Two questions concerning Airport Express (speed and disconnecting)

Hello, thanks for any reply.
1) I currently have an Airport Express hooked up to a modem. My experience with it is somewhat lackluster however. The speed can fluctuate sometimes, going from decently fast (although I don't think very fast at all) to qute slow. Also, I more often than not have to reboot the Airport Express (by unplugging and replugging in).
What happens is the green light is on, but my wireless signal (top right of MacBook Pro screen) is empty. I click on it and try to find my signal, which is listed. I then click on that, but nothing happens, and it tells me I cannot connect to it. I then have to unplug and then plug in the Airport Express and wait for it to reboot, which solves the problems but is rather annoying. Any help on how to stop this would be great.
2) I am caught inbetween whether I need to upgrade the Airport Express anyway, into a router with a wired ethernet port. I am utilizing the USB printer and obviously the only port to connect to the modem, but the only way I can hook into my system that does not have wireless capabilities (Xbox 360), I need to unplug the wire from my Airport Express, plug it into my console, and then restart the router, and then do the same thing except with the Airport Express to obtain connection (both are unfortunately mutually exclusive).
The reason I mention that is because I am considering different speed options too. I apologize for my lack of savvy on the subject, but quite simply: Does the Airport Express create the fastest wireless connection out there? Does the Airport Extreme (with wired ports) create a faster connection? When it comes to the Airport Extreme, does that card (I see it in the store section, but I still don't understand it) make the connection much better? Does that card help for an Airport Express?
Thank you so much for answering my questions, I really appreciate it.

Can you further explain the notion of interference, does that mean other wireless signals? I have many that my computer detects, so would this slow down my connection?
Yes any wireless signals at 2.4 GHz will cause interference for the AX. This can be from wireless networks or other devices.
Also, in terms of the 802.11n clients, I know that my computer supports it (From Utilities > Network Utility), but does that mean that the Airport Extreme card is not a factor?
That means that your Mac can connect to 802.11n networks.
Can you please detail what that card functions as.
?? Don't know what you mean by that.
...do you think that the Airport Extreme is then totally worth it, just to clarify.
If you have 802.11n devices and do large transfers between them, then the 802.11b/g/n AEBS could be useful.
If you want to use the AEBS as a file server, then the 802.11b/g/n AEBS would be worth it.

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Two Questions about Airport Express

All, I am a recent convert to using a Mac so bear with me.
I have two questions about the Airport Express.
Question if I buy one in the USA, I will visiting this week on holiday,can I use it the UK with a UK adaptor/apple plug?
Can the Express be used with my current wireless network, using a Netgear DG834G V4, I have read lots in the forums about putting a $ sign in front of the WPA password?
Any help and advice gratefully received.

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Hello andixbox. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
Question if I buy one in the USA, I will visiting this week on holiday,can I use it the UK with a UK adaptor/apple plug?
Yes, but at least two things to consider:
o The US version of the 802.11n AirPort Express Base Station (AXn) only supports radio channels 1-11 in the 802.11g radio mode. Channels 12-14, used in other countries outside the US will not be available.
o The AXn supports both the 2.4 and 5 GHz radio bands for 802.11n. The 5 GHz band is restricted in certain countries (like the UK) so operating in this mode may get you unwanted attention.
That should be okay then because the Netgear broadcasts on channels 1-11. I hadn't appreciated the 5 Ghz band, but having checked both US and UK Apple sites the techspecs both mention 2.4 Ghz and 5 Ghz.
Can the Express be used with my current wireless network, using a Netgear DG834G V4, I have read lots in the forums about putting a $ sign in front of the WPA password?
If your intent is to have the AXn join the Netgear as a wireless client, then yes it should work. The "$" requirement was for WEP. This shouldn't be necessary for WPA or WPA2.
I intended to use the AXn as an range extender, but you mention wireless client, is that something different?

