Airport Express in Hotel for iPod Touch?

Is there an airport utility for the ipod touch so I can change settings in the airport express to get connected to a hotel ethernet connection?

No

I am new to Airport Express (don't have one yet, but have done some research on it).

Just to confirm then, is there no way at all to do what the original post suggested ie "It would be great to take a airport express and my ipod touch to a hotel and plug the airport express into the provided ethernet connection and create my own wireless network for my ipod touch."? That would be amazing if it were possible.

You can plug in the AirPort Express (AX) at the hotel. If the AX's configuration matches the settings required at the hotel... it will work.

However if the AX's configuration does not match what is required by the hotel, there is no way to reconfigure the AX using the iPod Touch.

This is a good question. However, if it did work, the Airport Express (AE) would have to be left at factory default settings, as such to prevent your own settings from interfering. (It would broadcast the network name as, "Apple Network..." followed by several random letters and numbers.)

To reset to factory default settings:
Press and hold in the reset button to restore to factory default.

Hope this help.

jpoon
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When I started using my Airport Express at home, my only purpose was to extend my wired network to allow me to use my IPod touch wirelessly throughout my house. I configured it to set up a new wireless network and act as a bridge and plugged in a network cable from my LinkSys BEFSR41 router. The AE grabbed the correct settings from my internet provider (Shaw Cable) and both my IPod touch and my wife's were able to access the internet via this WiFi connection.
Would not this same setup grab the appropriate settings from a wired connection in a hotel environment allowing internet access??

rgm

If you configured the AirPort Express (AX) to act as a bridge, there are no other settings that it needs from your local network. Therefore the AX did not grab anything.

Configuring your AX to act as a bridge may work at the hotel. If it doesn't you won't be able to change the AX configuration using the iPod Touch.

So has anyone tried this successfully yet ?
Would love to know if it works, as I too would appreciate only having to take my iPod and a (maybe to be purchased) AX with me on the road, instead of the heavy MBP 17".

Where are you traveling? Many/most hotels in the US offer free wireless internet so there is no need to carry any wireless router with you. Santa brought my son and I each an iPod Touch. We had no problems connecting to the hotel's wireless networks during our holiday travels.

Most of the hotels I get to, have wireless only in the lobby.
Anway I have bought the AE and will give it a try next hotel room I'm in. I'm presuming the factory settings will give me access but without security.
An iPod Touch application for configuring AE would still be the ideal answer.

This begs the question: Should Apple come out with an app for the iPod touch to be able to configure the Express?

Why Apple? 🙂 I think a networking guru should spend $99 to setup a Software Developer's Kit and write an App. Then upload it into the App Store and sell it for $1.99. Would anyone be interested? Sorry, I don't code.

Just a thought... No one (other than Apple) has ever written any type of utility for configuring any of Apple's base stations. Therefore this may be impossible for someone outside of Apple.

Duane wrote:
Just a thought... No one (other than Apple) has ever written any type of utility for configuring any of Apple's base stations. Therefore this may be impossible for someone outside of Apple.

True. Maybe if Apple does release such an app, it should be free right? 😉

Yes, I've done this successfully. Bought an Airport Express on a trip and used it to hook my iPod Touch up with the hotel's free ethernet connection. Used the factory default settings since I didn't really care if anyone stole the HOTEL'S internet. It just took a while for the Airport Express to broadcast a signal, so it seemed like it wasn't working at first. The iPod loaded the hotel's internet access user agreement just fine and the rest was smooth sailing! Your mileage may vary depending on the hotel, though.