Trying to add an Airport Express to existing Airport Extreme network to extend WiFi range.
I purchased an Airport Express gen 2 (Model: A1392) on eBay to attempt to extend the range of my existing AirPort Extreme Base Station network. Here are the steps I followed:
- I reset the Airport Express to the factory settings using the reset button.
- Opened the AirPort Utility on my Mac.
- The AirPort Utility located the Airport Express, and after a few "Unexpected Error - Try Again" messages it allowed me to start the process to configure the Airport Express to extend the range. Unfortunately it failed with another "Unexpected Error".
- Now the AirPort Utility locates the Airport Express, but I keep getting the "Unexpected Error - Try Again" message when trying to connect to it.
I'm wondering if this could be related to outdated firmware on the Airport Express, but I don't know how to check or update the firmware since it is not connected.
I would appreciate any suggestions on next steps to try.
Thanks in advance.
Mac mini, macOS 10.14