HT3546 help settint airport express

Recently bought an AirPort Express Router. Please direct me to instructions on how to set up the new router.

AirPort Express 802.11n (2nd Generation) - Setup Guide

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Need help with Airport Express and so on.

Ok so my main problem before getting into what I need help with here is that our MacBooks and now my iPhone 6 plus isn't staying online. Keep getting booted off and then I either have to select the network again or it will eventually go back on. If anyone has a solution or so please feel free to answer that as well. I'm running on Roadrunner with a Netgear 600 wireless router and a motorola modem. Both of which I'll leave the link to below for a better look.
My Main Question: So I'm looking at a new wireless router mainly and possibly a new modem. I know Apple products are trustworthy but how good is the Airport Express and other Airport products. Also what is the Maximum speed and Maximum data speed for the cheapest express station and if anyone knows the speeds of the other devices it would be greatly appreciated.

DSL Router to Netgear 5-port Switch and I used the switch to connect to Airport Extreme, TV, Blue-Ray DVD player and DirecTV Receiver.
The AirPort Extreme base station (AEBS) is a router so it will do what you need.
You need to reconfigure your setup. Connect the WAN port of the AEBS to the DSL router. Then connect the Netgear switch to one of the LAN ports on the AEBS. The AEBS will properly share the connection.

Need help configuring Airport Express in my home observatory

Hi
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?
If so how should I configure. It is currently extending my network.
Thanks
Herbert

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.
We can't help on the setup of the actual Vixen product, but if it connects to a network using a normal Ethernet connection, it should work with the proper set up.

Need a little help please Airport Express

Need a little help please.
I am trying to set up a wireless network at my home using Airport Express.
I have a regular phone line running in to I assume the modem. From there, there is an Ethernet cable running from that box to the back of the PC. My question is, I think, which of those do I unplug and plug into the Airport Express, the one on the back of the PC or the one that is in the back of the modem, or is this totally wrong.
Any help would be appreciated…
Thanks
In advance…
PS I have the manual but to me it is not very clear…

Your connection sequence would look like this:
Internet > Modem > AirPort Express >>>wireless to your computers.
This means that you would unplug the cable that is now connected at the back of your PC and move that connection to the AirPort Express.
Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
Click Continue to follow the guided setup. On the third page, you will choose the option to "Create a wireless network" and continue the setup.

HELP! AirPort Express to extend AirPort Extreme?

I'm old and stupid, lately, but I can't find clear directions to help with the following setup.
--We have a cable modem hooked into the latest iteration of the snow-white Extreme base station
--We have a wireless network in the house, which happily supports TiVo, my laptop, and two brand-new iMac 17"/2Ghz.
--My wife's older iMac is plugged DIRECTLY into the internet through the Base Station, and is out of the wireless loop for reasons to boring to detail.
I want to plug my son's printer into an AirPort Express base station upstairs, and use it to EXTEND THE NETWORK'S RANGE and also to NETWORK THAT PRINTER.
I can't seem to do it. I assume it's simple, but none of the support documentation seems to do more than to allude to the possibility.
Can anyone step-by-step me?

Here's the reply I got (I'm still having some trouble...)
Set up a Wireless Distribution System (WDS)
(Note: To facilitate setting up the base stations, place them in near proximity of each other during the set up phase.)
Set up the AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBS) as the WDS Main Base Station, by connecting directly, using an Ethernet cable, to the LAN port of the AEBS, and then use the AirPort Admin Utility, located in /Applications/Utilities, to make the following settings.
WDS Tab
- Enable this base station as a WDS: main base station (checked)
- Enable wireless clients on this base station (optional)
- Click "+" to add Remote/Relay Base Stations.
-- Select the AirPort Express Base Station (AX) that you want to be the WDS Remote.
-- AirPort ID: <verify that this is the correct wireless MAC address for the Base Station you are adding as a Remote.>
-- Auto configure as a WDS remote base station (checked)
-- Click "OK."
- Verify that the Remote Base Station has been added to the list.
- Click "Update," and then verify the settings for the Remote/Relay.
-- Allow wireless clients on this base station (checked)
-- New network name: <verify that this is the same as the network name for the AEBS>
-- TCP/IP: Configure using DHCP
-- Base Station Password: <the Remote Base Station password>
-- Confirm: <same as previous step>
-- Click "OK."

Help, my Airport Express (802.11n Wi-Fi) is not appearing in my Airport Utility.

please help.

