Security Issues with Airport Express

Hi I am relatively new to wireless computing. After setting up my wireless express in an apartment complex I am able to see not only my connection but two other ones. (I assume they are from apartments closeby.) This leads me to wonder if I need to password protect my connection or are there some precautions I should take? How do I implement security measures so that others cannot access my imformation? Thank you.

You need to run the Airport Setup Assistant in your Utilities folder. This will step up you through the process of getting your security & passwords in place. Basically you need to select WPA in the security section and choose a password of random letters & numbers up to 63 characters in length.
If you don't secure your network then anyone within distance can basically get internet access for free through your connection and who knows what else they can do on your system. Just set up the WPA & passwod and you're set!
You will still see other networks within your area though. As long as you know the name of your network then that's all you need to know. By the way, you can choose the name of your network during the setup process.
I set up my Airport Express for the first time today and I love it! AirTunes works great and the connection speed even seems faster since I don't need to run my OS X firewall. NAT Routers are great hardware firewalls.
Good luck and enjoy!

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Having issue with Airport Express and Itunes - Please Help

Ok, I am having a very odd issue with my wireless music network all of a sudden, and it's driving me nuts. I have searched the forum and I don't get the sense that anyone else is having this issue.
My house consists of multiple machines, but I have my music on two computers - my G5 desktop and a Mac Mini. I am in the process of encoding all of my CDs to Apple Lossless for storage on the G5, and access of this library provided to all machines on the network (6 total including the G5).
I have 2 airport express units in the house, each connected to a stereo. I have been using this setup for about a year or so, with no problems.
Suddenly now, when playing music wirelessly, the music (and I know this is going to sound weird) has intermittent popping, will skip alot (like a CD player skips), and seems to almost speed up during the skipping. It is SO weird, and I have no clue how to fix it.
I am mainly confused as to where the issue could be coming from. Is it the airport network? Is something wrong with Itunes? Something wrong with the machines? Interference in the home? B/c I have not had this issue before, I am not sure how to even troubleshoot it. I do know that until about a month ago, I had none of these issues.
Within the last 30 days, the only changes that I made were that 1) I have been encoding files to Apple Lossless (but I had some of these before with no streaming issues), 2) I purchased a Mac Mini (not sure what impact this would have), and I upgraded to the latest Itunes.
Any thoughts you can provide for me are very appreciated. ***** to finally be setting up this music server and now start having wireless music issues. Thank you in advance for your help.
Eric
G5 2.5Ghz Mac OS X (10.4.3)

I'm also suffering from skipping/sped up music, only when streaming certain internet radio stations to my Express (for example, friskyRadio in the electronica section). Mine's setup not to distribute IP addresses, if that's relevant.
Other than installing iTunes version 7 (now at 7.0.1) nothing has changed on my network, or on my computer.

Possible DNS issue with AirPort Express basestation?

Hi all -
Up until recently my Airport Express has been working great. This past weekend I started noticing that website browsing became slow, and some websites would not come up at all (e.g. popular sites like wordpress.org).
Otherwise my internet connection works fine (email works, browsing for the most part is normal for all computers on the network, pc and mac).
I read that this could be a possible DNS issue. I unplugged the AE basestation and plugged my Powerbook directly into my cable modem and was able to get to all websites that I couldn't get to while using the AE. That, and browsing was a heck of a lot faster (it seemed).
Can anyone help me out and point me to a specific setting on the AE that I can toggle, correct, whatever, to solve this (possible) DNS issue?
Thanks!
Jeff

Dear Henry, Thanks for your reply, and we are sorry for having intruded upon the wrong thread with our troubles. Perhaps you could point us to the most pertinent thread. Further pushing credulity Might you assist us further?... We have checked every floor in the building and no new equip has been added, though I can't speculate on the 'hood at large. We added a Time Capsule to the mix hoping that might bring back some stability and speed, but results aren't very promising so far. perhaps you might point us to a resource for professional help, or web sites that may help us define and implement something beyond the ad hoc system we have currently. We have read through the Apple docs regarding Designing Networks, and though informative they don't necessarily explain the nuances / consequences of different configurations, for instance, that WDS will adversely affect net speed. Thanks in advance for your input (should you wish to assist). If you are so inclined I can provide the snap shot of our list of hardware. And again apologies if we are in the wrong place.

