Trying to setup a home network

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Raygun88 Author

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Trying to setup a home network

The airport Express named "x" cannot be setup by using this software.

iOS 5.1

Posted on Apr 23, 2012 2:24 PM

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Answer 1

John Galt

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Apr 23, 2012 2:28 PM in response to Raygun88

You have an older Express?

AirPort Base Station: How to set up and configure an 802.11g AirPort Extreme Base Station or AirPort Express in OS X Lion

If you are using OS X Lion and wish to set up or configure an older 802.11g AirPort Extreme Base Station, or 802.11g AirPort Express, manually download and install AirPort Utility 5.6. AirPort Utility 5.6 can be used to configure earlier 802.11g AirPort Extreme Base Station, and AirPort Express; it can also be used for 802.11n AirPort base stations.

To obtain and use AirPort Utility 5.6:

Go to http://support.apple.com/downloads/.
Search for AirPort Utility 5.6 and download it.
Allow AirPort Utility 5.6 to install.
Open AirPort Utility from the /Applications/Utilities folder.

Note: If you are configuring or setting up a newer AirPort Base Stations that support 802.11n, you should use AirPort Utility 1.0 for iOS or AirPort Utility 6.0 for OS X Lion, or later. You can have both AirPort Utility 6.0 and 5.6 in the /Applications/Utilities folder.

AirPort Utility 5.6 will appear in the /Applications/Utility folder as"AirPort Utility 5.6"
AirPort Utility 6.0 will appear as "AirPort Utility"

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Answer 2

Apr 23, 2012 2:32 PM in response to Raygun88

A guess might be that you have an older "b/g" AirPort Express. Please check the label on the side of the device to locate the Model No.

If it is A1084, you cannot setup the Express using the iOS version of AirPort Utility. You will need to use a Mac or PC

What operating system is your Mac or PC using......so we can provide information on the correct software to use on your computer?

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