Network Key on New Airport Extreme

I am setting up my Brother Printer for wireless & I need the Network Key for my new Airport Extreme. One discussion thread said to goto manual setupto find it, but I can't find how to do that on this new Extreme.

The network "key" is a 64 character code of random letters and numbers. I doubt that this is what you are looking for.....or that the printer software would have the ability to even input a 64 character "key".
Before you waste your time messing around with a long 64 character code......it might be a better to plan to first test and check and make sure that the printer can connect to your network using no security.
Obviously, if the printer cannot connect using no security.....it will never connect with security enabled.
In other words, if the printer will not connect to the wireless network when security is not enabled, then you have a different issue in play here, not related to the "key" at all.
Does that make sense?
If you find that the printer cannot connect using no security during your "test", I have some ideas for you to try to get first get things working with no security......then we will enable security and get things working that way.

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Where do I find the network key on my airport extreme?

Where do I find the network key on my airport extreme?

Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utiltiies > AirPort Utility
Click Manual Setup
Do NOT look at the main AirPort Utility window in the middle of your screen
DO look at the very top of the computer screen at the AirPort Utility menu items to the right of the Apple icon in the upper left corner of the screen
Click the Base Station menu
Click Equivalent Network Password and your "key" will be revealed

Extending an existing wireless network with a new Airport Extreme(802.11n)

Is it possible to extrend a existing wireless network comprised on a Airport Extreme (g) and a Airport Express with a new Airport Extreme (n) ? and possibly accesss an airdisk? Have tried settng channel to the same (1) but no worky.
I have had real problems (at least 2 hours with Apple Care to no avail) at getting the new Airport Extreme(n) to connect to the internet (Ozemail/iinet) with PPOE. Authentication when changed to occur at ADSL modem and produces no errors (green light) but no internet still through AE(n). Not Hardware either as both ADSL modem and AE(n) have been changed.
So as a last ditch attempt, thought I might try extending the preexisting network that works fine so I can access an AirDisk.
Any reponses appreciated.

Search this forum for "WDS". Since I am having massive problems myself right now, I can only tell you: Try the two methods mentioned in this thread:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=944334&tstart=0
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They are, but you may want to think twice before using this approach. The reasons are: 1) The extended network will only operate in the 802.11g Radio Mode, and 2) The overall bandwidth will be reduced by half for each base station added. Since this will be a "g" network, you'd be getting around 25-27 Mbps maximum of bandwidth.
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I had always understood that if you run N and G devices on a network, the N devices will run slower. So what I did was set up an old Airport to have a wireless for my iPhone and sad Windows PC guests in my house, and the previous generation Extreme for my MacBook Pro. My older airport is connected to an ethernet port on the Extreme. I might not even be doing this right.
Anyways, does the new Extreme keep the G and N networks separated, so that I can run my MacBook Pro on one wireless network and my iPhone on the other one? And by doing so the speed of the N is still as high as it can be?
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1. The only way I know of without installing anything extra applications is to use Airport Utility, then connect to your Airport Extreme to see the statistics. It will show either "b/g/n" (2.4Ghz) or "a/n" (5Ghz).
2. Yes, 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz are actually two separate network on the Airport Extreme (and therefore separate collision domain if you know what I mean).
But then again, there is no way to set N-only network in the new Airport Extreme (I am using one of those now), let alone set N-only for 5Ghz or 2.4Ghz. This means that your 802.11a devices might still accidentally join the 5Ghz channel and slow downs everything. Unlike older models, you can not specify N-only on either of the channels.
Not a dealbreaker for me, but certainly should be improved on.
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New airport extreme network very slow

I just bought the latest AE base station dual band, but am having trouble with the speeds. We have on the network:
1 macbook pro, 1 windows pc, 2 ipads, 1 ipad mini, 1 kindle fire, 2 iphones, 2 ipods (wow we have a lot of products I just realized now that I am writing them all down) a Wii console and 1 mac desktop computer. Oh and I have an airport express in another room set up to extend the netowrk.
Not all of them are on the network simultaneously.
Using the Airport utility (windows version) I have set up the network trying different configurations. Currently I have it set up as:
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Radio channel selection: automatic
wireless security: WPA2 Personal
network options are 5 Ghz is unchecked
country is US
multicast rate: low
transmit power: 100%
WPA Group Key Timeout: 2 hours
use wide channels is checked
All devices can connect to the net, but speeds are at old dial up levels and that of course was NOT my intention in getting the latest router.
Any advice from those who understand things like multicast rate?

