Sky and Airport Base Station setup

Hi,
I seem to be having all kinds of issues with my Wireless network setup. So much so that I'm going insane with it all.
Now I don't pretend to be an expert in networking issues, I'm a consumer and I am a designer - I don't do technical stuff. Hence why I am asking the question here.
But I am a good listener, and I'm hoping to learn how to do this the right way.
Ok.
I have a router that came with my Sky Broadband, and I have an Airport Base Station which I connect to my Sky Router and broadcast a network from the Airport.
Problem is I think I've messed up settings and it's just on an unbelievable go-slow.
Rather than me try and detail all my settings, what are the ideal settings for something like this?
I'm getting less than 1mb download speeds, when I should be getting closer to 7.
I've got iStumbler installed and i've got like 40% signal with 12% noise.
Now I've just noticed my Airport Base Station is showing a warning icon and that the device is not found.
Help.

Timothy, you're right... the change to 10.4.8 has had us in "Airport ****" ever since the update. Whenever the PB can't find the Airport Extreme (more than 1/2 the time), we open "Network" in "System Preferences" and it's trying to use a 10.xxx address, instead of the 192.xxx or 168.xxx that it should be using.
Our work-around has been to click the "Configure" Button in the "Network" window and then click the "Renew DHCP Lease" button. This results in a change to the address... to a 192.xxx address, as it should be.
Your post got me to thinking, so I went into the "Airport Admin Utility", selected our Airport Extreme Base Station, and clicked on the "Configure" icon. When I went to the third tab (Network) I saw the "Share a single IP address" was set to use a 10.xxx address! What? So, I changed it to use a 192.xxx since there is no 168.xxx option. I have a feeling this may solve our problem...

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Is it possible to use one airport extreme base station to connect all of these peripherals, add airport cards to each Mac Pro, and be able to use any of the printers or scanners from any of the Macs?
What other equipment is necessary?
Should we look to buy any specific printers or scanners that will be more compatible?
Is there some other approach that will work better?
Thanks for any advice.

one usb port but user can connect a multi port usb power hub for multiple devices. I run three Lacie quadras connected to a seven port Belkin hub to the Extreme N router.

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I have a Nintendo DS gaming console that connects to other consoles via WiFi. I also have a game of which I have the option of playing against other people over broadband internet. I was wondering if maybe I could connect to the internet with my DS if I had an AirPort base station?
If it would indeed work, great. I wouldn't have to buy anything else. If not, I can always drop in to a local "hot spot."
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ML1986, Welcome to the discussion area!
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Time Capsule and AirPort Base Station (802.11n) Firmware 7.3.2 and the Apple support website link isn't working. Does anyone have it?

Hi,
I have a Win7 Premium and a Time Capsule bought around 2009. I'm using airport utility 5.5.3 and the TC has the 7.6.1 firmware. I can both wirelessly and using the ethernet cabl connect to the network but not to the hard drive (I get the netbios error lthough netbios is enabled). I have pretty much tried ALL the solutions that have worked for many people... too many to mention... the only thing that many people have claimed worked for the (albeit the posts are a bit old) is to revert to the 7.3.2 firmware which I cannot find.
http://www.apple.com/support/?artnum=305301 brings me to the default support page for apple products, so no joy there. this is causing my hair to go prematurely gray.
I am willing to try almost any solution you guys may suggest, but in addition: does anyone know where the 7.3.2 firmware can be found?
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When I do the "firmware update" I have no options except:
other
as a former IT, I have exhausted all options I think except for rolling back the firmware.
The apple site isn't down but the page: http://www.apple.com/support/?artnum=305301
which has the link for the 7.3.2 firmware takes me to the default support page.
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I've checked my processes with activity monitor and can not figure out why this process is active, (Airport base station unit). I do not have airport enabled in any way and I do not have an airport base unit. Activity monitor tells me this is process #308 and is using 5.22 mb of real memory. When I force to quit, it reappears in a few seconds, I never noticed this activity before. Any help would be appreciated!

Armand Morin1 wrote:
I've checked my processes with activity monitor and can not figure out why this process is active, (Airport base station unit). I do not have airport enabled in any way and I do not have an airport base unit. Activity monitor tells me this is process #308 and is using 5.22 mb of real memory. When I force to quit, it reappears in a few seconds, I never noticed this activity before. Any help would be appreciated!
Mine takes about 3MB but 0% CPU.
I looked in my startup items and Airport Base Station Agent is there.
I presume that if your remove it, it will no longer show up in the Activity Monitor.
It's probably installed as a startup item by default, either by the system or the recent update.
If it's not in your login items list, then you have some other problem.