With the Express powered on, hold in the reset button on the back of the Express for 7-8 seconds and release. Allow a full minute for the Express to restart to a slow, blinking amber light.
On the iPhone....on the Home screen, tap Settings, then tap Wi-Fi
Under the section of Setup an AirPort Base Station, tap on AirPort Express and the setup will begin
or
On the Mac.....click the AirPort icon at the top of the screen
Wait a few seconds for a listing of New AirPort Base Station to appear
Click on AirPort Express and the setup will begin

HT1731 Help installing Airport Express with Netgear N150 wireless router? I hav

Hi,
I just purchased the newer Airport Express (new) and am having issues using it in client mode with my Netgear N150 wireless router. All I want to use it for is streaming itunes from my aluminum macbook to my home stereo system, wirelessly.
I have followed the instructions that came with the device. No luck. I have followed the instructions that describe plugging it into an ethernet cable here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1731
With the apple instructions linked above it would connect fine to my existing wireless network, using airport utility, with 'excellent' connection, but when I tried to switch in itunes to my device from my computer i get the pinning wheel and an 'unknown error' occurs.
I have setup a new wireless account and password on my router as desribed at this page, but do get confused when it tells me to use the hex key and $. Haven't worked that out yet. Any advice would be appreciated if this would help.
http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20041017233832771
At best, after hard resetting the device several times, and following the instructions above at macworld, it now finds the device but only plays one blip second of a song, flashing amber from solid green, sometimes playing a second blip of a song, then pausing the song and switching to a flashing amber. By restarting my computer or opening AirPort utiliy I am able to find it again, but it either only plays one second of a song and drops again or turns green and is not able to be found at all by itunes (the button doesn't show up in the menu).
This is the second airport I have tried in 2 years. I purchased a used one and had nearly the exact same issues with a linksys router. Then it would play an album but reset if a song was paused.I had to hard reset it nearly every time i wanted to stream from itunes to my stereo. I assumed it was broken and sent it back. Figured I 'd give it a new go around with a new unit since i just moved into a new house and am now shocked at how difficult it is to set up. I have never had this many issues with an apple device.
My questions:
1) How can I set this up with my existing router? What am I doing wrong?! Why is it so difficult?
2) If not possible, what routers are compatible? I would gladly get a new router in order to stream music to my stereo from ITunes.
thank you for any assistance. i am pulling my hair out.

Try temporarily disabling the Windows 7 firewall, and then, try accessing the AirPort with the AirPort Utility again.

Extend my old wireless network with help of Airport Express

Hello,
I have a one year old Siemens SL2_141 router which I was using to create a WiFi Network and simultaneously use the Ethernet port to connect to my PC.
Now recently I purchased a new Airport Express, and I am not able to extend my old Siemens WiFi Network with the help of this, it shows me "This network can't be extended". Can anyone help me if I am missing something here.
Do I need to change and other settings on my old router.
I have uploaded few snapshot of settings of my old router here: http://cl.ly/2v8I

But many people here pointed out that, they can extend there Linksys router's WiFi network with Airport Express
Sorry, but the only known compatible Linksys routers are the models WRT54G and WRT54GS. All of the other Linksys models are not compatible.
You have a Siemens router. It is not on the list of known compatible devices, so as Tesserax points out, it is highly unlikely that you will be able to configure it to work with the AirPort Express.
Lists of the the known compatible devices are on the Internet and have been posted many times on this forum. The list is as follows:
3com OfficeConnect ADSL Wireless 11g Firewall Router model 3crwdr100a-72 but ONLY with NO encryption
Belkin F5D7230-4 and F5D7231
BT Voyager 2091 or 2100
Buffalo WGR-G54
Linksys WRT54G or WRT54GS (not latest versions v5)
Netgear WGR614 v6
Thompson 585v6 wireless router (40 bit WEP works but stronger encryption does not)
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Help Needed: Airport Express does not work

My Airport Express was ok until one day I setup it under bridge mode in a hotel room. Now neither my iMac and Dell laptop can update the settings in the Airport Express. It always shows error in reading the settings.
I have tried soft, hard reset and also tried to bring it back to factory settings. However, all these trials were not successful. It did not even blink with green light when I tried to reset it to factory settings (hold the reset pin, plug in power socket and then release the pin... I believe I did it right).
Also the network name I created in this Airport Express did not change to default name. The Airport Express name was restored to default though.
Does anyone know how to fix this? Do I have to send the hardware to Apple to fix it or it is just a software failure that I can fix at home with you guys help?
Thanks!

Same problem here -- followed instructions to do factory reset to a "T", never saw blinking green LED. Instead led blinks yellow. Always get an error in Airport Utility.
Apple had best quit poking fun at how lousy Microsoft stuff is before someone sees the large number of product complaints logged in the forums. It isn't smart to toss stones in a glass house.