You either have a defective base station, it is not set up properly, or there is some form of Wi-Fi interference that is preventing your new AirPort Extreme from providing a clean signal.
What make & model was the router that you are replacing with the 802.11ac AirPort Extreme?

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I have a PC running with Win7 and just replaced my Jensen With a brand New Airport Extreme.
I have set up the Airport Extreme to the internet, Iphones and Ipads and it work as it should.
I have downloaded latest Version of Airport tool on my PC. In addition i have downloaded the airport tool for Ipad.
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Sigve

Hi
Thanks for Swift reply.
Yep - I in fact have two A1088 and one A1264
I actually bought the new router because the Jensen
router always lost connection to the Airport Express after some hours or days. I
always needed to restart my Jensen to play music and that was driving my wife
mad. The hope was that the Extreme should fix this. Both A1088 have been set up
to only stream music to two of my stereo amplifiers from my PC’s Itunes library.
Are the A1088 now useless?
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How do I unhide my network which I recently set up with new Airport Extreme?

I recently set up my new Airport Extreme. Then realised my Canon MX 410 was not seeing it on wifi network. I've been told I need to unhide the AE so the printer can see it. However, when I go into Airport Utility it is not giving me the option to unhide. I have tried connecting ethernet cable to it & turning off wifi, but this does not help.. Any ideas people?
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I've been told I need to unhide the AE so the printer can see it.
Advice likes this sounds good.....IF.....you previously enabled the option to "hide" your network. Chances are, you would know if you did do this, but if you are not sure, you can check to see if the network really is "hidden".
Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
Click on the AirPort Extreme icon, then click Edit in the smaller window that appears
Click the Wireless tab at the top of the next window
Click Wireless Options at the bottom of the window
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If you do see that the box is checked, then remove the check mark to "unhide" your network, click Save, then click Update and allow a full minutre for the AirPort Extreme to restart.

Set up DynDNS access through existing network with new Airport Extreme

Hey everyone!
I just can't seem to figure out what I am doing wrong here...
I am working with an office network which was initially set up with a Linksys router and a separate Linksys hub connecting two Macs and a network printer in one particular room. We added several new iMacs and for ease of connectivity, decided to add a new Airport Extreme base as one of the new iMacs is acting as a server for a database the other new wireless iMacs connect to. Also, all the machines need access to the connected network printers connected in various parts of the office.
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I am wondering if I should turn off IP distribution on the Airport Extreme and let the Linksys router handle all that? The software that the other wireless iMacs run to access the database on the server depends on the server IP address too, so will this need to be changed if the Linksys is handling IP addressing? How does the hub affect any of this... does it change or interfere with the addressing in any way?
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maxyourmacs, Welcome to the discussion area!
I am wondering if I should turn off IP distribution on the Airport Extreme and let the Linksys router handle all that?
Yes
The software that the other wireless iMacs run to access the database on the server depends on the server IP address too, so will this need to be changed if the Linksys is handling IP addressing?
Probably
How does the hub affect any of this... does it change or interfere with the addressing in any way?
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Have new Airport Extreme via ethernet cable from HughesNet Gen4 modem. Using NetGear WN3500RP extender. NetGear asks for different names for the 2.4 and 5 GHz bands. Most of what I have read indicats extender shoul have same name as main network?

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Network Printing broken on New Airport Extreme

I have just installed a new airport extreme to my lan.. There is a network printer also attached to the lan (Xerox 6200N). Previously when I had an airport express attached, all computers connected to the network via the airport were able to access this printer... Now that I switched to the new Airport extreme -- NONE of the computers on the wireless network even "see" the printer... Computers that are physically connected can still print...
Help would be MOST apprecited.
Thanks.
Rob

No - the printer is attached to a router. The network is set up like this:
DSL modem to router
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Router to new Airport extreme.
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HT4145 Does the new Airport Extreme allow "guest network" setup across all my Airports on my network? I have 1 Airport as a router and 6 others as WAP's (bridged)

Does the new Airport Extreme allow "guest network" setup across all my Airports on my network? I have 1 Airport as a router and 6 others as WAP's (bridged)

I assume that all of your WAPs are hard wired on the network.
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