IMac not listed, airport or airport extreme?

My iMac G4 20 inch flat pannel display 1.24Ghz isn't listed on apples site. Which airport card do I need to use? Exyreme or regular .

The easy to remember rule is that...
If the iMac is 1 GHz or faster, it requires the AirPort Extreme card.
If the iMac is 800 MHz or slower, it requires the original AirPort card.

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"Save As" will not show Airport Extreme from Safari with Yosemite.

macbook air mod-2011
Yosemite 10.10.1
After upgrading to Yosemite, using save as from safari will not list Airport Extreme as a share drive for use. It worked fine before Yosemite.
Accessing finder window direct usually has AE, but it gets lost and I have to cycle wireless off/on.
Please help.

Clearing the keychain has seemed to work, sorta. I have begun to understand the symptoms better. The Safari "save as" is a specific part of the symptom. If the MA (Mac Air) has been unattended over night or for hours, the readiness of the connection to the TC drive is lost. If finder is opened and the TC is clicked under the shared tab, then it takes 20-40 seconds to recognize the connection and have the "data" folder show itself. Once that happens, simultaneously, the safari list of available drives for saving populates and shows ready access to the TC. It seems that there is some background connection maintenance process to keep access current with the TC that is corrupted or problematic with Yosemite. I guess the latter since I am not the only one with this issue.
I think the Safari symptom would disappear if the connection was maintained with the shared TC drive.
Nice talking to me . . . . later.

AL iMac Crashes Gigabit Airport Extreme

I purchased the 24" 2.4Ghz aluminim iMac and the latest gigabit Airport Extreme N, a few weeks back. I was already using the previous non-gigabit Aiport Extreme N with a macbook, macbook pro, apple tv, tivo, and xbox 360 with no problems.
After getting the iMac up and running however, my Airport Extreme started crashing every few hours. I replaced it with the new gigabit Airport Extreme but the crashes continued. If I turn the iMac off completely, everything works fine. However, with the iMac on, the Airport Extreme will crash a few times a day. By crash I mean that all devices lose their connection to the Airport and the network is no longer visible to any of the devices. I have to powercycle (unplug) the Airport Extreme and then all devices can connect to the network again - until the next crash.
I've seen that others have problems with the connection being dropped - but is anyone having issues with the Airport Extreme crashing altogether?

I should also note that the iMac and Airport Extreme are not very close to each other. They are abut 25 feet apart in different rooms.

Airport Utility does not see Airport Extreme Base Station

Purchased Airport Extreme yesterday at Apple Store to replace old Netgear Router. Wanted wireless network to work with 2 identical HP Laptops running XP with SP3 and 2 iPod touches, and possible future purchases of iPad 2 and Apple TV. Installed Airport Utility software from CD on Dell Studio running Windows 7. Connected Airport Extreme to cable modem and Dell Studio. Ran Airport Utility software to configure Base Station but it did not recognize the Base Station. Base Station had blinking amber light. Did have internet connectivity on Dell Studio, and wireless internet connectivity on 2 iPod touches, and on one HP Laptop. No wireless internet on other HP Laptop. But wireless internet connection was unsecured and Airport Utility did not see Airport Extreme so could not configure it to make it secure. Contacted Apple Customer support. After 30-40 minutes of attempting several different possible fixes only able to use Airport Utility to configure Airport Extreme remotely, wirelessly, from one HP Laptop, not the Dell Studio that is directly connected to the base station. Now that the base station is configured the network is secure. However, second HP Laptop cannot connect to primary wireless network. I created password protected "Guest" network using Airport Utility, and laptop is able to connect to this Guest network. From reviewing forums am now able to configure Airport Extreme with Airport Utility by using "Configure other" on Dell computer. But utility cannot find device by scanning. Would like to find way to (1) have Airport Utility on Windows 7 Dell see Airport Extreme by scanning and not using "configure other," and (2) have 2nd HP Laptop connect to primary network and not "guest' network. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Bob - Thanks so much for your quick reply. I followed your suggestions and, to go into perhaps unnecessary detail, I'll write what I did. I completely disconnected the Airport Extreme Base Station (AEBS) from my computer. I disabled Windows Firewall, uninstalled my anti-virus program, and uninstalled Airport Utility and Bonjour, recycled by cable modem (took out the battery and unplugged it for about 20 seconds), then restarted my computer. After the computer booted up, I verified that windows firewall was disabled, reinstalled Airport Utility and Bonjour, then reconnected the cable connecting the AEBS to the computer (to one of the three ethernet ports, and I tried each of them in case one was faulty) but not to the cable modem as my firewall was disabled and had no anti-virus software. I also reconnected the AEBS power chord. I opened the newly reinstalled Airport Utility software and it did not find the base station. Only when I used "configure other" was I able to access the AEBS. I recycled the modem again, but that did not help. I turned on the firewall, installed anti-virus software, connected the AEBS to the modem, the light turned green, and I was able to access the internet on the primary computer and the wireless network gave me internet access on my laptops. But I was still not able to have my main computer, the one directly connected to the AEBS able to see it, and configure it, without utilizing "configure other."
Also, any idea why one of my laptops can only access the "guest" network? When it attempts to connect to the primary network it will stay on "acquiring network address" for what seems a few minutes, then switch to the "guest" network and connect immediately.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

