Configure Base Station from either of (2) diff. partitions

I setup the Base Station from partition (A) and everything is working. I then bought a new internal drive and installed 10.4.0. on partition (B). While booted on partition (B) when I selected the network, no Connect button in Internet Connect Airport window. While messing with Airport Setup Assistant about 15 min. later the Connect Button just appeared and it worked. Whatever. When I tried to configure the Base Station from Partition (B) the Airport Admin Utility just hangs and must be forced to quit. What do I need to do to be able to configure the Base Station from both partitions. This is in case my drive wih partition (A) croaks. I am using version 4.1.1 software, and Base Station V5.6.

If you updated the firmware on the Base Station to version 5.6, then you need to use version 4.2 of the Airport Setup Assistant and Airport Admin Utility as provided by the Airport 4.2 update.

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You are likely forgetting a step.
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Lost connection to one of my Airport express units. Serial number 44500WQV0. Message in Airport Utility is to use Version 5.6 to configure base station. I have version 6.3.1. Both airport express units bought at same time few years ago.

Hello all.
Lost my connection to one of two airport express units. Both purchased few years ago. Use them to stream music to house speakers via WiFi. I have v6.3.1 of Airport Utility. Message says to use v5.6 to reconfigure this base station.
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You can use the following workaround to install AirPort Utility 5.6 on a Lion or Mountain Lion Mac:
Be sure to read the caveats at the end.
Lion / Mountain Lion's package installer will refuse to install superseded versions of AirPort Utility. Instead you will need to use a package extractor such as Pacifist or unpkg. Pacifist is shareware, unpkg is free.
Download Pacifist here: http://www.charlessoft.com/
Download unpkg here: http://www.timdoug.com/unpkg/
Download AirPort Utility 5.6 here: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1482
When the AirPort Utility .dmg file finishes downloading, open it to expand and reveal the AirPortUtility56.pkg package installer file.
Directions for Pacifist (I do not have screenshots for unpkg but the idea is similar):
Open Pacifist and from its File menu, navigate to the package and open it.
Click the "reveal triangles" until you see AirPort Utility 5.6.app:
Select it and then click Install from Pacifist's toolbar. It will then be installed in your Utilities folder, and you can quit Pacifist.
The most recent version of AirPort Utility included with Mountain Lion should be used to configure 802.11n - capable AirPort Base Stations. Make no attempt to delete it. It and the older version (which will bear the unique name "AirPort Utility 5.6") can peacefully coexist. Use the older version only as necessary for older AirPort Base Stations that cannot be administered any other way.
If you happen to have an archived copy of the AU 5.6 app somewhere, such as a Time Machine backup or equivalent, you can simply restore it or drag the app to your Mountain Lion system's Utilities folder instead of resorting to the above procedure. It will run without complaint. It is only the package installer that is the problem.
Keep in mind that Apple's decision to abandon support for the original AirPort Express and AEBS was for reasons known only to them. Remember that you are using obsolete equipment, should some future OS X feature not work for you.

Airport Express Model A1264 - No configured base stations found

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I've searched the forums for an answer but without luck. Here is the background. An electrical storm this summer blew out my old modem and so got a new Actiontec C1000A modem to use with my Century Link service. It has the WPS button on the front. I have the Airport Express Model A1264 1st Gen n-model that I use for streaming music. It sits in my living room and is connected to my receiver so I can stream items from my iPhone or iPad when the receiver is in "Dock" mode.
With the new modem I can't resolve the flashing amber light. I have reset it numerous times with a paper clip but with no luck. The Airport Utility (6.3.1) simply gives me a "No configured Airport base stations have been found. Airport Utility will continue searching" message. The Airport Utility shows I'm connected to the internet with a router address and DNS server numbers. In the Base Station drop down menu in the Airport Utility, all of the options are grey.
I'm running Mac OS X 10.7.5.
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Are you holding down the reset button on the AirPort Express for 10 seconds, then allowing a full minute for the Express to restart?
Once the Express has been reset, it will not simply "appear" in AirPort Utility....if that is what you are expecting it to do......you have to initiate the setup process.
Click on the AirPort icon at the top of the Mac's screen and wait a few seconds for a listing of New AirPort Base Station to appear.
Just below that, click directly on AirPort Express
AirPort Setup will open up automatically and suggest that you configure the Express to "extend" a wireless network. That probably will not work, so click on Other Options and select the Add to a Network option to get the process started.
Assuming that the Actiontec modem/router is using compatible settings, the AirPort will be setup to "join" the Actiontec wireless network

Changing the base station from Air Port Express to the Time Machine

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However, in setting it up it become clear that my Air Port Express has the status of a base station with its own wireless network (which I don't want to use).
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LS

Thanks for the info. Unfortunately, this older "g" device is really going to drag down the performance of your Time Capsule.
You'll need to use a WDS type configuration, which is an older "g" technology. The setup for this type of configuration is complex and difficult for most users. If you get the configuration right, there are still unfortunately going to be two big negatives with this type of setup.
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Bottom line...you would wind up with an older "g" wireless network throughout that would be operating at one half of it's capability.
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Trying to configure base station with an iBook G4

Hi there,
I've purchased an Airport Extreme Base station to provide wireless internet access to my iBook G4.
I can connect to the internet just fine, and have no problem loading web pages/email/etc.
However, if I try to configure the base station when using the Airport Admin Utility, I get a long wait, followed by a request for the password (I'm entering "public" here), another long wait, followed by the message "The Airport Admin utility was unable to read the configuration of the selected base station. An error occurred while reading the configuration."
I've tried hard resetting the base station, restarting my computer, and unpluging everything and plugging it all back in again.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Brian, Welcome to the discussion area!
Try connecting the iBook to the AirPort Extreme base station (AEBS)'s LAN Ethernet port and configuring it.