Help: Using Airport Express to extend the range of Airport Extreme

I am trying to use the Airport Express to extend the range of the network created by my Airport Extreme. The Express works in terms of streaming music from iTunes on the PC connected to th Extreme.
However, I am trying to run a short Cat-5 cable out of the Express to a nearby PC in order to have access to the internet. If the Express is recognized by the Extreme and can play music through connected stereo cables, why can I get an internet connection through the LAN port..??
Here's a real basic representation of my connections...
Cable Modem >>-- Cat5 -->> Airport Extreme >>-- Wireless -->> Airport Express >>-- Cat5 -->>PC#2

To wirelessly extend the range between two AirPorts, you need to configure them in a Wireless Distribution System (WDS).
To facilitate the WDS set up, try the following:
o Perform a "hard" reset on the AirPort Extreme Base Stations & a "factory default" reset on the AirPort Express Base Stations (AX) before setting up the WDS.
o Place the base stations within near proximity of each other during the set up phase, and then relocate them to their desired locations when complete.
o To avoid having to "switch" wireless networks during the WDS setup, attach each of the remote/relay base station, via an Ethernet cable, to the main base station. Of course, this would be dependent on the AirPort types used for the main/relays/remotes.
o Be sure to jot down the MAC addresses for each of the base stations to be used in the WDS as these will be required during the setup.
o When enabling wireless encryption, configure the relay/remote base stations first and the main base station last.

Help! Airport Express for PC not recognized

I'm trying to connect a PC to airport express to use augioengine 5A speakers via wireless.
I've installed the airport software on the PC, plugged in the airport to the wall outlet, and opened AirPort Utility, but the screen is stuck on scanning. It can't find the airport device and when I click rescan, it still won't find it.
How do I get this to work? I would like to connect the airport to the existing network on the PC computer.
Suggestions are welcome.

When the airpoirt is plugged into the wall it is flashing amber.

Help! Airport Express won't connect to just ONE website

Out of the blue, my AE has stopped allowing me access to just ONE WEBSITE. I've always had access to this site before. Specifics:
1) If I plug the ethernet cable directly into the laptop, I can access the site
2) If I'm on an outside wireless network in my area or on a different wireless router, I can also access the site, no problem.
3) So, the problem seems to be with the AE connection. Yet, all other sites are accessible. It's just ONE that won't connect. But unfortunately it's a site that I need to use every day, so I can't just forget about it.
What I've already tried:
1) I've done both a hard reset and factory default reset of the AE unit, and I am still experiencing the same problem.
2) Have unplugged/replugged in the modem/cable/AE unit.
3) I can not manually reset my IP address because my ISP randomly assigns it.
Can anyone help? I need to use this site every day and I don't understand what has suddenly caused it to stop working.

Sometimes changing to the Open DNS settings will solve an issue like this.
Open Airport Utility, click Manual Setup and click the Internet icon.
Make note of your current DNS Servers in case you need to return to them.
Try these numbers for DNS Servers:
208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220

Need Help With Download For Airport Express

Ok, computer dummy here needing help with airport express. We were given airport express last night from a friend who recently purchased a newer gadget. He told us we would need to come here to download the operating system. I see lots of links to updates but no links for someone like me who has never had anything like this on my computer before. Does anyone know what link I would need to use? We have a pc with windows XP. Thanks so much for your help!

Hello jesschambers. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
The AirPort Express Base Station (AX) doesn't have an "operating system" per se, but it does have built-in firmware which pretty much is the same thing. In addition, in order to administer the AX, you will need the AirPort Admin Utility for your Windows PC.
Here are the links for the latest versions of both:
o AirPort Express Firmware Update 6.3 for Windows
o AirPort 4.2 for Windows

Configuring Airport Express for Wireless G

Is it important or would it help with Airport Express' performance if it was configured for wireless 'g' instead of 'n'? And if so, how do you do that with a pc?
Thanks

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.
My next plan is to move AX rather close to the wireless router to ascertain if signal strength is the issue.
And I have 'one' last question, are there people out there that have 100% success all the time using AX, especially for streaming iTunes?
Thanks again.

Can connect to Airport Express but not to the internet

Please help
My Airport Express shows the solid green light. I am also able to connect to it and use AirTunes on my HiFi.
However I cant connect to the internet. If I plug in my laptop to the router directly the internet works fine. So it is not a router problem.
Any idea?

After following your instruction, I am not able to connect to the airport express anymore. I can still see the network but it is somehow unable to read the IP address.
When I try to get to the Airport utility it shows the base station but do not let me get into the configuration and shows an error message -4.
The only option I have then is to reset the AE

HT3546 help settint airport express

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