Mac mini won't recognize airport base station

Hi,
I am posting a new thread because I can't find one that is similar to my case. I have a late 2010 Mac Mini. Here is what happened:
1. Using it this morning to wirelessly print a document. Recieved notice that printer appears off-line.
2. Re-booted printer, re-started airport base (snow white) , no luck.
3. Did above again and restarted Mini... no luck
4. Airport signal indicator suddenly went gray on the bar and notice asking me to join an unrecognized netwok.
5. restarted Mini... would not recognize my network and Airport Base station
6. restarted mini and ABS.. still the same gray bars but being prompted to join someone else's network
7. did no.6, 3-more times... no change
8. Opened airport utility... does not appear in the scan
9. opened network preferences and clicked remember network... restarted... same SIGH!
10. checked system profiler... airport card is on but is "not associated". (Could it be broken but on?)
11. did no.6 again and also restarted DSL modem... same thing
12. Turned on my Macbook ABS recognized and was able to print my document through it no problem.
Until an hour after I turned on my Mini, it was fine.
All other devices 2 macbooks, 2 windows PCs, iPod Touches and wireless printers work.
my first instinct was to do a permissions repair but it was taking to long to finish and had to leave... will this help?
ABS and Mac-mini all have latest updates. frustrated ,have to go to work... PLS HELP.
thanks

I'm sure if this is related but I'm also having a problem connecting a pre-2009 mac mini to an Airport base station. I have two others and they are working fine but one will not connect.
I can see the airport station and get a prompt for my password. When I try it, it times out and cannot connect. Another strange thing is the signal is only showing 2 out of 4 bars. The base station is less than 15 feet away and other devices like my iPhone show a very strong signal. The older mini is only 802.11g so I have left the multicast rate on the base station at 2.2 which I believe is the default.
I had been using an 802.11n USB adaptor but I wanted to go back to the internal wifi because the USB adaptor would disconnect whenever the computer went to sleep. I have the mini connected as a media center on a tv so having to always log again was getting frustrating.
I may try a clean install again, but the machine was just formatted and updated with a clean 10.6 about 2 months ago. I didn't install much beyond eyeTV and a few FrontRow plugins. Any ideas on how to debug wifi problems?

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The AirPort base station is designed to connect to a simple modem......not a modem/router or gateway device that is often furnished to users by Internet Service Providers.
So, the first troubleshooting question would be to find out what the make and model of the device that you call your "modem" might be.....to see if you have the right kind of product that will allow the Guest Network to operate correctly.

Just got a used airport base station. Set it up and getting wif signal. when I try to hook up on a computer it asks for a security key. where can I locate key?

just got a used airport base station. Set it up and getting wif signal. when I try to hook up on a computer it asks for a security key. where can I locate key?

If you mean the hexidecimal equivalent of the alphanumeric password, then you can find this via the AirPort Utility, as follows:
AirPort Utility > Select the AirPort > Manual Setup
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Best option for multiple Airport Extreme base station setup

I'm looking for the best way to setup my wireless network at home. I have a fairly large two story home with some ethernet cable run to various rooms upstairs and downstairs. Basically I was thinking if I could use some of the wired connections in my home the wireless network might be faster (instead of just rebroadcasting the wireless signal with multiple airports).
In my laundry room (downstairs) I have my cable modem, an 8 port switch and my airport extreme. Currently, the cable modem is hooked up to my Airport Extreme (via ethernet cable) and then I have an ethernet cable running from the airport to the switch. The various ethernet cables that run through my home are then plugged into that switch.
In my office (upstairs) I have a live ethernet jack (one that runs down to that switch downstairs), but instead of having the airport plugged into that ethernet jack I have the second airport extreme just "extending the network". Is there a way to utilize the wired connection inorder to have a stronger signal to broadcast for the upstairs wifi?
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Good news, you can use Ethernet to connect the Apple routers together.
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Connect the Ethernet cable to the WAN "O" port on the AirPort. ( I assume that you have tested the cable by connecting a computer to it directly to make sure that it is working).
Click the AirPort icon at the top of the screen on the Mac
Wait a few seconds for a listing of New AirPort Base Station to appear
Just below that, click on AirPort Extreme (the example below shows an AirPort Express)
AirPort Setup will open up automatically and take a minute to analyze the network, then announce that the AirPort will be configured to extend your other AirPort router.
Enter a device name that you want to use for the AirPort...(you can use the same device name as before if you wish), then click Next.
Now AirPort Setup will indicate that the AirPort is being configured to extend using Ethernet.
When you see the message of Setup Complete, click Done
You are all set.

