Trying to connect and older airport express to att network

keep getting this version of airport uitlity does not support this base station go to apple support

AirPort Utility in Mavericks has dropped support for the older AirPorts.
You will need....or be able to borrow for a few minutes.....another Mac running Leopard or Snow Leopard, or a PC to be able to administer the older AirPort.

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I am trying to connect a 3rd airport express to my network, but am getting "an unexpected error occurred" when trying to connect. Any ideas how to fix?

I am getting, "an unexpected error occurred" during set up of a 3rd airport express. Any ideas why or how to correct?

Are you using the IMac in your profile, or are you using the iPhone or iPad to set up the Express?
If you are using the iMac, what operating system is installed on the Mac?

I have an iPad 2 connected to airport express so that I can play and change music whilst I am teaching ballet class. Recently, I keep losing connection and the airport express gets quite hot. I have alway used Archos but changed to Apple for reliability!

I have an ipad 2 with airport express that I use to play and change music whilst teaching ballet class. Recently, I keep losing connection and the airport express appears to be getting quite hot. I did use Archos but changed to Apple for reliabilty! Can anyone help or should I just buy a new airport express.

I agree that it's probably interference. Only other possibility, since you mentioned it, it overheating. Is the express situated so that it is well ventilated? That is to say, not buried under other equipment and laying on its side? What does the status light do when you lose connection?
CB

15" MacBook Pro randomly loses connection to my AirPort Express wi-fi network.

My 15" MacBook Pro randomly loses connection to my AirPort Express wi-fi network. I have to switch off wi-fi on my Mac then switch on again to reconnect. Any reason why this random occurrence keeps happening which never happened before? Any solutions and fixes would also be welcomed.
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In the airport utility, you can alter the radio modes... and change the channels from automatic to a manual one.
Hold down the Option key, and click on your wifi icon, it will tell you what channels are currently being used on your OSX.

Time Capsule and older Airport Express

Howdy,
I have an Time Capsule sharing my internet connection and creating my house's wifi network. I have an older 802.11g Airport Express in my living room that joins this wifi network and I use it for Airtunes. Is there a way to share my internet connection via the ethernet port on this Airport Express? There does not seem to be an "Extend a Wireless Network" option in the Airport Express configuration, like there is for the Time Capsule. I tried setting up the Time Capsule as a "WDS main" and the Airport Express as a "WDS Remote" but could not get it to work.
Mikael
Austin, TX

I just went through this today after receiving my Time Capsule. The answer is yes, you can make it work, but it is a little frustrating.
In the TC, set it for WDS main and put the Airport ID of the Airport Express in the box for that. Ensure that everything else is set right, like channel and security. Update the TC and after it says it is updated and is just waiting for the TC to come back online, close the airport utility.
Then reopen the airport utility, select the Airport Express, and set it to WDS Remote. In the box, put the Airport ID of the TC. Update the airport express and wait for it to report the update. then close airport utility.
I just waited after that and then reran Airport Utility and both were there with no errors. But that was after a few frustrating efforts.
If this doesn't work at first, unplug both of them and wait a short bit, then plug in the AE and then the TC. It should then work.
Hope this helps.

Connecting an older airport express with OS X

I cannot get sound through my MacBook Pro 10.10.1 using an older AirPort Express. My settings for the selected device state that it has no output controls. Can I upgrade my AirPort Express?

Your post somehow found its way to a little-viewed forum for Apple hardware made before 1998. I have asked the Hosts to move you to a more active and appropriate forum for your product.

Airport utility 6.2 and older airport express on network

I have just upgraded airport utility 6.2 and it doesn't support an airport express on the network.The warning tells me to use utility 5.6 but it will not install with 10.7.5 running on the machine.

