Can't connect Airport express (1.Gen) with Macbook(Lion)

In the Beginning it always says the express needs a newer software and no it always says Error
so if there's someone out there who can help me that would be very nice

Thanks for the info.
When the Express will not accept a firmware update, it is good idea to perform a Factory Default Reset to see if that will clear up the settings on the Express.
Power off the Express for a few minutes
Hold in the reset button first, then keep holding the reset button in for an additional 9-10 more seconds as you simultaneously plug the Express back in to power
Release the reset button after the hold period and allow about 45 seconds for the Express to restart to a slow, blinking amber light
Then try the firmware update again and reconfigure the Express
Sometimes, you need to perform the Factory Default Reset a few times to get things to "stick"
Give that a try and post back with your results

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How can I use Airport Express (1st Generation) with OS X Mavericks?

1st Generation AirPort Express will work fine with Mavericks.
Are you sure that you have a 1st Gen Express?
Check the model number on the side of the Express. 1st Gen is A1264.
If you see A1084 or A1088, these are much older versions of the Express that were sold long before Apple began to use the Generation naming with "n" wireless devices in 2007.
Mavericks will not support the A1084 or A1088. Use another Mac running Leopard, Snow Leopard, or a PC if you need to administer the older Express.

Can't connect Airport Express wirelessly to network so that AirTunes and internet are available simultaneously

I can't connect Airport Express wirelessly to network so that AirTunes and internet are available simultaneously. My old AE allowed this but can't make the new one work that way.

In your instructions, you say to use the same encryption type as the router has set up. well, I am using the WEP 64 bit encryption and the Airport Utility does not have this...it has 40 bit. Is this a problem, or do I have to be using a the same type of encrytion ?
WEP is available in either 40 or 104-bit, but is usually "advertised" as either 64- or 128-bit respectively. For example, 64-bit WEP uses a 40 bit key (also known as WEP-40), which is concatenated with a 24-bit initialization vector (IV) to form the 64-bit RC4 traffic key. So, WEP 64 on the Linksys & 40-bit is equivalent.
What concerns me more is the loss of bandwidth performance you are experiencing when connecting the AX. When the AX is configured as a wireless client it is acting just like any other wireless devices (computer, laptop, printer, etc.) and not like another router. This should cause little or no bandwidth loss. True the more secure the wireless encryption used WPA2 vs. WEP, the more overhead is required for security, but the differences you are seeing seem excessive.
It is very possible that you may have some form of Wi-Fi interference in the immediate area that is preventing your Linksys from providing a good clean signal.
I suggest you perform a simple site survey, using utilities like the following to determine potential areas of interference, and then, try to either eliminate or significantly reduce them where possible:
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For years, AE worked just fine with my 2Wire portal streaming music to my stereo. Went to Uverse 2 months ago, and AE quit working. I am not using an Airport base station, just the Uverse modem and I need help getting it to work.
There is nothing in this forum when I search for uverse, so I post this in hope someone can help me.
I reset AE it and it finally appeared in Airport utility with a yellow light. I click configure and when I choose to join my current network, it sets up it's own Apple network, removing it from Airport utility and changing Airport status in Network to yellow.
No matter what I do or how I try, I just can't get AE to work with the stock 2Wire modem.
Has anyone been able to get AE to work with just the 2wire router & not have to buy an airport base station.
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+However, it asks for the security and all I see is WEP in the Home Network set up, I don't know if it's 40 or 128+
AT&T set this up, so only they can tell you for sure. My guess would be WEP 128 since this type of security is stronger than WEP 40.
+And it asks for a wireless password. I entered the one from the router & it did not work. Tried the Key and it did not work.+
This is the same wireless password that you would use if you were logging on to your wireless network with your computer. But, unless you first have the exact, correct security setting for your 2wire router, the password will not work.
+Has anyone out there successfully got their Airport Express to work with Uverse????+
I don't provide instructions to anyone on the forum unless I've first done it myself. I'm providing you with the same instructions that I used to help a neighbor with his 2wire Uverse setup last week. It works fine.
But, he called AT&T to ask them what security setting they used on his 2wire router. Otherwise, we would have had to try each possible setting to see if we could make it work.
AT&T also told him that his password should be 13 characters, all lower case letters with no spaces. That is what the neighbor said he used. I cannot confirm this as he did not share his password with me.
AT&T may have set up the password criteria differently on your router. You need to confirm with them on this.
+What password goes in the Base station tab, Key or Password?+
Any password you want. This is a separate password simply to be able to access the settings on the device in the future when you are using AirPort Utility. You could use your wireless network password if you want.
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I have an airport extreme that I set up 2 years ago. It works with my computer, using itunes (although it disconnects constantly).
I'd like to set it up with my ihpone but I don't see it in the wifi settings and I don't see it in the airport utility.
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Should I be able to connect the iphone to the airport extreme to stream music for example?
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Should I be able to connect the iphone to the airport extreme to stream music for example?
Although the iPhone can connect to the wireless network, provided by the AirPort Extreme, you would still need either an AirPort Express or Apple TV (performing as an AirPlay speaker) to get the stream from the Extreme to either a set of powered speakers, audio receiver, or TV to hear it.
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Can't connect Airport Express with Extreme

