Security feature missing in new Airport Express

The new Airport Express does not support non broadcasting SSID as confirmed by Apple support. Virtually all of Apples other products allow you access a non broadcasting network by just entering the name one time in network settings.  This allows you to hide your network by selecting to not broadcast the SSID (your network name) on your wireless router so others cannot see it with their computers, phones and laptops etc. My six year old Airport express supports this however I cannot imagine why the new one does not. Very disappointed. Why did they leave this out?

Why did they leave this out?
When there are dozens of free utilities available on the Internet that will reveal a "hidden" network in seconds, it is of little value as a security "feature".
As far as leaving the "feature" out, are you saying that the settings for the feature were left out......or the settings for the feature are there....but they do not work?

Similar Messages

  • Hi i got a new airport express for christmas and i set it up as per instructions ,i even give a static ip and wpa2 security ..the problem is is when i come to want to use it it says its not on my network and a orange triangle shows .when i reboot it works

    hi i got a new airport express for christmas and i set it up as per instructions ,i even give a static ip and wpa2 security ..the problem is is when i come to want to use it it says its not on my network and a orange triangle shows .when i reboot it works..then if i leave it a while and try iy agian its disapeared of my network...i have a bt hub 3 ....any help please ..im not sure if itsa faulty express

    I really don't have an answer for that one. I guess that while trying to get things working correctly, I would use the most basic monitor I had which in your case would be the Eizon using the Thunderbolt port and adaptor.
    When you boot into Safe Mode the startup is quite slow, but you should get the Apple logo and then the spinning gear below it (release the SHIFT key when it appears.) Then after a little more time you should see a gray progress bar appear below the spinning gear. When that disappears the computer will startup to a login screen.

  • New Airport Express - interfering with home wireless network?

    I have an IMac and laptop PC both connected to a wireless home network. I plugged in the new Airport Express, and ran a Toslink cable to my home stereo. My intent is to stream music from the IMac.
    When I plug in the AExp I get a flashing amber, then the green light, then flashing amber. I asked the AExp to "join" my network. Soon after the first green light the home wireless connection is unavailable to both my IMac and PC laptop. If I unplug the AExp then the laptop PC reconnects to the network. With the AExp unplugged I also must have "Turn On AirPort" on the IMac to have the internet status as "connected".
    Basic problem: when I plug in the AExp both home computers disconnect from the home wireless network.
    Any suggestions to getting the AExp to work within the home wireless network?

    First, perform a "factory default" reset on the 802.11n AirPort Express Base Station (AXn) to get it back to its "out-of-the-box" configuration.
    Then take a look at the following steps to be sure that nothing was missed:
    AirPort Express Base Station (AX) - iTunes Setup
    Either connect to the AX's wireless network or connect directly, using an Ethernet cable, to the Ethernet port of the AX, and then using the AirPort Utility in "Manual Setup" mode, make the following changes:
    AirPort Utility > Select the AX > Manual Setup > AirPort > Wireless tab
    Wireless Mode: Join a wireless network
    Network Name: <existing wireless network name>
    Wireless Security: <select the encryption type of the existing wireless network>
    Wireless Password: <enter the existing wireless network password>
    AirPort Utility > Select the AX > Manual Setup > Music
    Enable AirTunes (checked)
    iTunes Speaker Name: <enter the desired speaker name>
    iTunes Speaker Password: (optional)
    Verify Password: (optional)
    Click Update to write the new settings ot the AX

  • New Airport Express with iPhone 3Gs

    I purchased the new Airport express so i can have the benifits of 5hz for my iPad2 and still use my 3Gs 2.4hz. Although my 3Gs is connected to the Express there is no internet avaible. I also go as far as to use the Utility app to look at the unit, but be unable to locate Express unit (Im connected to Express but can find it REALLY!?). I could just be the fact I am using a old phone, but it works on my old Express unit and I wanted to see if there was a step i am missing. Side note my 5hz works great on my laptop and iPad2 intenet wise and Utility with zero drops yet .Updates were done btw and restarting unit corrects probem for a time.
    From 3Gs

    I was having the same issue. Was the latest generation Airport express of out the box within the last week. When I plugged in there was a 7.6.2 to 7.6.3 firmware update.
    After the firmware update, setup the network. iPad 2nd gen, Samsung Galaxy S4, and computer was working fine. Nexus 7, and 2 iPhone 3GS were not working.
    Also tried:
    Changing Wireless radio mode
    Changed Wireless security to none
    Added and removed guest network
    Enabled and disabled 5GHz (and use wide channel setting)
    No effect.What did fix it was:
    Reset the airport with reset button on the back
    Airport utility asked if I wanted to restore previous config. Said No
    Setup with settings again (encryption etc)
    Everything working now

