Setting airport extreme

I just got a new airport extreme today. I installed the cd on my macbook and hooked up the cables and plugged it in. No installation wizard popped up just a screen asking for the password - i saw in the guide that it says the default password is public. I tried that and it wouldn't accept that password. The set up guide says to follow the instructions that show up once but no instructions show up, just a screen asking for a password, which I don't know. Any suggestions on what to do?

Your MacBook Pro (MBP) already included the necessary software (AirPort Utility) to administer your new 802.11n AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBSn), you didn't actually need to install it from the CD.
Regardless, I would suggest that you connect your MBP directly, by Ethernet, to one of the available LAN (opposing arrows) ports on the AEBSn, and then, try accessing it with the AirPort Utility again.
Please post back your results.

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Recovering Old Datas on New Drive + Setting Airport Extreme Base Station old and new ones

Hello All,
Situation:
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-1 Airport Extreme Capsule Model: A1143
The original 320 Go Hard Drive of my iMac crashed few months ago. A "technician" installed a new Hard Drive 235 Go while trying to recover all datas from old one. Failed.
No back up. The old disc needs to be unlocked in a dustless atmosphere. Quite expensive at the moment.
I decided to install OS X from sratch with the original Install Disc delivered with my iMac.
OS X is 10.5
Once on line I updated all pre-installed softwares. Among which Aiport Utility 5.6.1 today.
Problem:
I would like to get bigger hard drive disc, 1To for example. Does this still exist for this iMac 2008 Alu ?
How can I do to get my iMac again to OS X 10.9 ?. Does this mean I need to buy all intermediate levels again ?
How do I get my softwares (the ones on the original Disc: Pack office, Pages, Numbers, etc ...) back on track again, since my iMac is now more like down to factory level ?
Extending my internet provider from the WiFi router via my 3 Airport Extreme Base Stations: 2 mushroom type that need OS X + Airport Utility softwares at a certain level, while the Capsule might need another level. Right now I tried to set up the 3 of them with this Aiport Utility and though they all recognize the provider network, I can never conclude to extend it with the Base Stations: it drops the case. (WDS trouble which I don't even know what it is, or the Base Station simply desapears from Airport Utility scan, ...)
Thank you all for you attention.
Your comments are welcome especially if you have any knowledge on these various subject.
Can't wait to read your piece of advice.
Lionnel From Paris (France).

me too... i connected my hard drive with all my music but i cannot see any of the music that used to be in my itunes... i checked and its there (when I connect the HD directly to my computer) but not when is plugged into the Airport Extreme... Please help!

Setting airport extreme MTU?

a previous feed was closed before it was answered properly... strange
regarding setting MTU to get the extreme to work.
I managed that on my computer, in the location setting - ethernet - I put MTU down to 1392 according to the modem people (iburst in SA). Since I did that it works well on my comp. But it cant work on other comp, either mac or PC, lined to my network: dont understand why... we cant locate MTU on these machines but it shld not be necessary as they are guests...
what is wrong?
(far from the 50 simultaneous guests, as advertised, only one - myself...)

fikezolo, Welcome to the discussion area!
Since the AirPort Extreme base station (AEBS) does not change the MTU of packets, you will need to set the MTU on every computer.

Cannot set Airport Extreme to Extend Network

Hi all,
So I have a Time Capsule 2013 downstairs as my main base station, two other Expresses downstairs set to extend the network, and one Airport Extreme upstairs which I can't set to extend the network. During the setup in Airport Utility, it allows me to select "Extend Network (Recommended)" and the Time Capsule as the main base station that it would be extending. But when I check it in Airport Utility after it's set up, it shows it set to "Create a Wireless Network"
I have ethernet connected to the upstairs Extreme via a wall drop going straight to my FIOS router in a distribution panel. My main Time Capsule is also ethernet connected the same way going to the FIOS router.
So my question is... is the Extreme upstairs changing back to "Create a Wireless Network" because it is ethernet connected, unlike my two Express units downstairs? And secondly, is this the preferred method to set up my network? (basically, a Time Capsule and Airport Extreme each connected to a LAN port on my FIOS router, plus two Express units on wireless.). I've read where the optimal way is to interconnect the Airport devices over ethernet, but my distances are too great to do that.
Any feedback or advise would be much appreciated.
Thanks

is the Extreme upstairs changing back to "Create a Wireless Network" because it is ethernet connected
Yes. This is the correct setting.
It can be confusing, but when you "extend" using an Ethernet connection, the AirPort will use the "Create a wireless network" setting.
When you "extend" wirelessly, the AirPort will use the "Extend a wireless network" setting.
If you try to connect using Ethernet, and use the "Extend a wireless network" setting, the "extended" network will crash.
is this the preferred method to set up my network?
A wired Ethernet connection is always preferred over a wireless connection when you are extending the network. The main reason for this is that there is no bandwidth loss in a wire.
When you "extend" wirelessly, the extending device can only extend or repeat the bandwidth that it receives. By the time that the wireless signal reaches the extending device, it has slowed down considerably. So, a slower signal gets repeated.

