Brand new Airport Express (n) worked once and now stuck on orange

Just bought an Aiport Extreme Base Station (n) and new Airport Express (n).
Using my MacBook Pro and Airport Utility I replaced settings on my existing wireless network for the AEBS and things seemed fine. There was no question in setup by the way about WEP or WAP security...
Then, wanting to add Airport Express to the network for iTunes streaming I plugged it in.
At first, airport utility recognized the AEx: so I added it to the existing network, this time being asked about security, I set up WPA personal.
Then, airport utility finishes the task and my AEx disappears from view. Stays stuck on orange light.
Resets have not helped.
My AEx is therefore to all intents and purposes useless.
At least I can use the AEBS for internet access.
What has happened?
Apologies if I have duplicated a topic, but this is weird.

You do need to hold the reset button for 10 sec to factory reset the unit (see page 32-33 of the Setup Guide for detailed instructions). And then your AX will be visible from Airport Utility again. If you still can't see the AX, try using a ethernet cable to connect to the AX instead.
Let us know how you get on!

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Any help would be greatly appreciated!!! I just bought my first Apple (mac book) and got the airport express. Hooked it up, set up my network, etc., and everything was working fine for the first 24 hours. Now, the Airport Express is not working. It is flashing the amber light which seems to indicate no internet connection....when I plug the ethernet wire directly to my laptop from the modem, the internet works. AND, the airport express seems to be working with the laptop (because I see my wireless network name in the menu of networks). Problem is, I can't get on the internet wirelessly anymore....so it seems the airport express is not getting the signal from the modem...but again, the modem is working fine when connected to the computer directly. I tried to reset the airport express and then go through the set up again, to no avail...still that flashing amber light. UGH.
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I just bought a brand-new airport express device. I have a cable modem connected to a dual band AirPort Extreme base station in my basement. My house is wired with Cat5 Ethernet cable. In a far bedroom, I am replacing an airport express-N (previous model) that was hard-wired to the Extreme. Always worked perfectly in extending and supplying 2.4ghz band wifi to that part of the house. I bought the brand-new AirPort Express to utilize the dual band bridge.
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Hi, of course, try all of the normal troubleshooting suggestions. I recycled all devices I have rebooted everything.

It's always a good idea to do a complete power recycle when switching out network components ...
Try the following, in order, checking for Internet access after each step, until resolved:
1. If the modem has a reset switch, use it to reset the modem. Wait at least 5-10 minutes for the modem to initialize.
2. Remove power from the modem. If it has a backup battery, remove this as well. Wait 5-10 minutes. Replace the battery, and add power back to the modem.
3. Perform a complete power recycle of your network components as follows:
Modem/Router Power Recycling - Quick
o Power-off the modem, 802.11n AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBSn), & computer(s); Wait at least 5 minutes.
o Power-on the modem; Wait at least 5 minutes.
o Power-on the AEBSn; Wait at least 5 minutes.
o Power-on the computer(s)
If this fails to get the modem to "recognize" the Internet router, then try the "Full" version.
Modem/Router Power ReCycling - Full
o Power-off the modem, AEBSn, & computer(s). (Wait at least 30 minutes. If possible, leave the modem off overnight.)
o Power-on the modem; Wait at least 15 minutes.
o Power-on the AEBSn; Wait at least 5 minutes.
o Power-on the computer(s)
4. Contact your ISP to have them perform a "modem reset."

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I have an Airport Extreme hooked to a cable modem. This is my base AP.
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BTW - I noticed that unlike the other boxes this one (AX-n) does not give the "Wireless Clients" graph in the log screen.

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When changing network configurations, it's always a good idea to perform a complete power recycle of your network components.
Please try the following to see if it will help ...
o Power-off the DSL modem, AirPort Express Base Station (AX) and MacBook; Order is not critical.
o Power-on the DSL modem; wait at least 10-15 minutes.
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o Power-on the MacBook.

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Hi everybody, I purchased an AE a few days ago. I tried to make it work at home but without any success. This is the exact sequence of what happened after I installed Utility Airport and updated it to the last version.
1) At first UA didn't detect the base at all, even after many attempts and after having changed 3 rooms in the house (in the beginning I located AE close to a TV antenna cable and several electric cables, so I though there was interference).
2) When UA finally detected AE base, it was unable to set it up due to some unspecific error.
3) I closed UA application (as requested in the pop up window) and re-launched it. Again UA was unable to detect AE.
This frustrating three-points stuff happened several times; I tried soft and hard reset many times but I never succeeded in setting up the base and the light always remained amber flashing.
Then I tried the whole process in my office and it worked immediately: I set it up and it worked both for internet connection and music streaming from ITunes. I came back home and again, though this time the base was setup and the light was stable green, my macbook was unable not only to connect to the network, but even to detect the base.
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Hello!
I'm connecting a new 802.11n Airport Express to my existing network. My Airport Extreme (which is only a few months old) and an older AE are working properly and show up just fine. I took the new one out of the box, plugged it into a wall plug near me and it just blinks amber or has a solid amber light. I've tried resetting it (which seems silly, since I only just bought it an hour ago).
Any suggestions? I'm going to use the new AEx to extend the network in the house.
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My AirPort Utility recognizes it and it appears on the network to be Stable, however, it only works for streaming music wirelessly when the light is flashing amber (which I know means it's starting up).
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Wireless is half science and half voodoo.
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Set up a Wireless Distribution System (WDS)
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