Airport Express Wall Plug

Due to the design that has it sticking straight out of the wall, the slide-on AC plug has broken on my Airport Express.
Is it possible to get a replacement?

You shouldn't have to install any software on the Mac mini. OS X has all the software you need already installed.
The AirPort Express (AX) should be configured to "share a single IP address".
If I remember correctly, the AirPort icon you are describing is what you see when the Mac connects to an "ad hoc" wireless network. If that is the case, the Mac mini is NOT connected to the network provided by the AX. It is connected wirelessly to another computer directly.

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Internet doesn't work for desktop PC when Airport Express is plugged in

Hey,
I've tried searching for an answer to this problem but haven't found exactly what I'm looking for.
I recently bought AirPort Express so that I could use wireless on my MacBook while parents could go on the internet with their PC (running Windows XP). Their PC is connected directly to the modem (DSL I believe).
I have succeeded in setting up a wireless network so that when I plug Airport Express into the modem's ethernet slot, I can go on the internet on my MacBook. The problem is that when Airport Express is plugged in, the internet is no longer working on the PC. When you open a browser, it just says the page cannot be accessed right now.
I should mention that on the modem, there are green flashing lights for Power, DSL, and USB, but the slot for Ethernet is not lit up.
Does anyone know if this can be fixed by changing configurations on the PC? Or I have misjudged what Airport Express does, exactly?
Thanks

You could continue to use the existing modem, but you would need to change to a router that also incorporates a built-in Ethernet switch, like the AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBS) or similar routers by other vendors. This type of router would connect to your existing modem's Ethernet port but provide both wired & wireless clients with Internet connectivity ... so in this case your parents' PC would connect to one of the AEBS's Ethernet ports and your Mac can connect wirelessly.

Airport Express power plug - US vs. Europe?

Hi,
Considering purchasing Airport Express for use in extensive travel in Europe and US. Looking at the pictures on the Apple Store website, it appears that the versions sold in the US and in Europe have different power plugs (makes sense given that the plugd are indeed different). Looking closer, it looks like the power plugs may be 'modular/exchangeable' since there are visible 'lines' around them.
What is the exact situation:
1. when you buy one you get in the box all needed adapters, need to select which one you want and 'fit it' on with the possibility to exchange as you travel?
2. you only get the adapter corresponding to the country where you buy, but there is the possibility to purchase (where?) other modular adapters?
3. you get a monolithic AE hard-configured for the country of purchase and need to plug it through an external adapter in case of travel?
Thanks,
AH

Hello and Welcome to Apple Discussions.
1. The Intel iMacs all have auto-switching power supplies which will happily work on voltage between 100 - 240Volts AC (50 - 60Hz). All you need to do is provide a replacement mains power cable.
2. I've never heard of any difference between the models in the US and the rest of the world except the early iMac G5s where there as a US/Japan version and a rest of world version. I don't believe there are any quality differences however. The difference in cost is the same difference that all commodities see.
mrtotes

I was told at the Apple store that I could simply plug in ( electric power) the Airport Express and it would find my wireless network. I hoped to use it as a way to play music from my iphone. I do not use other Apple routers etc,

The Airport Express is not finding my wireless network. I do not have any of the devices listed below. I have a Belkin wireless router. Can I still use Airport Express ( without plugging an ethernet cable into it) ? Any ideas for how to make it find my network ? It is sitting next to the wireless router-so is in range.
If you already have a wireless network in your home and want to extend its range, AirPort Express can help. Just place it in range of your primary base station — an AirPort Extreme, Time Capsule, or another AirPort Express — and near the area where you want your wireless connection. Launch the easy-to-use AirPort Utility app on your iOS device or Mac, and you’re mere minutes away from long-range Wi-Fi enjoyment.

