Configuring airport express

I was wondering if it is possible to set up a wireless network using airport express on a G5 without an airports card. If not is it possible to set up a wireless network any other way for this situation. The reason I ask is that my wife has an iPhone (maybe an iPad in the future) & would like to be able to take advantage of wifi at home. In other words can I configure an airport express with just the ethernet cable connected to my cable modem? Thanks.

Thanks for the clarification.
But, as I said if you connect the AirPort Express to your cable modem, (as you must if you want it to provide internet access for your wireless devices), there will be no way to hook up your G5 using ethernet. The AirPort Express only has one ethernet port, and that will be used to connect to the cable modem.
I would suggest that you consider an AirPort Extreme. It will also provide a wireless network and it includes 3 ethernet ports, so your G5 could connect to one of these ports for internet access. With this type of configuration, the iPhone and iPad will connect using wireless and your G5 would connect via an ethernet cable.

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Here you go ...
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Hello!
I´m sorry it took so long to reply, but I´m new to these blogs; and I´ve been travelling a lot... Anyway, I was able to configure Airport Express, but I was told I could use it to expand my wireless network inside my house; which I found it´s not possible.
So, I´m returning my Airport Express to the store tomorrow and try to figure out a way to extend my wireless in any other way.
Any sugestion? Big houses are a problem...
Best regards, and once again thank you!
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I have a primary Netgear G router (WRT54G) connected to my cable modem box. I have an Airport Express N router streaming music in another room and also extending the wireless network.
I am planning to demote the Netgear router as a switch + wireless network extender connected to my home theater setup (dish+apple tv+ps3) and purchase a new dual band Airport Extreme connected to the cable box and acting as the main router.
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In this configuration, the AEBSn & AXn can provide the 802.11n network and the Netgear can provide the 802.11g network.

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Thank you Duane and others.
This is a very interesting discussion group with a lot of AX users having problems for one reason or another. The main frustration is with, at least for me, the intermittent functionality. As opposed to my wireless laptop, which connects with the network each and every time I turn it on, the AX is good about 75% of the time. And in turn, if iTunes or the Airport Utility can't see the AX there's absolutely nothing you can do to get it to, short of rebooting the laptop, restarting iTunes, etc.
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I have an extra Airport Express that I would like to use for wi-fi access when traveling and staying at hotels with wired access only. I travel a lot where I don't have to bring my MacBook and rely basically on my iPhone. I would like to know how to configure the AE properly at home before I leave so that it always works when I get to my destination.

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Regardless, you will want to take advantage of configuration profiles.
The AirPort Express Base Station (AX) can store up to five different configuration profiles. You will need to use the AirPort Utility, located in Applications/Utilities to create & save these profiles.
To create a new profile:
o Open AirPort Utility, select your AX from the list, and then, click "Manual Setup."
o From the AirPort Utility menu, select "Base Station," and then "Manage Profiles."
o Click "+" to create a new profile; give it a name, and then, click OK.
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o When done setting the options, click Update.
To switch profiles:
o Open the AirPort Utility, select your AX from the list, and then, click "Manual Setup."
o From the AirPort Utility menu, select "Base Station," and then "Manage Profiles."
o Click on the desired profile, and then, click OK to apply the new profile and restart the AX.
Just remember to switch to the desired configuration profile before removing power from the AX.