Issues with airport express with wi fi printer..arghhhh

Hello everyone I just recently purchased a airport express for the main purpose of the audio cable hookup which I love. However im tring to setup my epson workforce 600 wi fi printer for wireless. And it did work well with my previous setup with a linksys router. But after attempting nurmerous times Ive had no luck with the airport. I believe the issue is when setting up a new router to connect to the wi fi printer. Mainly because your supposed to connect a rj45 from the printer to the airport and then id be able to run the setup software on my mac threw wireless. However since you need a connection from the modem to the airport to feed it the airport wouldnt be online and my software wouldnt be able to interact with the printer. Has anyone else had a situation like mine? Does the airport extreme come with multiple ethernet connections on the back? Looks like ill have to chose between getting a normal router and not having the sweet ablility to play music wirelessly.

Does the airport extreme come with multiple ethernet connections on the back?
Yes, the current ones do.
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Ethernet/wireless connectivity issues with Airport Express

I am having problems with my PC seeing my newly aquired AE and was hoping someone can help, none of the topics already discussed seem to be exaclty the same as my issue.
Scenario:
* iTunes on the PC does not detect the AE so I cannot play my iTunes setup through my stereo.
* The PC can ping the AE.
* The PC can configure the AE if I open the AirPort utility and go to File, Configure Other and enter teh units details.
* Both laptops can connect to the AE via iTunes and the AE Utility also picks up the device.
Equipment
* I have an Open Networks 625W 4 port ADSL router with wireless included in the unit.
* My PC is connected to my LAN via ethernet and is running Windows Vista fully service packed.
* I have two laptops both connected via wireless on my LAN and all devices (ethernet and wireless) can see each other.
* I have an AE with latest firmware and the latest version of the Airport Utility running.
* The bonjour service is running on the PC.
* I have tried turning the PC's F/W off with no change.
* I have tried connecting one of the laptops to my network via ethernet and had the same issues as the PC.
Configuration:
I have tried many different methods of configuration but the one that has me working this far is-
* Joined to a wireless network.
* Using DHCP (and getting IP addresses fine off the third party router)
* Connection sharing is off by default so its working in bridged mode.
Its almost as if the router is not allowing those packets related to Airtunes to pass through from/to the wireless router(and I have tried so many different settigns there). I believe Bonjour is required and Im not sure if any routers have issues with bonjour but I believe its encapsulated within IP packets (not sure on that though). Or Maybe some routers don't work in this scenario and I need to update to a Belkin Wireless G or N or other. Or maybe the software will only accept direct wireless connections if its configured for wireless - I have no idea and am losing hair fast.
Please, any help would be appreciated.

I finally cracked it!
I have enabled dynamic routing with RIP v2 (v1 works too), enabled multicast with IGMP proxy and used a bridge filter allowing all traffic between the LAN and the wireless networks. All three settings are required with my router. If I drop any of them AE from LAN to wireless will not work.

DHCP issue with Airport Express??