  • Brute force solution: new Airport Express and old (ca. '04) Airport Extreme

    This is a long post, so I apologize in advance for that. However, I have been trying for the better part of three days to get my new Airport Express (802.11n) to connect to my ca. 2004 Airport Extreme Base Station (802.11b/g) (my old Express died after a little less than 4 years of service). I had searched all over this site and elsewhere on the Internet for ideas/suggestions/others' experiences/anything with no luck. (I am still not sure if the old Extreme is not fully compatible with the new Express or not.) I thought that perhaps my Express was a lemon. Basically what was happening was that I could not get the Express to be recognized, or, more accurately, Airport Utility would inform me that the network could not be extended. I tried changing the security on my Extreme, changing passwords, moving the Express and Extreme closer to each other and a bunch of other things. I must have reset the Express two dozen times. Finally, to see if the Express was faulty, I connected it to my DSL modem and used it as a Main Base Station. With that configuration, it worked fine.
    Aha! I thought - Maybe I could use the Express as my main base station and my old Extreme as my remote station, so that is what I did. It took a bit of finagling with Airport Utility, but I did get the Extreme and Express to talk to each other and - miracle of miracles - green dots on both in Airport Utility! I also had to delete and re-add my Epson C62 printer to get the Extreme to recognize that. But now (fingers crossed) things are back to normal.
    I must say that this has been the most frustrating experience I have ever had with an Apple product, primarily because there are probably hundreds of "blinking amber light on Airport Express" messages out there, but most of the answers (particularly the ones from Apple) are not particularly helpful. I hope that this post will help someone. Apple's suggestion to "follow the onscreen directions in Airport Utility" is very frustrating, because the information provided by Airport Utility is not very helpful at all (e.g., telling me that my network is not recognized when every other computer in my house - 5 in all - is finding it doesn't make sense).
    Sorry, again, for the long post. I hope, however, that it proves to be helpful to someone (like me, who was searching for something like this for the past three days!).
    Happy New Year!
    Bob Q.
    P.S. If I am missing something and someone has information to add, please do so!

    If your old Extreme is an 802.11n model, then please check out this Apple Support article for details on how to configure them both for an extended network.

  • I am unable to join my existing wireless network with new AirPort Express

    I am unable to join my existing wireless network with new AirPort Express.
    I am using a DLink DI-524 Router, Windows 7 (64), and the AirPort Express.
    AirPort Utility will not recognize the AEX wirelessly, it will only recognize it when it is connected by Ethernet. I can then configure the AEX and verify that the settings stick once disconnected and then reconnected. However, even after that, it will not recognize the AEX once disconnected from the Ethernet cable.
    I followed the suggestions of several other threads on these forums. But I am unable to get the AEX to work.
    Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.

    Welcome to the discussion area!
    It's almost always a security setting that causes problems when the Airport Express (AX) tries to join a third party wireless network. The AX usually does not "join" correctly and that's why you can't see it on your wireless network using AirPort Utility.
    Using an ethernet cable is still the more reliable way to configure and adjust the AX, but if you are want to try to configure it using wireless, you must return the AX back to factory defaults as follows:
    Power down the AX
    Hold in the reset button +and keep holding it in+ as you plug the AX back in to power
    Release the reset button after 10 seconds
    When it is set to factory defaults, the AX broadcasts a wireless signal with a network name like "apple network xxxxxx" where the "x's" are either letters or numbers. You must look for this network by clicking on the fan shaped Airport icon at the top of the screen. If you don't see this network, then click Join Other Network to search that way. Unless you connect to this network, you will not be able to configure the AX using wireless.
    Do you know the exact security type that your D-Link router is using? That is the key element in the process.
    Open AirPort utility, click Manual Setup
    Click the Base Station tab to establish a name for the AX, device password and adjust time zone settings
    Click the Wireless tab
    Wireless Mode....Join a wireless network
    Wireless Network Name...must exactly match your D-Link wireless network name
    Enable ethernet clients if you want the port to be active (your D-Link must be compatible with ProxySTA for this to work)
    Wireless Security...exact setting of the D-Link network. WEP security causes a lot of issues. Try to use WPA/WPA2 Personal, which is far more secure.
    Wireless Password...must match the D-Link network
    Click the Music icon to enable AirTunes
    Click Update to save settings
    Any luck?