Hi - you can do what you want to do with AirPlay from your iPhone - but unfortunately it is not as easy as the people in the Apple store told you - your first problem is that you have a non Apple router - you cannot extend a non Apple router wirelessly with the Express - you can only join the network and connect an ethernet device to it - you can however connect via ethernet and have it create a wireless network of its' own - you can set this up from your iPhone or the XP - but this is a complicated setup and would involve many different discussion areas of this forum - therefore I would suggest that you use your 90 days of support and consult directly with Apple to do this - go to this link - http://www.apple.com/support/contact/

Unable to create a wireless network with my airport express. Please help!

I am trying to setup a wireless network with an airport express, and connect to it with my Macbook. I just bought both of these and haven't been able to get wireless to work.
I initially plugged the ethernet cable from my cable modem into the airport express and plugged it into the wall. The macbook detected it when I opened airport utility, but the express had a flashing amber light and I was unable to connect. I then unplugged the express and re-started the cable modem. This time, the airport express showed a solid green light -which should mean that it is working correctly. However, the macbook did not find the airport express device when i searched for it using airport utility. I am able to connect the macbook directly to the cable modem, after re-starting the modem, and access the internet so at least some of the systems are go.
Any ideas? Thanks in advance for your help.
Tom

Is the issue that you cannot access the 802.11n AirPort Express Base Station (AXn) with the AirPort Utility that is running on your Win7 PC? ... or that once you have configured the AXn, the PC is unable either to find the new wireless network or can find it but cannot connect to it?

AirPort Express Airtunes speakers

I was thinking, now that Airtunes supports multiple speakers, I would like to get a set of portable speakers that could connect to an AirPort Express. It would be ideal if these speakers had a doc to hold the AirPort Express, it would really rock if they would route an AC power connector so the Airport express could plug right in!
Does anything like this exist? It sure should I think. If you read this post and agree with me, leave a quick note so that maybe some manufacturer will get something like this on the market if it does not exist.
And if you know of something like this PLEASE let me know!

I've not seen such speakers with an Airport Extreme port. But if your problem is the lack of A/C ports or space for them on the strip, a simple extension strip attached to your wall can hold both. Also Radio Shack does have extension cords so brick power adapters don't get in the way of each other:
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2348190
As for good portable speakers, look at Radio Shack and Circuit City where lots of different speaker options exist. Be careful of those speakers than are less than 6 inches by 6 inches. Those don't give off much sound at all.

If I have my iMac internet sharing turned on, the Airport Utility won't recognize the Airport Express I want to use to stream iTunes to my stereo. When I turn the iMac internet sharing off, the Airport Express appears but calls itself a base station.

If I have my iMac internet sharing turned on, the Airport Utility won't recognize the Airport Express I want to use to stream iTunes to my stereo. When I turn the iMac internet sharing off, the Airport Express appears but calls itself a base station. I just bought the Airport Express and it's not clear how I should set up my System Preferences for Sharing. Thx

Yes. Unfortunately the stereo is too far from the wired ethernet connection My iMac is connected to the internet using an ethernet cable from the DSL modem (plugged into the wall, not wireless). The Airport Express is plugged into an outlet 25' away from the iMac and connected to my speakers. I've turned on the iMac Airport wireless Internet Sharing, hoping to stream iTunes to the Express connected to the stereo. The iMac Airport picks up several neighborhood networks so I know it's working (and I connected my iPhone wifi to it just to check as well).
When I use Airport Utility to set up the Express, the only time Utility recognizes the Express is when the iMac Airport is off. When I turn on the iMac Airport, the Airport Utility immediately loses the Express and asks to rescan.
Maybe that explains my problem better.

Re-booting Airport Express all day long

Strange problem I'm having with not one but two different Airport Express-based networks in my house. Both networks drop their internet signal frequently. Simple re-booting of the airport express units fixes the problem but only temporarily. Seems that I'm repeating this process as often as every 30 minutes at times and it's driving me batty. Can anyone tell me what's happening here and how I can that internet signal to hold without repeated reboots? Thanks.

