Airport extreme goes goes off a lot

My airport extreme goes off line and on line a lot and the green light never goes on anymore at all, why?

What you describe is a classic symptom of wireless interference.
Please take a look at this Apple support document to learn more about the causes of wireless interference and some possible "fixes".
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1365

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    My AirPort Extreme keeps shutting off randomly can any one help?
    -thanks

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  • My new airport extreme keeps shutting off

    periodically my airport extreme just shuts off,I unplug and wait nd replug and its fine, but what is wrong?

    I assume that you mean that your new AirPort Extreme completely powers-down randomly.
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    There is a potential issue with the AC wall outlet or power strip (if you are using one.) Try using another outlet or power strip.
    There is a potential issue with the AC's internal power supply.
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  • Airport extreme goes to sleep ?!

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    Hey Chau Hoang Du!
    You should try resetting the Airport router. Here is an article that can help you complete this troubleshooting step:
    Resetting an AirPort base station FAQ
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3728
    Thanks for coming to the Apple Support Communities!
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  • Airport Extreme goes down a few minutes after successful connect

    I have a new Eee PC 1000 and an Airport Extreme base station. Both support 802.11n I can connect just fine, but after being connected for ten minutes or so, the connection stops working. Worse, it also makes my Mac Mini's wifi connection to the Airport Extreme base station stop working, and the Airport Extreme has to be power cycled before a computer can successfully connect to it again.
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    "Has anyone else experienced this, or anything similar? " - just read half a dozen messages on this forum - thousands are experiencing this or related issues!
    "Can anyone please suggest a fix?" - there's no shortage of suggestions, but none seem to actually work! The most successful I have found to date is disabling "n" and forcing it back to "b/g" - but even that only reduces the frequency of disconnects to one or two per day...
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  • Airport Extreme-Green-Amber-Off

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      Think it's fried? 
    Unfortunately, yes. The question is whether the outboard power supply "brick" failed, or whether internal power supply components have failed....or possibly both.
    If you have an Apple store in your area, might be a good idea to take it to them to let them have a look.

  • Airport Extreme card switched off

    After upgrading from 10.4 to 10.5 my Macbook Pro Airport Extreme does not function at all, obviously because the Airport card is turned off. As far as I know, I haven´t done this on purpose. I have not been able to find out how to get it back to work. Where is the on/off switch?
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    There is no way to "program" the Extreme to turn off it's WiFi signal. You can limit children's Internet access:
    http://www.macworld.com/article/1161672/limit_internet_access.html
    An alternative would be to just turn off the Extreme at the wall.

  • Airport Extreme self power off.

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    I've just bought new Airport Extreme 802.11ac and its turning off, when there is no device connected.
    Does anybody know how to fix this strange thing?

    I suggest that you return the defective AirPort Extreme to an Apple Store and obtain a replacement device.
    If you do not have an Apple Store near you, contact Apple Support directly.
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  • Airport Extreme 'N' kicks off Airport Express 'G"

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    First off, if you want any G-rated devices to connect to your N-base station, make sure your N-base station is broadcasting in a "G/B-compatible" mode. That means don't use anything that is "N-ONLY" mode.
    Of course whenever you have any G devices on your N network, you lose all the benefits of N network speed, as your network will operate only as fast as its slowest device.

  • HT2275 Do I need to choose "Share this printer on the network" for printers that are not connected directly to my MacBook Pro? I have two HP printers connected to an Airport Extreme (WiFi turned off). I connect by WiFi to another Airport Extreme w cable t