Please double check to make sure that you are using the correct version of AirPort Utillity 5.6 for Lion. See link below:
You might be trying to install AirPort Utility 5.6.1, which will not work on your 10.7.5 Mac.
AirPort Utility 5.6 for Mac OS X Lion

Connecting and older AirPort Extreme to my MBPro Retina (MBPr)

I have a older AirPort Extreme ( the round white saucer type) maybe 2005? Was give to me by a friend. I am trying to hook up the AirPort E and the airport Utiltiy see it. But when I click on the base station I get this "This version of AirPort Utility doesn’t support this base station. Go to AirPort Service and Support for more information. Also in the AirPort Utility page it shows the world glob that has a green light and then down from that my AirPort Extreme and it has NO green light.
I have click onto the support link and downloaded the utility 5.6 but that can't be intalled. It tell me it's not supported by any of the drives or something like that?
My intenet, I use AT&T 2wire & the Ethernet cable connect to the AirPort E. I can print with USB connect to my MBPr but not via Wifi. I can print from my iPad using a Handyprint app.
What I like to do is print wifi without haveing to use the USB and I like to set up my AirPort E basestation. Can anyone help me? I don't really want to buy a newer basestation. I was never able to print via wifi on this MBPr and even before i used the handyprint app. However, I have print via wifi on a PC with the basestation hooked up just like I have hooked up with on my MBPr.
I hope you can understand my question, I am not very good at posting my question. New to the Mac world. I also look for support in the forms but could not get fine what I need.
Thanks ahead of time for any help!

Just another reason to never use an Apple router. All other routers I have ever heard of use a Web Browser to do all configurations. I have a router I bought in the early 2000s that I can still use if I like, actually several of them.
Leave it to Apple to restrict access to older Airport base stations making people that think they need to buy a new Apple router to go with their Apple computer.
Just give that Airport base station back to your friend or stick it in a closet. You don't need an Apple router. Any router will work, or should work, with any Apple computer or other Apple device.

New Airport Extreme and Older Airport Express No Longer Works

I recently bought a new Airport Extreme base station. Now the Airport Express that I've had for a number of years no longer works, flashing amber. It shows up under the Wi-Fi icon in the menu bar, but when I try to follow Apple's instructions for configuring it, I get this message:
"This version of AirPort Utility doesn't support this base station. Use AirPort Utility 5.6 to configure or manage this base station. AirPort Utility 5.6 is available at AirPort Service and Support."
I then tried downloading and installing Airport Utility 5.6 on my MacBook Pro (running OS X 10.7.4) and received this error message: "AirPort Utility can't be installed on this disk. The version of Mac OS X on this volume is not supported."
I then turned to my IPad, which also detected the Airport Express under Wi-Fi Settings but returned a message when I tried to set it up that the Airport Express couldn't be set by this software and re-directed me to the support web site.
While we have an Apple TV unit, I used the Airport Express to stream music directly to our stereo from my MacBook and IPad and Phone and would love to be able to continue to do so. Has anyone found a workaround for this problem, or will I be forced to buy a new Airport Express as well?
Thanks for any help you can offer,
Steve

I then tried downloading and installing Airport Utility 5.6 on my MacBook Pro (running OS X 10.7.4) and received this error message: "AirPort Utility can't be installed on this disk. The version of Mac OS X on this volume is not supported."
I just tried this on my MacBook Pro running 10.7.4 and had no problems downloading and installing AirPort Utility 5.6 for Mac OS X Lion
AirPort Utility 5.6.1 will not install on a Mac running Lion....only Snow Leopard or Leopard.
Can you check again to make sure that you are trying to install 5.6 and not 5.6.1?

MBA 13 (late 2020) and older Airport Express

Visiting a friend where I have installed an Airport Express way back and where I usually connect my MacBook generations, I found that my new MBA would not connect.
First, "cannot find any preferred network"
When selecting the adequate network, with the password from Keychain, I get "connection timeout"
Quitting, after some retries, I don't see my network at all.
Turning Airport off and then on again, I can again see my Network, but same procedure, even when I type the password instead of letting Keychain provide it.
Airport Utility coud not find the Airport Express, until connected via Ethernet and resetting the Airport Express would not help.
And - all the while my iPhone 4 worked wonderfully with the network through the same Airport Express...
Is there a version requirement for Airport Express when it comes to the latest MBA?
Thanks for any input.

