Airport Express not broadcasting signal

My Airport Express has been used to extend an Airport Extreme network. This has been working for a few years without trouble.
Today I noticed my Airport Express was only recognizing my Airport Extreme. When looking at the Express setup screen under wireless clients it showed only 1 (the Airport Extreme). The Extreme shows several wireless clients.
I tried resetting the Express to its factory settings, but it doesn't want to do that either.
Help!
Thanks!

Did you try the default reset as follows:
Power down the Express for a few moments
Hold in the reset button and while you continue to hold the reset button in, plug the Express back in to power
Keep holding the reset button until you see the amber light begin to blink more quickly.
If you try this a few times without success, then I'm afraid that the Express has experienced an internal failure and it will need to be replaced.

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Does the airport express only broadcast either 2.4ghz OR 5ghz at any one time?
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http://www.efelix.co.uk/tech/1010.html
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Ray Dio wrote:
Since updating iTunes today, Airport Express not working.
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^
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mickair wrote:
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Welcome to Apple's discussion groups.
I have the latest Time Capsule ("TC"), an old Airport Extreme Base Station ("AEBS") bought in 2007 and 2 Airport Expresses, one bought in 3 months ago ("AE-Alpha") and the other bought back in 2007 ("AE-Beta"). All of them have been updated with the latest firmware.
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I use {the TC's} DHCP function ... to avoid unauthorized use.
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http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2273124
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Physical location:
AEBS in one end, TC and AE-Alpha in the middle while AE-Beta on the other end.
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I would like to know if it is possible to configure an Airport Express so that it is connected to an ethernet port in a hotel room and have the express broadcast a wireless signal to my iPad?
This will be my configuration:
1. One airport express.
2. One iPad. I will not have a laptop at my disposal.
Here are my concerns:
1. I currently don't own an Airport Express, so I am not certain what kind of settings will need to be changed from default.
2. So when I plug the Express in the hotel room, will it be plug and play (meaning will express obtain ip address from hotel server and broadcast the wireless so my iPad will have Internet access)?
3. Will I still need to run the Airport Utility at the hotel?
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I would like to know if it is possible to configure an Airport Express so that it is connected to an ethernet port in a hotel room and have the express broadcast a wireless signal to my iPad?
Yes, that is possible.
1. I currently don't own an Airport Express, so I am not certain what kind of settings will need to be changed from default.
Most hotels, that provide an in-room Ethernet port for Internet access typically require that you use a web browser to reach the hotel's Internet service login page. This service provided by the hotel's Internet router ... and, in somewhat a similar manner, would be the same as a home setup where you used a wired router.
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2. So when I plug the Express in the hotel room, will it be plug and play (meaning will express obtain ip address from hotel server and broadcast the wireless so my iPad will have Internet access)?
In the majority of situations ... yes.
3. Will I still need to run the Airport Utility at the hotel?
Only in those situations where the hotel's Internet access method is different would you need to use the AirPort Utility to reconfigure the AX.
4. Is there an Airport Utility app available for the iPad?
Sorry, not that I'm aware of ... at least, not yet.
If not, is it possible to reach the Airport Express setting via the Safari Browser (similar to many routers)?
Unfortunately, no. Access to administer the AX requires the AirPort Utility. There is no browser-based access for this.

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Hi,
I'm on a Windows 7 machine. I'm using a Airport Extreme (802.11AC) as a router for my fiberoptic connection. That has been working fine for about six months. Today, I decided to extend the wireless coverage so I purchased an Airport Express (802.11N Second Generation). I cannot get the amber light to stop flashing and the only way I am able to get the device to show up in Airport Utility is if I plug it directly into the Airport Extreme.
I've reset the device multiple times without success.
I have just finished downloading the Airport Utility for Windows. I went through all of the prompts and set up the Airport Express to extend my existing wireless network. I was able to get the device to show up in the Airport Utility (both for the Windows and the iPad apps). However, the second I unplug it from the Airport Extreme, the connectivity goes away.
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While I was searching the support articles, I found one where a user suggested that the TCP/IP addresses may have become corrupted. Then, they linked to a Microsoft page that included a utility to fix those issues. I ran the utility, but still have not had any success.
Here's a summary of what I have done:
1. Reset the device via the reset button on the back.
2. Connected via ethernet cable to the Airport Extreme basestation and completed setting up the device through the Windows utility. Was able to get to a green light and have the Airport Express registering as visible on both the iPad and Windows Airport Utility apps.
3. Checked wireless strength by attempting setup at multiple locations.
4. Installed a Microsoft TCP/IP using their NetShell utility.
Devices involved:
Windows 7 machine
Airport Extreme (802.11AC)
Airport Express (802.11N Second Generation)
Airport Utility version 7.7.3
What am I missing? Any suggestions about how to resolve this?

If you connect an Ethernet cable to the Express, then AirPort Utility thinks that this is the way that the Express is going to be set up permanently.
If you want the Express to connect using wireless, you cannot use an Ethernet cable at all during the setup.
Reset the Express back to factory default settings
Power off the AirPort Extreme for a minute, then power it back up
Temporarily, locate the Express in the same room or close proximity to the Express
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Tap WiFi
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