Airport express without modem

I am traveling and want to use my airport express airplay with a Bose Wave radio in a location with limited wireless. Do I need a wireless network to use airplay to my imac?

Hello Low77. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
Can you set up a wireless network using Airport Express without a modem?
Yes. By default, the AirPort Express Base Station (AX) will create a stand-alone wireless network which you can connect up to 10 wireless clients for file or printer sharing.
Can I just plug in the ethernet cable on my desk to Airport Express for it to work?
You do not need to plug it into an Ethernet cable for it to work. However, if you require network or Internet access, the Ethernet cable needs to be connected to a network or have Internet access.

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Using Airport Express without a modem

Can you set up a wireless network using Airport Express without a modem? I want set up a wireless network at work. Can I just plug in the ethernet cable on my desk to Airport Express for it to work? Thanks.

Hello Low77. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
Can you set up a wireless network using Airport Express without a modem?
Yes. By default, the AirPort Express Base Station (AX) will create a stand-alone wireless network which you can connect up to 10 wireless clients for file or printer sharing.
Can I just plug in the ethernet cable on my desk to Airport Express for it to work?
You do not need to plug it into an Ethernet cable for it to work. However, if you require network or Internet access, the Ethernet cable needs to be connected to a network or have Internet access.

I have a linksys WRT54G router that we use as a base. I want to use Airplay using Airport Express and hook up my stereo to it. How can i set up my Airport express without a PC/laptop? I just downloaded Airport utility on my iphone and ipad,will that work?

I have a linksys WRT54G router that we use as a base. I want to use Airplay using Airport Express and hook up my stereo to it. How can i set up my Airport express without a PC/laptop? I just downloaded Airport utility on my iphone and ipad,will that work? And one more thing about the setup, the linksys router shich acts as a base is in a different room as the airport express which i wanted to use for airplay. So I'm hoping to hook up the Airport express via wireless signal. If i can set it up, can someone pls help me out by posting detailed instructions. Thanks so much!

The first message that AirPort Utility will display during the auto setup will be that the Express will be confgured to "extend" the network. When AirPort Utility analyzes the network further, and sees that the Express cannot "extend" the 3rd party network, the next message will indicate that the Express is being configured to "join" the wireless network.
Once the Express is configured, if you later go into AirPort Utility to check the settings under the Wireless tab, you will see that the Wireless Mode is indeed "Join a wireless network".

Since upgrading to Yosemite I can not run my airport express' without having to reset each of them every time I wish to use them. Does anyone know what the problem is?

I am running a 7 year old MacBook Pro 15. Since upgrading to Yosemite I can not run my airport express' without having to reset each of them every time I wish to use them. I did not have this problem with Mavericks OSX. Does anyone know what the problem is and is there a fix?

See
What is a kernel panic,
Technical Note TN2063: Understanding and Debugging Kernel Panics,
Mac OS X Kernel Panic FAQ,
Resolving Kernel Panics, and
Tutorial: Avoiding and eliminating Kernel panics for more details.

Boost network signal using AirPort Express without using WDS?

I want to boost the signal on my network using my airport express without setting up a WDS network, is this possible?
I had previously set up my Time Capsule as a WDS main and my airport express as a WDS remote, but this slowed the network down dramatically.

If you have an AirPort Express 802.11n, you can configure it to "extend a wireless network" and maintain "n" speeds on the network with a minimum of bandwidth loss.
Check the model number of your Express is you are not sure which version you have. Look on the side of the device for the Model Number. Model No. A 1264 is the "n" version.
Post back if you have this version and need more info on the "extend" setup.

Can I play ipad / iphone etc direct to airport express without router or internet?

Can I play ipad / iphone etc direct to airport express without router or internet?

Something must produce a wireless signal to do what you want.
The AirPort Express is a router.
Is it possible to configure the AirPort Express to "create a wireless network" and then ignore the messages informing you that you do not have an Ethernet cable plugged into the Express,and do not have an Internet connection / DNS service.

Can i transmit music from iphone to airport express without being connected to internet?

can i transmit music from iphone to airport express without being connected to internet? just from phone to express via local network or whatever it's called.