IMac does not see Airport Extreme Base Station wirelessly

Trying to use my existing PC hooked up to Airport Extreme BS via ethernet cable, which works fine. I then open Airport Utility on my iMac and it scans for wireless devices but it can't see the AEBS (located beside it). Opening Base Station tab and there are no solid headers to click on, just the soft grey headers. I am fairly new to Apple product so if I've left any info out to further troubleshoot please let me know.
Eventually I would like to connect my Apple TV, located downstairs, wirelessly as well as use an Airport Express (wirelessly) to boost the signal if need be due to concrete walls and floors in construction of house.
I have OS X Version 10.5.8 (up to date), Intel, Airport Extreme Wireless Card.
Thanks for any help out there.

Bob - Thanks so much for your quick reply. I followed your suggestions and, to go into perhaps unnecessary detail, I'll write what I did. I completely disconnected the Airport Extreme Base Station (AEBS) from my computer. I disabled Windows Firewall, uninstalled my anti-virus program, and uninstalled Airport Utility and Bonjour, recycled by cable modem (took out the battery and unplugged it for about 20 seconds), then restarted my computer. After the computer booted up, I verified that windows firewall was disabled, reinstalled Airport Utility and Bonjour, then reconnected the cable connecting the AEBS to the computer (to one of the three ethernet ports, and I tried each of them in case one was faulty) but not to the cable modem as my firewall was disabled and had no anti-virus software. I also reconnected the AEBS power chord. I opened the newly reinstalled Airport Utility software and it did not find the base station. Only when I used "configure other" was I able to access the AEBS. I recycled the modem again, but that did not help. I turned on the firewall, installed anti-virus software, connected the AEBS to the modem, the light turned green, and I was able to access the internet on the primary computer and the wireless network gave me internet access on my laptops. But I was still not able to have my main computer, the one directly connected to the AEBS able to see it, and configure it, without utilizing "configure other."
Also, any idea why one of my laptops can only access the "guest" network? When it attempts to connect to the primary network it will stay on "acquiring network address" for what seems a few minutes, then switch to the "guest" network and connect immediately.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

My airport extreme (new-5th gen) connects to my iMac - and a PC laptop but will not connect to the internet, my ISP says that I have entered the correct modem ID and that I contact Apple supt as they do not support airport extreme...??

Any suggestions getting my modem (Speedstream 5200) talking to my new airport extreme? Airport Extreme says I do not have the correct user password for the modem but my IP provider says that I do and that they (Bell Sympatico) do not - in any case - support Airport Extreme and that I should talk to Apple Support...who do not come to the phone. So my computers see my new network and my Airport Extreme sees my computers but it cannot access the modem and therefore the internet. Any ideas?