    I have three Airport Extreme (AE) routers in my home network.
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    I reset my printer connections on my MacBook Pro and had to add all the printers back to my printer list. I don't know if I understand what the checkbox "Share this printer on the network" in the Print & Fax System Preferences window is for. My guess is that I don't need to share printers unless they are connected to my MacBook Pro by USB, so I should uncheck the "Share this printer on the network" box for the two HP printers that are connected to the AE. I print to them over the network, but they're not connected directly to any computer. I thought if my MacBook Pro wasset to share them and was shutdown, the printers might not be available to my Mac mini or Dell PC, which connect by ethernet to the office AE (which has the two printers connected to it).
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    For printers connected directly to a Mac (or PC) by USB, check the "Share this printer on the network" box? In my Sharing Preferences, I check "Share Printers."
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    Question is - will the 2 networks (using auto channel negotiations) exist well in the same house or will there be interference?
    Things will be fine since the AirPort Express or AirPort Extreme will automatically search for a good wireless channel. If you assign a separate name for the wireless network, then devices will need to log in separately to this network. The extending device will need to be configured in Bridge Mode.
    My suggestion would be to configure what is known as a "roaming" network in your question #2. In this case, you would assign the same wireless network name, security and password settings to the extending device and configure it in Bridge Mode.
    The advantage to #2 is that you will be able to walk your laptop from a location near the Time Capsule and as you move close to the extending device, the laptop will automatically switch to pick up the stronger signal from the extending AirPort.
    You are actually creating a separate network in #2, so you have the advantage of maximum bandwidth for both the TC network and the AirPort network.
    Question - does the Airport Express have to be directly connected to the TC or can that connected be through a switched network?
    I'm assuming that you are asking about an Ethernet switch here, correct?  The AirPort Express or AirPort Extreme can connect to the Ethernet switch, or directly back to a LAN port on the Time Capsule, whichever is easier to setup.
    Question 2 - assuming I can connect the Airport Express to the TC over a switched network, will "extending" the network using the Ethernet network still reduce my overall wireless bandwidth?
    Connecting the remote device using Ethernet is by far the best way to extend a wireless network because it maintains maximum bandwidth on the network. This is the way that any good commercial network is designed.
    Post back if you need any tips to get things setup.

  • Can airport extreme be switched off at night?

    Can the wireless function be programmed to switch off and back on at certain times?  Being a paranoid parent, I would rather not have a wireless signal radiating in my house all night.

    There is no way to "program" the Extreme to turn off it's WiFi signal. You can limit children's Internet access:
    http://www.macworld.com/article/1161672/limit_internet_access.html
    An alternative would be to just turn off the Extreme at the wall.

  • Airport Extreme goes away periodically, unable to connect

    I have a current 20" Intel IMac and an older PBG4. I've had various Airport base stations since they came out. I recently upgraded to the new Extreme n model, and it works fine sometimes, then goes away sometimes for hours before the iMac or PBG4 can see it. I thoguht it was a problem on the iMac because it would show NO networks when this happened (there are about 5 others in my area). But, even the laptop couldn't connect. I often see the base station in a blinking orange mode, then green, then orange, then green, yet the DSL connection is fine.
    It's been doing this off and on since I bought it but became so problematic the past two nights I couldn't get online at all for hours. I finally reset my Airport to defaults and just enabled the minimal stuff (WPA and a few port forwards) but I've found it offline already once today.
    Is anyone else seeing this issue? I have my old Airport as an extended piece of the network now, but I've even disabled that and just had the new base as the only base and had the same problem.
    Thoughts?

    Okay, maybe we can compare notes and find something similar. First, my background:
    I had an existing Airport Express that was set up with port forwarding, MAC address security (only allowing certain machines to use it), WEP, etc. (I had to use WEB because the adapter my TiVo had would not do WPA.)
    I upgraded the TiVo adapter and got this new Extreme about the same time. I imported my old settings to the new Extreme, then made some adjustments. I thought that was the issue -- I read about some kind of hardware MAC address caching at the ISP level that makes them stop talking to us, but this certainly wasn't that.
    What happens: I look at my computers and see no airport signal. When I click the ))) signal icon in the menu bar, it sometimes spins the beach ball for awhile before opening. It usually shows NO NETWORKS at all, or may show one of the neighbors. But, when this happens, I can't connect to anything. It will often say "These was a problem trying to connect..." or whatever.
    Resetting my Extreme does nothing. During this, sometimes I get blinking orange, sometimes it's green. But the issue is always weird because my iMac can't see ANYTHING to connect to.
    Also, I made my old Airport a WDS extender. That I thought was an issue, so I disabled that and powered it down. Same problem.
    So, last night I reset my Exteme to defaults, and just plugged in the things I needed to change for security. It happened again.
    So maybe it's a problem with WPA (never used it with the old one). Maybe there's an issue being in n/g/b mode and if I set my Exteme to just b/g it will be better. No clue.
    Have you tried anything?

  • Updates to airport extreme not working

    I am trying to add a new computer using MAC Address Access Control for my airport extreme. Every time today (tried 4 times) that I have tried to add a new computer: Access Control->+->entered the MAC address and description->update. The airport extreme goes off then on, but then the network cannot be found; I then manually restart the airport extreme, the network is located, but the new entry (MAC address for new computer) doesn't appear in the access control list. The airport extreme is version 7.5.2 and all is updated. The Macintosh I am using to update the airport extreme is running Mac OSX 10.6.7. Am I missing something?

