Unknown networks on Airport Express

I just noticed that there are 3 networks listed on my Airport Express that I know nothing about. They are very personalized so they must have been added by individuals. How could this happen and how can I delete them and keep them out of my Airport Express?

differentdave wrote:
I just noticed that there are 3 networks listed on my Airport Express that I know nothing about. They are very personalized so they must have been added by individuals. How could this happen and how can I delete them and keep them out of my Airport Express?
Welcome to Apple's discussion groups.
Please describe in complete detail what you do in order to see those three networks. If you mean that you see those under the AirPort menu bar item on your Mac, those networks aren't "on your AirPort Express", they're just other people's wireless networks that you happen to be able to see.

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