airport express not giving blu-ray internet

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cs2i Author

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airport express not giving blu-ray internet

i had this working before, but now i can't get it to work

i have Fios, the router hooked up to my airport- 802.11n base station 2nd gen. i have OSX 10.6.8, airport utility 5.5.3

i have a samsung blu-ray player which does not get IP adrress from the Express 802.11g

i have the express set to join my network, and all lights are green.

i've read the support topics, http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4259, but i can not get the express to "extend the network" my only option is to "join"- i assume this is because it is a "g" not an "n". i have also tried to set it up as a WDS, but that does not work either.

do i manually enter IP, subnet, gateway and DNS?

do i have to be using airport utility 5.6? (i understand this is only on Lion, so i'd need to upgrade)

help!

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Mar 25, 2012 9:08 PM

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Answer 1

Tesserax

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Mar 25, 2012 9:17 PM in response to cs2i

i have the express set to join my network, and all lights are green.

Unfortunately configuring the 802.11g AirPort Express Base Station (AX) to join another wireless network will NOT enable its Ethernet port. The only option to do so is to configure the AX in a Wireless Distribution System (WDS) with another AirPort base station.

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Answer 2

cs2i Author

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Mar 26, 2012 4:25 AM in response to Tesserax

ok. but the reason I said I thought this was not working, and it's probably that I'm doing something wrong, when I tried this last night:

I setup the base to join a WDS, as the main station and in the list of other stations it shows the AX id. ok, it resets fine. when I go to set up the AX, it asks me to switch the connection (i am not exactly the message and i am not at my machine right now) and the base disappears from the left hand menu. I set up the AX to join a WDS as a remote, and then when I try to restart it, it stops and the error message says: there must a WDS node present and solve this before proceeding. the only thing I can do to get out of this is revert.

i think I'm in a catch 22.

what am I doing wrong?

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Answer 3

Tesserax

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Mar 26, 2012 12:29 PM in response to cs2i

Here are the step-by-step instructions for configuring two AirPort base station into a WDS:

Static WDS Setup with "Mixed" (802.11g & 802.11n) AirPort Base Stations

Note: To facilitate the WDS set up:

Perform a "factory default" reset on all of the base stations that you plan on using in the WDS. This will get them back to their respective "out-of-the-box" configurations.
To avoid having to "switch" wireless networks within the AirPort Utility, temporarily connect the AXn to the AEBSn by Ethernet during the set up phase, and then, relocate it to the desired location when complete.
Be sure to jot down the AirPort IDs (MAC addresses) for each of the base stations to be used in the WDS. The AirPort ID is printed on the label on the bottom/side of the base station.

Main Base Station Setup - AEBSn

Click the OS X AirPort status menu in the menu bar and choose the wireless network created by the AEBSn.

Open AirPort Utility, select the AEBSn, and then, choose Manual Setup from the Base Station menu.

Enter the base station password if necessary. If the base station is using the default password of public, you will not be prompted for a password.
Click Wireless in the toolbar, and then, choose “Participate in a WDS network” from the Wireless Mode pop-up menu. Note: You will need to hold down the Option key in order to get this option on the AEBSn.
Click WDS and then, choose “WDS main” from the WDS Mode pop-up menu.
Select the “Allow wireless clients” checkbox if you want client computer to connect to this base station.
Click the Add "+" button and enter the AirPort ID of the base station you want to connect to this base station.
Click Update to send the new settings to the base stations in the WDS.

Remote Base Station Setup - AXn

Open AirPort Utility; select the AXn, and then, choose Manual Setup from the Base Station menu.

Enter the base station password, if necessary.
Enter the same network password as the AEBSn, if necessary.

Click AirPort in the toolbar, and then, click Wireless. Choose “Participate in a WDS network” from the Wireless Mode pop-up menu, and then, choose the same channel as the AEBSn from the Channel pop-up menu.
Click WDS and choose “WDS remote” from the pop-up menu.
Enter the AirPort ID of the AEBSn in the WDS Main field.
Click Update to transfer the settings to the base station.

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