Airport Express Base Station Setup problem

My new Airport Express Base Station (2nd generation) does not sense the internet using an ethernet cable.  The status light is green.  I am using a hotel's DSL system in Brazil.  When using the same cable, and connecting my laptop directly to the system, it senses the internet just fine, so I know it isn't the cable or the hotel.  Does anyone know of compatibility problems with this Airport model?

Does the DSL service require PPPoE for authentication before allowing you Internet access? If so, then the device directly connected to the DSL modem would need to be configured as such.

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    I am having a problem with my base station and am hoping i can get some help here.
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    Mac book pro
    external HD (where itunes is located)
    Epson R260 usb printer.
    cable internet with router and modem
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    hook up usb hub to airport base station so i can plug in printer and HD so i can wirelessly print from the printer and play music on itunes from external HD.
    i have tried a couple times to set it up and never get it to print.
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    Unfortunately, not all USB printers are compatible with AirPort base stations. In addition, the AirPort's USB port does not support the "advanced" printer functions, like scanning, copying or faxing, of multi-function printers.
    To see if your printer is compatible, take a look at one of these iFelix Unofficial AirPort Printer Compatibility links, depending on which AirPort base station you have:
    o 802.11g AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBS) or AirPort Express Base Station (AX)
    o 802.11n AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBSn)
    If your printer isn't listed, it doesn't necessarily mean it won't work, but simply that it has not been verified. iFelix also provides the following workaround for printers not on the list that would certainly be worth a try.
    Also you can try this Apple Tech Support article to see if it will help: Printer troubleshooting for AirPort Extreme and AirPort Express

  • Problems setting up AirPort Express Base Station

    I'm a real newbie at this, so pardon the ignorance in advance haha.
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    In the Airport Utility for your Airport Express, you should set the Airport Express in "client" mode. You might have to connect your Airport Express directly to your router with ethernet cable, while doing this. If you are using encryption, make sure that you enter the encryption number onto the express that your router/access point is using. Again, if you plug the Express directly into the router, you should be able to modify the settings quite easily. Once you unplug the express, it will blink orange for awhile (maybe a minute), so wait a bit.
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  • Setup airport express base station model A1088

    Ik heb een oudere airport express base station model A1088 die ik wil configuren en gebruiken met een imax met maverics erop. Het airport configuratie programma geeft echter aan dat deze versie van het configuratie programme dit basisstation niet meer ondersteund. Hoe is dit eventueel op te lossen?
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  • Airport Express Base Station no longer detectable by my computer

    Ever since I went wireless last year, I have had a love-hate relationship with my Airport Express Base Station. It seems to take forever and a day to configure the sucker, then, somehow I do and it works well for several months - until something happens to muck up the works. That thing seems to have happened this morning when Earthlink's DSL connection got wonky (it was a glitch that apparently covered a large part of the country). That glitch apparently worked itself out, but after I put my MacBook to sleep in order to get lunch, suddenly my PPPoE host went missing when I woke the machine up. Further examination indicated that, although my wireless network was still there, the MacBook could no longer find my Base Station, even though the light was still working. Resetting the Base Station does not help. I am at my wit's end here. I can work via Ethernet DSL line, but I have become used to wireless, and without a viable network, my Mac mini can't connect to the Internet. Help!

    Could you post what you did in order to resolve the issue. I'm having a problem with the base station in that I cannot connect to the internet with my laptops (a mac and pc) while I can connect wirelessly to my network with my desktop (G4). The base station is not detected in the base statin admin utility or the aiport setup utility. If anyone else has a solution I would be much obliged to read it.
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  • Can't read airport express base station configuration wirelessly

    The setup:
    2TB time capsule that takes the ethernet feed from the cable modem for internet access.
    Airport express 802.11g plugged into speakers for Airtunes. No ethernet connection, just a wireless network.
    The problem:
    I can only read the airport express base station configuration when the mac is plugged into the time capsule by ethernet cable. This does not happen with the other mac I have on the network. It can connect to both the time capsule and the airport express without any problems. So unless I'm plugged in, iTunes and airtunes doesn't connect to the base station, and neither can Airfoil 3.5 or Airport Utility. Airport Utility does see the airport express. It just doesn't read the configuration wirelessly.
    I think this had something to do with elgato eyetv not liking airfoil, but I can't say for sure.
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    When I switch it on all three lights flash, but then after a while the middle one stays on and nothing happens.
    You posted in the AirPort Express area, but it sounds like you have an AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBS)--correct?
    If so, let's start by performing a complete power recycling of your network components to make sure that the BT Voyager router "recognizes" the AEBS.
    Modem/Router Power Recycling - Quick
    - Power-off the BT Voyager modem, AEBS, & computer(s); Wait at least 5 minutes.
    - Power-on the BT Voyager modem; Wait at least 5 minutes.
    - Power-on the AEBS; Wait at least 5 minutes.
    - Power-on the computer(s)
    If this fails to get the modem to "recognize" the Internet router, then try the "Full" version.
    Modem/Router Power ReCycling - Full
    - Power-off the BT Voyager modem, AEBS, & computer(s). (Wait at least 30 minutes. If possible, leave the modem off overnight.)
    - Power-on the BT Voyager modem; Wait at least 30 minutes.
    - Power-on the AEBS; Wait at least 5 minutes.
    - Power-on the computer(s)