Configuring Airport Express to enable ether port while connected to Extreme

I have an AE (Express) & APE (Extreme). Right now I have them joined, and I can listen to music through my home receiver via optical from the AE. Tonight I thought I would try to use the Ethernet port on the AE and I'm not having any luck. My PS3 will not obtain a IP Address. But when I connect it directly to the Extreme using the same cable it works just fine.
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You need to configure the AirPort Express (AX) and AirPort Extreme base station (AEBS) to join together using WDS.
To set up the main base station to share its Internet connection with
other base stations:
Click the AirPort status menu in the menu bar and choose the wireless network created by the base station you want to set up as the main base station.
Open AirPort Utility (located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder on a Mac, or in Start > All Programs > AirPort on a Windows computer). Select the main base station, and choose Manual Setup from the Base Station menu, or double-click the base station to open the configuration in a separate window. Enter the base station password if necessary. If the base station is using the default password of public, you will not be prompted for a password.
Click the Wireless button, and then choose “Participate in a WDS network” from the Wireless Mode pop-up menu.
Click WDS and then choose “WDS main” from the WDS Mode pop-up menu.
Select the “Allow wireless clients” checkbox if you want client computers to connect to this base station.
Click the Add button and enter the MAC address of the base stations you want to connect to this base station.
If there is a base station listed that you’d like to remove from the list, select the base station and click the Delete (–) button.
Click Update to send the new settings to the base stations in the WDS. By default, the “Allow wireless clients” checkbox is selected. If you deselect the checkbox, and later want to change the settings on the base station, you must connect to the base station’s LAN port with an Ethernet cable. You will not be able to connect to the base station wirelessly.
To set up the AX to connect to the main base station:
Open AirPort Utility. Select the AX, and choose Manual Setup from the Base Station menu. Enter the base station password, if necessary. If the base station is using the default password of public, you will not be prompted for a password.
Enter the same network password as the main base station, if necessary.
Click the AirPort button, and then click Wireless. Choose “Participate in a WDS network” from the Wireless Mode pop-up menu, and choose the same channel as the main base station from the Channel pop-up menu.
Click WDS and choose “WDS remote” from the pop-up menu.
Enter the MAC address of the main base station in the WDS Main field. The MAC address is also referred to as the AirPort ID and is printed on the label on the bottom of the base station.
Click Update to transfer the settings to the base station.
Page 42 of "Designing AirPort Networks Using AirPort Utility" (direct PDF download).

Cant configure airport express

Hi,
This is for my daughters computer:
She lost the software that came with airport express. Trying to configure for wireless printing and speakers. She had it running before, but I don't know what happened. All I have is the hardware and a blinking amber light. Should the airport express show up on the airport logo at the top of the screen?
Where can I download the files to install.
Thanks
Joe

The software already exists on your Mac. Look in /Applications/Utilities.
If AirPort Utility is there use that. Otherwise use AirPort Admin Utility.
Should the airport express show up on the airport logo at the top of the screen?
You should see the wireless network provided by the AirPort Express (AX).

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I recently upgraded my main computer to an iMac. When I opened the new Airport Utility, it had me do a firmware update on my Airport Extreme Base Station (801.11g) (AEBS). I also use an Airport Express (AE) (801.22g) to play iTunes remotely over my stereo. This setup was working fine until the Leopard and firmware update. Now my AE no longer joins the network, which is otherwise fine as far as my computers are concerned.
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wmc
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OK. We're up and running after a number of changes. I don't know which or what combination made things work, but here's what I did.
1. Airport Express Firmware Update 6.3
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/airportexpressfirmwareupdate63formacosx.h tml
I don't know if I had ever done this, nor am I sure that firmware update remain when one does a "factory default" reset, but I did this after a factory default reset using the AX default network.
2. Did a "factory default" reset. Connected AX to the AEBS via Ethernet LAN. Did a Manual configuration.
3. Configured AX, noting the problems listed in Summary. Two were noted. One recommended that the Connection Sharing be turned off (bridge mode). The other indicated Default settings were in operation.
4. Restarted AX. Same result with error in reading the configuration after restart.
5. Changed AEBS Wireless<Wireless Mode to "Create a Wireless Network." Previously this had been set to "Participate in a WDS Network."
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Need help configuring Airport Express in my home observatory

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Is is possible to use my Airport Express (newest version) ethernet port to connect my Vixen Sphinx Mount which has a port to my home network to control using my computer?
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If your AirPort Express has been configured to extend the network, then the LAN <-> Ethernet port is already enabled.
Check to make sure it is working by temporarily connecting a laptop or desktop computer using an Ethernet cable. Temporarily, turn off the wireless on the computer.
If the computer can connect to the Internet, then you know that the port on the Express is operating correctly.
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How do I configure airport express to use HD TV speakers for airplay audio streaming?

