My Express is hung up on being a Network Base Station

I accidently set my iTunes (hopefully to be a remote base station soon) as a network to my computer. It comes up when I try to set up the express to be a remote base station.
Can I remove this 'reference' to the network? Maybe it is interfering with things?

lancia wrote:
Sorry.
I set up my express in a network with my computer. Then, realizing my mistake, tried to go about setting it up as a remote base station for the house network.
Now this network, which I thought I undid(and did return the express to iTunes streaming for the house network) shows up when we open 'Turn on Airport' or when I try to use the airport utility to 'assist me' in changing the express settings.
okay, got it. in other words, you now have 2 separate networks while your intention was to "join" the express to your existing one, correct ?
I suspect a solution would involve deleting some history in everyone's airport. Or attempting yet another 'return to factory settings' restart of the express.
no. instead of +assist me+ you would choose +manual setup+. make the necessary changes in the various tabs (like join network, network name, password) and hit +save changes+. if you did everything correctly the express will have joined your network upon restart.
alas, if you don't get it going, the +factory restore+ is always an option.

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Extending using a wireless connection always results in a performance compromise.
If the Express is going to extend using a wireless connection, then the Express will need to be located about half way between the AirPort Extreme and the general area where you need more wireless coverage. The more that you have line-of-sight between the Extreme and Express, the better the network will operate.
Remember......the Express can only "extend" the quality and signal speed that it receives, so it needs to be located where it can get a very good signal from the Extreme. Although Apple cleverly uses the term "extend", a more accurate term for the Express would be "repeater".
If the Express will extend by connecting to the Extreme using a permanent, wired Ethernet cable connection......highly recommended for best performance.....then the Express can be located exactly where you need more wireless coverage. There is no signal loss at all through the Ethernet cable, so the Express gets a full speed signal no matter where it might be located.
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Please refer to the information already posted above:
If you see A1084 or A1088 there, your older Express is not supported by the newer version of AirPort Utility that you have.
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Thank you in advance,
~ J

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If you want to use your airport express with the new Base stations wouldn't it screw up the "Pre-N" mode? (I don't doubt it)
Is apple saying that one wouldn't need an airport express to extend the reach of the new base station because the new "Pre-N" modes have so much more range? (I think so).
Does this mean that apple will be making a new version of the Airport express with A,B, G and "Pre-N" ? How cool would that be? I want one of those!!
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As you know from reading the "Help & Terms of Use" for this discussion area, we are Mac users like yourself and have no special knowledge of Apple's future plans or activities.
Furthermore in the "Help & Terms of Use" it states that speculation on future Apple products, plans, or activities is forbidden in this discussion area.

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This type of reset will reconfigure the Express to its factory settings. That is, it will broadcast an unsecured Wi-Fi network with a network name (aka SSID) of something like: Apple Network NNNNNN
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All searches here and documents I have poured though do not address this issue and we'd really like to get this straightened out. I am willing to take a lot of time to do this, but do it right.
Can someone please help me with this?
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~ J

HT3728 my broadband speed has all of a sudden been reduced dramatically over the weekend. the isp asked me to eliminate my apple airport express base station to make sure that my 20mb band is being delivered which i did and confirmed so.

MY BROADBAND HAS BEEN REDUCED DRAMATICALLY IN MY HOME NETWORK USING MY AIRPORT EXTREME BASE STATION.
THIS HAPPENED SO UNEXPECTEDLY OVER THE WEEKEND. I CALL MY ISP AND THEY SIMPLY TOLD ME TO ELIMINATE THE AIRPORT
EXTREME BASE STATION TO CONFIRM THAT WHAT I HAVE PURCHASED IS BEING DELIVERED WHICH I DID AND CONFIRMED.
MEANWHILE USING MY NETWORK UNTIL LAST FRIDAY EVERYTHING LOOKED JUST GREAT.
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I am assuming that Cox is only providing you with a Broadband Internet modem and your AirPort Express Base Station (AX) is the only router in your current network configuration.
At this point I would suggest that you perform a complete power recycle of your networking equipment. This should get the AX back to its default configuration which is to broadcast an unsecured Wi-Fi network with a network name of something like Apple Network NNNNNN. Once you verified that you have regained Internet access in this configuration you can use the AirPort Utility to make any required settings to the AX.
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If the AirPort Express Base Station (AX) is an 802.11n model, then yes, you can reconfigure it as a wireless Ethernet bridge. In this configuration, the AX would join the wireless network provided by the Linksys router and its Ethernet port would be enabled for either a single wired device or for an Ethernet hub or switch for multiple devices.

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If you add the "new" AirPort Express to the network and configure it to "Extend a wireless network", it will extend the one single band signal that it is receiving from the Time Capsule.
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There are only a couple of things you can do to resuscitate a nonresponsive Express:
"Hard reset":
Press and hold the reset button with a pen or pencil until you see the status light (LED) start to flash amber rapidly, which should occur after about five seconds.
If that does not work,
"Factory defaults reset":
Unplug the Express from power.
Press and hold the reset button with a pen or pencil, then plug the Express back in while continuing to hold the button until you see the light (LED) flash rapidly. This should happen after a few seconds.
Release the button.
In either case you will have to reconfigure the Express as a new device. A moment or two after it has been reset, the LED should be blinking slowly. It must then appear in your Wi-Fi menu like this:
Earlier versions of OS X will report it as "Apple Network nnnnnn".
In either case, select it, and then launch AirPort Utility.
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