My iBook can't find my base station
It seems my iBook decided it no longer wants to connect to my base station, however, it is able to find other base stations in the area. What could be causing this? I have tried rebooting everything. Also, I have checked to make sure no settings or configurations have changed. I am able to connect to the internet from my Power Mac G4, which is connected directly to the airport (and then, of course, the base station is connected directly to the cable modem). I am hoping the Airport isn't half baked!
iBook G3 Mac OS X (10.3.9)
Mac OS X (10.3.9)
Mac OS X (10.3.9)
Someone may have their wireless network on the same channel as yours, change the channel on your base station.
iFelix
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New MacBook Pro can't find the base station
I just bought a new MacBook Pro and AirPort Extreme Base Station. My house is wired for Ethernet so I plugged the Airport Exteme into one of the Ethernet outlets and did the set-up using my old iMac G5 over the network. (I had to download the latest software for the AirPort Extreme to the iMac before this would work right.) I finally got to the point where I got a green light on the Base Station, but when I search with the AirPort Utility on the MacBook Pro it can't find it, even when it is physically only 3 feet away. I then plugged the MacBook Pro into the AirPort Extreme with an Ethernet cable and it saw it - no problem. I then downloaded all the software updates to the MacBook Pro, restarted, unplugged the Ethernet and tried again. The AirPort Utility still can't find the Base Station. I am running 10.4.10 on both machines. I have 10.5, but don't plan un updating until I get this to work. I spent about half an hour listening to Muzak while trying to get to support and finally gave up. Any suggestions?
In another Mac OS X user account. Choose Log Out from the Apple menu and log into it. If you want to move them over, drag them to /Users/Shared/.
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Or print/connect to the printer, but somehow am connected to the internet via the same base station.
I am about to throw this thing out the window. Any assistance is appreciated.
Thanks.Sometimes after repeated attempts to "find" the Extreme it helps to power it down for 15-20 minutes and then try again.
If still no luck, the best approach would be to apply a hard reset to return the unit to factory defaults so you can reconfigure it.
There are two methods to hard reset the device. Try 1) first, and if still no luck, go to 2)
1) With the Exteme plugged into power, hold in the reset button until the amber light blinks rapidly, usually about 5-10 seconds.
2) Pull the power on the Extreme. Hold in the reset button and continue to hold in it as you plug the power back in. Release the reset button after approximately 10 seconds. -
Airport Utility can't find my base stations
I've got an Airport Extreme base station with a printer connected to it - all three of my Macs print to it wirelessly.
Now I'm trying to set up an Airport Express elsewhere in the house for AirTunes. But Airport Utility doesn't see my AE... in fact, it doesn't see the base station either, from any of my computers. I've reinstalled Airport Utility, tried using older and newer versions, and I've never had problems setting up networks before.
I took the AE to a Genius Bar, and it worked right away. So what's going on that I can't set it up on my own (otherwise working) network?I just had this issue with a Refurbished unit I recently purchased and had to reset the AEX to factory settings.
How long did you wait? Sometimes it takes a while for all the stations to show up in the list.
If nothing else works, you can connect the AEX via ethernet cable.
Click here for more information on joining an AEX to an existing network. -
Can not find airport base station
when i plur my extreme in to setup wifi it does not come up on computer, can not get it to work please help.
Power up the AirPort Extreme for a few minutes
Hold in the reset button on the back of the AirPort Extreme for 10 seconds then release
Allow a full minute for the AirPort Extreme to restart again
On the iPhone home screen, tap Settings
Tap WiFi
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Tap on AirPort Extreme
The example below shows an AirPort Express. You will see AirPort Extreme
When you tap on AirPort Extreme, that will get the setup wizard running. Follow the prompts. -
My Airport 6.1 can't manage my base station. I need to use AirPort Utility 5.6 but i can't find the right download. I've been downloading several but it always after havingf instal the first 3 steps the same message: Airport utility....can't be installed... The version of OS X on this version
doesn't support this base station...
I need help please to find the correcte download so i can my wii-fii work as soon as possible (because my wife is making me crazy, she can't go on Facebook!!!! )
Thank's for your help,
MikeUse AirPort Utility 5.6 which contains the features you need. It is compatible with Lion as well as Mountain Lion, however, the installer app will refuse to install it on Mountain Lion.
This dilemma is easily solved though. You simply need to extract the app from the installer package using a package extractor like Pacifist.
Download Pacifist here: http://www.charlessoft.com/
Download AirPort Utility 5.6 here: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1482
If you happen to have an archived copy of the AU 5.6 app somewhere, such as a Time Machine backup or equivalent, you can simply restore it or drag the app to your Mountain Lion system's Utilities folder. It will run without complaint. It is only the package installer that is the problem.
Mountain Lion will not allow you to delete its existing version of AirPort Utility. Just ignore it. It and the older version (which will bear the unique name "AirPort Utility 5.6") can peacefully coexist.
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Download AirPort Utility 5.6.1 here: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1536 -
Where I can find AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.7.3
Support and download pages on apple's portal are giving me run around. Does anyone knows where one can download the AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.7.3 ??