  • Why have all 3 airport express base stations stopped working, BT have checked and improved line still not working?

    Why have all 3 airport express base stations stopped working, other users are on ipads and BT have checked and improved line but I still have an intermittent/no connection?

    You must tell us the whole setup.. what is the main router?? How are the express connected to each other?
    On ipad it works ok?? But you are on a computer?? MBP early 2011 running Lion?? That doesn't work.. even if you are right next to the main router??
    Plugged in by ethernet does it work??
    Have you installed a wireless diagnostic program.. ?? Actually Lion has one installed but hidden I believe.
    Later version bought it to the surface.
    About Wireless Diagnostics
    If you do run Lion please install the 5.6 airport utility as it will give you loads more info on how the units are connected.. and link speeds for extend wireless.
    How to load 5.6 into later Lion & ML
    1. Download 5.6 for Lion.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1482
    Click to open the dmg but do not attempt to install the pkg.. it won't work anyway.
    Leave the package open on the desktop so you can see the file. AirportUtility56.pkg
    2. Download and install unpkg.
    http://www.timdoug.com/unpkg/
    Run unpkg on the desktop.. If your Mac refuses to run the software, because it wasn’t downloaded from the Apple store, go to security in preferences and allow other software to work.. this is limitation of trade methinks. You can set back later if you like.
    Now drag the AirPortUtility56.pkg file over to unpkg.. and it will create a new directory of the same name on the desktop.. in finder, open the new directory, drill down.. applications, utilities .. there lo and behold is Airport utility 5.6 .. drag it to your main utilities directory or just run it from current location.
    You cannot uninstall version 6 (now 6.3 if you updated) so don't try.. and you cannot or should not run them both at the same time.. although I have had no problems when doing so.

  • Airport Express Base Station doesn't appear in AirPort Admin Utility list

    Hi,
    After applying the "Security Update 2007-003" I had the following problem and can't solve it:
    Now I can't find anymore my Airport Express base station under the list of Base stations in Airport Admin Utility and am also having problems while printing wireless, if the printer goes to sleep mode he doesn't wake up automatically anymore to do the job, every time I have to close it and open it again.
    I can't find a solution for this problem, please HELP!
    Thanks,
    Macuser

    "it was downloaded by the software update"
    No problem then. Apparently there WAS such an update, but I missed it and it's been deleted from the list of available downloads, as you can clearly see.
    There is now a new "Security Update 2007-004" for Tiger, and I think it's safe to assume that this will help correct your problems.
    If your problems still exist afterwards, you will want to reset the AirPort Express unit to factory settings and erase all current configuration profiles. Do that by holding in the reset button with a straightened paper clip while plugging the unit into a convenient electrical receptacle. Open the utility "AirPort Setup Assistant" and choose to "Set up a new AirPort Base Station" and proceed. After successful completion, unplug and relocate the AirPort Express to its usual location.

  • Airport express base station A1034

    hi all
    I bought a used airport express base station, the old one, because I love it's style, but I have a problem. I don't know how to setup my internet connection, how to even configure my router.
    I tried to install the software, but it gives me a message saying that "the software on your mac is a newer version". well I started the 'AirPort Utility' and found the router, but after one hour waiting to 'retrieve the configuration from the router' I've got an error message that 'cannot retrieve the configuration'!!! Now I don't know what should I do. I started thinking about the 'enabler' software, but I'm not sure it will help.
    by the way, I have a DSL connection via the PHONE!! my router is speedtouch. there is a port which I connect a phone like cable to it. and then it connects to the internet. how to do the same thing in the airport express?!?!?! there is a WAN port which says connect to DSL or ... , but my DSL is over the phone not WAN.
    any help would be great.
    thanks in advance

    If you have a speedtouch router then you only need to use the airport base station as a wireless access point and switch.
    First off I would reset your base station to factory defaults. see Resetting the AirPort Base Station (Dual Ethernet) or Resetting the AirPort Base Station (Graphite)
    Then connect the base station to one of the network ports on your speedtouch router using a cat5 network cable.
    Then connect your mac to one of the network ports on the base station. Then run the Airport Utiltiy in your Utilities folder.
    Then you can use the assistant.

