My wireless connection keeps failing.

My wireless connection keeps failing. I turn off the wireless and it resets and works however it is temporary. Any suggestions. I bought my Airport Extreme 11/2012

Hey there Chrismcknz,
It sounds like your Wi-Fi connection from your Airport is dropping and when power cycled works for a very short period of time before stopping again. I would next try a hard reset, and test the issue. Then if needed reset it to factory default and test again. The following article explains what the resets do, and how to do them:
Resetting an AirPort base station FAQ
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3728
Hard reset: Resets the base station back to an unconfigured state, but retains the last saved configuration and any profiles so you can restore your base station from previous settings.
Factory default reset: The same as a hard reset but also removes any saved configurations or profiles.
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Regards,
Sterling

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Hello SC_W,
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