![]() You shouldn't have to set anything else on this tab. I'm using Airport Utility 6.3.1 (the latest) running on Mountain Lion (but should be the same for Mavericks, if that's what you're running).īase Station tab: give it a name and password if desired However I'm using a Time Capsule as my base router. I've got an AEx set up the way you are trying to do it and the only issues I ever had were related to signal strength (I believe), so I'm sure it can be done. What brand/model of wireless router are you using? Still, that should be OK, but it might have behavior/configuration options I'm not familiar with. You haven't said what brand/model you've got, so I'm guessing it's not an Apple device. ![]() Instead, it's my guess that it's something about your wireless router or its configuration. I'd bet you configured the AEx correctly (though I'll try to give instructions below). Maybe something about rebooting the Mac causes your router to do something. The AEx isn't "connected" or "talking to" the Mac - it's connected to your wireless router. It seems *very* strange to me that it stopped working when the Mac was rebooted! I can't think of anything that could cause that, though something obviously is. I guess after the reboot the AEx is flashing orange again? Thanks for moving the AEx into the wireless router room to try to eliminate that possible cause. I use "WiFi Explorer.app" which I believe is free in the Mac App store. ![]() Also, you can use an application to see which channels are most congested and most clear in your particular location and change your network to the less congested channel. If I'm right you want either get a better signal to it or connect it with an Ethernet cable (best for performance and reliability but understandably not acceptable in some cases).Ĭan you move the router and new Express closer to each other, even though they are in separate rooms? Or move them so that the signal can travel through less wall/furniture mass? That * may* help. If so, after a reset it might work again (or maybe not) it might work for a week and then stop working. Signal strength/reception varies due to a lot of circumstances, and my guess is that it was strong enough at first but then the Express "dropped" the signal and has been unable to re-aquire it. My guess is that the WiFi signal at the new Airport Express's location is weak - on the borderline of useability. You said it worked at first, and now it doesn't. Look at the pictures to find the reset button location and follow the instructions under "How do I reset my AirPort base station?" You'll probably want to do a "Factory default reset." You have either Airport Express 1st-gen or 2nd-gen (more likely). So, while you might have a "bigger" network, you will also have a significantly slower network.This Apple article explains how to reset your Airport Express: Post back if you need more help with this.įinally, you might not be aware that when you set up an AirPort to "extend" the network, the maximum speed on the entire network will be cut by at least half and possibly more. If you do want to try to configure the 1st Gen Express to "extend" the network, you cannot simply change the settings on the Express.you have to reset the Express back to factory default settings and then set it up again. Unfortunately, Apple does not provide these types of details in the setup guides for the products. so that the Express will pick up a stronger signal from the "main" AirPort than any other AirPort on the network. This would mean that the 1st Gen Express must be located closer to the "main" AirPort than it is to any other AirPort. In order to "extend" the network, an AirPort Express must connect directly to the "main" router.not to another AirPort that might already be configured to "Extend a wireless network".
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