  • HELP: Airport Express Base Station over PPPoE and Static IP

    Hi there,
    I recently purchased a Airport Express Base Station after doing some preliminary research as to wether it would work with my Windows XP Machine.
    After finally acquiring it today, I have been trying to set it up with ZERO luck so far.
    I open the neat package and plug in the wires as mentioned in the manual and get the AE on. I install the AE software from the CD, my computer recognises the wireless network, all going well.
    I setup the airport express using the setup assistant for windows and then open the Airport admin utility. Now here is where I come across the first stumbling block.
    My ISP provides each end user with LAN connectivity(primitive), what they do is install a router in every apartment complex and then provide internet through LAN connectivity to every apartment. In doing this they assign each users network adapter a static IP alongwith a lock-in for the MAC address for the specific adapter.
    So if you have to change network adapters you have to call them, they release the lock temporarily and you can connect using another adapter without issue.
    Another thing they also provide is a Username/password for every apartment user to be able to access the internet once connected. I am not a expert but I am guessing that is what they call PPPoE.
    Now I have been trying to setup my Airport Express using the admin utlity but I discovered that it is not possible to specify a Static IP and use PPPoE both together.
    How do i get this to work now? .. In addition I have a HP 1010 USB laserjet which I would like to share using my AE, I am guessing I can just create a TCPIP Port for this with the IP of the AE and it should work.
    Please help, really require to get this working ASAP with 3 windows machines (2 laptops and 1 desktop)
    Many thanks

    The Airport Admin utility internet TAB reads as follows
    Connect Using Ethernet
    Configure TCP/IP using Ethernet
    Configure Manually
    IP Address: 192.168.3.170
    Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
    Router Address: 192.168.1.1
    DNS Servers: blank
    blank
    Domain Name: Blank
    WAN Ethernet port: Automatic
    The Network Tab reads as follows
    Distribute IP Addresses [CHECKED]
    Share a Single IP Address (using DHCP & NAT) [CHECKED]
    Use 10.0.1.1/24 addressing [used option]
    No other options checked on this tab.
    The IPCONFIG reveals the following
    ===========================================================
    C:\Documents and Settings\TAPAN>ipconfig
    Windows IP Configuration
    Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
    IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.1.3
    Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
    Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.1.1
    Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
    IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.3.170
    Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
    Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
    ==========================================================
    Ethernet shows up here because I am using the internet on my computer directly right now.
    But the AE is connected and printer and Airtunes is working fine. It still flashes Amber though.
    Any other details you require to further analyse the problem? .. I have tried various combinations of basic IP settings. Resets to the AE, restarts to the Computer already. But I am willing to follow any additional instructions you might have for me and provide you any other information you might require.
    Many thanks, You should realise that your continuing support is very encouraging and means a lot to me.

  • Using an Airport express base station as a bridge

    Hello,
    Sorry if the question has already been asked, but I'm getting nuts...
    I have today a XP PC connected to the internet over WiFi (modem + router).
    The problem is that router & PC are far one from the other in my house, and I bought this AirPort Express to extend the range of the existing network.
    Could someone explain to me how to access to the configuration menu of the Airport to "tell him" that I want to use it as a bridge ?
    I think I've done what's requested, but cannot access to any menu (although my PC is connected to the airport WLAN network).
    Thanks in advance

    I bought this AirPort Express to extend the range of the existing network.
    Could someone explain to me how to access to the configuration menu of the Airport to "tell him" that I want to use it as a bridge ?
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    You would access the AirPort Express Base Station (AX) setup using either the AirPort Setup Assistant or the AirPort Admin Utility. Both of these come, either on the CD supplied with the AX, or can be downloaded directly from Apple. There is also a Windows version of the AirPort software at the Apple site. (ref: http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/airport42forwindows.html)

  • I have two airport express base stations that I want to configure on two separate sets of speakers in two separate rooms. How do I do this? Airport Utility only seems to scan one express at a time.

