Second Airport Express doesn't show up in Network
I have an Airport Extreme and an Airport Express used to extend the wireless network. I bought a second airport express to extend the network in another area of weak signal. I appear to go through the setup procedures correctly but it never gets to the final setup and does not show up in the airport utility. I get this message: The settings for this AirPort wireless device have been successfully updated, but there was a problem re-joining the wireless network or finding the AirPort wireless device. You may need to select your network from the AirPort menu and try again.
The light is green on the ae...
any ideas?
Try a hard reset on the Express by holding in the reset button until the amber light begins to flash more quickly, keep holding when you see this for another few seconds and then release.
Move the Express near your computer and temporarily, connect to is using an ethernet cable
Open AirPort Utility - Click Manual Setup
Click the Base Station tab to name the device, assign password and adjust Time Zone settings
Click the Wireless tab
Wireless Mode = Extend a wireless network
Wireless Network Name = Same as your main network
Check mark next to Allow Wireless Clients
Wireless Security = Same setting as your main network
Password = Same as main network
Confirm Password
Click the Music icon to check to see that AirTunes is enabled. It should be by default.
Click Update to save settings
After the Express has restarted, you can disconnect the ethernet cable and move the Express back to the desired location.
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old... http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106653
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If the signal strengh in your bedroom is ok (depends on distance, walls and so on) you will have a nice sound there.
To setup best the AE is attached via LAN Cable to your computer and other networks on your computer are switched OFF.
In the setup of the AE go to:
Airport --> wireless --> join a wireless network --> choose from the dropdown or set manually the name of the network (router / the other AE) and passphrase for the appropriate security setting.
Music--> enable Airplay and set a speaker name
Internet --> TCP/IP --> DHCP
Then click on update.
After that, unplug the LAN-Cable and activate your computers network. The AE should then show up in the Airport-Utility.
If the AE is there, unplug, drag it to your bedroom an plug in again. Wait for the green light, plug in speakers and enjoy.
Useful hint to AE's in bedrooms: The green light of the AE is brilliant in the dark :-))
To avoid disturbance while you sleep, attache a small piece of a thin red colored selfaddesive paper or tape over it. Red filters green and so the indicator light will be visible without ilumine the whole room.
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