    It's a hassle, but might be worth a try to reset the AirPort Extreme back to factory defaults and then try the complete new configuration again.
    If you decide to attempt this, you can reset the AirPort Extreme by clicking AirPort Utility - Manual Setup. Then click the Base Station menu item at the very top of your computer screen in the same toolbar area as the Apple icon.
    Select Restore Default Settings.
    No guarantees here, but this procedure has worked for other users who have reported the same issues.

  • Airport Extreme off a Router which provides DNS - Guest Networks

    I am sure that I am not alone here.
    I have a BTBroadband wireless ADSLModem/Router which provides DNS for the network.
    Off tyhe router is a Netgear switch which has connected to it an Airport Extreme. Also off this switch I have many other peripherals - such as Time Capsule, iMac etc.
    So the arrangement is simple in logical terms:
    BT Modem------->Wireless Router (which allocates DNS)---------->Switch----------->Airport Extreme  etc.
    IP Settings as follows
    192.168.0.1 for Wireless Router - which allocates DNS in range 192.168.0.2 to 0.150.
    I have allocated a fixed IP on the Airport Extreme of 192.168.0.151
    The devices thart run off this are all having DNS allocated by the router - not the Airport Extreme.
    So - how do I set up (or can I set up) the Guest Wireless Network?
    Let's assume Router Wireless Network is call MainWireless with a Password MainWord, The Airport Extreme is acting in Bridge Mode and has the exact same 'Create a wireless network' called MainWIreless and Password MainWord (as per best practices in using these to provide the best 'network hopping' capabilities for devices (I actually have 2 other wireless devices from TimeCapsules that operate the wireless in the same way).
    All of this works fine.
    However when I set up the Guest Network on the Airport Extreme - simply by enabling it - I provide a new Guest Network name of GuestWireless with a password GuetsPassword. In theory it should all work fine, however the devices connecting to the Guest Network cannot get to the internet (effectively I don't think that the 'iPhone for example' is being allocated a correct IP Address - in fact I know that it isn't as its a 169 range and a different subnet).
    So - the only way I can think of doing this is to go into the Network Settings on the Airport Extreme, Change Bridge Mode Wireless to DHCP and NAT and then go into Network Options. Here I am a bit lost and need help.
    To summarise - Main Router Address 192.168.0.1 allocates range 192.168.0.2 to 150, Airport Extreme Address (static) address 192.168.0.151.
    Airport Extreme DHCP and NAT Network Options has:
    IPv4 DHCP Range - I have set to 192.168.0.152 to 255
    Guest IPv4 DHCP Range 10.0.0 152 to 255
    NAT Port Mapping Protocol is switched Off
    - This won't even save.
    Should be simple I would have thought. Think again...
    Please help - mwhat should I / can I do to enable a guest wireless network?

    Thanks for all that - I suspected as much (and I did mean DHCP not DNS).
    So - if I disable DHCP on the HomeHub3 IP 192.168.0.1, and set the Airport Extreme IP Address at 192.168.0.2, what do I do with DHCP and NAT settings to have a Main and Guest Wireless Network?
    I can easily change the order of things if necessary to be :
    BT Modem (192.168.0.1 with DHCP disabled)--->Airport Extreme (192.168.0.2 (set to get DNS from 192.168.0.1) )--->Switch---->Various wired and wireless devices.

  • AirPort Extreme and AirPort Time Capsule not working

    So heres the situation: I have 1 airport extreme in the house and another in the office separate from the house. The cable modem connects to the aiport express in the house through ehternet. An ethernet chord goes from the Aiport Extreme from in the house to the office in the back yard.
    Decided to update my airport extremes with the new tall ones. Bought the normal one for the house and got the Airport Extreme Time capsule for the office.
    But nothing works. Reseted the device, unpluged the modems power and cables and still nothing ... just blinks yellow
    I feel like the NEW Aiport Extremes are not talking to the modem ... theres some diconnection between the airports and the modem.
    So there both sitting on my desk until i can figure out what the problem is.
    The modem is provided from Time Warner, Los Angeles area. Its maybe 1.5 to 2 years old
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    The cable modem remembers your old AirPort Extreme and it will not associate with the new AirPort Extreme until it....the modem....is completely reset to the point where it has forgotten your old AirPort Extreme.
    Power off the modem completely by pulling the power plug from the back of the device
    Leave it off at least 30 minutes. longer will not hurt at all.
    Power up the new AirPort Extreme for a few minutes
    Hold in the reset button on the Extreme firmly for 10 seconds and release
    Allow a full minute for the AirPort Extreme to restart
    Now power off the AirPort Extreme
    After the modem power down period is done, connect an Ethernet cable from the modem to the  WAN "O" Port on the AirPort Extreme
    Power up the modem and let it run for 10 minutes by itself
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