I am having the same problem. My issues seem to range from once a week to multiple times per day. I have the Airport Express B/G version. I also have Time Warner Cable for internet. The same thing happened to me when I had DSL through AT&T. Also, the airport express is plugged into a wall outlet, not a power strip since I have read that they can cause interference.
My airport express is running the latest firmware (6.3). The problem that I have is the same as others in this thread. internet connection drops, but the airport will keep it's solid green light like nothing is wrong. It usually takes 2-3 resets of my network equipment (consisting of the cable modem and the Airport Express) for things to work again.
Any suggestions beyond getting a new Airport Express?

Airport Express for AirTunes. Problems.

I have a Windows XP computer and Laptop with a Linksys G wireless router in my house. Laptop connects to the router wirelessly and the desktop is hard connected to the router. Everyone is talking to each other nicely and I decided to invest an Airport Express for the sole purpose of playing itunes from my computer on speakers in another room.
I bought the Airport Express and have had nothing but disaster. I don't want to use it to create another network, just to "join" my existing network. So the first thing I do is plug it in with only the speaker connection plugged in. I have not plugged in an Ethernet cable or anything else.
According to the "manual" it is supposed to go solid yellow, blink and then go solid green. Because my home network is PW protected, I would have thought it could not "connect" to it on its own, but from just plugging it in to the wall outlet, I never get solid green, just flashing yellow, which apparently is bad.
Anyways, I use the software (updated over the net of course) to set up and it is looking for a "base station" (which is confusing to me because I don't have an Apple base station, I have a linksys router and the stupid Airport Express box plugged into the wall). At any rate, it "finds" the Apple base station and appears to treat it as an unsecured Apple network, with some funny id. I do "manually configure" and I tell it I want to use it for AirTunes, and I don't want to create a new network, I want to join it to an existing network. I give it the SSID of my home network as well as the 64 bit encryption key (that is not autogenerated, but that I manually type in), and that's it.
While I am able to get a message that it is ready to use (and I no longer see "Apple XXXX" as one of the available networks when I scan for available networks) the light on the Airport Express never stops blinking yellow, and it has done something to my home network because my laptop now is unable to keep a wireless connection to the router. I checked all my settings and they all seem to be ok, my desktop which is hard wired connects fine, but my laptop either won't connect at all, or connects and then drops. I have re-started everything including the router (not re-set, just unplug and plug back in) but my laptop now is totally not connecting and the Airport Express still doesn't work.
Sorry for the rant, but any suggestions?

Hello Birdman325. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
Because my home network is PW protected, I would have thought it could not "connect" to it on its own, but from just plugging it in to the wall outlet, I never get solid green, just flashing yellow, which apparently is bad.
Not necessarily. A flashing amber status light generally indicates that the AirPort Express Base Station (AX) is not connected to a network. Since the default configuration of the AX is a wireless Internet router, the flashing status light would be normal.
Anyways, I use the software (updated over the net of course) to set up and it is looking for a "base station" (which is confusing to me because I don't have an Apple base station, I have a linksys router and the stupid Airport Express box plugged into the wall).
The AirPort utilities are specifically designed to work only with AirPort base stations, so it would be normal for it to try to "find" base stations.
At any rate, it "finds" the Apple base station and appears to treat it as an unsecured Apple network, with some funny id.
Again, normal. Remember the default configuration of a powered AX is a wireless Internet router ... since you don't have it connected to the Internet, the utility will find it as a stand-alone wireless network that is unsecured.
While I am able to get a message that it is ready to use (and I no longer see "Apple XXXX" as one of the available networks when I scan for available networks) the light on the Airport Express never stops blinking yellow, and it has done something to my home network because my laptop now is unable to keep a wireless connection to the router.
Let's double-check your AX's settings ...
Perform a "factory default" reset of the AX
o (ref: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=108044)
To set up AirTunes on the AirPort Express Base Station (AX), 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, use the AirPort Admin Utility to check these settings:
AirPort tab
o Base Station Name: <whatever you wish or use the default>
o Wireless Mode: Join an Existing Wireless Network (Wireless Client)
o Wireless Network: <select the existing Linksys wireless network>
Music tab
o Enable AirTunes on this base station (checked)
o Enable AirTunes over the Ethernet port (optional)
o iTunes Speaker Name: <whatever you wish>
o iTunes Speaker Password (optional)
In iTunes:
iTunes > Preferences... > Advanced > General
o Look for remote speakers connected with AirTunes (checked)