Do you mean Lan cable? Can this be done wirelessly from itunes to airport express without the internet connections? I can't connect to an airport express that's not connected to the internet.

Setup an Airport Express without an ISP's modem

First, I have to thank you to everyone who is taking the time to help me with this.
I am planning to buy an Airport Express but I have a question and it is a deal breaker for me. Is it possible to setup the AE without my ISP's modem? here is my actual situation to make me more clear:
I am from México city and here there is no Apple retail Stores so no Apple Geniuses and the premum resellers are just... well dumb. So I contract an Internet service with a company named TELMEX and these guys gave me a Huawei Modem, it connects with an RJ11 plug an works as a router and WIFI access point, but this modem is just garbage, so I bought a CISCO Router and put them in bridge, the Huawei on PPoE and the CISCO just made work as local router. Everything went OK until I bought an Apple TV and an iPhone 5, the Airplay features are useless with my actual setup (just an example) apparently the CISCO's firewall block the ports that Airplay uses besides the CISCO doesn't have a N standar for the WIFI, so I decide to buy a new router. Before to continue, here is more or less my actual setup
INTERNET----> HUAWEI(no DHCP, no WIFI, rang 192.168.1.x,PPOE)----> CISCO(DHCP, WIFI, range 10.0.0.x) -----> All my devices
So my plan is to adquiere a Router that brings WIFI class N, enhanced security features and it works as a modem, I've seen other CISCO that could make the work but I don't want more problems with the "Apple features" such as Airplay caused by the port blocking. I know the Airport Express is already prepared to work with all the "Apple features" also attaching my sound device would be awesome, but if it doesn't works as a Modem I won't buy it. Here is the setup I want.
INTERNET---->Airport Express -----> All my devices
Does anyone knows if it is possible?
Again, thanks for the ssistance and sorry if my english is misspelled or wrong sentenced, it is not my born lenguaje.
Best regards and happy New Year.

Well that is dissapointing to be honest, well, thanks for the help. By the way, for what you saying applies to the newest model... right? cause I already know the old one wasnt able to do what I want.

AP express without modem

Is it possible to set a 3rd gen AP Express to stream from an iPhone or iPad to an appleTV WITHOUT A MODEM INVOLVED.
IN OTHER WORDS USE IT EXCLUSIVELY AS A INTRANET DEVICE ?

I have my iPhone with the ap utility running and the ap express plugged in the iPhone says no ap base stations have been found and the ap express blinks orange.
You did perform a Hard Reset on the AirPort Express by holding in the reset button for 9-10 seconds, releasing, and allowing a full minute for the AirPort Express to restart, correct?
Using your iPad, please walk us through each step that you are taking to configure the Express.
What happens after each step?

HT201335 Can i use airplay with the apple tv and airport express without an internet connection? Basically Set it up as a closed network?

I was told I could set a local network with the airport express, apple Tv, and my iPad to stream videos or pictures to a TV for a presentation.
No internet connection is available at the location.
Is that possible? Or do I need to access itunes homeshare with an internet connection to make this work?
I've set it up at home where I have an internet connection and it works fine but I want to move the setup to my church for a class. The data I'm using is stored on my ipad.
I know I can do this wired with the HDMI adapter but would like to do it wireless.
Thanks for any help!

Ok so we now have a solution to the problem. A friend of mine came round to work this out with me last night and we were able to get it working, but it is not as easy as I had hoped. Fisrtly we plugged the airport express into my router using the ethernet cable (for this I am using an Airport Express Base Station") and in airport utilities selected the airport express. In edit, we then gave the airport express a new range of IP address which did not conflict with any of the other applications that I have already assigned. We also named the Airport Express with a distinguishable name. We then waited for the changes to be registered then unplugged the Airport Express from the router. I then plugged my AppleTV via HDMI into a tv to test it and selected the new wifi network with the new Airport Express distinguishable name. I was able to watch a video that I have on my ipad directly on my tv without being connected to the internet, and was able to play Airplay presentations.
No the easiest solution, and certainly not something that anyone at Apple has talked me through in my lengthy conversations with them at Applecare.
Hope this helps.