So after 3 hours of working on this POS,I have gone to the boards in hopes that maybe someone can help me.
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I want the airport extreme and the airport express to connect wirelessly. Try to setup WDS but the only way I could do that is to setup the extreme first, then disconnect the CAT 5 cable running to extreme and then reconnecting that cable to the express so that the Utility would pick it up. Set Up WDS but as soon as I reconnected the cable back to the Airport Extreme it stop working.
To add more problems, my computer will not connect wirelessly to the extreme without going to the blue screen(the one that says comp is unstable).
someone please help me.

Did you get a solution? I have a similar problem in that my i-Mac can successfully see and use the Extreme (with a Linksys modem as I am in UK where we need a modem in most instances) but the Express to which I wish to link nd play music is 'invisible'. Neither scanning through the task bar icon or using the Airport utility 'sees' the Express even though I can as I have now put it in the same room! It did see it briefly once but not since so have factory reset it and still it hides.
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http://www.macworld.com/article/1167965/mountain_lion_and_the_ancient_airport_ba se_station.html
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I got a used Airport Express to use as a wireless print server. I got only the Airport Express; no manuals or CD's or anything. I have been reading through the manuals and everything online, but I can't get anything to work. It seems like I need to get the Airport Express Assistant, but I can't find it. I got the Airport Admin Utility, and that installed fine on Windows Vista. Then I installed what I thought was the Express Assistant, and it just seemed to change the Airport software in the start menu, but I still don't have the Assistant, only the Admin Utility. Anyway, I open the Admin Utility and it opens the Base Station Chooser. There is nothing there, so I rescan, and it seems to do nothing. It doesn't find anything anyway.
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You don't necessarily need the AirPort Setup
Assistant, you should be able to set up the AirPort
Express Base Station (AX) with the AirPort Admin
Utility...as it is a much more powerful tool. You
need to make sure that you are using the version for Windows. At this
time, the AirPort software is only supported for
Windows 2000 or XP. A Vista-version has not been
released.
I suggest the following...
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it back to it's original "out-of-the-box" state.
- Next, temporarily connect your computer directly,
using an Ethernet cable, to the Ethernet port on the
AX during the set up phase.
- Then set up the AX as a "wireless client."
I have this same problem. I have a Vista Windows notebook and I am trying to get airport working to play music wirelessly through my home stereo. The "base station chooser" software does nothing on my Vista notebook.
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Any ideas how to get this working on vista? Previously i had the newer version of iTunes 7.1 installed and the airport express CD told me it couldn't complete the install because a newer version of iTunes was installed. I uninstalled the iTunes and reinstalled the CD including the iTunes version 4.
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