Using airport express to extend network/stream music

Hi,
I just bought an airport express to extend my network throughout my house and stream music to my stereo system in my living room. My time capsule, which is connected to the DSL modem and is the base station, is in one far end of the house, while the airport express is at the other end. It has greatly improved the range of my network and when using my macbook in the front room, it gets full bars, however, the when using airtunes to stream music with iTunes 9 and OS 10.6, the music will cut in and out randomly and I occasionally get unknown error -15000 when trying to connect.
I played around with the airport express channels (any channel other than 10 will receive an unknown error -15000 automatically,) adjusted the firewall, and adjusted Netbarrier X, my third party security software. I found information in this article:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA21538?viewlocale=en_US
The only thing that works is moving the airport express close to my computer to remove the physical barriers. It plays perfectly then. Is it possible to buy a second airport express and plug it in halfway between my stereo and time capsule to boost the signal to the airport express plugged into my stereo? Will this solve the problem of the music stream cutting in and out every 10-20 seconds?

Mad Cow wrote:
I checked and my signal is -87 and noise is -95.
At the risk of being the bearer of bad news, that's a rather poor signal value. Here is a description of what different ranges of signal-to-noise mean:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=10329543&start=1
In the other post, you mentioned interference from other electronics. Could physical barriers be causing interference also?
Barriers won't cause interference, but they can reduce signal transmission. How far apart are the two units, how many walls are in between, and of what material are those walls made?
If this is the case, can I add a second airport express between my base station and stereo-attached airport express to boost the signal?
In theory something like that might work, but I'm not sure that an AirPort Express can act as a "relay" station between a "main" station and a "remote" station. It might require an AirPort Extreme. Perhaps someone else can comment on that possibility.
Can you relocate your Time Capsule to an different phone outlet? Can you use longer cables between the wall and the modem and/or between the modem and the Time Capsule to move the Time Capsule to the other side of the room to be nearer to your AirPort Express? Can you use a longer audio cable between your AirPort Express and your sound system?
You may be able to use a pair of Power-Line units
(http://computer.howstuffworks.com/power-network.htm) to connect your AirPort Express to your Time Capsule via Ethernet.

Airport Express - Improved?

I have an older Time Capsule (2TB) for my wireless and an AirPort Express-small plug-in unit directly to electrical outlet- to extend the network. Has the new Express greatly improved the ability for it to extend a wireless network? The one I have now is pretty good but does get "spotty" towards the back of my house or just outside (other side of the wall from express unit.) Its the same price that the other unit sold for and the Apple rep did say that it was improved but wanted a user perspective.

It all depends on what you mean by "improved". The answer would be a solid "no" if you mean greater range of wireless coverage.
If you have an older version of the Time Capsule that is not a simultaneous dual band model, you will gain little to nothing by replacing it with the newer version of the AirPort Express.
If you have a 2nd, 3rd, or 4th Generation Time Capsule that offers simultaneous dual band wireless performance, then the newer Express wil be able to "extend" both bands simultaneously....IF....it is located where it can receive a strong wireless signal from the Time Capsule.
I have used both the previous and newer AirPort Express devices and notice virtually the same performance with both when they are are set up to extend the network wirelessly.
If you could connect one or more AirPort Express devices....either the previous version or newer version....using an Ethernet connection, this would allow you to locate AirPort Express devcies exactly where they are needed, and it will offer much better network bandwidth performance than trying to extend wirelessly.

Airport Express with optical out?

I've been looking at doing some streaming music throughout my house. I was thinking the Airport Express would work since it has optical out then it could outpout to one of my other stereo systems. However after looking around I can't find it anymore.
Did Apple discontinue the Airport Express that plugs into the wall and has the optical out?