Setting Airport Extreme LAN IP

How can I change the LAN ip of my Airport extreme?
I have multiple Airport extremes.
I need NAT port forwarding on both. (these support externally available servers) I need the routing function on both routers. DHCP must be avail on at least one.
I have static IP's from my ISP for both routers I have already configured the WAN info for both. They work, but only if one is plugged in. because I can't change the LAN IP
Both routers MUST be on the SAME network.
The first one automatically assigned itself 192.168..1.1 I need to assign the second to 192.168.1.2
I wire the WAN ports to the ISP for each router.
I connect both routers via ethernet on the LAN ports to the network.
Basically, one can be a AP, but I still need it to do port forwarding, which means it needs to be NAT (at least) so bridge mode won't work.
have updated the firmware on both, but see no place to specify the LAN IP, other than using a different network 192.x.x.x vs 10.x.x.x which is useless, because I need them to be on the same network.

i just set mine up right now...
open airport utility...manual...internet...DHCP... then change to the IP you like. i set mine to be DHCP range of 192.168.0.100 to .150 and AE set itself to 192.168.0.1

How to set airport extreme as primary base??

Hi
I have just spent literally all day trying to get rid of the flashing amber, finally I now have a steady green light.
What I would like to know is what is the benefit of having the Airport extreme as my primary base and how do I do it.
regards
TIA
Lauren

laurynsausage wrote:
hi
I have an O2 wireless box ii
check the last post in this thread http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=10696307&#10696307.
it talks about a time capsule, which is basically an airport extreme with an internal HD, so it should apply in your case as well.
good luck !

Need how-to for setting Airport Extreme for web cam access

I am running OSX 10.5.2 on a MacBook Pro. Have recently installed an Axis internet cam. Can see it fine within the home network, but do not know what settings to input into the port mapping area of the airport extreme to see if from other internet locations. Really would appreciate step-by-step guidance. Thank you!

Please check out the following AirPort User Tip for details.

Help to set airport extreme please.

despite having used the utility helpers I cant seem to get my aiport to work... its connected to a D-link which is connected to my modem (from the provider)... my macbook detects the airport but doesnt seem to want to connect to internet. Where do i insert the provider user name & password ? My macbook works perfectly with the ethernet. I'm really not talented with this technology and dont understand what IP addresses etc are...; I just want the thing to work ! Are there any wise people out there that feel like helping me or directing me to a link for Airport fools !
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dinobunch, Welcome to the discussion area!
Where do i insert the provider user name & password ?
This is generally not needed for a broadband connection. What kind of service are you subscribing to? DSL? cable modem? dial-up?

Airport Extreme, Time Capsule and N and G

Hi,
A quick background. I can't have wires, other than from my iMac to my Airport. So I use wireless. I like the N speed from my mac to my fileserver and even though it is slow compared to ethernet a chronosync job is just fine over night. The problem is I have to use G for my xbox and wii, which seems to reduce the speed of the connection.
I have been looking into getting a time capsule to replace my air port extreme and wonder if the following would be possible:
Set time capsule up as n only using channel 1.
Connected to this via ethernet would be my internet and my iMac and my server/laptop using n
Set airport extreme as b/g compatible using channel 11 so my xbox and wii and connect.
My question, is there some way that the airport can be linked to the time capsule with ethernet to share the internet connection used by the time capsule? Could you connect the internet ethernet port from the airport express to an ethernet port on the time capsule?
Any thoughts, opinion and tips would be welcomed. Basically I thought as I want a time capsule it could be an opportunity to get the most out of the devices.
Steve

This should be possible. The key is to disable DHCP on the Airport Extreme. You could then simply connect a standard Ethernet cable from the TC's LAN port to the Airport Extreme's LAN port (or WAN port if you enable what I believe Apple calls Bridge Mode).
I use a Linksys WRT-54G and an Airport Express. The Airport Express is a second access point and on it I simply disable DHCP and it works flawlessly. Your setup would be similar. And what you're proposing is actually a great way to setup a wireless network. You will need to have two SSIDs so your client devices don't get confused about which to connect to.
Message was edited by: Dave Z (fixed a grammar error)

AirPort Extreme / Green Light ON / Can't see it on network

My Setting
Airport Extreme 802.11n Wi-Fi (4th Gen) and Motorola Surfboad Model SB6120 with Comcast service
Solid Green Light is ON / Internet is working with LAN line connection on Airport Extreme.
Problem
I can not see it from wireless.
Attempts
Scan with Airport Utitity from my MacBook Pro
Scan with Airport Utility from iPhone 4
Scan with other PCs.....

