Q: airport express ethernet not working
I am using a Time Capsule as my base station and have a WPA2 Personal network set up. I am using my Airport Express to extend my network and have a BluRay player connected to the Airport Express with an ethernet cable. The BluRay player is unable to connect to the internet. I tried another player, same result. I also tried a new cable and had the same problem. At one time it could connect. I suspect there is no signal coming out of the Ethernet port on the the Airport Express. I plugged a router into the Express to see if there was any activity, and the imput light did not come on, so I am pretty sure the problem is the Express. Before I get a new one, I wanted to ask did my output go bad, or is there something I missed setting it up?
Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.7)
Posted on Jan 29, 2012 12:54 PM
You will have two basic choices with the newer "n" Express:
- If you want to both extend the wireless range of the TC AND enable the Express' Ethernet port, then you will want to configure both routers for an extended network.
- If you just want to enable the Express' Ethernet port, you can configure the Express as a wireless Ethernet Bridge. Apple calls this configuration a ProxySTA. In this case you would configure the Express to join the TC's wireless network and enable the "Allow wired clients" option in the AirPort Utility.
Posted on Jan 29, 2012 1:54 PM