Question about airport express/extreme and printing

Hopefully this question will make sense... I currently have my computer hooked up to Airport Extreme wirelessly. That is the network in my house. I want to buy a large format Epson printer and it needs to be somewhere else in the house and cannot be plugged in to the Extreme.
If I purchase the printer and plug it into an Airport Express that is plugged into an outlet can I switch back and forth between wi-fi connections to print wirelessly?
Thanks for any help.
Stephanie

If you receive a signal strong enough to use your computer wirelessly upstairs, you won't have any problem (I don't think) with your printer. I just got a Wi-Fi printer and it just seamlessly becomes part of your network same as adding any Wi Fi enabled device (I have 2 roku's for streaming Netflix etc and it all works great). BTW, my printer is a Canon MP 495 and so far I really like it. And, for a very inexpensive photo printer, (+AIO- copier, scanner, which I like, I paid around $45 on Amazon when it was on sale). The set-up instructions for Mac were not very coherent, but if you know what you are doing when it comes to adding hardware and working with your network, you can do it without the poorly written instructions. Also, the web site is not that great for help forums or shopping for ink, etc. Amazon is one of the best overall resources with lots of customer reviews, etc. Good luck!

Airport express identification and 1st and 2nd generation connectivity

Hi
I have three questions regarding airport express
1. How do i know what model airport express i have? i'm not sure if i bought before or after 2008 if it operates with 802.11b/g or 802.11a/b/g/Draft N
2. Second question is if I have the 802.11a/b/g/Draft N 1st generation can i connect it to a 2nd generation airport express to extent the range of my wifi?
3. If yes, should i connect 2nd generation to router and then use 1st generation to extend the range? or vice versa
Thank you in advance for your help

How do i know what model airport express i have? i'm not sure if i bought before or after 2008 if it operates with 802.11b/g or 802.11a/b/g/Draft N
Get out those reading glasses or a magnifying glass and locate the model number on the side of the AirPort Express. It starts with an "A" followed by four numbers.
A1084 or A1088 are older "b/g" versions of the AirPort Express.....not really compatible with much of anything anymore, since they do not have a setting or capability to "extend a wireless network".
A1264 is the 1st Gen 802.11n version.....which will work with the new Lion, Mountain Lion and Mavericks operating systems.
Second question is if I have the 802.11a/b/g/Draft N 1st generation can i connect it to a 2nd generation airport express to extent the range of my wifi?
Yes, but since the 1st Gen Express is not dual band, it will only be able to extend one band from the newer 2nd Gen Express.....probably the 2.4 GHz band since that is the stronger signal. If you want or need to extend dual bands, then you will need two 2nd Gen Express devices.
If yes, should i connect 2nd generation to router and then use 1st generation to extend the range? or vice versa
2nd Gen would be connected to the router and the 1st Gen would extend.
That way, you will at least get dual bands from the 2nd Gen. If you reverse the process.....remember that the 1st Gen is single band....the 2nd Gen will only extend one band....and you will lose some of the performance capability of the device.

Question about Airport Express used as a "network extender"

Hi... I have an Airport Extreme 802.11n that acts as the Base Station for my home network. I then have an Airport Express located elsewhere in our home that is set up to "Extend a wireless network".. We need it to give us better power coverage throughout our house... It seems to work fine... My wife usually runs her laptop in a distant part of the house and her computer connects wirelessly to the Airport Express and then from there to the Airport Extreme that talks to the rest of the world...
My question is related to a new Panasonic Wireless camera I just bought... This is not the first of these cameras I have deployed and each one has been a bit of an adventure... After a short time I got this new camera set up wirelessly near the Airport Extreme 802.11... So far so good... But then I moved it out near the Airport Express extender and it connects nicely to the extender just like my wife's computer does (I see this by looking at the wireless clients and I see the camera listed by its MAC address)... However, when I then try to connect to the camera by opening its web page, it won't connect... Once I noticed that it DID connect but only after a very long time and the page itself opened slowly and on inspection of the Airport Utility I noticed that it had connected to BOTH the extender (at good power) and the Base station (at very low power and thus the slow load)... But even though it shows it is attached to the extender just like my wife's computer connects to the extender, still I can't open its web page when the camera is attached exclusively to the extender... I admit to not being an expert on router or, for that matter, network camera settings so I thought I would drop in here and ask if anyone has any suggestions... Any ideas??? thanks.. bob...