No magic, but I had a real weird situation that I have no way to explain. So when I wanted to upgrade using the airport utility which logically should pull 7.7.1 first and then later 7.7.3, neither would work. I restored to factory defaults in the mena time of this original posting, however pull down menu was not showing 7.7.1 rather it was still displaying 7.6.4, hence why I was so eager to get 7.7.3 binary and do manual upgrade. AS I found the code, before I went about manual process I went into my ~/Library/Applications Support/Apple/AirPort directory to check the version.xml file and voila it showed how I do have 7.7.1 running and installed way back , so then I proceeded the manual process I described above and it worked. You are correct definitely because 7.7.1 was already there, but to for me unknown reason it is not showing on the Airport Extreme and in the drop meny I explained/described, however definitely there and clearly reason I was able to do manual upgrade. In the light of my question and wasted exchanges with the previous poster I didn't describe this part because it was irrelevant as I was only asking how I can get the code. If I had time to deal with the bigger issue here I would ask Apple, ok why my utility was not pulling 7.7.1 or 7.7.3 and why I had to do all of this to finish simple process that should in reality happen in matter of minutes (I do not have check auto weekly for the code not do I like or trust that feature i.e. don't like auto upgrades...I like to see upgrades done, ppl use it, not report issues and then I do my upgrades). Hope this clarifies it further.
Editing /augmenting my response with a comment - I was even contemplating to complain to apple and reseller I got my device year + ago to possibly replace the unit, but now that it all worked out I am happy. -
Windows Vista trouble finding airport base station
I recently bought an AirPort Extreme 802.11n. It was easily able to connect it to my mac, but when I try to connect it to my Windows Vista desktop computer, the base station in the airport utility software cannot be found. It finds the internet from the base station, but when I try to connect to it, it says windows cannot connect to the internet. I set up a linksys wi-fi usb, but it still cannot find the base station. The pc is only two years old. Please help.
I had the same trouble with my Vista pc. I had set it up on the Airport Extreme network, but did a firmware update and lost the PC connection. I rolled it back to the previous version, but it was still intermittent or not seeing the Airport at all. I went in to the Airport Utility and changed the Channel setting from Automatic to Manual and selected another channel. This worked and my PC could see the network OK and connect.
I'm still having trouble connecting to my MAC from the Vista Pc, but I can connect to the Vista from my MAC. Both can see the network/internet OK.
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Error -6753 when trying to find my base station
I'm working off a Dell computer with a wireless card in it, and it can't find my Airport Extreme Base Station. I've tried going to "File" and selecting Configure Other..., but when I put in the IP address and the password for the base station it gives me the Error -6753.
What is this error and how do I get my PC to recognize my wireless base station? It's been configured on my mac and to all appearances it's working perfectly, but I just can't get the PC to connect to it wirelessly. HELP!Some additional information:
The desktop currently "running" the airport express is a Mac Intel Mini and it's hard-wired into the base station so it's not having any issues connecting (wirelessly at least).
The Dell is approximately 4-5 years old, running Windows XP SP2 and the Airport Utility loaded straight from the disk that came with the Airport Extreme. The Dell is using a 2Wire wireless card that previously had no problems on two Linksys and 2Wire Homeportal wireless systems that were set up in my house and where I worked. The Mac Mini also worked on the 2Wire home system previously.
I can get the mac mini to find the base station and the wireless network created by it (using WPA/WPA2) and connects perfectly fine. Neither the Dell's network connections nor the airport utility on the Dell are finding the base station's network, and no amount of rescanning finds it. The base station is working fine to all appearances.
I'm going to try downloading the Utility from the Apple website today at school but that's not going to help me until I get home at 5pm. Help! -
Unable to find the base station
for some reason the signal on my airport express was being inconsistent so i reset it and i want to reconfigure it, but the airport set up assistant is telling me that it cannot find the base station, even though it can find the express and i can connect to the internet. i've tried unplugging it, resetting it again, and i keep getting the same error message.
the airport set up assistant is
telling me that it cannot find the base station,
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Do you have two Airports - an Express and an Extreme base station? How is your Internet coming into the network? Where is your router? More details please! -
Internet connection works but I can't see the base station
My internet connection is OK (I'm able to surf and get e-mail) but I can't see my base station on just one of my computers. It shows up in the others, so I don't think it's a problem with the AEBS. I've tried re-installing the Airport Utility software, repairing permissions, etc. but it just keeps saying it can find a base station. Any ideas?
OK, thanks for the clarification.
If you haven't already tried this, connecting an ethernet cable from your computer directly to one of the LAN ports on the base station will usually allow AirPort Utility to "see" the device.
You may need to restart the Extreme and your computer as part of the sequence.