Slow internet: Mac Mini - Airport Express - 2Wire modem

I have SBC DSL, which came with a 2Wire wireless modem/router. I then bought an Airport Express and nicely networked a printer and two Windows XP Machine. The trouble started when I bought (ironically) a Mac Mini with a wireless (Airport Extreme?) ethernet card. The Mac has much slower download speeds! We're talking 150 kbps on the Mac, versus ~1 Mbps on the Win XP box.
I'm guessing there is a magic setting on the DSL modem which will help. Any ideas?
Thanks,
Morgan Brown

This problem lies with the Mac mini - there aren't any settings on the DSL modem that will fix this problem. I would start by having an Apple service center confirm the wireless interface in this Mac mini is performing properly (since it is still covered by the warranty).

Multiple Airport Express without Airport Extreme

Is it possible to have multiple Airport Expresses on a network without the router being an Airport Extreme? I have a Buffalo router and can't get more than on Airport Express to be recognized. Is this possible?

The Express must be configured to "join a wireless network" to be able to stream iTunes to your stereo. It sounds like you have one device working OK, is that correct?
If you can't get AirPort Utility to "see" your other Express, temporarily connect an ethernet cable from your computer to the Express and then open AirPort Utility to see if that helps. You will configure it to "join" your wireless network.
When you have it configured, you can disconnect the ethernet cable and move the Express to the location that you want.

Airport Express, ethernet modem Ethernet Volume

I use Airport Express to network my computers. My satellite modem is connected to Airport via the ethernet port
All works well.
Now I want to add an ethernet disc/volume so it wii be available on the network. Since the AP EN port is taken by the modem; Can I add a second Airport Express, have it access the existing network, and use its' ethernet port for the disc drive?
Will the 2 ethernet devices intervere with each other? Will the Disc deive be visible on the network?
iMac G5 20" Mac OS X (10.4.8) OS 10.4.8

If I understand correctly, yes, you can do that, but I'd suggest hooking a FW or USB drive to your iMac, then use Sharepoints...
http://www.hornware.com/sharepoints/
To make it visable on the Network.

Airport express wired modem?

Hi. My internet connection is slowing down so I was thinking about buying a new router. I have a desktop which can't connect to wireless signals so I have to connect it through a wired connection. My modem doesnt have a wifi built in so I was wondering if its possible to plug in my modem to the airport express and have another ethernet wire connected to my desktop through the airport express. I am kinda confused cause it says one is a LAN connection while the other is a WAN.

I am assuming that your modem is, just that, a simple broadband modem and not a combination modem/router or gateway device. If that is correct, with the latest version of the AirPort Express Base Station (AXn), you would connect one Ethernet cable between the modem's Ethernet port and the WAN (circle-of-dots) port on the AXn. You would then connect a second cable between the AXn's LAN (opposing arrows) port and the Desktop PC.

Configuring airport express without wireless computer

I've got a 2008 Mac Pro with no wireless hooked up to the square Airport Extreme by ethernet cable. The airport extreme serves other wireless computers throughout the house. Last year, it was complicated configuring 2011 airport expresses to extend my network using the Mac Pro as the home computer, but I finally managed it with the help of an Apple tech who said most other techs would probably not know the trick to doing it. It worked great for over a year.
Today, out of nowhere, airport utility came up with an error message and told me I needed to change settings to a LAN bridge. I followed directions, but the effect was to wipe out all my settings. I managed to reset and get the extreme back working, but I'm having trouble getting the airport expresses properly configured. Instructions online are based on doing it with a computer that's also wireless. Part of the trick in configuring involved deselecting a lower button in Airport Utility, then going to areless settings and changing WAN to extend the network.
I wish I would have gone to the trouble of doing screen grabs with each step along the way, but if anyone knows the steps for reconfiguring the airport expresses using a computer without wireless, I'll pay for your kids' college: or at least ask God to let you win the lottery.

A cool Apple tech, realizing that I was only having problems because their software had topedoed my working set-up, actually gave me a no-charge rundown of the standard procedure using that ethernet trick, which seemed to work up until the last step, but at that point, the update and restart of the apple express failed each time I tried. From what I remember when I initially configured the express last year, the ethernet trick is part of the right procedure. Thanks.

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