    I am currently running a PowerPC G5 imac and have a wired broadband modem via ethernet with airport wireless network turned on, on the G5. I have the computer in the bedroom and have an airport express wired into a mixer that connects to my stereo. I have recently bought another airport express base station to connect to a pair of active monitors in the kitchen. When I try to scan these on Airport Utility version 5.42 I am only managing to scan one base unit at a time. I have plugged them in separately and reset them, they both have firmware updates, however the utility will only read one at once. I have read that you can link base stations to the same WDS. I would like to know how to go about doing this if it will only scan one airport express at a time. I have looked it up on the net and not found anything that is a simple fix. Can anyone help? In Apple Support it says that multiple Base Stations can be used. I would like to get both Apple Airport Express units to be able play airtunes separately or at the same time depending where I am in my flat. I do not need different music in each room. I would like to stream music from the computer to multiple rooms in the flat without having to continually unplug and configure the Base Stations. Has anyone come across such a challenge? Any help would be welcome. 

    How do I configure the AX to connect to the hub's wireless network? It will only scan one base station Airport Express at a time in the Airport Utility. I think what I am trying to do is use the hub as a router to the two AX's. Is there a specific way to set this up?
    To set up the AX to join a wireless network as a "Wireless Client," using the AirPort Utility, either connect to the AX's wireless network or temporarily connect your computer directly (using an Ethernet cable) to the Ethernet port of the AX, and then, try these settings:
    Launch the AirPort Utility.
    Select the AX.
    If not already connected to the AX's wireless network, go ahead and switch to it when prompted.
    AirPort Utility > Select the AX > Manual Setup > AirPort > Wireless
    Wireless Mode: Join a wireless network
    Network Name: <type in the network name/SSID of the wireless network that you want to join or select it from the pop-up menu>
    Wireless Security: None OR, if you are using security on your wireless network:
    Wireless Security: <Select the appropriate level of security for the existing wireless network: WPA/WPA2 Personal | WPA2 Personal>
    Password: <enter your wireless network security password>
    Verify Password: <re-enter the same security password>
    Click Update to write the new settings to the AX.

  • Hey, I have a AirPort Express Base Station ( 2nd Generation ), and I wanted to ask that if I join my network at home with the Express Station, will it still run the 2.5 GHz and the 5.0 GHz?

    Okay, well I have just bought a AirPort Express Base Station ( 2nd Generation ) and I'm new to it, but I wanted to ask that if it join's a network you have setup at home, will it still run with the 2.4 GHz and the 5.0 GHz.

    The AirPort Express will "extend" both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz networks and provide more wireless signal coverage when it is connected to another Apple AirPort router and configured correctly.
    The AirPort Express cannot provide more wireless coverage though, if you are trying to connect it to another 3rd party wireless router using wireless only.
    It should be possible to set up the Express to provide more signal coverage if you connect it back to the main router using a wired Ethernet connection or using Ethernet powerline adapters.

  • Can you add new AirPort Express Base Station Simultaneous dual-band 802.11n with a 1st Gen time capsule network

    Hi
    Has anyone tried using the AirPort Express Base Station with a first generation Time Capsule and used it to extend their network, while still being able to use the Simultaneous dual-band 802.11n on their network?
    Thanks in advance

    The first generation Time Capsule was not a simultaneous dual band device.
    If you add the "new" AirPort Express to the network and configure it to "Extend a wireless network", it will extend the one single band signal that it is receiving from the Time Capsule.
    In other words, the AirPort Express will not extend simultaneous dual bands in this type of setup...since it can only "extend" what it receives. You would need a simultaneous dual band Time Capsule if you want that type of functionality.

  • Airport Utility can no longer see my Airport Express Base Station.

    Hi all the problem I have is as follows;
    I've set up my Airport Express Base Station some time ago to print wirelessly from my HP Photosmart C4280 and it was working fine.
    However recently when I've gone to print a document, even though the printer is working fine and the Airport Express Base Station is showing a green light nothing happens. I've gone into the Airport Utility and its say's it can't see the Airport Express Base Station (even though it still has a green light showing). If I unplug the Airport Express and plug it in again, the Airport Utility can suddenly see it again.
    I've successfully gone through the reset process but after a few minutes the Airport Utility can no longer see the Airport Express Base Station which means I can't print a document wirelessly. I've repeated the reset process several times with the same outcome.
    Everything was working fine up until recently, has the Airport Express Base Station developed a fault? or is there something I'm not doing.
    Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

    If you're comfortable resetting all settings, unplug it, hold down the reset button and keep holding it in as you plug it back in - keep holding it for another 10-20s until the amber light flashes
    Then, open airport utility, now you should be able to see the device either on-screen or in the upper left under 'other wi-fi devices'

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