HI again, another home networking on a budget question for you all:
I want to create a home network with 2 seamless wireless access points and 2 wired points in two different rooms, on a budget of...well whatever I have my hands on right now. I want to be able to heavily use iTunes Home sharing as well as regular family home internet access.
Here is my setup:
DSL signal to Actiontec Modem/Router
From Actiontec, I broadcast Wifi, and connect a Mac G4 via ethernet, and a second ethernet line uses a powerline adapter to get signal to a Westell router/modem on the other end of the house (small house)
From Westell I connected a PC with no Wifi via ethernet and an Airport Express to broadcast the Wifi
Here are the settings changed from default:
Actiontec: changed ip range to start at 192.168.1.4
changed Wifi name and password
Westell: assigned static IP 192.168.1.2
disabled Wifi (doesn't have the same encryption)
Disabled DHCP (unchecked Private LAN DHCP Server enable)
Airport Express (1st Gen single band)
Wireless Mode: Create a Wireless Network
same Wifi name, password and encryption as Actiontec
Connect Using Ethernet
Connection Sharing:Off, Bridge Mode
Assigned static IP (not sure if I needed to) 192.168.1.3
(configure IPv4:Manually;IP address 192.168.1.3; router address 192.168.1.1; DNS server fields are blank and domain name is blank)
After hooking it all up, programming them all, I powered all the devices down and turned them on Actiontec first, then Westell, then AX.
Problems:
#1 Everything works fine until I plug in the Airport Express. Then ethernet still functions. However, I came home to an IP address conflict on my G4. Wifi will connect on SOME devices. An iPad connected fine, my iPhone 2 inches away would connect but never get a network signal and no internet;it stayed on cellular. As soon as I unplug the AX functionality is resumed but I don't get WiFi out as far as I'd like. Plus I am using it as a Print Server so I dont have to keep a computer on but I havent even attached that one yet.
#2 I can never seem to get all of my libraries to show up on HOme Sharing with iTunes. Specifically the PC connected to the Westell is missing even with the AX disconnected.
What did I miss??
Thank you for reading!!
Joey

Do I need to direct the AX to the 192.168.1.1 for DHCP or is it automatic? If so where?

Extending a time capsule with airport express twice

Hi,
I have been trying to extend my existing wireless network recently but it never ended up how I wished...
I have one 4th generation Time Capsule (A1409) and two Airport Express 802.11n (1st generation A1264).
All currently have MAC Address base authentication and no security in place for was of testing (security not relevant at this point in time).
When I extend my Time Capsule with either Airport Express this works like a charm, the LEDs are all green and connection works for client devices.
When I extend my Time Capsule with both Airport Express the same applies, everything works.
However what I have found not to works it extending my Time Capsule with one Airport Express and then extending this Airport Express with the second Airport Express. While all LEDs are green and the second Airport is seen in the Airport Utility, I find no client are ever able to connect to it and alway either connect to the first Airport Express or to the Time Capsule. This is an issue I the area I want to cover is pretty big and I need the second Airport Express for the additional reach.
I haven't found anything against this setup, it however appears you can't connect to the second Airport. The Airport Utility would even accurately depict the situation with Airport Express one dotted line to Time Capsule, and Airport Express two dotted line to Airport Express one.
However no connection seam possible to Airport Express two.
I have swapped Airport Express one and two, and in this case Airport Express gets the clients and Airport Express one now extending Airport Express two gets none.
Is this an expected behavior, i.e. should I give up or is there anything I can do about this ?

However what I have found not to works it extending my Time Capsule with one Airport Express and then extending this Airport Express with the second Airport Express.
Apple's "extend a wireless network" feature will only allow you to extend the signal one level, not two. It's possible to have more than one device extending the signal, but each extender must connect directly to the main base station.....not to another device that is already extending the signal.
The Airport Utility would even accurately depict the situation with Airport Express one dotted line to Time Capsule, and Airport Express two dotted line to Airport Express one.
This is an illusion. AirPort Express is "joining" the wireless network.....not extending it. When the Express "joins" a network, it can be used for AirPlay, or a remote printer could be connected to the USB port, but the Express will not provide any additional wireless signal coverage when it joins a network.
Is this an expected behavior
Yes. I can try to look up Apple's support document that explains this if you want more information, but you may likely already have all the information that you need. Let us know.

Airplay disrupts transmission with Airport Express 6.2 and OS X 10.8.3 Any fixes known?

Airplay disrupts transmission with Airport Express 6.2 and OS X 10.8.3 Any fixes known?