Your problem might stem from having your Airport create a "private" or "hidden" network or by having turned off the wireless functionality of the AE.
If you think you might have setup a private network, but don't know the name, or turned off the wireless, you can:
- connect your MBP by ethernet cable; then,
- adjust the WiFi settings to enable wireless clients; or
- adjust the Wireless security to disable a hidden or private network.
If all else fails, perform a hard factory reset by holding down the physical reset button in the back of the AE with a paperclip, and redo the setup.
Good Luck.

Why i can't find the external HDD plugged to airport extreme. i already format it with mac OS extended (journaled)

Why i can't find the external HDD plugged to airport extreme. i already format it with mac OS extended (journaled).
Does only certain branch of HDD can be connected to aireport extreme?
I collect some information and i knew i have to partiion the HDD into Mac OS extended (journaled),
and i did so. Still the usb HDD cannot be found.
The other question is, can i partition the HDD into two sections, one of it is Mac OS extended(journaled) while the other is Fat32?
I want to share Fat32 section with another PC with windows system.
Thanks a lot if you have any suggestions.

I had tried to set up the connection via usinb a powered usb hub as the bridge between external HDD and the airport extreme. i still cannot found the HDD in the "airport utilities".
This is my setting.
1. Set airport extreme as "sharing-single-ip" mode. The wireless network functions correctly.
2. Connect external HDD to MBA. Partition it into single-partition with Mac OS extended (journaled).
3. The HDD can be found if i plugged it directly to my MBA.
4. Connect a powered usb hub to airport extreme.
5. Connect external HDD to the powered usb hub.
6. Open airport utilities.
a. Select "airport extreme" in the sidebar.
b. Change the "Disks" sheet.
7. Cannot find an external Disk
Is there any problem here?
Please help me. Thanks a lot!!

Airport Extreme + openDNS

OpenDNS on the Airport Extreme can be bypassed by entering a different DNS on a computer's network preferences pane, as long as that user has administrator rights. Can anyone tell me if I can force all machines on my network to use the Airport's OpenDNS settings?

Here is how I solved this problem, maybe this will help you:
(1) I wanted to continue to use the Airport Extreme and all its integration features (with Maverick/Sever and Radius/Open Directroy and iphones/ipads/airplay for example).
(2) I wanted to make sure that no matter what the clients put for their preferred DNS, when going out to the internet their DNS ip address were replaced and forced into the OpenDNS servers DNS, without the user even realizing the replacement was taken place.
(3) I wanted to use OpenDNS to filter what types of sites clients could go to
Here's what I did ...
(A) I placed an additional router between the Internet and the Airport Extreme. This router would couse doubleNAT for Airport Extreme ... intentionally ... (and you can set Airport Extreme to ignore this warning so the green light comes back, and otherwise has no ill effect on the functionality of the Airport Extreme and its clients)
(B) This router is really an old access point, a Linksys E4200 that I flashed the firmware with an openware firmware called DD-WRT (search google for this and you'll see lots of old access points supported by this firmware and you can find these old access points for dirt cheap used)
(C) followed instructions for setting up OpenDNS to be automatically updated by the router, and most importantly added the following two line to the firewall rules, to replace all outgoing DNS requests with the replacement IP Addresses of Open DNS
iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -i br0 -p udp --dport 53 -j DNAT --to $(nvram get lan_ipaddr)
iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -i br0 -p tcp --dport 53 -j DNAT --to $(nvram get lan_ipaddr)
all this is documented very well if you search for DD-WRT and OpenDNS in google - especially, there is a single page on DD-WRT site with a how-to for this integration.
now all dns requests on my network are forced through OpenDNS and taking advantage of all the filtering and auto-replacement features of OpenDNS ...
caveat, the user could still do this to bypass the openDNS resolution ... search the net for a name resolution site, type in the DNS they want to go to , and write the ip address into their network host file on their computer (etc folder) to go to the site without needing DNS to get there.
but for what i need - the avoidance of Phishing, and casually block all the content i don't want them to use, this works for me ... if I were worried about this more, I could set the e4200 to log all ip traffic to a computer, and search the domains visited or amounts of data moving around ... but this level of supervision is not needed for my purposes.
Hope this helps save you some time in figuring out what to do ... good luck

Help setting up Open DNS with new airport extreme

I cant seem to get Open DNS to work with a new airport extreme. The status says I am not using Open DNS and its not filtering anything. I have followed the exact steps for set up listed on their website, checked the dns settings, cleared both caches and restarted the computer, modem and router with no success. I set the airport up in bridged mode, although I tried the other option under setup, but not sure what I was doing? I picked up this router because I wanted easy set up and the apple store assured me it would work with Open DNS. Oh, and I also downloaded the latest firmware update on the router. Can anyone help me with the settings or what else I need to check?