  • New airport express doesn't work with Nintendo DS

    I just picked up a new Airport Express. The WEP setting doesn't seem to be standard. Instead it is this Transitional Security Network that doesn't work with the Nintendo DS or the Netgear WG511T card I have. Any ideas on how to get it to work?
    15" MacBook Pro 2.16GHz   Mac OS X (10.4.9)   7200 RPM HD

    yeah, the DS just ***** like that. Nintendo should have given it firmware upgradability.

  • New airport express has error, now network can't connect to internet to

    Purchased new airport express to use solely for airplay, ran airport utility and there was an error. Now airport express is not recognized and wireless network (Fios router) has no internet connection.

    It's optional, but in my opinion, it would still be a good idea to perform the complete network power cycle that I outlined above.  This will give the network a "fresh start" and minimize the chances of an error occurring during the setup of the Express.
    Perform a Factory Default Reset as suggested by Tesserax above.
    Temporarily, locate the Express in the same room or close proximity to the Actiontec modem/router and power it on for a few minutes. Do not connect an Ethernet cable to the Express, as it will be configured using wireless.
    Click the WiFi icon at the top of the Mac's screen and look for a listing of New AirPort Base Station
    Click on AirPort Express just below that listing
    That will get the setup "wizard" running to take a minute to analyze the network and likely suggest that the Express be setup to extend the Actiontec network.
    Technically, it cannot do this, but it should be able to join the Actiontec network for use with AirPlay if the security settings on the Actionec are compatible with the Express.
    Enter a name that you want to call the Express and then click the Other Options button.
    Select the Add to an existing network option, if not already selected, and click Next
    Follow the prompts, making sure that the name of the network and password are entered correctly.
    If the setup is successful, you will see a message of Setup Complete and the Express will display a green light. Click Done and move the Express to the desired location and power it back up again.  The Express needs to be located where it can receive a good quality signal from the modem/router wireless.

  • I have the airport express as router can I buy the new airport express and use my old airport to extend my net?

    I have the airport express as router can I buy the new airport express and extend my net?

    Things can get confusing pretty quickly since there are 3 different versions of the AirPort Express.
    If by "old", you mean you have Model No A1084 or A1088 AirPort Express (look at the label on the side of the device for the Model No), it cannot be used with the "Extend a wireless network" feature of other newer Apple routers.
    If your AirPort Extreme is "square" shaped with rounded corners, then the "old" AirPort Express will not work with your AirPort Extreme using the "Extend a wireless network" settings.
    You could use a "previous version" AirPort Express, Model No A1264 to "Extend", or the "new" AirPort Express, Model No A1392, for that purpose.
    If your AirPort Extreme is a simultaneous dual band product, then the "new" Express would be able to "extend" both bands.  The "previous" AirPort Express (Model A1264) would be able to extend only one band, since it is not a dual band device.

  • Help!  My MacBook won't automatically recognize my new Airport Express's home network.

    Hello all.  I recently purchased a new Airport Express to replace my old 2008 Airport Express and I set up the new Airport Express using the same Network name (e.g., let's call it "MyHomeNetworkWiFi").  With my old Airport Express, whenever I turned on or woke-up my MacBook, it would default connect to the "MyHomeNetworkWiFi" network.  Now, with my new Airport Express, whenever I turn on or wake-up my MacBook, there is no automatic WiFi connection.  I need to open my WiFi list and manually select "MyHomeNetworkWiFi" to get the connection.  It does not ask me for the security code each time;  it just wants me to manually select the network to join.
    How can I get it to automatically connect to my default network?
    When I go into my Network Preference, I see my "MyHomeNetworkWiFi" listed there.  When I click on Advanced, I see "MyHomeNetworkWiFi" at the top of the list.  I"m not sure what else to do.
    (Incidentally, my iPhone and iPad do not have this probably.  The automatically connect just fine).
    Thanks!

    OK -- Please disregard.  I figured it out.  The answer had to do with going into my network preferences, removing "MyHomeNetworkWiFi" and then adding "MyHomeNetworkWiFi" back. 