Airport Utility can't see configured base stations

I have two MABs. One with AU can see base + AX and other cannot. The one that cannot is running Mountain Lion and the working one is running Lion. Both have AU 6.1. Base station is at 7.6.1. I can get on the internet, but cannot see or manage AE/AX. In addition, iPad app works fine.
Configuration is Airport Extreme 802.11N (5TH GEN) and two (2)
I have done the following:
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It should show as new device in the airport utility..
If not, factory reset it and it will show up..
You do need a Mac with at least Lion and latest airport utility.. with wireless turned on.
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Hi.
I'm having the exact same problem as the originator of this post. The only difference is I am using an Airport Extreme (802.11g) and trying to use an Express upstairs as a bridge. I had this set up working fine until 10.5.7 was installed. Then the Express flaked out... probably because the Extreme was unable to be a WDS Main station anymore.
Some background... after having the issue of my wife's Macbook freezing after waking it from sleep I did some research on the forums here and found out that it had to do with the Ethernet not being turned on in the Network pref pane. The thread I looked at suggested trashing a bunch of network pref files and restarting... essentially defaulting the Mac OS to it's original networking state... which has the Ethernet port 'on' by default.
I wonder if this Ethernet bug in 10.5.7 is causing our WDS Main base stations (my Extreme and the author's Express - both plugged in to a high speed modem via Ethernet) to not accept the WDS Main status.
Duane, you pointed out that all the settings need to be identical... channel, password, encryption type, etc... but I never had a problem and Airport Utility always set these things up for me. That's what I expect from Apple gear.
Anyway, I'll try manually setting the thing up but I am pretty sure it's 10.5.7 that is causing the problem here.
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Jon

Trying to set up airport extreme. Blinking amber light but airport utility says no configured base stations have been found. Have unplugged base and reset.

I have tried to set up airport extreme base stations but keep getting blinking amber lights. Have unplugged and reset. No base station prompt noted in the airport utility window. Internet connetion noted (Green light under globe icon)

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My parents both have PC laptops with Windblows XP (gag, yea I know I'll swith them some day or die trying). They live in the country where they have no choice but dialup, so there is always a battle for who gets the phone line.
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I have an old airport express base station from 2005
I would like to have a network on it so i can put it upstairs in a room and connect my speakers to it so i can send my music (from itunes) over the airport to my speakers.
I reset it and now i want to configure but the Airport utility doesn't recognise it anymore.
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I work on macbook pro with macOSX 10.9.4
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Please locate the model number on the side of the AirPort Express. Hard to see.....gray lettering on a white background....so you may likely need a magnifying glass and good lighting to see it.
The model number starts with a "A" followed by four numbers. If you see A1084 or A1088, unfortunately AirPort Utility 6.x in Mavericks OS X (10.9.4) does not support these older models. However, you can still administer these models if you have a Mac.....or can borrow one for a few minutes....using Leopard (10.5.x) or Snow Leopard (10.6.x), or a PC with AirPort Utility installed on the device.

Unable to access internet via my airport extreme base station

I have an AirPort Extreme Base Station which is hard wired to a Mac and which communicates wirelessly to a Mac in another room. My internet access is via comcast. Direct connection from this computer to my modem works fine, but not if I go through the AirPort. The LED lights of the AirPort indicate normal network activity, (flashing/on/flashing). I have tried disconnecting and reconnecting everything and rebooting the computer. The system has been working normally through the AirPort until today.

I would recommend that you do the following as a minimum:
Power-down the modem, AirPort base station, and computer(s).
(OPTIONAL) Disconnect the AirPort base station from the Internet broadband modem.
(OPTIONAL) While all of the devices are powered-down, perform a "factory default" reset on the base station. This will get it back to its "out-of-the-box" configuration and make setting it up much easier, especially if you use the "Assist me" process within the AirPort Utility. (ref: Resetting an AirPort Base Station or Time Capsule)
(OPTIONAL) After the base station resets, go ahead and power it back down.
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Power-up the modem; wait at least 10-15 minutes to allow it adequate time to initialize.
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Power-up your computer(s).
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I suggest using AirPort Admin Utility (version 4.2) to check the base station settings and change them, if necessary. (AirPort Admin Utility should be able to configure a Graphite base station from a computer running Mac OS X 10.4, even though AirPort Setup Assistant can't.)
In the Network pane of AirPort Admin Utility, please make sure that "Distribute IP addresses" and "Share a single IP address (using DHCP and NAT)" are checked, and that everything else is unchecked. I am assuming that the Graphite is the only router in your local network and that there are no computers connected via Ethernet.
The Access Control pane of AirPort Admin Utility should list either all of the relevant AirPort ID's or nothing. You can find the AirPort ID of an OS X computer by looking at System Preferences>Network>Show:AirPort>AirPort.
The Internet pane of AirPort Admin Utility should be set in accordance with your Internet provider's requirements. Most likely, it should be set to Connect Using:Ethernet and Configure:Using DHCP.
After verifying the settings, power down the computers, base station and cable or DSL modem for a few minutes, then start them up sequentially, leaving time for each to get fully up and running: first the modem, then the base station, and finally the computers.
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I hope this helps.

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