Thanks for the feedback.. I have wondered before if "extend network" is equivalent to acting as a "bridge" and I think you are saying yes... thanks for that...
As if struck by a lightning bolt, sometime after I wrote my original post, the Panasonic camera soon after started behaving precisely as I would have expected... It is no longer attaching to both the extender and the base station. It is instead ONLY attaching to the extender now (which it is physically very near) and I can connect to it from a web browser quickly and repeatedly... And what did I do to make this happen??? Not a danged thing but let time pass... That's been my experience with these cameras in the past... As I said, always somewhat of an adventure to get them set up but once you do so, I have two others running now for a few years with no problems,,, Thanks for your help... bob..

Airport Express Pops and Clicks

I bought an airport express about a month ago with the goal of adding Airplay support to our living room. So far it's worked well except that it pops and clicks (sometimes very loudly) every 20 minutes or so. I've read that electrical interference may be the cause but 4 different surge protectors and line conditioners have done nothing to fix the problem.
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If it also pops and clicks when you plug in the headphones, that points to a defective AirPort Express that will need to be replaced.
If you do not hear the pops and clicks on the headphones, then you know the AirPort Express is good and the problem is likely somewhere between the AirPort Express, amp and speakers.
Sometimes a compressor on a refrigerator or air conditioner will send spikes though the AC lines that are picked up in the amp, no matter what kind of surge supressor you have. I have had this problem, and had to replace the separate amp I was using.

My Airport Express units and Apple TV are disappearing from my network for Airplay

I'm using a BT Home Hub (third generation) as the centre point of my network. The Airport Express Units, and the Apple TV, are connected to it wirelessly, using the 'Join A Wireless Network' option in the setup.
Although the units are visible on the network, they disappear from the Airplay menu on iOS devices and my MacBook Pro, and need to be rebooted to bring them back.
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...and a linksys 10/100 5-Port Workgroup switch router...
Since I have never heard of a device described as a "switch router",I'm going to guess that this thing is really only a switch. Using a switch in this way will not work. You need to place a router (even a very inexpensive one) between the cable modem and the AirPort Express (AX). Then the AX would be configured to act as a bridge (not sharing a single IP address). The router would then provide IP addresses to the AX's clients as well as the ones connected via Ethernet to the router.

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How best to use TWO Time Capsules, Airport Express and Apple TV?

Hello
I have the following Apple equipment and am wondering how best to plug it all together. At the moment I am not using some items at all because I do not know how to best use!
1. MacBook Pro (2012 model) 'Mac1'
2. MacBook Pro (2009 model) 'Mac2'
3. MacBook Air (2011 model) 'Mac3'
4. Time Capsule 1TB (model A1355) 'TC1'
5. (another!) Time Capsule 1TB (model A1355) 'TC2'
6. Airport Express (2008 model)
7. Apple TV (2013 model)
8. LaCie 1TB USB Hard Drive
9. Apple iPhone
10. Sonos system
CURRENTLY
TC1 is plugged into the Virgin Media modem to provide a WiFi network called 'Amer's Apple Network' around the house. The Virgin Media wifi has been switched off to reduce interference.
TC2 is not being used. The Airport Express is plugged in upstairs (or sometimes near garden) to extend the 'Amer's Apple Network' and this seems to work fine.
Apple TV is plugged into main TV and is plugged into 'Amer's Apple Network' directly using Ethernet to TC1 but often runs slowly and does not work if Mac1 is not awake (or iTunes is not running on Mac1).
LaCie is plugged directly into TC1 and currently has a old copy of my iTunes library stored on it which my Sonos system access. However, there seems to be a problem in that iTunes randomly uses that LaCie library and/or local Mac library. Often we get a pop up message on Mac1 saying "Library cannot be found" and we have to manually navigate to the LaCie drive (via the TC1 folder) to open iTunes. Also connecting iPhone to Mac1 seems to work very slowly as it appears to be trying to back up to LaCie drive.
QUESTION
What would be the best, most efficient way of using all (or if some is redundant equipement then which), to set up the following:
1. A shared home network which enables all three computers (and any future Macs and/or iPads etc) to access one master shared iTunes library, which is the one that is updated with any new music, films etc added via any of those machines
2. A shared home network that enables a shared files folder but also allows each user to keep their own personal hard drive (eg locally on whichever machine they are using).
3. A fast (as possible) iTunes back up process when connecting iPhone to computer
4. Usage of both TC1 and TC2 (and Airport Express) to extend network around the house (several weak spots exist) and also to maximise storage using the 1TB of each TC1 and TC2.
5. Would it then also be possible to attach the LaCie USB drive for an additional 1TB storage? If so how and would it be very slow? From existing usage it appears to be very slow when used as a regular access drive, so perhaps better as a 'slow' drive that is just occassionaly used for back up and nothing else
Main question is (to the networking experts!), how would you personally set up all above to give best wifi coverage, fastest back ups, access to Sonos for iTune library, access to Apple TV, and shared folders etc etc. I basically seem to have lots of kit (albeit some quite old) and nothing seems to be working together particularly well.
Happy also to ditch any bottlenecks in the above equipment list (eg LaCie USB drive?) and add something which would better bring together the other components?
Any thoughts much appreciated!
Best
Amer