Did Apple discontinue the Airport Express that plugs into the wall and has the optical out?
Yes, a new version....with a power cord..... and a lot more....was introduced in June.
AirPort Express
You can still get refurbished versions of the disontinued model...with "new" warranty from the online Apple Store.
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/mac/mac_accessories

Why would Airport Express signal cut out every afternoon?

I have had an Airport Express router for several years. In the past few years, our wireless signal shuts down in the late afternoon, usually around the same time each day. I have to unplug and plug it back in, then restart the computer for it to work. ?

This is almost certainly someone that is coming home about the same time each day and firing up their wireless network, or a high power wireless device, gaming console, etc. causing interference for other close neighbors. He might be using a high power antenna for his wireless network as well.
Another possibility is a nearby cordless phone which can create interference as well. I won't bore you with a story about this at this time.
When you unplug the AirPort Express and plug it back in, the Express automatically scans to find the best available channel to use at the time....and things are usually OK for awhile until the available channels get overloaded again.
If the AirPort Express is located near an outside wall of your home, try relocating it to an interior wall or room as much as possible. This will help shield some of the interference coming from networks and cordless phones at your neighbors.
Unfortunately, there are probably ten times more wireless networks than there were a few years ago, yet we have the same number of wireless channels to use that we did 10 years ago. Things are really overcrowded....an unfortunate fact of life for those living in crowded areas.
Some folks living in apartments, condos, etc are finding out more and more that they simply cannot rely on wireless, and must use a wired connection for stability.

Setup Problem New Airport Express 802.11ac

Current setup is:
Cable Modem to Linksys Router to Ethernet Switch to Airport Express 802.11n (in bridge mode).
Airport Express is plugged into the ethernet switch and set to a fixed LAN address.
Everything works fine and reliable.
Just bought a new Airport Express 802.11ac
Plugged it into another ethernet switch port and tried to set it up the same way (bridge mode), but used a different fixed LAN address and different wireless network name.
I get a warning message that it cannot get a DNS.
I go ahead anyway and it doesn't work. Router hangs and has to be rebooted.
When I set the new AEX to "extend existing network", it works ok. But I assume that in this mode I'm still limited by the speed of the old 802.11n device, which is between me and the router and modem.
What is the reason that I can't have two AExpress units both in bridge mode tied to the same router?

... But I assume that in this mode I'm still limited by the speed of the old 802.11n device, which is between me and the router and modem.
Correct. Also, you won't be able to use 802.11ac anyway unless you are using a new MacBook Air or other device capable of 802.11ac.
Make sure that the AirPort Utility setup screen did not say "Setting up this AirPort Express to wirelessly extend (your network name)".
The words you must see are "Setting up ... using Ethernet".
If necessary, set it up again beginning with a "hard reset" and verify that is the result. Leave it connected as you described when you do. Your proposed configuration should work.

How best to use TWO Time Capsules, Airport Express and Apple TV?

