport Express module?

Hello JimBee. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
I would use an Airport Express module as the modem for the incoming DSL signal, and connect the Airport Express by ethernet to the Windows PC.
I'm a bit confused about your statement above. The AirPort Express Base Station (AX) does not have a built-in DSL modem. Is your DSL modem actually a combination modem/router? What is its make/model number?

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Airport express and wireless internet at the same time???

hello,
i recently replaced an airport express that broke. before i replaced it, my house was set-up with my macbook in one room, airport express in the living room and home-internet router in the office.
i dont remember how i did it, but i set it up so that i could be connected to the internet and airport express at the same time. right now, its one or the other. either connect to the airport and listen to music, or connect to the router and get internet...
now, i understand you can do this if u plug an ethernet into the airport express, but its in a different room than the router.
so somehow i need the router and airport to connect to each other wirelessly????????

Configure the AirPort Express (AX) using the instructions in KB 302153, AirPort Express: How to join an existing wireless network in client mode.

Airport Express with wireless internet 101

I want to be able to use my G4 powerbook without plugging it in through an ethernet cable for my internet connection. I have wireless internet, but I connect with it via ethernet through a router (Linkskys NR041), which is essentially a cable/DSL router. This seems something of a paradox to me. My computer picks up that there is a wireless signal, but I don't seem to have a way of accessing that without ethernet. Is Airport Express going to make this internet setup truly wireless for me, or do I need an Airport Extreme Base station as well? I don't really understand how the two of these are different, even after reading some of the reviews. I get lost as soon as it goes into technical language, so a simple explanation would be appreciated. Thanks anyone who has the time to help.

It sounds like your experience is what I am looking for, but I seem to be missing something with my setup. I have used wifi on my travels, so I'm familiar with doing the Airport setup, but this doesn't seem to work when I'm at home.
In Network, I have Location set to Automatic, but then when I click Assist Me and go to Diagnostics, it says it appears to be working normally. I click Yes anyway, and continue to select locationl, which is Automatic, then it asks me to Choose Network Port Configuration. If I choose Airport, the next window shows Airport with a green light, but shows that Airport Settings and Network Settings have failed. The right hand box asks me to select an Airport Network. None show up, so I click Closed Network down below. The next window then requires me to give a Network Name, and choose an option for Wireless Security, and give a password. I have no idea what WEP or WPA means, but anyway, no matter what I choose, the next page always tells me I am unable to join the Airport Network. Is there some information I am supposed to have that I don't? When I originally set up my computer with my ethernet connection, I just plugged into my router and the computer read all the information it needed and configured itself.

Airport express with wireless NetGear router

Hello everyone...
I received an Airport Express for Christmas. I was immediately able to set up a wireless network at the home I was visiting by plugging in the ethernet cable and a few simple set up steps. After bringing it home, I was able to set it up with the stereo in my bedroom to run iTunes throughout my apartment.
The problem is that I can't get the Airport Express to work through the wireless network already set up in my apartment. If I do the iTunes thing, I can't connect to the internet while it's playing--so it seems to be creating its own network but not connecting with the current wireless internet available in the room.
I did the full reset (unplugged the airport, pushed and held the reset button while plugging it back in until it flashed green three times). From reading other posts I understand that I do have a wireless router capable of handling the WDS (WGR614 v6) but for some reason I am unable to set it up!
Someone please help so i can stream iTunes and surf the net at the same time!

thanks for the link, however my router does not show up in the airport utility. I am not using an airport base station, I am using a Netgear as stated in the original question.
+> 1. Click the AirPort status menu in the menu bar and choose the wireless network created by the base station you want to set up as the main base station.+
This I was able to do, obviously...
+>Open AirPort Utility. Select the main base station...+
There are no stations listed and I have tried clicking "other" and entering the IP address I believe my router is using, but to no avail.

Trying to add my Airport Express to Wireless home router

I have set up my airport express so that I can stream music to my speakers. I have just had wireless installed with a seperate router. I want to add AE to this so I can have internet access and send music to my speakers - How do I do this?

Ask in the Airport forum maybe would be a start. No manual at all?

Desktop PC with Airport Express connected to another router

Hi, I'm new to the wireless world. I have an exsisting wired network with wired connections. The router is a Belkin which also does wireless. I have another desktop computer which I cannot get wires run to so easily. My idea is to use my Airport express's ethernet port for this desktop and wirelessly connect the Airport express to the main router for internet services. Is this possible?
Thanks
Steve

Configure the Express as a bridge: join the wireless network, and set "connection sharing" to "off (bridge mode)". Under the Wireless tab, see if there's a box labeled "allow Ethernet clients".
If there is, check the box.
The "n" model Expresses that are capable of this were first sold in March, 2008. Earlier "b/g" only ones may be capable of this too; I just never had one so that's the reason for the qualifier.