So ... FINALLY ... I found some time to implement this!
Steps taken and results:
1. Moved my entire music library to Mac1. Used the opportunity to also share my other Mac2 onto HomeShare and copy across any music files from Mac2 onto Mac1 that were not already there.
Result: Mac1 now holds my whole music library locally. Works incredibly fast whenever playing a track, adding a new track or updating info on existing track. Good!
2. LaPastenague's instructions for bridging TC1 with TC2 worked a dream. Only thing is they are basically next to each other as I don't have the energy (or cabling expertise) to install (cleanly) long runs of ethernet cable.
Result: Got a clear Wifi signal, not sure if any faster than before but I assume two TCs next to each other both sending out the same network signal can't be any worse than one. Main thing is that I have an extra 1Tb network drive (i.e. TC2) connected to TC1 which I can access from all my Macs now.
3. Copied the entire Mac1 Music library over to TC2 drive into the Data folder. This happened relatively quickly (I think!) ... but would welcome any comments on whether slower than expected, to highlight if I might be able to improve the connection. 12,000 songs in 2 hours, with Mac1 sending the files to TC2 wirelessly. I know I could probably have connected Mac1 to TC2 by ethernet cable to speed up, but I had run out of Ethernet cables by now!
Result: All my music (as of today anyway) now on Mac1 AND on TC2 in normal readable format (i.e. by Sonos and as a simple back-up that can just be carried around and copied anywhere in the event of loss of Mac1 drive
4. Set up TC2 Music Library in Data folder to be the networked music folder for Sonos using "\\TC2\Data" (ps. why doesn't Sonos allow a simple click and select option for choosing drive and instead force us to go back to the 80s and type in drive path which isn't always clear, especially on a Mac!)
Result: Sonos can access all my music (as of today anyway) on TC2 and no need for Mac1 or any other Mac to be open.
BUT: As you may have guessed, the issue with the above set up is that as soon as I buy a new song, it will get added to my Mac1 quickly and smoothly ... but the area where I really use my music (i.e. Sonos via TC2) will have the older music library.
QUESTION: Is there any way in which I can adjust the above set up, so that whenever I add new music to my Mac1 it also copies across to TC2? Don't mind if this is done slowly and later (eg in middle of night) but of course don't want to have to copy across manually each time. Would prefer it to just update newly added tracks regularly.

Snow Leopard and Airport express speed

I have three macs connected to the internet with Airport Express in 802.11b/g mode using a fast 20Mb cable connection. Two of the machines run leopard 10.5.8, including my main machine (an Intel Power Mac) which manages the airport network. A new imac runs Snow Leopard. Whenever the iMac is running the internet slows down to a crawl on the 2 machines running 10.5.8. but seems pretty ok on the iMac. It's as if the iMac is hogging the bandwidth. Could this be a Snow Leopard vs Leopard issue? Never used to have this issue before we purchased the iMac. Or should I bite the bullet and upgrade to a newer Airport Express or Extreme running 802.11n. Any thoughts very welcome.

