My Airport express just arrived and I cannot get it to connect.

I bought the airport express to :extend" my existing network connection area. I thought I would simply plug it in and extend the range of the entire network. Does this have to be connected to the ethernet in some way to work? If so, whats the point if I alread a wirless network? It seems to work fine if I am in the same room as the airport extreme and connect it via an ethernet connect cable, but that is not what I had in mind. I want to plug it in to a power outlet within range on my network and have it extend the range further. How do I do that, or can I?
Thank you

Thanks for the info.
I assume that the AirPort Extreme is operating correctly. Close AirPort Utility on your Mac if it is open.
Temporarily, locate the AirPort Express in the same room or close proximity to the AirPort Extreme.
Do not connect the AirPort Express to the AirPort Extreme with an Ethernet cable
Power up the AirPort Express and let it run a full minute
Hold in the reset button on the back of the AirPort Express for 7-8 seconds and release
Allow a full minute for the AirPort Express to restart to a slow, blinking amber light
Click the fan shaped AirPort icon at the top of the Mac's screen and look for a listing of New AirPort Base Station.
Just below that, click directly on AirPort Express
AirPort Utility will open automatically and take a minute to analyze the network, then announce that the AirPort Express will be configured to extend the AirPort Extreme network.
Enter a device name for the AirPort Express....or you can use the suggested name....and click Next
AirPort Utility will take another minute to configure the AirPort Extreme and AirPort Express to work together. When you see the message of Set Up Complete, click Done.
Close AirPort Utility.
Now move the AirPort Express to a location that is approximately half way between the AirPort Extreme and the general area that needs more wireless coverage and power up the AirPort Express. You should be all set.
Please post on your results.

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Hey people,
Please, any help on this would be great!!
Just moved into a new house, the internet connection there is powered by a Netgear Super G router and manages to deal with most of the house - except for my room! My room is at the other end of the house, to be fair, however my mates laptop seems to find the connection in this room fine.
details:
My comp: PowerMac G5
His Comp: MacBook
Could it be simply that because his is 2/3 years newer, the Airport is stronger and more receptive?
Also, I have one other question...
Can you boast an already routed signal?
I have the same router as what is here...could I send the original signal to that then send that signal to my room? Or does that not work?
Again, ANY help/thoughts would be much appreciated!!
James

Thanks for the info.
I assume that the AirPort Extreme is operating correctly. Close AirPort Utility on your Mac if it is open.
Temporarily, locate the AirPort Express in the same room or close proximity to the AirPort Extreme.
Do not connect the AirPort Express to the AirPort Extreme with an Ethernet cable
Power up the AirPort Express and let it run a full minute
Hold in the reset button on the back of the AirPort Express for 7-8 seconds and release
Allow a full minute for the AirPort Express to restart to a slow, blinking amber light
Click the fan shaped AirPort icon at the top of the Mac's screen and look for a listing of New AirPort Base Station.
Just below that, click directly on AirPort Express
AirPort Utility will open automatically and take a minute to analyze the network, then announce that the AirPort Express will be configured to extend the AirPort Extreme network.
Enter a device name for the AirPort Express....or you can use the suggested name....and click Next
AirPort Utility will take another minute to configure the AirPort Extreme and AirPort Express to work together. When you see the message of Set Up Complete, click Done.
Close AirPort Utility.
Now move the AirPort Express to a location that is approximately half way between the AirPort Extreme and the general area that needs more wireless coverage and power up the AirPort Express. You should be all set.
Please post on your results.

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OK, thanks for the info.
You'll need to jot down a setting that the AirPort Extreme (AEBS) is using in order to give the AirPort Express (AX).
Open AirPort Utility, select your AEBS and click Manual Setup
Click the Wireless tab below the row of icons
Jot down the setting that you see for Wireless Security
Close AirPort Utility
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Temporarily, position the AX near your AirPort Extreme and connect an ethernet cable from your computer to the AirPort Express
Open AirPort Utility, select the AX and click Manual Setup
Click the Base Station tab below the icons to name your device, establish a device password (write this down) and adjust time settings
Click the Wireless tab
Wireless Mode = Join a wireless network
Wireless Network Name = Exact same name as your AirPort Extreme wireless network
Enter a check mark next to Enable Ethernet clients
Wireless Security = Exact same setting as your AEBS that you wrote down
Wireless Password = Same password that your AEBS network is using
Confirm Password
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After 30-45 seconds, you should have a green light on the AX. Now you can move the AX where it is needed and power it back up again. The ethernet port on the AX is enabled in this type of configuration, so you should be able to connect an ethernet device and connect. You may need to restart the device and/or the entire network to get everything synchronized.

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An Extreme's Guest network is separate from its Main network; that is the reason for having it.

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Saw somewhere that supposedly there were some apple written guidlines on the above topic. I have searched all over for them. Anyone know where I can get a copy to read through. Just trying to educate myself a bit and sety up another room with access to itunes, radio, etc with high quality speakers and amp off my express.

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I have been using the airport express fine just until few days ago.
I've being it using it with an ethernet cable connecting it fron my linksys router. (had it in bridge mode)
Everything was fine until few days ago, when the "airport express" just disappeared from my wireless signal choices.
I had to reset everything and it was working again for a few days and same thing happened again. it just disappeared and my green light on my express turned amber.
I've reset it a few more times after that but after maybe 10 minutes of it working, it will disappear again and turn into an amber light....
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I've had this Express station for almost 4 years. Tonight it just seemed to conk out. It has no light at all and a soft reset didn't restart it. It shows in System Prefs that Airport is turned on but not connected to a network. I went to connect to my usual network and it has completely vanished from the network name list. Do the Express stations expire after a certain time, and if so, would it have deleted my network info? I am online via Ethernet now so there is no problem with my internet server.

Hello katsu 2. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
Do the Express stations expire after a certain time, and if so, would it have deleted my network info?
Like any piece of electronic hardware, the AirPort Express can malfunction and it is possible, based on your description, that yours has. If it isn't powering on, then most likely it will not broadcast a wireless network and why you are not seeing it from your computer.
One thing you can try, is to perform a "factory default" reset to see if this helps. You may have to perform it a few times just to be sure. If after doing so, if you are still not getting any status light indications, and the unit feels cool to the touch after being plugged in for 10-15 minutes, then there is a good chance that it's power circuitry has failed.

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Is there any way i can use my airport express just for playin music through airtunes, and log onto the internet using a different wireless network?

Hello bleno567. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
Is there any way i can use my airport express just for playin music through airtunes, and log onto the internet using a different wireless network?
Yes, you just need to configure the AirPort Express Base Station (AX), that will be used to stream iTunes, as a wireless client.

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