I'm trying to configure my airport express to use the speakers on my HDTV for audio airplay streaming. I have an aux to dual component cable (red and white) that I've been using when I attach my Macbook Pro to my HDTV as a second monitor. They work fine for audio in this case. I figured I could just take the aux end of this cable, plug it into the airport express, and select the correct input from my TV menu and I'd have audio. However, it's not working. I took another speaker system I have around the house and plugged that into the airport express to make sure the airplay streaming is configured correctly and that worked fine. Any ideas why it won't work to my TV? Thanks.

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1) Connect the AirPort Express using Ethernet and configure it to "create a network". Any network name will do. Update to save the configuration.
2) Once that has been done, go back into AirPort Utility and manually turn off the wireless function of the AirPort Express.
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Error -6753 when rtying to configure Airport Express

Hi, I've been using my Airport Express for a long time and I was very happy from day one, as I required a device to play my music and print wireless and the Airport Express was the answer. But for the past month I have nothing but trouble with the AE. I've hard reset the AE for so many times, that I've lost count.
I've gone through forums etc, and I can see that others have the same issue (Error -6753), but the frustrating part is, that nobody (including Apple) have a solution to this problem.
I've tried to configure via my iMac and my Windows laptop, but all of the devices get the same error. I've tried to down grade the firmware, followed by an update, but nothing.
I'm at the point where I will chuck it in the bin, as I had enough.
Can anybody help with this error and provide me (and others) with a final solution.
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I have used my Airport Extreme without problems for over a year. Suddenly today, it stopped working properly. I can still connect with my broadband cable modem (Motorola, via Comcast), but not wirelessly with my laptop or iPhone.
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Cannot configure Airport Express

I've set up my Airport Express as a wireless client, the computer recognizes it (it shows up on Airport Utility), but I cannot configure it...everytime I try it says an error occured when trying to communicate, and that's it. All I want to do is play music wirelessly, but I can't select wireless speakers from iTunes...I've already tried a hard and factory reset, no dice...any idea out there?

Solved my own problem, I guess. Updating the Airport Express Firmware to version 6.3 solved the problem: http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/airportexpressfirmwareupdate63formacosx.h tml
The unfortunate thing is that there was nothing via Airport Utility or Apple Software Update that told me it was necessary to do so. The only reason I discovered this as the problem was trying to connect to the Airport Express using Rogue Amoeba's Airfoil. It diagnosed the problem immediately and sent me to the proper URL to download the firmware update...
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Airport Utility not allowing me to configure Airport Express

I'm running a PC connected directly to an Airport Extreme (5th Gen). I would like to set up 2 airport express devices in my house. Initially, I was able to get one to connect but not the other. However, now neither device is working properly. I've rebooted, reset factory settings, searched this and other communities, and cursed to no avail.
Here are the steps I've taken:
1. Started my Airport Extreme and configured it via the AP utility
2. I've set it up as a 'Create a wireless network'
3. Set security to WPA/WPA2 Personal
4. I have checked the 'Allow this network to be extended'
5. Radio mode is on Automatic
6. I've enabled a Guest network
7. I do not have MAC Address access control enabled
8. My iPad, iPod, laptops, etc can all pick up the wireless signal and everything is working well
9. From here, I plugged in my two Airport Express devices into an outlet.
10. AP Utility picked them both up as well as my USB printer but only one Airport Express device would work - meaning only one would stream music via iTunes.(I haven't even tried the printer yet)
11. I tried a bunch of reboots etc and finally took the non functioning one back for an exchange.
12. I got home, rebooted everything and no AP utility won't pick either of them up (amber flasing on both Airport Express devices, green light on the Airport Extreme)
13. In desperation I plugged int he Aiport Express devices into the the Airport Extreme ethernet ports and both showed up in the AP Utility.
14. However, everytime I try and configure the Airport Express devices (while plugged into the Airport Extreme) I keep getting a message saying
An error occurreed while trying to access the Appled wireless device. Mkae sure your network connection is valid and try again
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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.
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