The user manual for the Speedstream 5200 indicatest that it is a router....see link below.
http://www2.windstream.net/downloads/links/SpeedStream211.pdf
If the Speedstream is acting as a router, then the AirPort Extreme must be configured in Bridge Mode to avoid having two routers in series on your network....which would certainly cause IP address conflicts and connection issues.
To configure the AirPort Extreme in Bridge Mode.....
Open AirPort Utility - Click Manual Setup
Click the Internet icon
Connection Sharing = Off (Bridge Mode)
Update

Connecting "older" pc and new iMac desktop via Airport extreme

Please bear with me...I am a Mac novice. My husband and I just purchased our first mac (iMac 20" desktop)and had it up and running in 2 minutes. We got internet access immediately through the bluetooth (whose signal it is remains a mystery). We purchased the airport extreme to access the internet via our Dell's 2 y/o cable modem (comcast Motorola Surfboard)before we realized we had a hotspot in our house. We also want to use the printer that is connected to our pc with our mac. I cannot get the airport configured at all...I keep getting error messages. The first one that appears says that my wireless interface is not enabled. I went to My Network Places and set up the wirless network using a USB flash drive. I connected it to the airport's USB connection, and then to my iMac. Neither one appeared in the list of devices detected when I reconnected the flashdrive to my pc. I've tried rebooting, disconnecting and then reconnecting both the modem and the aiport from the power supply. Should I reset the airport? Help!!
iMac 20" desktop Mac OS X (10.4.8)

We got internet access immediately through the bluetooth
(whose signal it is remains a mystery).
This is very likely to be a neighbour's wireless or Airport network (not Bluetooth).
I cannot get the
airport configured at all...I keep getting error
messages.
Don't use the PC to configure the Airport Extreme Base Station, use the iMac, it will be easier.
The first one that appears says that my
wireless interface is not enabled.
You are probably trying to use the Airport Assistant, this will only work on a wireless computer, in order to configure an Airport Extreme Base Station (AEBS) from a wired PC, you need to connect to the AEBS via the LAN port and then use the Airport Admin Utility.
Connecting a XP PC to a Airport Network via the LAN port of the AEBS
http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/1007.html
However still configure the AEBS via the iMac.
I went to My
Network Places and set up the wirless network using a
USB flash drive. I connected it to the airport's
USB connection, and then to my iMac. Neither one
appeared in the list of devices detected when I
reconnected the flashdrive to my pc.
That Microsoft wireless process only works with other Windows PCs, it won't work with a Mac or the AEBS.
I've tried
rebooting, disconnecting and then reconnecting both
the modem and the aiport from the power supply.
Try using the Mac to configure the Airport network using the Assistant.
Should I reset the airport?
You may need to, but sounds like you haven't managed to configure it, so it will still be in the default state.
We also want to use the printer that is
connected to our pc with our mac.
Printing to a printer on a XP PC from a Mac running 10.4.x
http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/3015.html

IPhone does not see airport extreme routers

So I did the ios 6 upgrade on my iPhone 4S and immediately lost my home Wi-Fi Airport Extreme routers (yes, both of them). My network works fine on all other devices not rnning ios 6 (other iPhones, iMac, Macbooks...). The problem is every time I try to log into my home network, it tells me that my password is invalid. Furthermore, the Airport Utility App says there are no airport base stations. The same utility sees both on all other devices.
So far I have followed all the steps listed in the multitude of forums and responses;
- Rebooted dozens of times (both the routers and the iPhone).
- Reset & restored my iPhone.
- Reverified my password on all other devices.
- Turned ust about everything on and off (network, Wi-Fi, location, cellular...etc.)
Still no glory with ios 6.

Fixed it.
The key was to reset and reinstall both Airport Extreme routers....not just cycle power, but actually grab a thumbtack and depress the reset buttons on the back of the routers.
After setting up the network again, my iPhone 4S (ios 6.0) works just fine...and the Airport Utility sees both routers again.