Airport Express Networking with Existing Router + ONT

I have a TELDAT Wifi router connected to an ONT, both provided by my ISP. The TELDAT router does not perform very well, I have many issues with airplay, itunes home sharing and even with my apple TV. I read many forums and came to the preliminary conclusion that the problem may be the TELDAT router.I was looking to replace the provided router with another one, however It seems that this router use VLAN tags to connect to the ONT via its WAN port so apparently not all routers support this.
I have checked a lot of reviews and forums and it seems that Airport Express was the right choice in order to make all Apple services to work seamlessly. I then purchased an airport express; however I'm not really sure what is the most recomendable network configuration in order for the Airport Express to switch all data between my connected devices and only use WAN port for accesing the internet. It need to be taken into account that the TELDAT router cannot be replaced by Airport Express due to the VLAN tagging thing.
My current configuration:
Currently I have all my iDevices (ipad, iphone, apple TV, Mac Mini and Philips Airplay Speakers) and one DLINK camera connected via WIFI to the TELDAT router. The TELDAT router provides 4 ethernet ports, so I have my Samsung Smart TV connected to ethernet port 1 and another DLINK camera connected to ethernet port 2.
What i want:
First I would turn TELDAT Wifi off, so only the Airport Express will provide wireless connectivity. In addition I'd like all my iDevices connections/services between them to be handled by the Airport Express, so the TELDAT router does not have any influence in the apple services perfromance. On the other hand I need two ethernet LAN ports and the airport express only have one, so, I'll connect my Samsung TV to this port and dlink camera will now be connected via Wifi to the Airport Express.
I read that for he configuration I want I will need to configure the Airport Express in "bridge mode"; however my main worry is that in this mode, all communications between my iDevices will go to the TELDAT router and then back to the Airport Express, affecting this way the performance and leaving in the same place as before.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Probably, unless the Netgear has been set up in some non-standard way.
But, every manufacturer seems to do something a bit different with their wireless, so a device from one manufacturer will not always be compatible with a device from another manufacturer when you try to connect using wireless.
It should work. But, should work is not the same as saying it will work. It might be a good idea to understand the store's return policy just in case things don't work out as well as expected.

Airplay on Airport Express "full wireless"

Hi,
I don't really know wether I should post this message in the iPad section or in the "Airport Express" section... Anyway.
Here is my problem :
I would like to stream music from my iPad to my living room soundsystem, so I bought an Airport Express. BUT my router is upstairs, and I can't set up a permanent Ethernet connection between my router & Airport Express.
So my question is : Is it possible to set up the Airport Express as a "distinct network" (not connected to the internet) and Have the iPad connect on Both networks ?
- my usual LAN to surf the net & everything else
- The airport Network to stream music to the soundsystem
If my setup is wrong, i'm obviously open to any advice... Just keep in mind that I can't have a wired connexion between the Airport Express & the Router...
Many thanks in advance for your answers.

