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Q: Factory reset Airport Expresses?

I'm having Ethernet cable installed throughout the house largely motivated by ongoing wireless issues. I have a new Airport Extreme 802.11ac and three Airport Expresses 802.11n's. Is it advisable for me to perform factory resets on the Airport Expresses before reconfiguring them into a roaming network? Any other tips and tricks to look out for? I hope this will lead to greater stability in Apple TV streaming, as well as Airplay performance (i.e. dropouts) in the three Airport Expresses. Thanks!

Posted on Aug 29, 2016 8:16 AM

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  • by Bob Timmons,Solvedanswer

    Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Aug 29, 2016 8:42 AM in response to hilo2275
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    Aug 29, 2016 8:42 AM in response to hilo2275

    Is it advisable for me to perform factory resets on the Airport Expresses before reconfiguring them into a roaming network?

    Yes, since Apple's configuration "wizard" in AirPort Utility requires that the AirPorts to be reconfigured are in a factory default state.

     

    Any other tips and tricks to look out for?

    Assuming that you have tested to make sure that the Ethernet connections are working correctly, the setup process is extremely simple and straightforward.

     

    Reset each Express back to factory default settings

    Connect the Ethernet cable to the WAN "O" port on the AirPort Express

    Click the WiFi menu on your Mac and then click on AirPort Express under the listing of new AirPort Base Station

     

    New AirPort Base Express.png

     

    When you click on AirPort Express, the setup "wizard" will take a few seconds to automatically suggest the correct setup

     

    Extend Ethernet 1.png

     

    Type in a device name that you want to call the AirPort Express

    Click Next, and the wizard will set up everything for you correctly and automatically

    Cick Done when you see the message of Setup Complete....and you are done with that Express

     

    Set up the other two Expresses one at a time exactly the same way

  • by hilo2275,

    hilo2275 hilo2275 Aug 29, 2016 9:48 AM in response to Bob Timmons
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    Aug 29, 2016 9:48 AM in response to Bob Timmons

    Thank you! Is it also advisable to restore the Airport Extreme to factory default settings or can I let that rise? The Extreme is already on an Ethernet cable to my iMac and cable modem.

  • by Bob Timmons,Helpful

    Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Aug 29, 2016 10:01 AM in response to hilo2275
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    Aug 29, 2016 10:01 AM in response to hilo2275

    No reason to make any changes at all to the AirPort Extreme, since it's settings are not being reconfigured.