HT1145 forgot my pass word on my airport express,how to make new pass word

forgot my pass word for my airport utility,can not update without a pass word

Try this User Tip from forum expert Tesserax:
                 AirPort - Regain Access from Forgotten Passwords
If no luck here, then study the information about a Soft Reset in this Apple support document to reset your password(s):
Resetting an AirPort Base Station or Time Capsule FAQ

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    When playing my i-tunes library through my hi-fi via Airport Express, how can I get i-Tunes to play a single album and then stop, without continuing on through my entire library? It's a problem that doesn't occur when listening on my i-pod.

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  • Airport Express: How to switch out of Bridge Mode

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    I think my concern is support as we are becoming more Apple centric.
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  • 1 of 2 Airport Expresses Not Responsive After New Wireless Router Installed

    Installed a new Belkin N+ wireless router and now one of my Airport Expresses that I use for Airtunes cannot be "seen" by my computer. Tried resetting with no luck. One of them is a g and the other an n. It is the n that I'm having the issue with.

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  • Airport Express - How to set proxy settings?

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  • AirPort Extreme with AirPort Express as WDS overall new network??

    Hello.
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  • Can't set up "older" Airport express as booster for "new" Airport network?

    I upgraded to a new airport express (the 802.11n) and want to use that as my primary airport in my house. I have an older airport express that keeps giving me error setting up as a WDS when I reinstall the factory settings to set it up as a booster. Is this an impossibility or am I just missing a step? Thanks.

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  • Can't get airport express to work with new wireless router

    I just swapped out a linksys wrt54gl for a linksys E1200 wireless router on my home network. My PCs and iPads, and TV all made the switch to the new network fine, but the airport express isn't working. All I want to use it for is to transfer iPad audio to my home speakers. but my iPad  AirPlay shows the old Airport as an option, I can switch to the Airport, no sound comes out the home speakers, then the iPad reverts AirPlay back to iPad.  This model Airport just has power, USB, and LANA ports, so it doesn't seem like it would be complicated. A CAT 5 cable goes from the airport WAN port to one of the ports on the back of the new wireless router. What did I overlook?

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