I can not connect to an old Airport Express

I don't have the original set up disk and cannot find the set up asst.

Do you not remember the password to the AirPort express or are you having just one computer that won't connect to it or something. A little more detail can go a long way in helping us help you

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The latest firmupdate solved the issue.

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Can I connect an A1084 model Airport Express using current version of Airport Utility?

You will need an older 5.x version of AirPort Utility to be able to administer the older AirPort Express. That would mean that you need to have....or be able to borrow for 10-15 minutes......a Mac running Leopard (10.5.x), Snow Leopard (10.6.x), or a PC with AirPort Utility installed on the device.

Can not connect to drive on airport extreme n after sleep

When I put my MacBook to sleep without disconecting HD I can not connect to it. I get a server not available message. I have to reboot airport extreme. Any suggestion?

There's at least three discussions on this. The problem is that when your computer goes to sleep, there is a possibility that your router will renew DHCP and your IP number will change. This causes the drive to disconnect in a bad way and it will not reconnect. The default setting on the router is only 4 hours so some people have tried setting the number really high to fix the problem however this is not totallly reliable.
Reliable Fix:
Assign static IP numbers for all computers that use the hard drive. You can either do this by going to the DHCP tab and entering MAC numbers for each machine under the "reserve IPs" option, or you can do it the old fashioned way by configuring each computer in network preferences with a static IP number.
For my network, I am configuring this on the computers for non portable hardware and using the "reserve" option on the router for portables.
If you use your air disc while away from home on a network where you do not have this sort of control over assigning IP numbers then don't let your computer sleep without first disconnecting the drive.

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My network is set up in the following way (see photo) 1 Time Capsule + 2 Airport Express to extend the network.
No computers or devices can connect to the Airport Express named "AE02"? They all ONLY connect to the middle Airport Express called "AE01" even though they are like 20 cm from AE02??
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Thanks

Thanks, Huge bummer... How come the Airport Expresses connect that way if not allowed?!
I found the answer just like 'Tesserax' pointed out.
Here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4145

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Suddenly, my PowerBook can't connect to the internet through Airport Express. Monday late afternoon--everything was fine. Put it in sleep, come back a few hours later, can't connect.
Thing is, Airport/wireless is working. Can stream audio to my home stereo.
And the DSL/modem are working. If I connect the machine via ethernet directly, I'm online.
Saw that some other users began having problems with USB/printer connections Monday. Could my problem be related?
What gives?
Any ideas?

Hello mnkyby. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
It sounds like your AirPort Express Base Station (AX) in not getting a proper IP address from your modem.
Try this ...
o Connect to the AX's wireless network, and then, run the AirPort Admin Utility.
o Go to the Internet tab.
o Note the value for IP address. (Note: Do not list it here on the forum, just note what it is.)
o Is the IP address what you would expect from your ISP or is it something like: 196.254.x.x?
If the latter, try the following ...
Modem/Router Power Recycling - Quick
o Power-off the DSL/Cable modem, AX, & computer(s); Wait at least 5 minutes.
o Power-on the DSL/Cable modem; Wait at least 5 minutes.
o Power-on the AX; Wait at least 5 minutes.
o Power-on the computer(s)
If this fails to get the modem to "recognize" the Internet router, then try the "Full" version.
Modem/Router Power ReCycling - Full
o Power-off the DSL/Cable modem, AX, & computer(s). (Wait at least 30 minutes. If possible, leave the modem off overnight.)
o Power-on the DSL/Cable modem; Wait at least 15 minutes.
o Power-on the AX; Wait at least 5 minutes.
o Power-on the computer(s)

Connecting to an old Airport Express in Yosemite

Hi, I have a first gen Express and I wanted to connect it to my network. I have Airport Utility 5.6 working though Mahler's launcher:
http://coreyjmahler.com/2014/10/16/airport-utility-5-6-1-on-os-x-10-10-yosemite/
My problem is that when I try to connect to the old express's wifi network in Network Preferences or through the menu bar icon, Yosemite takes me directly to the new Airport Utility, which can't set up the old express. I can't just connect to its network and configure it. Without being on its network, Airport Utility 5.6 doesn't see it and can't change any settings. Help!
Thanks
Bill

Please contact Corey Mahler if you have questions or need support for the software that he has provided.
We cannot provide support for issues that this software may have created on your Mac.

Can't connect HP laptop with Airport Express

My gov't agency has just allowed employees to connect to its intranet through wireless connections. I have an Airport Express which I use for my MacBook Pro, iPhone and iPad. No problems. The work computer is an HP laptop running Windows. I contacted our tech support and they didn't know what to do and suggested that it may be an Apple problem and that the AirPort will not connect to non-Apple devices. Is this true? Do I need to buy a new wireless router? Anyone with any suggestions on what I can do to get the AirPort to work?
Thanks in advance.