And sometimes, the device will just "appear" after 10-15 minutes or so after a restart. I have no idea why this is. -
"Airport was unable to find your base station after restarting"
Trying to connect AX to my HP printer for wireless printing. Walk through the process of joining my wireless network, everything appears to work (finds my base station, finds my wireless network). When I finish the final step, macbook appears to hang but then comes back with this error message "Airport was unable to find your base station after restarting"..."problem rejoining the wireless network or finding the base station". I then go into Airport Utility again and base station is gone. I have to reset AX to factory setting (removing any profiles) before Utility recognizes AX again. I repeat process...same results, ugh. Any help would be appreciated.
I updated to 7.3.1, and just wasted 3 hours getting my Airport Express working again. What a nightmare.
Flashing amber light after update to 7.3.1 and not found by Airport Utility. Hard reset allows Airport Utility to find it, but after configuration never found again and get flashing amber light, until hard reset again...
Here are the steps that worked for me to get back to 7.3. and functional Airport Express.
1) I had ethernet connected, I was unclear whether ethernet doing anything but desperate. Performing reset from MacBook with airport on.
2) Hard reset on Airport Express so that Airport Utility can find it. (i.e. press reset button for 5-10 seconds until light flashes amber 4 times. The factory reset did not seem to work.)
3) Cross fingers that Airport Express shows up in Airport Utility. (Did most times for me, but not always.)
4) Hold down Option key and select Check for Updates from Airport Utility application menu. This allows selecting old updates.
5) Download 7.3.
6) Click Manual Setup (for the Airport Express)
7) Select Upload Firmware from the Base Station menu
8) Select 7.3, apply, cross fingers
After applying 7.3 may need to do one more hard reset, I am not sure if it showed up again on its own. However, once available in Airport Utility and once again with the 7.3 firmware, was able to configure and get working again as normal.
Apple link with tips for firmware and Airport Utility:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1218 -
Can i upgrade my base station with airport in mountain 10.8.5
can i upgrade my base station with airport in mountain 10.8.5
can i upgrade my base station with airport in mountain 10.8.5
Please check on the side or bottom of the AirPort Express to locate the model number. It will start with an "A" followed by four numbers.
If you have A1084 or A1088, you will not be able to administer these older versions using the iMac running OS X (10.8.5).
If you have model number A1264 or A1392, you can check to see if there are any available updates as follows:
Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
Click on the AirPort Express icon
Click on the Version number that appears in the small window
You will be notified if an update exists for your AirPort Express -
On Windows XP: AirPort Utility was unable to find any base stations
hi, I've been using AirPort Extreme for at least a year to connect both my eMac and my Lenovo Thinkpad which uses Windows XP. yesterday my Thinkpad was infected with a virus and I went through a lengthy remote session with Norton Antivirus tech people to get rid of it today. Sometime in the middle of the session the Thinkpad stopped being able to connect to the AE wireless network. I got back on the internet by plugging the Thinkpad directly into the router.
Now on the AE utility it says "unable to find any base stations." so far I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the AE utility and unplugging and restarting the AE base station. On my eMac everything seems to be fine.
Please help!Thanks for your instructions. Basically the same results happened. Is there something else I should be doing on the PC notebook end to connect? The AirPort Utility on my PC still doesn't see any base stations. So using the Access Connections setup the only way I could see to connect with a password was what I described in the previous post. Access Connections sees my network, but fails to connect to it.
Just to be clear, there hasn't been any problem with my notebook seeing the network. For a long time until recently it was seen by the AirPort Utility on the PC. When Access Connections fails to connect it asks if I want to configure the network and there's a bunch of settings. Connection type: infrastructure or Adhoc, Wireless security type "use static WEP keys", "Use Wi-Fi protected Access - Pre Shared Key (WPA-PSK)" - that seems to be the right one, so I choose it and under Properties there's more options. Access point authentication, WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK; I've tried it both ways. Data encryption: TKIP or AES, I've been using TKIP. Under Pre-Shared Key, there's the only box I see to enter a password (see previous post). -
Can the AirPort Extreme Base Station be plug-in to the power forever?
Hi,
sorry for my english but this is my question: Can the AirPort Extreme Base Station be plug-in to the power (electricity) forever? I mean, I don't have to un-plug the Base Station sometimes? Thanks
AlvaroSounds more like an issue with your router and
network than a problem with AEBS.
Which router?
I certainly do not need to reboot my AEBS like that,
I think I have rebooted it once in two years!
I would start a new thread describing your network in
more detail and the issues with the AEBS.
Thank you, but my diagnosis is the result of many days
of experiment with about hundreds of users. It's a bug,
I know were it is. It was reported to Apple in september
(2005).
It isn't that easy to upgrade at the same time all the
wireless (802.11b and 802.11g) that do have to interoperate
smoothly within the same space.
I don't think anyone need to waste more time on these
bugged firmware versions (5.6 & 5.7) as I already explained
it. They work smoothly just in a limited environment
which they were conceived for: one Mac connected to one
AEBS connected to one FAI.
You can't recommand these version to colleagues who have
to live in a real world with other wireless equipment
(a Mac not updated, an ABS not updated,
a Cisco wireless card emitting to 100 mW and smashing all
the neibourhood, a pre 802.11g+ card using 2 channels at
the same time...).
dan
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