  • New AirPort Express can't connect

    I am trying to add another AirPort Express unit in my home.  I have 2 AirPort Expresses already and my wireless network is set up using a Time Capsule.
    When I plug the new AirPort Express into the wall, the lights behave normally (solid yellow, then flashing yellow), but I can't ever see it in the AirPort Utility to configure it.
    My intent for the unit is to do AirPlay as well as possibly to take it during travel for creating a wireless network in hotel rooms.
    What am I doing wrong?  How do I make it show up in AirPort Utility so I can do something with it?
    Thanks in advance,
    JScott

    Locate your Mac close to the AirPort Express.
    Click the AirPort icon at the top of the screen and make sure that AirPort is On
    Then click Join Other Network - Display Networks and look for a network with name like Apple Network xxxxxx.
    Connect to that network first (you are connecting to the Express here), then open AirPort Utiility.
    You may be asked to "switch" networks to configure the Express, if so, click "Switch"
    Once you have the Express configured, be sure to switch back to your normal wireless network because the Express will "disappear" when you click Update in AirPort Utility (it has joined your other network...that's why it "disappears" from AirPort Utility.
    You will need to configure the Express to "join a wireless network" to use if for AirTunes. You can use the Profiles feature under the Base Station menu (top of the computer screen) to set up another configuration for the Express to "create a wireless network". That's what you will need at the hotel.

  • My new Airport Express has a secret

    My new Airport Express will not let me configure anything because it is asking for a password that I have not yet entered and a factory default reset does not fix the problem.
    Has anyone encountered this kind of problem?

    The factory default password to access the setup on the device is
    public
    This is the device password. Reference pages 32-33 in the Setup Guide.
    The default wireless network has no security, hence no password.
    If you are using a PC to configure the Express, the Windows Firewall may be blocking the connection as well.

  • Brand new Airport Express (n) worked once and now stuck on orange

    Just bought an Aiport Extreme Base Station (n) and new Airport Express (n).
    Using my MacBook Pro and Airport Utility I replaced settings on my existing wireless network for the AEBS and things seemed fine. There was no question in setup by the way about WEP or WAP security...
    Then, wanting to add Airport Express to the network for iTunes streaming I plugged it in.
    At first, airport utility recognized the AEx: so I added it to the existing network, this time being asked about security, I set up WPA personal.
    Then, airport utility finishes the task and my AEx disappears from view. Stays stuck on orange light.
    Resets have not helped.
    My AEx is therefore to all intents and purposes useless.
    At least I can use the AEBS for internet access.
    What has happened?
    Apologies if I have duplicated a topic, but this is weird.

    You do need to hold the reset button for 10 sec to factory reset the unit (see page 32-33 of the Setup Guide for detailed instructions). And then your AX will be visible from Airport Utility again. If you still can't see the AX, try using a ethernet cable to connect to the AX instead.
    Let us know how you get on!

  • How to set-up new Airport Express to extend range of Airport Extreme

    Purchased a new Airport Express to use it as a range extender on existing home network with an operating Airport Extreme base station. While I've read instructions, I'm unclear whether the Express needs to be connected by ethernet cable for its initial setup, or can I simply plug it and initialize it wirelessly onto the same household network? (I've tried the latter but without success).

    to edex67 and Bob Timmons:
    My objective is to extend the wireless range of the Airport Extreme base station wirelessly - so I do appreciate that the Airport Express would needsto be located haflway between the base station and the "dead zone" area.
    The suggestion of using a Powerline ethernet connection to the Airport Express has merit (especially as I have one available).
    I continue to use OSX 10.6.8 - does this affect my set-up in any way?
    My problem had been - and remains - how to configure the Airport Express in range extend mode - I did click these boxes on both the Extreme base station and the Express, however the Express still has flashing amber lights and error codes - one indicating no internet availability on the Airport Express.

  • My new airport express does not connect my printer to my computer?  My old airport did! then I updated to OS 10.9.2.  How do I get it connected?

    My new airport express does not connect my printer to my computer.  The old airport did.  I recently updated to OS 10.9.2.  I have since bought a new
    HP 6700 all in one wireless printer,  got the latest Comcast router.  None of which connect to my computer wirelessly.  Which do I throw away the printer, router, or Mac?  Help

    Contact HP for support.
    Explain that you are using a Mac, anticipate the inevitable groan, and wait patiently for their resident Mac expert to return from vacation.
    Until then download and install its driver here: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?product=5058338&cc=us&dlc=en &lc=en
    Otherwise return the printer and purchase one from a company that visibly supports OS X. HP isn't on that list.

Maybe you are looking for