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Airport Express flashes amber every 7 minutes

I've got a 3rd party WiFi network that I've told my Airport Express to join so I could use it as an ethernet bridge for upstairs. It seems to work perfectly except for the fact that every 7 minutes and 15 seconds (yes, I've timed it!) the Airport express will flash amber for about 4 seconds before turning back to solid green.

The device I have connected to it is a VOIP phone, and the phonecall goes silent whenever the amber flashing occurs, making it a problem.

Any ideas what could be wrong here? Could it be because the 3rd party WiFi network is set to WDS; Should I just set it as a normal network?

Thanks for any ideas.

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Posted on May 8, 2010 3:09 PM

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May 9, 2010 5:46 PM in response to EssentialParadox

Okay, so I've switched off WDS mode on the Edimax Access Point which I'm using for the house WiFi network, and turned it into a basic WiFi router. I also unplugged the Ethernet device from the AirPort Express and did a factory reset and then asked it to rejoin the WiFi network, but even after this I'm still having the problem; every 7 minutes and 15 seconds, like clockwork, it loses connection and needs to reconnect to the network.

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Jun 13, 2010 2:49 PM in response to EssentialParadox

This problem also recently started happening to me. I'm trying to stream itunes music to the airport express and every 7.5 minutes it skips twice for a few seconds each time with a few seconds in-between. It was working fine until a few days ago (I had not streamed for a week or two).

Anyone else having this problem and/or figured out how to solve it?

Jul 4, 2010 1:43 AM in response to debdwato

I'm having similar problems. My iTunes airport express won't pick up at all unless I put it right next to my iMac, and I keep losing my network connection to another express that links to the broadband router, just 8 feet above the imac [through the ceiling].
I notice that there are now up to 9 other networks detected though - used to be 3 - so I suspect it is interference. A neighbour has probably set one up on the other side of the wall 😟

Aug 25, 2010 2:07 PM in response to EssentialParadox

The problem is a wireless compatibility issue that Apple is still yet to resolve despite any threads on this exact topic. It usually crops up when an Airport Express joins a network and the wireless router or access point uses an Atheros chipset.

The only known solution is to change to a router that uses a Broadcom chipset like the one in the Airport. Then it'll stay connected indefinitely.

Airport Express flashes amber every 7 minutes

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