I just brought home my new 13 inch Macbook Air, and have been having horrible problems with the airport express. My setup is as follows:
Airport Extreme base station in the lower level.
Airport Express setup to extend the network on the main level, and plugged into audio system.
Airport Express setup to extend the network on the upper level with USB printer attached
Both Airport express are about a year old.
This has been working great with my 2 year old macbook pro and various iDevices for quite some time.
Now, the Macbook air will connect, but it gets horrible throughput, and it only keeps the connection alive for about 10 minutes before all network traffic stops. I can still see that it has an IP address, and normally renewing the DHCP lease will get me another 10 minutes. Sometimes I need to turn AirPort Off/On to get going again. I think I've been seeing a very similar problems with the pre-release iOS 4.2. Just upgraded to the released 4.2.1 so who knows...
Finally, in desperation I unplugged both Airport Express and have just been using the extreme, I get great speed and the connection has been completely reliable.
Any ideas on what might be causing the problems with the airport express??
Thanks

Current version of airport utility will not connect with older airport express

I was given an older aiport express that I want to add to my network for iTunes sharing. I have an airport express and aiport extreme currently. I am running Mac OS x 10.7.5. My current version of airport utility does not support this express and it tells me to download utility version 5.6. When i try to install version 5.6 i get an error message that tells me to contact software manufacturer. I'm sure there is a simple fix but I don't know what to do. Any help would be great!

Hi
again , at least for getting 5.6 installed, look at my post earlier, or better to JEFFY's and download an much better alternative "unpkg", to get it ( 5.6) on to your mac.
Then, though, getting to use it to configure your older AP as I attempted is anothe matter. I didn't succed so far..
Good luck to you. If it works pse tell .
Thanks.
Pierre

Coaxial connection and a Airport Express

So I bought a Airport Express and my existing wifi router is connected to the internet with a coaxial cable and as we know the airport express does not have a connection like that, so what do I do?

Only one coaxial connection is needed on a network and it is already in place.
Connect an Ethernet cable from a LAN <-> port on your existing Wi-Fi router to the WAN "O" port on the AirPort Express Wi-Fi router. An Ethernet cable can be run up to 300+ feet or 100 meters, so you can locate the AirPort Express wherever you want.
Now there are two Wi-Fi routers connected together correctly on your network.
We assume that your existing Wi-Fi router is operating correctly and providing a wireless network.
Is there something that you might have in mind for the AirPort Express to do?

Trying to connect tv with airPort I have DISH network.

trying to set up the wifi for my tv. we have DISH network. it shows my network name twice and ive put my airport extreme password in both, but it doesnt connect.
the DISH instruction says to push the connect button on the rounter--which the airport extremee doesnt have . so im not making a connection. I see nothing covering this in the setup guide. Help?????

The X-box is looking for the hexadecimal equivalent password, not the clear text passphrase. Use the AirPort Admin Utility to check the password, it can be found at the top of the window (the Padlock icon).

Can't connect to Apple Airport Express wi-fi

Hi folks,
2nd gen iPT, OS is up to date. At my home, it connects to my Airport Express wi-fi network just fine. But at my parents home, it does not. It sees the network, asks for the password, I type it in, and it rejects it saying it cannot connect to the network. I set the network up myself, I know the password, I just can't figure out what the connection problem is. Any ideas? Any typical things that are overlooked? Any glitches that I haven't anticipated (like using one versus another security protocol on my parents' network)?
Thanks,
-- Josh

Is it the same Airport Express that you're physically taking to your parents home and plugging it into their network, or do they have their own Airport Express which you're trying to connect to?
If it's a different Airport Express, I'd compare all the settings in the Airport Utility at your home with all the settings at your parents.
If it's the same Airport Express, maybe you've got some settings in there which are specific to your home network i.e. different IP addresses. Try setting it up for DHCP.
Can other wi-fi devices connect to it, or is it only the iPod touch that's having problems?
Incidentally, I take my Airport Express where-ever I go and frequently connect it to different networks without having to reconfigure it, so if this is what you're trying to do, its certainly possible.

Can't connect with my airport express

When trying to connect to my airport express tool I get the error code 10057, can anybody help??

Try this:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3289924
Kind regards,
Jason Havens
Destin, FL, USA

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