All wireless routers must adhere to the same standards for wireless networks, so there is nothing unique about the wireless network that the AirPort Express is creating. Visiting relatives have no trouble connecting their PCs to the Apple wireless network here at the house.
Chances are, the Windows Firewall or anti-virus applicaton on the HP may be blocking the attempted connection as a security measure.
As a last resort, you could also try reducing the security level on the AirPort Express in case the HP is not able to connect to the most secure wireless networks.
To do this from your MacBook.....
Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utiltiies > AirPort Utility
Click Manual Setup
Click the Wireless tab located below the row of icons
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Click Update at the lower right and wait 40-45 seconds for the Express to restart

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*Airport Extreme Base Station (in my office)
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*Slingbox Solo
I'm trying connect my slingbox solo to my airport express, through the ethernet port, but it won't recognize the network. Is there additional set up required with regards to the network to make this functional?
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The wireless security setting that the Actiontec modem/router is using may be different...and not compatible....than the setting that the Comcast product was using.
If you think that might the case, and you have the time to troubleshoot......
Temporarily, turn off the wireless security on the Actiontec modem/router
Reset an AirPort Express back to default settings, then see if it will connect using no security and allow an Internet connection when you do the Ethernet port test in the post above again.
If the AirPort Express cannot connect correctly using no security on the wireless network.....then it is a no brainer to know that it will never connect when security is enabled. So, if the AirPort will not connect using no security, you may have an incompatibility issue between the Actiontec and Apple products.
However, if the AirPort Express connects OK with no security, then this tells you that you will need to use a different setting for security on the Actiontec...the same that the Comcast router was using before.....so the Express will have a better chance of connecting.
That setting would be something like WPA/WPA2 Personal, or the same setting stated another way would be WPA-PSK-TKIP.

Not connecting to sister's airport express...

At home I have an Airport Extreme that I use to get online with my MacBook Pro; we are currently on vacation with my sister who brought her Airport Express. She can get on to the network here but I can't.My Airport Utility will not see her Airport Express. I am on 10.5.7 while she is on 10.4.11. Obviously I am using her machine for this. Appreciate any wisdom out there!

Belbe, welcome to the discussions!
Perhaps I don't understand what you are trying to do. You don't need to access the Express using AirPort Utility (Hard Drive > Applications > Utilities) unless you are trying to reconfigure the Express.
If you are trying to connect to the wireless network that the Express is creating, click on the fan shaped Airport icon at the top of your screen to see if you can "see" the name of the wireless network. If your sister uses a password to access her wireless network, you will need the password to log on.
If your sister has chosen the option to create a "closed" network, you will not see the wireless network. Instead, you must enter the exact name of the network to be able to "see" it, then enter the password.

My computer does not connect anymore to my airport express

i have an airport express for years and since a few days my computer manages less and less to connect to it. it sees it in the available networks but it does not connect to it automatically and when i try to join it with my password it fails to connect as well. when i go to the airport utility and scan for available devices it does not find it. i can connect through a direct ethernet cable to my cable modem so it's not my internet provider the problem. when i turn on the computer it sometimes gives me the signal that the airport device is on (the little fan) but as soon as i open a browser it greys with a little exclamation mark.
any thoughts on what i could do? would a factory settings restore solve the problem (last resort as i would have to remember all the right settings that have to do with my internet provider plus passwords for station and joining networks, grrr)?

Aimée Z. wrote:
since a few days my computer manages less and less to connect to it.
If you unplug the AirPort Express, wait a short time, then plug it back in, does it work better (at least for a while)?
would a factory settings restore solve the problem
If you can get AirPort Utility to recognize it at all, use the menu option File -> Export Configuration File to save the configuration settings. Then you can do a factory reset followed by File - Import Configuration File to reload those settings.
There's a chance that it would help to reset the connection settings on your Mac using these steps one at a time until it works again, recognizing that, depending on your problem, not all of these steps will make sense:
1) Use the AirPort menu bar item to turn AirPort off, then on again.
2) Try to select your Wi-Fi network from the AirPort menu.
3) In the Network panel of System Preferences delete the AirPort item from the left column, then add it back.
4) In the same panel as (3), define a new location and see if you can make that work.
5) In the same panel, select the AirPort connection item, click the "Advanced" button, select the "TCP/IP" tab, then click "Renew DHCP Lease".
6) In the folder /Library/Preferences ( not <yourhomefolder>/Library/Preferences), move the folder SystemConfiguration onto the Desktop, then restart your computer. See if you can now make your AirPort connection work.
They may not help, but they'll only take a couple of minutes to try. Before you try these, if you have any special network settings on your Mac for things like DSL credentials, note all your network settings, because the latter steps will destroy them. If you got all the way to the last step, if things don't work any worse than before, you can trash the saved SystemConfiguration folder.

Can i connect a modem to airport express

Can i connect amodem to airport express...?

Sorry, but no adapter will make up for the fact that the AirPort Express...or any other Apple router....will not work with a USB modem.
You will need something like this:
http://www.cradlepoint.com/
Make sure that your service is supported before you buy.

Can connect HP3920 to PCs but can't connect to Mac using AirPort Express...

Yes, this is my problem, almost unbelievable!!!
I have a HP Deskjet 3920 attached on an AirPort Express and I did add it in my two PCs (one XP and another Vista) using Bonjour for Windows but no way to add it in my MacBook (Leopard).
I tried everything but apparently there is no way to do that... I just want to know why and what do I need to look for when choosing a printer...
Regards,
Alex

Solved.
I had likely the same problem. It was solved by replacing the home router internal connections with a real switch.
Many home routers will not properly multicast the required Airplay/Bonjour multicasts. Netgear and D-Link for instance does not work, although some ASUS routers work if you turn off IGMP snooping and fiddle with the firewall, but only with some firmware, so it is very iffy.
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Works without any problem. Also the wired devices connect to the switch.
Do not connect any Airplay devices to the router!

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Philips means that it could be a firewire problem from Airport Extreme. Any ideas to solve it. Philips MCI298 can find the name of the network, men can’t connect.

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HELLO,
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