What about Internet speeds - do you see any difference in speeds to say the servers at speedtest.net?
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I have BT Infinty and the hub is situated in the living room. What I want to do is extend the wi fi to my room which is around 10 metres away.
Are you able to connect the AirPort Express to the network and then create a network for the AirPort Express for my MacBook Pro to connect to?
I have two options and questions
1. Buy a AirPort Extreme and replace my BT hub with that. Then use an AirPort Express to extend the wi fi. But when you extend the wi fi does it mean that when I search for a wireless hotspot from my Mac I connect the the AirPort Express? Or is there a way of making the AirPort express to have a different name?
2. Use my Bt hub and buy a AirPort Express and connect it to my Infinty Connection. BUT is there a way of making a hotspot for the AirPort Express for example
my Infinity connection is named Bt-Infinty2356
I use the AirPort express to connect it and extend the wifi
THEN is it possible to make a hotspot named "AirPort-Express-Muppet" for me to connect from my Mac?
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I have no experience with the "BT Infinity Modem" and "BT HomeHub", but I assume that they are two separate units?
If yes: connect the modem direct to the Extreme by ethernet cable.
If it is a "combined" unit: connect the Extreme by ethernet cable to one of the ethernet slots on the hub.
In both cases set the Extreme to "Create a wireless network".
Use a Airport Express to "extend a Wireless Network", and extend the Extreme.
Do not expect the Airport Express to extend the BT hub wireless network, because it will not work.
In both cases you have two wireless networks: one from the Hub and one from the Extreme.
Off the record: I have the same situation in France with the "Livebox" (Orange) that is connected to a Netgear WiFi router: two network: the Livebox is just that, the Netgear is "relayed" through Netgear Routers (Switches) to five areas in the "house". The same in Switzerland, but there I used Extreme and Express units instead of the netgear units.
The Hiome Hub should work fine connected to the modem by cable, and the other network also by connected to the cable. Do not mix the different brands: trouble.

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I finally got my MBP to connect to the Internet yesterday, thanks to lots of help from Tesserex. This evening I tried to connect my partner's MacBook to the network and ended up having to reconfigure the AX because nothing worked again. Now the AX LED is flashing yellow again, and yet I am able to connect to the Internet wirelessly - I am typing this on my MBP. I am indeed confused as I thought the LED should be solid green, indicating good connections all around. Any ideas about this?
I also tried to secure my network with WPA, but this caused everything to screw up again, so here I am with no security and on the Web. Pointers for a newbie would be much appreciated.
I still need to get my partner's notebook to connect to the Web too.
My set up is DSL modem > Ethernet cable to Linksys DSL router > Ethernet cable to Apple Express (AX) port > wireless to MPB (in addition, I have two Ethernet cable connections from the Linksys routher to my two desktop PCs.)
Help would, as always, be much appreciated.
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Ok, the Linksys is a non-wireless router, so we don't need to set up any of the wireless-type (WEP or WPA) on it, however, you may want to consider using MAC filtering. With MAC filtering, only the computer's MAC that have been entered into the filter can access the router. That would mean any other network device would not be able to use this router to access the Internet until their MAC address gets added to the filter. MAC filtering isn't hack-proof, but it will make it harder for amatuers to access your network. (Note: This will only be effective for computers that you will have connected directly, using an Ethernet cable, to the Linksys, so you don't need to do this for your wireless computers.)
To setup MAC filtering on the Linksys:
- Open a web browser and point to 192.168.1.1
- Enter the Administrator username and password at the prompt. (The default username is blank, and the password is "admin.")
- Click on the "Advanced" tab.
- Click on the "Filters" tab to select it.
- Click on "Edit MAC Filter Setting" button.
- For each MAC you want to access the router, enter it's respective MAC address into the appropriate window in the following format: nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn
To setup wireless security on your AirPort Express Base Station (AX):
AirPort tab (optional)
- Create a closed network (checked)
Change Wireless Security
- Wireless Security: WPA Personal
- Network Password: <create a password for your wireless network; this will be the same password that you will enter when you connect to the network>
- Verify Password: <enter the same password you used in the previous step>
Base Station Options - WAN Ethernet Port
- Enable SNMP Access (unchecked)
- Enable Remote Configuration (unchecked)
- Enable Remote Printer Access (unchecked)
Wireless Options
- Transmitter Power: 10% (Note: If you are having any trouble connecting to your wireless network, you should increase this value. The idea is to find the ideal power where only computers in the house can access the wireless network and not your neighbors.)
Access Control tab (optional)
- + <add the computer(s) that will access this wireless network>