Hello
I have the following Apple equipment and am wondering how best to plug it all together. At the moment I am not using some items at all because I do not know how to best use!
1. MacBook Pro (2012 model) 'Mac1'
2. MacBook Pro (2009 model) 'Mac2'
3. MacBook Air (2011 model) 'Mac3'
4. Time Capsule 1TB (model A1355) 'TC1'
5. (another!) Time Capsule 1TB (model A1355) 'TC2'
6. Airport Express (2008 model)
7. Apple TV (2013 model)
8. LaCie 1TB USB Hard Drive
9. Apple iPhone
10. Sonos system
CURRENTLY
TC1 is plugged into the Virgin Media modem to provide a WiFi network called 'Amer's Apple Network' around the house. The Virgin Media wifi has been switched off to reduce interference.
TC2 is not being used. The Airport Express is plugged in upstairs (or sometimes near garden) to extend the 'Amer's Apple Network' and this seems to work fine.
Apple TV is plugged into main TV and is plugged into 'Amer's Apple Network' directly using Ethernet to TC1 but often runs slowly and does not work if Mac1 is not awake (or iTunes is not running on Mac1).
LaCie is plugged directly into TC1 and currently has a old copy of my iTunes library stored on it which my Sonos system access. However, there seems to be a problem in that iTunes randomly uses that LaCie library and/or local Mac library. Often we get a pop up message on Mac1 saying "Library cannot be found" and we have to manually navigate to the LaCie drive (via the TC1 folder) to open iTunes. Also connecting iPhone to Mac1 seems to work very slowly as it appears to be trying to back up to LaCie drive.
QUESTION
What would be the best, most efficient way of using all (or if some is redundant equipement then which), to set up the following:
1. A shared home network which enables all three computers (and any future Macs and/or iPads etc) to access one master shared iTunes library, which is the one that is updated with any new music, films etc added via any of those machines
2. A shared home network that enables a shared files folder but also allows each user to keep their own personal hard drive (eg locally on whichever machine they are using).
3. A fast (as possible) iTunes back up process when connecting iPhone to computer
4. Usage of both TC1 and TC2 (and Airport Express) to extend network around the house (several weak spots exist) and also to maximise storage using the 1TB of each TC1 and TC2.
5. Would it then also be possible to attach the LaCie USB drive for an additional 1TB storage? If so how and would it be very slow? From existing usage it appears to be very slow when used as a regular access drive, so perhaps better as a 'slow' drive that is just occassionaly used for back up and nothing else
Main question is (to the networking experts!), how would you personally set up all above to give best wifi coverage, fastest back ups, access to Sonos for iTune library, access to Apple TV, and shared folders etc etc. I basically seem to have lots of kit (albeit some quite old) and nothing seems to be working together particularly well.
Happy also to ditch any bottlenecks in the above equipment list (eg LaCie USB drive?) and add something which would better bring together the other components?
Any thoughts much appreciated!
Best
Amer

So ... FINALLY ... I found some time to implement this!
Steps taken and results:
1. Moved my entire music library to Mac1. Used the opportunity to also share my other Mac2 onto HomeShare and copy across any music files from Mac2 onto Mac1 that were not already there.
Result: Mac1 now holds my whole music library locally. Works incredibly fast whenever playing a track, adding a new track or updating info on existing track. Good!
2. LaPastenague's instructions for bridging TC1 with TC2 worked a dream. Only thing is they are basically next to each other as I don't have the energy (or cabling expertise) to install (cleanly) long runs of ethernet cable.
Result: Got a clear Wifi signal, not sure if any faster than before but I assume two TCs next to each other both sending out the same network signal can't be any worse than one. Main thing is that I have an extra 1Tb network drive (i.e. TC2) connected to TC1 which I can access from all my Macs now.
3. Copied the entire Mac1 Music library over to TC2 drive into the Data folder. This happened relatively quickly (I think!) ... but would welcome any comments on whether slower than expected, to highlight if I might be able to improve the connection. 12,000 songs in 2 hours, with Mac1 sending the files to TC2 wirelessly. I know I could probably have connected Mac1 to TC2 by ethernet cable to speed up, but I had run out of Ethernet cables by now!
Result: All my music (as of today anyway) now on Mac1 AND on TC2 in normal readable format (i.e. by Sonos and as a simple back-up that can just be carried around and copied anywhere in the event of loss of Mac1 drive
4. Set up TC2 Music Library in Data folder to be the networked music folder for Sonos using "\\TC2\Data" (ps. why doesn't Sonos allow a simple click and select option for choosing drive and instead force us to go back to the 80s and type in drive path which isn't always clear, especially on a Mac!)
Result: Sonos can access all my music (as of today anyway) on TC2 and no need for Mac1 or any other Mac to be open.
BUT: As you may have guessed, the issue with the above set up is that as soon as I buy a new song, it will get added to my Mac1 quickly and smoothly ... but the area where I really use my music (i.e. Sonos via TC2) will have the older music library.
QUESTION: Is there any way in which I can adjust the above set up, so that whenever I add new music to my Mac1 it also copies across to TC2? Don't mind if this is done slowly and later (eg in middle of night) but of course don't want to have to copy across manually each time. Would prefer it to just update newly added tracks regularly.

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