Before to close this topic and mark it as solved, I will explain the whole process, so if you find this, you can try it directly... French version hereunder.
Hardware setup :
* Bbox2 Modem router provided by my ISP
* PC with latest version of Airport Utility
* Airport Express connected to amplifier (Jack - Double RCA) and to the router through Ethernet (the whole purpose of this is to remove this Ethernet cable).
Before you begin :
Open your router configuration utility (typically 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1 in your browser). Change your network password (by default, mine was the 26 characters WEP key - 13 letters and 13 numbers). Choose a 13 characters password. I chose one with 7 letters followed by 6 numbers. Waring : This operation might (should ?) crash your current internet connexion and you may experience problems reconnectiong. Under Win 7, Go to the properties --> security of your network to type your new password & connect again.
Once this is done :
1. Open the Airport Utility on your computer
2. Do a "hard reset" of the Airport Express" (AE) using a pen or a paperclip --> the AE disappears from the Airport utility, then shows up again.
3. Select "replace the settings with default settings" to clean up the mess your previous attempts might have caused
4. You're back to the default configuration
5. On the Airport utility window you see now, invent a new password for the AE & clic continue
6. Select "I want AE to join my current network" (3rd option), clic on "Continue".
7. Select "I want AE to wirelessly join my current network" (1st Option), clic on continue
8. Select your network in the drop down menu and select "WEP 128 bits" as encryption mode (Your network obviously has to use WEP encryption. If it's not the case, go back to your router management utility and set the security to WEP or write another tutorial
9. Clic on "Update"
10. Watch your LAN crash
11. Say "What the F**" and unplug the Ethernet cable from the AE. Your LAN should get better very quickly.
12. Accidentally unplug the AE from the wall. Plug it again quickly with 2 or 3 "Sh** !"
You're done !
French version :
Préalable :
Configuration hardware :
* Modem router Bbox2 fourni par mon FAI (Belgacom)
* PC avec la dernière version de Airport Utility
* Airport Express connecté à un ampli (Jack - Double cinch) et au routeur via un câble Ethernet (le but de la manoeuvre est de virer ledit câble Ethernet)
Ouvrir l'utilitaire de configuration de votre routeur (192.198.1.1 dans le navigateur par exemple) et changer là le mot de passe du réseau (anciennement chez moi : la clé WEP de 26 caractères) en choisissant un mot de passe d'exactement 13 caractères (chiffres et lettres mêlées ont fonctionné pour moi). Attention, cette opération peut avoir des retombées un peu bizarres sur votre connexion... Deux redémarrages de Bbox et pas mal d'essais de reconnexion m'ont été nécessaires.
Une fois cela fait :
1. Ouvrez l'Airport utility
2. Opérez un Hard reset de l'airport avec un trombone --> l'AE disparait de l'utility, puis réapparaît
3. Sélectionner "Replace the settings with default settings" histoire de virer tout merdier d'essais précédents.
4. Vous êtes de retour à la configuration "de base"
5. Sur l'écran qui s'affiche alors, inventez un nouveau mot de passe pour l'AE puis Cliquez sur "continuer"
6. Sélectionnez "I want Export Express to Join my current network (3ième option)" puis cliquez sur "continuer"
7. Choisissez "I want AE to wirelessly Join my current network (1ière option)" puis cliquez sur "continuer"
8. Sélectionnez votre réseau dans la liste déroulante et sélectionnez "WEP" comme mode de cryptage (il faut évidemment que votre réseau soit crypté en WEP. Si ce n'est pas le cas, passez en WEP ou faites un nouveau tuto...
9. Cliquez sur "Update"
10. Regardez votre réseau local se planter en beauté...
11. Débranchez le câble de l'AE. Le réseau local devrait se sentir beaucoup mieux
12. Retirez accidentellement l'AE de la prise. Rebranchez-le vite fait avec 2-3 "Mert".
You're done !

Can't find Airport Express via wireless or wired connection.

I've run across this topic in this forum and a lot of others and nothing I've found has helped resolve the issue. It seems like the one definitive answer I found was to return it to the store, but I'm hoping to avoid that so I figured I'd try once more.
Running Windows XP and using a linksys Wireless-G network card. When I first got the Airport Express I was able to connect to it but then I had some issues with my cable network connection and had to reset everything. Since then I haven't been able to connect to it, and currently I can't find it using the Base Station. Tried resetting it to factory defaults about 10x and I'm still stuck on blinking yellow. I tried connecting it directly with a network cable and even then my computer can't seem to find it.
I tried turning off my firewall, reinstalling the Airport Utility, connecting to the IP address 10.0.1.1 using the "Configure Other..." box and no luck.
Any suggestions?
Thanks much.

The issue is within the network configuration of the Airport Express. As you mentioned, all hardwired devices can use AirPlay but all wireless devices can't.
Normally, the Airport Express will wirelessly join your existing network, and Airplay will work with all devices. Any reason why you have your Airport Express connected to your router via ethernet?

Use AirPort Express to Extend Original Router's Range

I have an existing router that works fine for the first and second floors of my house (it is not an Apple router), however, my Apple TV is in the basement and the WiFi coverage is absolutely horrible. I'm curious if I can use an AirPort Express router to extend the range of the initial router (I have Ethernet access in the basement) so that I can stream to my Apple TV from anywhere in the house.
Thanks!

Yes, if the AirPort Express is configured to create a wireless network that uses the exact same wireless network name, same wireless security setting (WPA2 Personal) and same wireless password as your existing router.
In addition, the AirPort must be configured to operate in Bridge Mode.
Other than naming the network and entering the password, AirPort Utility will take care of most of the settings automatically, assuming you have Mac running Lion (10.7.x), Mountain Lion (10.8.x), Mavericks (10.9.x), or you use an iPhone or iPad for the setup.
Note.....it would be much better if you could connect the Apple TV to the AirPort Express or your existing router using an Ethernet cable connection, not wireless.

Airport Express and Cisco E1000 router?

Okay so right now i am using my airport express as my primary router can i use it to extend my cisco E1000 router if i plug back my old Cisco E1000 router if i can how do i do it? Please help.