Sorry, I am not familiar with this product, so I checked online to pick up some information. Here I am referring to the information found here:
http://www.dslreports.com/faq/6096
I found that your device is mentioned as follows in the intro under Section 1 of this document:
The BellSouth supplied Westell 2100, 2200 and 6100 models (Models A90-210030-04, B90-220030-04, and B90-610030-06/C90-610030-06, respectively) share many features and functions.
Next, I am referring to the information under Section 2, under the heading of Standard Default Mode Connection (separate hub or switch present). Unless you have changed the configuration on the Westell, this is how your device is operating. In this mode, the Westell device is acting both as a modem and router in one unit.
So, an attached router (AirPort Extreme) must be configured as a switch to work correctly. That is what Bridge Mode is....the AirPort Extreme is operating as a switch when it is in Bridge Mode (which would be the correct setting to use when the Westell is set to its Standard Default Mode).
Any changes that you want to make regarding DNS settings would need to be made on the Westell device, since it is acting as the main router on your network.
In Bridge Mode, the AirPort Extreme simply passes that information through to its connected devices. You will not be able to make any DNS related changes on the AirPort Extreme since it receives that info from the Westel device. Some service providers force you to use their DNS servers, so you might want to check with Bell South or AT&T for more information in this regard.
If you want to be able to configure the AirPort Extreme as the main router on your network, and instruct it to use the DNS information that you want, you will need to refer to the section under the heading of Bridged Ethernet Mode ( separate router present).
Please note that the first item under this heading specifies that "This is the preferred configuration when using a separate external router..." (which would be the AirPort Extreme in your case)
So, it appears to me that this would be the way that you must reconfigure the Westell device to allow the AirPort Extreme to function as the "main" router on your network. In this type of setup, you will be able to enter the DNS information that you want to use under the setup for the AirPort Extreme and it will act as you instruct.
The AirPort Extreme would not be configured in Bridge Mode for this....it would be configured to "Share a public IP address".
The next item in the article specifies that you "Must use a PPPoE client on the Router." This means that the AirPort Extreme would be configured to Connect Using = PPPoE as follows:
AirPort Utility - Manual Setup
Click the Internet icon
Click the Internet Connection tab
Connect Using = PPPoE
You would enter your user name (probably your email address), password, etc in this area. Leave the Service Area box completely blank. Set Connection to Always On, and Disconnect if Idle to Never
Click Update to save the new settings. Power off the Westell device after this and then restart it so that it will pick up the new information that you have programmed into the AirPort Extreme.
I want to stress that this is how I would try to configure the Westell and AirPort Extreme. But, as I said, have not used a Westell device, so I cannot say that this will work correctly for you.
It might be an excellent idea to contact Bell South or AT&T Support to ask for their opinion on this before you decide to change the configuration of the Westel device and the AirPort Extreme.
This type of thing can be intimidating for users, so you might elect to use the services of someone like the Geek Squad at Best Buy, or a similar service from a local computer firm. Perhaps the Apple store could help as well.
If it is not critical that you use Open DNS, you might want to simply leave things "as is", with the AirPort Extreme in Bridge Mode.

I'm having a hard time setting up my external hard from with my AirPort Extreme and Time Machine Backups.

I have been using a Mac Mini with an external hard and Time Machine. I bought an Airport Extreme and have had problem setting up the hard drive using the USB port on the Airport Extreme. I also just recently bought a Mac Book Air and hope to have both computers back up to the external hard drive using Time Machine and Airport Extreme. I have been using the optical drive from the Mac mini to load programs into the Mac Book Air. I think I'm just getting confused in Finder. I am just not seeing the hard drive. I ended up plugging the hard drive back into the Mac Mini and that is work fine again. How do I setting the external hard drive up to the AirPort Extreme and use for both computers? Or at least to start with the Mac mini.

It's critical to understand that Time Machine (TM) stores backups differently between local and network drives. That would mean the TM backup on your locally attached USB hard drive will not be directly useable when it is connected to the AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBS). There is a way to copy a local version to a network version, but it is not fool-proof. When you do connect this drive and point TM to it, TM will start a brand new backup, leaving your existing backup as is.
If your current backup is critical to you, you may want to consider getting a second USB drive to attach to the Extreme and use your existing one as a backup ... or use TM's multi-backup process to backup to more than one destination drive alternatively.
So, at this point, you may want to make a decision on how you want to go forward to help provide a solution for you.
To directly answer your question, when you go to select a destination for a Time Machine backup, the drive(s) that show up under "Backup Disks" are those that TM already recognizes and has backed up to. Those listed under "Available Disks" are drives (either local or on the network) that TM can back up to.

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.

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