Connect to broadband wireless, but not through Airport Extreme b/g

I have had an Airport Extreme BS working as a Gateway to my Wireless Broadband service since last July. The AEBS has been providing internet to a WinXP laptop, and an iMac running OSX 10.5.2. This has been working well since installed.
My Wireless Broadband is provided by Rogers and known as 'portable internet'. The Modem/antenna is the Motorola 'Expedience' device for outside perm installation.
Suddenly about 2 weeks ago, perhaps 3, we started experiencing problems. We would have fine performance for chunks of time, interrupted by complete internet connectivity loss. I would go through all the motions of reset on AEBS, on the service provider 'modem' and on the clients. Sometimes we got it back, mostly not.
I found that it looked like the DHCP setup on the AEBS wasn't reliable, in that the AEBS would sometimes get an address from the service provider, and sometimes not. This would then cause a failure of gateway and dns provision to the clients.. so everthing would fall apart.
Plugging a client directly into the service provider ALWAYS succeeded in getting an IP and DNS address. I've spent about 12 hours total on the phone to Rogers at this point, and from their side, working through detailed tests with me, say that they are reliebaly connecting to me, and reliably seeing me get ip/dns.
This leads me to believe that my AEBS has somehow been effected by an update, and now is having troubles handling the role of internal (private-side) dns and dhcp provider, or possibly that it's internal routing from private to public sides is somewhat in fault.
I didn't keep any records, but this would correlate with a number of updates i ran on the Airport utilities, and possibly with an OSX update i received automatically.
Airport Extreme BS version 5.7 ( 802.11b/g.. flying saucer )
Airport Utility version (Mac): 5.3 (530.22)
Airport utility version (Win): 5.3 (no build)
Mac OSX 10.5.2
1. Can anyone confirm similar issues?
2. IS Apple aware of an issue ( i've heard from some Apple store employees that there seems to be a buzz )?
3. Is this related to TimeCapsule release?
Does Apple listen to these forums, and if so, perhaps it's time to give us an update eh? A little bit of collaboration to save us all this massive headache would be appreciated. Just ask and i'll give you all the information i can dump.
Gotta hit post while i still have a connection.

Thank you Bob
I have taken your advice and reverted to DHCP from the AEXP do the address assignment to both Expresses, and I have taken great care with the WDS setup, but still it doesn't work.
Looking at the logs on the WDS main, this is what I see (the station referred to being the WDS remote):
May 10 19:49:34          Severity:5          Deauthorizing station 00:11:24:01:15:97 [2]
May 10 19:49:54          Severity:5          Deauthenticated with station 00:11:24:01:15:97 (4-way timeout)
(This is even with a solid green on both Expresses.)
HOWEVER: I have just tried rebooting both of them - main followed by remote - and now they seem to have realised what they're supposed to be doing and both have IP addresses.   This is on my desk. The next step is to see whether I can get an IP address on a device attached by wire.
They do say patience is a virtue. I can testify to that being true with WDS!
-Bernard

Older iMac not recognizing AirPort card

I manually installed an AirPort Extreme card in my G4 iMac. I followed the instructions exactly. However, it's not showing up anywhere in the Network Preferences. It's like I never installed it. I think I did everything right, I even went back and did it again, still to no avail.
Is there something I'm missing here? Remove screws, plug in card, restart computer, right?
Part of what be my problem is I'm using a newer iMac that does have an AirPort card built-in as a base station, (or, at least, that's the plan- is nothing showing up because I don't have a real base station?). Maybe I'm totally wrong about all this, but I don't think that should stop my computer from not recognizing the card.
It is an older card, bought refurbished from the Apple Online Store.

Which G4 iMac did you install the card into? Does it have a clock speed of 1 GHz or faster? Click on the Apple menu and select "About this Mac".
Assuming the clock speed is 1 GHz or faster, run System Profiler and look in the "AirPort:" field. If the card is not recognized, the field will be blank.

IMac connected to Airport Extreme stopped detecting printer

Can't connect any more printer (Epson Stylus SX125) to iMac through Airport Extreme. Any solution?