Airport Base Station and Windows Xp Laptops

I recently purchased an Airport Extreme Base Station. It needs to be set up for s set of students in an apartment. The connection is a DSL modem(?) via a static IP address. We managed to get it all setup and working with an Apple iBook, the wireless connection worked fine with the iBook, able to get at www.google.com etc. But the Windows XP laptops don't seem to work. They claim the signal strength is too low (they are within 2 feet of each other). When we initially set it up we used WPA personnel with a password, but the Windows laptop said something about a WEP 40 or 108bit key or password? So we switched the Airport Base Station to WEP... But no combination seems to work for the Windows laptops.
I had assumed that the Airport Base Station could provide wireless service to Windows XP machines. The laptops might be 1 yesr old? So it's not old equipment.
Are there some tricks or current issues with Windows XP getting wireless connections to Airport Base Stations?
-kto

But the Windows XP laptops don't
seem to work. They claim the signal strength is too
low (they are within 2 feet of each other). When we
initially set it up we used WPA personnel with a
password, but the Windows laptop said something about
a WEP 40 or 108bit key or password?
For a Windows XP laptop to use WPA, not only must you be using SP2 your hardware must also support WPA.
So we switched
the Airport Base Station to WEP... But no
combination seems to work for the Windows laptops.
One of the problems with WEP is that the actual standard relies on a 10 character HEX key for 40bit WEP and a 26 character HEX key for 128bit WEP.
In order to make things easier for people, vendors use certain algorithms to convert simple alphanumeric passwords (or passphrases) into HEX keys, thus enabling people to use simple memorable WEP password rather than lengthy HEX keys.
The problem is that different vendors use different algorithms to generate the HEX key and therefore a ASCII password on an AEBS will be hashed differently on a Netgear client and vice versa.
One thing is a 13 character 128 bit WEP password will be hashed by all vendors in the same way (if you use 40bit WEP then a 5 character password is required).
Though sometimes not even that works and the HEX key must be used regardless.
AirPort: Joining an encrypted wireless network
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106424
Choosing a password for networks that use Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=108058
Are there some tricks or current issues with Windows
XP getting wireless connections to Airport Base
Stations?
Accessing a Airport Network with a Windows XP PC or laptop (with XP SP2)
http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/1011.html
Accessing a Airport Network with a Windows XP PC or laptop (with XP SP1)
http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/1010.html
iFelix

Airport Base Station and Toshiba Notebook

I've got a Powerbook G4 and an HP Pavillion which both work just fine with the base station. However, we acquired a Toshiba Notebook and cannot connect to the internet. Signal Strength is excellent, internet connection is nonexistent. I'm wondering if there is an update that's designed to fix a compatability problem....?
I've had two extensive phone calls with Toshiba's tech support already...and they both thought that the problem was with the ip address (assigned by Apple). They suggested also, trying to find a wi-fi hot spot to see if we can connect. The problem is stated below:
- Caller advised that she cannot connect to the internet wirelessly.
- Asked the caller to turn ON wireless switch : its already turned ON
- Asked the caller to access wireless zero configuration : it is already started
- Asked the caller to look at available wireless networks
- Computer is connected but it does not have a valid ipaddress and default gateway.
- Asked the caller to do a power reset on the computer, router and dsl modem.
- Asked the caller to key in the network key to the network.
- Configured a static ipaddress : nogo
- Asked the caller to do an ipconfig : nogo
- Customer does not have another access point.
- Advised the customer to try to access a hot spot.
- Gave SR Number
Having the same problem with her Toshiba notebook that is dedicated to a wireless airport.
Verified call log history.
Do the diagnosis by checking the wireless network setup; signal is good;
Verified the ip, set to static; redo dynamic mode then repaired. But still unable to pull up a valid ip address even the signal is good.
Tried settin up a static ip came from the host but still no reply. Decided to redo the configuration including the ping test but still no reply.
Verified the firewall configurations, still off.
We are suspecting that the problem is concerning upon mac address registration for this notebook to your gateway.
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I am using WEP (haven't a clue what that means).
It means that you are using a password to secure your wireless network from unauthorised use.
I
found that info under my Wireless Security: 128 bit
WEP, My choices to Change Wireless Security do not
include something called HEX.
If you read the guides it will tell you how to find the HEx key for your 128bit WEP encryption.
One of the problems with WEP is that the actual standard relies on a 10 character HEX key for 40bit WEP and a 26 character HEX key for 128bit WEP.
In order to make things easier for people, vendors use certain algorithms to convert simple alphanumeric passwords (or passphrases) into HEX keys, thus enabling people to use simple memorable WEP password rather than lengthy HEX keys.
The problem is that different vendors use different algorithms to generate the HEX key and therefore a ASCII password on an AEBS will be hashed differently on a Netgear client and vice versa.
One thing is a 13 character 128 bit WEP password will be hashed by all vendors in the same way (if you use 40bit WEP then a 5 character password is required).
Though sometimes not even that works and the HEX key must be used regardless.
I have 3 choices:
Not Enabled
WPA Personal
WPA Enterprise
If your Toshiba supports WPA then I would recommend using WPA Personal in order to avoid the problems with the WEP HEX key. However your Macs must be running 10.3 or later to use WPA.
The Toshiba still won't recognize the
internet....but shows "excellent signal strength"
with my network.
Generally what this means that your Toshiab can see the wireless network, but is not connected to it.
At this point, I'm a little gun shy to try a change
to WPA Personal or WPA Enterprise....what is a HEX
Key, anyway?
The HEX key is the hexadecimal password of the plain text password you created for the Airport network.
iFelix

