Airport express connect to existing network problems

Hello everyone, my thanks in advance for any help you can provide. I know this issue has been raised in various forms both on this forum and elsewhere on the net, however no solution so far has worked for me.
I have been trying to add my airport express to my existing wireless network in order to extend wireless connectivity in my lounge room and provide airplay functionality to my stereo. Previously, with my last router and ISP i had the same setup working fine but now i cannot for the life of me get it working again.
I have BT infinty internet and am using a TPLink WR1043ND router in place of the home hub that BT supplies. My wireless internet connection is fully functionning and everything service-wise is fine.
I have tried to connect my airport express (n) to my network and all seems to go well but despite everything i try i always end up with an express with solid green light that is not recognised wirelessly by airport utility 6.0 or as an output option in itunes. If i connect the express to my MBP via ethernet i can access the express to configure manually but modifying the settings have thus far had no effect. The express is listed in the device list of the router menu and in the express settings has the correct ip issued via dhcp from router, as well as subnet mask and router address. Primary and secondary DNS have been copied from my router settings. Network mode is set to join existing network, correct wpa/wpa2 key is input, and airplay is enabled.
Despite all this seemingly being correct, when i disconnect ethernet connection betwein express and mbp - airport looses the express from ethernet connected devices (obvs) but when i select wifi connected devices it states no configured base stations can be found. The express remains listed in the dhcp client list of the router though and the express green light is there!
I have tried factory reset of the express a number of times and gone through the setup process and receive the same result. I have reset the modem, router, express and powered down the mac a number of times, still to be faced with same result.
I am at a loss and hope that you can help

Okay so i've fixed it....
Decided to bite the bullet and engage Apple support and although the agent i spoke to tried very hard he was as baffled as i was. In the end (after nearly an hour) i was put on to a support manager who simply told me that the Airport Express joining non-apple router hardware is just not supported. A very very disapointing cop out of an answer and a bit of a let down from Apple. So i expressed (no pun intended) my disatisfaction and left the conversation.
Determined not to be beaten i had one final go and lo and behold got it running. Problem was with the firmware on my router! After i updated to the very latest there now seems no problem with the Express.
It was an elementary mistake, i was trying so hard to fix the problem i forgot to check the basics!!!
Hope this helps anyone else who may be having the same difficulty

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It took me a while to figure out the solution but I found it and here it is….
Start with setting your airport to default factory. This is an important step, so don’t skip it.
1. First of all. Connect your airport express directly to the router of your own wireless network by a normal network cable. Now start your PC and make sure the Airport express utility program is installed (can be found on the installation cd or at the apple website).
2. Now do a HARD reset of the airport express into factory settings. This will erase every setting you’ve entered and starts with a clean “new” machine.
a. Push the reset button and keep it pushed. (button is located on the bottom and can be pushed by a paperclip or so)
b. Now connect your airport to the power outlet so it starts up. Still keep the reset button pushed.
c. After a few seconds the status led will start flashing orange (amber). Now release the reset button and let the airport completely start up for about 1 minute until it slowly flashes orange (amber). Your factory settings haven been restored and the password is reset to ‘ public ’
Once your airport has started and flashes amber, proceed with the following steps:
3. Start on your pc the airport express utility program. If necessary, hit the “look for devices” button.
4. Your aiport express is shown on the left. Select it by single click and note down the IP address as shown in on the right side in your airport utility program
5. Under the menu “File”, choose “configure other base station” Don’t bother the strange description, just choose this option. Now enter the IP address of your airport and the password “public” (has been reset to this remember). Hit the OK button.
6. Now the miracle happens. Your airport is suddenly found and shown. A new screen opens with all settings of your airport express and you can change them.
a. By default the icon Airport is selected.
- The first tab is called overview and is not relevant.
- Go to the second tab, called base station.
--> Give your airport express a name and add a password
--> Note: you might want to open the Options Button and unselect the “look for new firmware option”. If you unselect it, you will keep the airport from constantly downloading new firmware forcing you to reboot it almost every week.
- Now go to the tab wireless
--> Select in the dropdown “wireless mode” the option “connect with wireless network". Doing so, you instruct the airport not to create a network but to join an existing one (in this case your own network)
--> Select your own network in the dropdown under “name Wireless network"
--> Select the security mode (in most cases WPA/2) and enter your network security password. This is the password you have been creating on your network configuration.
b. Now click the Music Icon
--> Select the option “activate Airtunes”
--> Enter a name you want to be shown in Itunes for this airport.
c. If you want, you can set up your printer on by clicking on the printers icon and fill out the settings.
d. Now finally hit the button “Update” at the bottom.
7. A dialog is shown to warn you. Of course you want to proceed, so hit the “next” button.
8. Now your changes are sent to the airport device.
LET FOLLOWING STEPS FINISH COMPLETELY:
First it writes to the device (a dialog screen is shown telling you that).
Secondly your device is restarted (again a dialog is shown).
Third step is to try to read the airport express again. A dialog is shown.
Let it finish and at the end you will get a “error” message telling you it can’t read the airport you just configured. Don’t worry about that. Just close this message.
9. Close the Airport Utility program on your pc
10. Disconnect your airport from power and network.
11. Reboot your airport now anywhere you want in your home and let it start up for about 1 minute until the green led becomes solid.
Yes, it will work.
Message was edited by: Carlo Mantels

Carlos,
This is an excellent tutorial. For some Windows users, however, who have not made changes to their network settings and yet still encounter the dreaded 10057 error code, my post below might resolve:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3289924
My problem was my Windows PC's TCP/IP settings/configuration, which had become corrupt. I could use Airport Utility without incident on my Macs, but not via my Windows machine. Refreshing the TCP/IP settings via the instructions above resolved the issue.
Kind regards,
Jason Havens
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Michael
I am in the same position that you are, except that I have already been using the Airport Express for itunes for nearly a year now and it works great. I called Apple to get it working and it worked fabulously in my old apartment. However, I want to use it with my new wireless set-up, which works great in my new apartment. I just want them to work together....
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Channel = Automatic
Wireless Security = Exact same setting as your main wireless network
Password = Same password as your main wireless network
Confirm password
Click the Internet icon
Connect Using = Ethernet
Connection Sharing = Off (Bridge Mode)
Update to save settings.
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This is sometimes called a "roaming network" because computers will automatically connect to the wireless access point with the best signal, which will usually be the closest device.
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