GoldHill wrote:
USB Backup drive connected to USB port on Airport Extreme. Running system 10.5.5
On my Macbook Pro, which I connect wirelessly, I was able to start Time Machine... Time Machine saw the backup drive and did a backup.. Yes it took a long time!! Anyway all is cool with that.
My iMac is connected to the Airport Extreme by Ethernet. On the iMac when I started Time Machine, it does not see the backup hard drive. I can see and share the hard drive... works fine. But no luck with TM seeing the hard drive on the iMac.
Questions is will Time Machine work with a computer that is connected to airport extreme by ethernet. If yes how o you set it up and what might be wrong??
yes, it should work. hard to say what's wrong. try the following terminal command. it should not be necessary but it should help.
defaults write com.apple.systempreferences TMShowUnsupportedNetworkVolumes 1
One other important thing to mention. At first I plugged my new backup hard drive directly into the iMac with firewire 800. I started time machine and started the backup. I then stopped that backup and plugged the backup hard drive into the Airport extreme (USB port) I then trashed the partial backup folder off the backup hard drive. Is it possible that on the iMac there is still some TM file there pointing to the old original backup file??
have you emptied trash? you should. the files won't really be deleted till you do. there is one other hidden file but it should not be necessary to remove it.
Thanks.... any help is appreciated.

Airplay icon missing on iMac after installing airport extreme

Can't get my iMac to display the airplay icon after changing to the AirPort Extreme wireless router.
Previous Setup:
Cable Modem ->LinkSys Wireless Router -> AirPort Express for Home Stereo access using Airplay
Accessed Airplay from iPhone 5S, iPad, iMac - all worked
NEW Setup:
Replaced old wireless router with Airport Extreme
Cable Modem -> Airport Extreme -> Airport Express for Airplay on home speaker system
Airport Utility (v 6.3.2) see's both the Airport Extreme and the Airport Express
The Airport Express is in Network Mode of :Join a wireless network. My AirPort Extreme wifi network is Why Phi
The Airplay option is selected
My iMac does not see the airplay option in the menu bar.
Note: The Airplay icon used to show up on my iMac before I had the AirPort Extreme.
My iPhone 5s see's the AirPort Express for airplay, and plays the music fine.
The display for my iMac is flagged to show for AirPlay but it doesn't see any devices.
If you know what I have missed, please let me know! I loved the AirPlay option from my iMac, and would really like to get it back!

The AirPlay icon within iTunes appears when iTunes "discovers" that an active AirPlay-ready "speaker" is available on the network. In this case the speaker would be your AirPort Express base station.
It may be possible that the Express has not properly joined the Wi-Fi network provided by the new Extreme base station.
Anytime you change networking hardware it is always a good idea to perform a complete power recycle of that hardware. Check out the following AirPort User Tip for details. Please post back your results.

Epson 820 connected to Ibook G3 and Imac G5 via Airport Extreme Base?

My Ibook G3 will not recognize the printer using the Airport Extreme Base Station. I have successfully connected the imac G5. I need to have both computers share the printer wirelessly. After loading the lastest print drivers there is still no change.
Can anybody help?
Imac G5 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

What OS is the iBook running?
iFelix

Computer does not see Airport Extreme

First let me say that I am a total "newbie" to Macintosh computers and the whole networking thing....so excuse my lack of knowledge. Here goes my problem:
I have a brand new iMac and a 2 year old PC. I want to have them both access the internet, not nessecarily at the same time. I bought the new airport extreme. I would like my PC to be wired in and the iMac to be used upstairs wireless. When I hooked up the Airport to the PC and installed the CD that came with it, the airport utility could not find it. The light on the front continued to flash amber. I also could not connect to my DSL when it was all hooked up. I am using a speedstream 4200 modem. I think I have everything connected correctly...phone line to modem, modem to WAN port on the airport, airport to computer. Did I connect the wrong things or is it an issue with my PC? I am very frustrated. I have not tried the airport on the Mac because I would like it to be wireless. Do i need a wireless card on the PC also?

Use the iMac to configure the Airport Extreme and ensure that it is working and that the iMac can access the internet.
This guide written for the older base station will also work with the new AEBS.
Connecting a XP PC to a Airport Network via the LAN port of the AEBS
http://tech.ifelix.net/1007.html
Note that the PC does NOT need the Airport software on it to be connected to the AEBS.
iFelix

IMac cannot locate airport extreme

I have lost my internet connection because my iMac suddently fails to locate the airport extreme, but if I run Windows 7 under Parallel on the same iMac, I can connect to the internet. I think I have messed up some of the files. I will appreciate any help. Thanks.

First I'd unplug the AirPort Extreme for 15 minutes to see if that helps. If not, try a "factory default reset" of the Extreme.

IMac not listed, airport or airport extreme?

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