Looks like this is a known issue which has been fixed for Java 8:
https://javafx-jira.kenai.com/browse/RT-23328 "Mac: Impossible to use -splash:<image> with JavaFX 2.2 and JDK 7"

Adobe acrobat only prints first page with airport express

I got my printer (HP PSC1315) to work with airport express using one of the solutions described in these forums. Printing is fine except when trying to print pdf files with adobe acrobat, in which case only the first page of the document prints. Preview has no trouble printing pdfs. Anyone else experience this? Is there a solution?
Thanks,
Kevin
PS- my version of acrobat is acrobat pro 7.0.5

Figured it out.
Adobe Acrobat/Reader is apparently very picky about printer drivers.
I had to have the users delete their mapped network printers from their Printers & Faxes window.
Then I opened the registry and went to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Environments\Windows NT x86\Drivers\Version-3
I deleted the drivers for the printer(s) the customer had mapped (e.g. Xerox 6360DN, .. etc.)
I rebooted the computer
I had the customer logon and remap their printer.
That resolved the issue.

Very Slow 12" Powerbook with Airport Express - 15" PB OK

Here's my problem; Our 12" 1.5 PB is very slow with Airport Express but It is OK when directly connected to the cable Modem via Ethernet. We also have a 15" PB 1.67 that works great with Airport Express & Ethernet. The 12" PB takes approximately 4-10 times longer to load Internet pages than the 15" PB. Here's what I've tried so far without success;
- made sure software was up to date (10.4.8)
- turned off the A/E security
- different A/E channels
- moved the A/E base station to another location
- a differrent A/E base station
- a Linksys WRTG54 base
- new Airport Extreme Card in 12" PB
- ran Apple hardware test on 12" PB - checks OK
- re-installed fresh OS and Apps from original install disks
- Firefox instead of Safari
- new user account on 12" PB
- re-installed original 512 RAM
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Jerry,
You're not going crazy, by the way. I have the exact same problem with my 12' Powerbook. I even tried swapping airport cards with another Powerbook. No luck. Ethernet is ok.
Any help is appreciated.

Does airport extreme 802.11a/c work with airport express 802.11n

does airport extreme 802.11a/c work with airport express 802.11n

"You can use the AirPort Express to extend the signal provided by the new AirPort, but the Express will not extend "ac" wireless since it does not have that capability. The Express will extend an "n" wireless signal if that helps."
This is what I am trying to understand.
So AXTRM w/ sep SSID for 2.4 (b/g/n) - call it SSID1 - and 5GHz (ac) call it SSID2 - WiFi Explorer confirms AC mode on 5G.
Using an AXPRESS to extend - I have the option of SSID1 b/g/n *and* the 5GHz ac SSID2 in the pulldown (it sees both?) --> if I select SSID1, it also extends this same SSID in 5GHz (both showing b/g/n) >> so I now have 3 signals on SSID1 (XTRM 2.4G, XPRS 2.4G and XPRS 5G) b/g/n and one signal on SSID2 (XTRM 5G AC) ac
If I select the 5Ghz ac SSID2 to extend - it prompts me "do you also want to extend (the 2.4GHz SSID1)?" --> select yes and I now have 2 signals for SSID (XTRM 2.4G & XPRS 2.4G) b/g/n and 2 signals on SSID2 (XTRM 5G 802.11ac & XPRS 5G 802.11 a//n)
Is the 5G SSID2 actually being extended from the Airport Extreme to the Express?
The reason I bring this up is I am having a lot of issues since iOS8 came out (especially on iPhone 6). Everything I am reading is pointing to when people have 2 AP's set to use the same SSID. When you walk to a part of the house where 5G 802.11 ac signal marginalizes, the phone does not immediately hand over to the 5G 802.11 a/n Airport Express.
My thought was separate the SSID's but to me, if the Express can't extend 5Ghz from the Extreme, it's taking a step backwards. I am better off getting a more powerful router like an ASUS and going with one AP, drop the WiFi roaming altogether
Any thoughts?

How do i use my time capsule and extend the network with airport express

I have a new iMac and Time Capsule, how do i extend the network with airport express. My time capsule does have a guest net work, and logins and passwords? I am no computer person. So for me it would have to be spelled out.

