Trouble with Airport Express extending WiFi

I am trying to use a new Airport Express (MC414LL/A) to extend range of my Time Warner provided Arris DG860A modem/WiFi and to set it up using either my iPhone 4S or MacBook Air both using latest operating systems . I get to the point where all seems well (I tell the express I want to extend from an existing base station, successfully enter the base station password and get the Express connected to it, name the Express, set a password for the Express, the Express does set up stuff for awhile and then flashes to solid green for about a half second and then goes back to flashing amber light. What to do?

Unfortunately, the AirPort Express can only wirelessly extend a signal that is being provided another Apple router.
It is not compatible with the Arris modem/router that you have, or any other third party modem/router for that matter.......unless......you connect the AirPort Express permanently to the modem/router using an Ethernet cable, which must remain in place at all times.
Another way to say the same thing is that if you are trying to wirelessly extend the network, it will take at least two Apple routers to do it.

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Last night I investigated the isue and found that the express is connected wirelessly to my extreme because when I wired my MBP to the express and turned off the wireless connection it could still reach the internet. But, even with the express sitting plugged in next to my iPhone I could not get it to connect to the express - it always uses the extreme and while I'm in range there is no problem. The problem is that my house is old and the wals tend to cause problems with reception and I can't get wifi in the garden and some parts of the house.
I have the express and the extreme configured to allow access only by the client macs that I have provided and it looks like the two devices share this information when they are in extend mode (but not sure about that). When I set up the system I added the aitports mac addresses to the approved list in the access control screen, which seemed to be necessary then though I removed them (the airport mac addresses) fromt he list last night to see what effect this had and biefly the airport did connect to my MBP. But after returning it to its location where it usually is I have not been able to reconnect to it.
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One thing I have noticed - I had the express set to use a fixed IP by setting 'static' in the internet screen - this is not the current setting (it's reverted to DHCP) and I cannot force it to update to and remain set to static.
Does anyone know how I can restore the correct functioning of the express as an extension of the wifi network?
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Perform the Factory Default Reset one more time. Hold the reset button until the amber light has been blinking rapidly for 8-10 seconds before you release the reset button
Run the setup wizard, and wait for screen similar to this to appear, then click on Other Options:
Select the Add to an existing network option, then click Next and follow the prompts.
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Hello,
I have a time capsule creating a wireless network and a airport express extending the wireless network.
When I'm connected to the time capsule I have around 12mbp of speed but when I am connected to the airport express I have around 0.2mbp
In the airport utility it says the connection is good she connected to the airport express.
Everything was working fine a few days ago.
I was reading the the forum that it may be interference from a neighbour and to change the channel but I can fine where to change the channel.
Is changing the channel the solution? How can I access where to change the channel?
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What is the distance between the Time Capsule (TC) and the AirPort Express Base Station (AX)? Are they in the same room, different room, different floor from each other? If in different rooms/floors, what is the basic building material used in the walls/floors/ceilings?
It is important to understand that the AX can only extend the TC's wireless network at the same bandwidth that it receives it. If you are only getting around .2 Mbps at the AX, then either there is too much distance between routers or there is some form of Wi-Fi interference (other Wi-Fis or the builiding material) between them that is preventing the AX from getting a strong enough signal to extend.
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jason_h wrote:
My network consists of a 1tb time capsule at the heart. In the dining room I have an older express (pre N speed) which is used to stream itunes to my hifi in that room. In the lounge room I have a new express (N) which is used to stream music to the hifi in that room, but is also set to extend the wifi network. An ethernet cable is then connected from the express into my Samsung Bluray player so I can watch youtube on my TV.
every few days the express in the lounge room starts flashing orange. When this occurs I have noticed that my iPod Touch has no wifi internet access. To fix the problem I just have to unplug the express then plug it back in.
When your AirPort Express shows that orange light, can you see it in AirPort Utility (possibly by connecting your computer to it with an Ethernet cable)? If so, you should be able to see why it's complaining.

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Hi Community.
I want to extend the WiFi-range of my new (4th-gen.) Time Capsule to the other end of the house by use of my old AirPort Express (probably 1st gen. - only 802.11b/g-mode).
I read some of the threads here in the community and thought that I had understood how to to do that but now my Time capsule keeps switching between steady green and yellow flashing lights. On AirPort utility 6.0 I see that apparently my internet connection is supposed to be lost whenever it goes to the yellow light. I had no such troble before I changed the configuration to "Participate in a WDS". Before it was on "create a wireless network".
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Except for enabling the "Allow this network to be extended" option which is only valid for 802.11n networks, it sounds like you did everything correctly, but please take a look at the following step-by-step procedure to see you if may have missed something along the way.
Static WDS Setup with "Mixed" (802.11g & 802.11n) AirPort Base Stations
Note: To facilitate the WDS set up:
Perform a "factory default" reset on all of the base stations that you plan on using in the WDS. This will get them back to their respective "out-of-the-box" configurations.
To avoid having to "switch" wireless networks within the AirPort Utility, temporarily connect the remote base station(s) to the Time Capsule (TC) by Ethernet during the set up phase, and then, relocate it to the desired location when complete.
Be sure to jot down the AirPort IDs (MAC addresses) for each of the base stations to be used in the WDS. The AirPort ID is printed on the label on the bottom/side of the base station.
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Click the AirPort status menu in the menu bar and choose the wireless network created by the TC.
Open AirPort Utility.
Select the TC, and then, choose Manual Setup from the Base Station menu.
Enter the base station password if necessary. If the base station is using the default password of public, you will not be prompted for a password.
Click Wireless in the toolbar, and then, choose “Participate in a WDS network” from the Wireless Mode pop-up menu. Note: You will need to hold down the Option key in order to get this option on the AEBSn, 802.11n AirPort Express Base Station (AXn), or Time Capsule (TC).
Click WDS and then, choose “WDS main” from the WDS Mode pop-up menu.
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Enter the base station password, if necessary.
Enter the same network password as the TC, if necessary.
Click AirPort in the toolbar, and then, click Wireless. Choose “Participate in a WDS network” from the Wireless Mode pop-up menu, and then, choose the same channel as the TC from the Channel pop-up menu.
Click WDS and choose “WDS remote” from the pop-up menu.
Enter the AirPort ID of the TC in the WDS Main field.
Click Update to transfer the settings to the base station.
(ref: Pages 42-46 of "Designing AirPort Networks.)
(ref: Setting up and configuring a Wireless Distribution System (802.11b/g)

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whitefire765 wrote:
I have my airport express connected to my computer via ethernet cable and I have the airport connected to my network.
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