Airport Express relay and remote no longer work

After upgrading to Snow Leopard 10.6.4 from Tiger 10.4.11, my two Airport Express units (one relay, one remote) will no longer work. My Airport Extreme Base unit is fine, and our desktops and laptops still connect to the wireless. However, I want to be able to use the Express units to extend our wireless through the rest of the house and play iTunes, as I did before upgrading.
I have spent days trying to fix this, and I have probably worn out the hard reset by now. I have checked to see if I need any updates, but my screen assures my I am fine. The two express units are sometimes recognized by the Airport Utility, sometimes not. Usually when I try to do a manual set-up, I am told that an error occurred with the configuration for the Express unit.
Any advice/sympathy is appreciated. If I can't fix this, I guess I have two semi-expensive paperweights. Bear in mind, I love my Macs and Apple products in general, but right now, the whole thing is reminding me of Dell ****.

Any advice out there? I've even taken bypassed my main Extreme base to plug the ethernet connection directly into the Mac desktop to do software updates that might have been missed by going through the Extreme and wifi. While it did install one security update, it didn't affect the Express units.
I'm wondering about firmware. I have checked over and over for software updates, and my system assures me that everything is up to date. However, I'm concerned that somehow I'm missing a firmware update. My Airport Utility tells me my Extreme is running on Version 5.7, and on the few times one of the Express units shows up, it shows as running Version 6.#.
Do I need to manually install a firmware update, and if so, how? I terrified that I will mess up the ONE wifi unit that is functioning.
Ironically, my Extreme base is the oldest in my batch-both of the Express units are newer than it.

Airport express 2012 and Netgear DGN1000 how do I change the settings

Hi.
I've recently got fibre Internet from BT and ditched the home hub in favour of the new Airport Express station due to home hub not supporting AirPlay.
So current setting is fibre modem to AExp and the AE provides e dual band wifi. However I found I needed more Ethernet ports.
I had an old Netgear DGN 1000 that I wanted to link via the Ethernet of AE to Netgear. I'm no network expert so I plugged in and tried changing some settings in the Netgear but to no avail. My AE is set up to allow network to extended.
So the new network i have consists of fibre modem cabled to AE cabled to Netgear. Due to me making too many changes to the netgear i had to do a hard reset using the pin hole on the bottom.
What I saw next really confused me. As the Netgear rebooted from the hard reset it connected straight to the AE and started acting as the switch I wanted it to. Both wired for PS3 and sky box and wireless. It all worked really fast.
My question is, was that supposed to happen and how do I see the Netgear router on the network as ideally I would like to go into router settings and turn off wifi.
Before when i typed 192.168.0.1 into a web page I could access the netgear settings but that no longer works.
When devices connect either wired or wless through the Netgear they get their ip from the apple unit.
It is as if the Netgear is there acting as a switch providing LAN and WLAN access but it can't be seen whilst using the airport utility. Ideally I would like to turn the wifi off on the Netgear box.
Any thoughts or pointers welcome.
Thanks.

Thanks that's helpful.
So it seems the router has automatically put itself in bridge mode when I did the hard reset. I didn't put it in bridge mode it configured itself. This is what confused me as I know little about networks.
So I think I need to hard reset the netgear router whilst disconnected from the apple network.
Go to the netgear config page and turn off wireless, hook back up to Airport and then try and manually put in bridge mode and hope!
Unfortunately every time I do a hard reset it would turn the wless on.

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