Use the search as this has been done to death ..
Bob Timmons is the expert on this.. look at his answers here.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4274187?start=0&tstart=0
https://discussions.apple.com/message/21856077#21856077
This has been automated in the v6 utility. I am used to doing it manually in v5 utility which is also fairly easy.
Apple doco is also good to read.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4145
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4259
Note.
You cannot extend the guest network unless everything is up to date 7.6.3 firmware. And that is only with the TC as the main router in the network.
All apple routers can be configured as the main wireless or as the extend wireless.. so don't worry if a post uses express or extreme or TC.. they are for wireless, the same thing.

Setting up a multi-zone stereo system in my home with Airport Express

I'm trying to set up an in-home stereo system using iTunes as my main hub. I want to play iTunes as well as Pandora and possibly Sirius. Can I set this up with Airport Express? Would I control everything through iTunes on my MacBook or an iPad? How is this all wired if I have some existing external speakers with a receiver in my family room, built-in ceiling speakers in the kitchen, and outdoor external speakers? I am comparing this to a Sonos system, but the Sonos is not really in my budget.
Also, what is the difference between Airport Express and Airport Extreme? What would I need for this situation? Thanks in advance for your help.

>I want to play iTunes as well as Pandora and possibly Sirius. Can I set this up with AirPort Express?
From iTunes you can stream a single audio source to one or multiple 802.11n AirPort Express Base Stations (AXn), but you cannot stream multiple audio sources to separate AXns. You would need a third-party product, like Rogue Amoeba's Airfoil to stream audio sources other than from iTunes.
>Would I control everything through iTunes on my MacBook or an iPad?
You could do either.
>How is this all wired if I have some existing external speakers with a receiver in my family room, built-in ceiling speakers in the kitchen, and outdoor external speakers?
Of the speakers you mentioned, only the ones connected to the receiver would work directly connected to an AXn. The audio output port on the AXn is a combo 3.5 mm stereo analog/optical digital port. Assuming your receiver accepts either analog or digital audio input, you can feed the output of iTunes or Airfoil from the AXn to the receiver. In turn, the receiver (if configured for whole home stereo) can feed the kitchen and outdoor speakers.
>Also, what is the difference between AirPort Express and AirPort Extreme?
What's similar: Both are Internet routers that provide wireless. Both provide the ability to share an attached USB printer. What's different: The Extreme has a built-in Ethernet switch. The Extreme supports sharing HDDs and printers together or separately via a USB hub. The Express has a built-in audio circuitry, the Extreme does not.
>What would I need for this situation?
Only the Express can accomplish providing an audio stream.

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Trying to set up wireless network on PC with Airport Express

I'm helping a friend set up his network with AirPort Express. He's got a modem attached to his PC, and currently has a router that sends a wireless signal to a receiver on the PC in the other room. Now he's added a Mac, and the old router/receiver doesn't work with Mac. So he bought an Airport Express.
I've turned on the Airport, and first I connected the ethernet cable from the modem to the AirPort. Per the AirPort utility I put on the PC, it couldn't find it (got the flashing amber light). So then I took out that ethernet, and I hooked up the ethernet directly from the CPU to the AirPort. Suddenly, it was found, and it took me step by step through the set up. It asked for password info from our internet provider (??why would I have that info??), so we just hit "enter". Then it couldn't set up the network, and said to check the "manage network settings". I've tried everything. Not only can I NOT manage to create a network, but now NEITHER ethernet cable will cause any recognition in the AirPort. All I get is the blinking amber light. I'm about to throw all the computers out the window...it really should not be this difficult. I've set up networks in my own home, before, with both PC and Mac, and never had these problems. So, now, I've had to relink up the old router/receiver in order to send out this call for help. Can anyone suggest anything else to try before I use these computers for target practice?
Thanks in advance,
Jennifer
P.S. The main PC w/modem is on Vista with service pack 2.0...since I can't even get that one working with AirPort, I hardly think it matters what the other computers are...

I had some initial problems too. Make sure that you have the latest Airport Utility in the utilities folder. I used that to correct the problems I had when I first got Time Machine. I recommend resetting everything through there to get it working right.
Mine is not set up to run an n network because my macs are all g and b compatible. Does the airport utility see the time machine? And if so, does it have a green light in the utility?

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