Airport base station and Fios

I just got FiOS put in at my house. I used to have a cable modem and my airport base station worked fine with my G4 ibook. Well, I just got the fios installed and I hooked up my airport to it and I can't get it to work. The verizon provided modem/wireless router will work for my G4 ibook for a wireless signal. I was planning on getting a airport express for air tunes but if the extreme base station won't work I'm wondering if the express will work. Has anyone else had this problem? I'm not the saviest with computers and I'm fairly new to Mac but committed to Mac now. Any help would be appreciated.
G5 - G4 Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Will the AX setup by easy to do with the airport utillity setup?
Yes, just follow the directions in KB 302153, AirPort Express: How to join an existing wireless network in client mode.

Airport Base Station Agent with Windows 7 and 8.1

I am running an older HP desktop with Windows 7 and installed/set up Airport Base Station Agent successfully. I am in the process of transferring primary network control over to a newer HP Laptop with 8.1. The older computer will be retired eventually.
Can both computers be running the Airport Base Station Agent and not disturb the Airport Base Station Agent setup?
Or, to avoid potential Windows 7/8 conflicts, should I install the Airport Base Station Agent on the Windows 8.1 and delete/uninstall it on the Windows 7 computer (and would that require setting up again?). I am using an Airport Extreme with an Airport Express (802.11n) as an extension. Both Windows systems are fully up to date with Microsoft and HP support.

I probably can go ahead and download/install Airport Utility on the new HP Envy Windows 8.1 (AirPort Utility 5.6.1 for Windows) and not be worried about conflicts with the 2 computers and different Windows?
There is no conflict.
http://www.starwars.com/video/there-is-no-conflict
But the evil empire is still not 100% overwhelmed by the dark side.
You might need some apple stuff in there eventually.

"No configured AirPort base stations have been found." I can see the content of the TimeCapsule's drive in finder and Time Machine but it no longer is making backups. Ideas?

Bought new TimeCapsule March 2013. Worked fine. Now get "No configured AirPort base stations have been found." I can see the content of the TimeCapsule's drive in finder and Time Machine but it no longer is making backups. Ideas?

Make sure that you have AirPort Utility 6.3.1 installed on your Mac.
AirPort Utility 6.3.1 for Mac - Support - Apple
Then, power off the entire network...all devices...in any order that you want
Wait a minute, then start the modem first and let it run a full minute
Start the next device connected to the modem, which may be your Time Capsule and let it run a minute
Keep starting devices one at a time the same way until the entire network is back up
See if AirPort Utility can "see" the Time Capsule now.
If yes, try another backup. If you encounter an error message, post back with the exact message.

Where has my airport utility window gone ? when I double click on the icon all I get is an image of a globe and a base station with no options to make changes in my airport extreme.

Where has my airport utility window gone? When I double click on the airport utility icon all I get is a picture of a globe and a base station with no further options available to modify my airport extreme.

Sorry, you lost me on that last post.
Let's start over again.
Open AirPort Utility on your Mac
Are you asked for a password at this point? If yes, enter the base station or device password that you used when you originally set up the AirPort router. Depending when you did this originally, you might have been given an option to use the same password as the wireless network. If you were not, then you have a separate password for the base station.
You need that password to be able to access the settings for the AirPort router in AirPort Utility.
If you see a window listing basic information, click Edit in the upper right corner of the window.
If you are asked for a password, you must enter the device password or base station password that you established when you first set up the AirPort router as explained above.
If you forgot the password, a Soft Reset will allow you to go in and reset the base station password. Might be a good idea to write down that password.
If you are still stuck, then the only option that you have at this point is to perform a Hard Reset to return the settings to factory defaults and then set up the AirPort router again.
If you prefer, you can also do a Factory Default Reset. It's the same as a Hard Reset except for the timing of holding in the reset button.

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