You can effectively extend the Cisco's wireless network by creating a roaming network with both routers. Note that this would require that both routers be interconnected by Ethernet. Since the Express will perform a new role, be sure to perform a "factory default" reset on it so that it will be in its "out-of-the-box" configuration.

HT4587 My airport express and wireless airplay speaker are connected to wife, but airplay and homesharing are not working...what to do?

My airport express and wireless airplay speaker are connected to WIFI, but airplay and homesharing are not working...what to do? Everything was working fine until about two weeks ago, all of the sudden airplay has disappeared from the iphone, itunes on the laptop, and the apple remote for iphone. I have restarted the router many times, re-setup the airplay speaker and the airport express and booth are showing as being properly connected to the router when I log into the router IP address. I was on the phone with Apple support for 30 minutes they blames verizon, got on the phone with verizon and they stated the settings were all correct and compatible with apple, got back on the phone with apple and they again are blaming verizon and trying to get me to get an airport extreme because that would fix the problem...any suggestions, please!

There are three Airport resets, soft, hard and factory default. It would probably be beneficial if you tried each one in sequence. Actually, you could jump to the factory default reset if you don't mind reconfiguring from scratch.

Connect Airport Express to Buffalo AC1750 Router

I replaced an older airport extreme with a buffalo AC1750. I never gave any thought to all of the existing functionality I was about to goof up. I have an older printer upstairs connected to my network via USB to an airport express and another stereo also connected via a second airport express. the expresses are both 1st gen.
No clue if this is important but I have a mac mini hooked up that has all of my itunes that I screen share with to connect over the network. My main computer is a macbook pro.
1. can I connect the airport EXPRESS to my buffalo router? if so, how?
2. I still have my older extreme. if the expresses can't be hooked up, can this be used somehow?
3. If none of the above, how to do non apple people get wireless access points around the house to connect to iTunes and printers?
Please be gentle.. i'm not a networking scientist.

1. can I connect the airport EXPRESS to my buffalo router? if so, how?
You were probably extending the wireless network previously.. but the apple routers cannot extend wireless to another non-apple router. You can join a wireless router. You will need to open the airport utility and change the setup from extend to join and this is very tricky on v6 utility. You really need a computer running v5 so join wireless which is still a hidden option can at least be found.
So do you have v5 airport utility available?
If not you can reset the express and do it again with v6 utility but you must select the correct options.
I did a post with the method here.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5719954?tstart=0
2. I still have my older extreme. if the expresses can't be hooked up, can this be used somehow?
This might be a better idea anyway.. although it does add complexity.. The problem being that airplay protocol can simply fail to work .. not all routers support apple type systems.
Reset the extreme to factory and start over. You want it running in bridge mode.. that is router bridge btw.
Plug into the buffalo by ethernet to WAN port of the AE. You will need to create a wireless network and the Express can still extend that network as before. You can still run into issues.
Why did you buy the buffalo?? If you wanted better and faster wireless you can swap the network around.. leave the AE as the main router with the express.. exactly as they are now.. and simply use the buffalo as Wireless Access Point.
Check if it has WAP mode.. if not I can explain how to do it manually with wan bypass.
3. If none of the above, how to do non apple people get wireless access points around the house to connect to iTunes and printers?
Non apple people don't use iTunes.. and generally they use wires.. you know.. permanent hassle free connections.

Airport Express over wireless N

I have 3 Airport Expresses connect wireless just to play music, if I set my AP (Linksys WRT320N with DD-WRT firmware) in wirelss mode "G" or "NG mixed" they work OK but I've had some problems with interference so I really want to use them in N mode at 5GHz to prevent loss of connection. With either N at 2,4 GHz or N at 5GHz the Airports cannot be detected by the utility anymore and the light starts flashing amber.
My MacBook connects just fine over N at both 2,4GHz and 5GHz so the AP is working. Anyone suggestions how to fix this?

Thanks for the warm welcome! Disappointing to hear the promise of a wireless N connection cannot be held by Apple, at least not for my purpose... :-S
I bought an N capable router especially for the Airports...
Maybe there's a little hope... I think I had them working for a little while before I flashed the router with the new firmware (I flashed it because it stopped working...) Not sure though, I did have 2 AP's
Well, it's probably long shot but here we go: Anyone out there with some really really good news and instructions to make this work?

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Airport express joins wireless (green flash on) but airplay doesn't work? I have turn off the firewall on the router, but still I cannot connct wireless to the airport express.

Please check out the following Apple Support article to see what the minimum requirements are for AirPlay to work.
Also the following Apple Support article talks about the specifics on how to use an AirPort Express Base Station for AirPlay.

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