Time Capsule extending to Airport Express

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Time Capsule extending to Airport Express

Hi there,

I am trying to extend my connection from Time Capsule to Airport Express, but as soon as Im setting up the airport express in Airport Utility, I then get an error message saying ' Base Station Error' ??

Not sure what i am doing wrong or what i need to do.. but i just get the flashing amber light on the express , then i reset the express and then try again to connect to time capsule.. but still error message?

can anybody help?

thanks

Lindas

Mac OS X (10.7.4)

Posted on May 25, 2012 8:08 AM

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Answer 1

Tesserax

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May 25, 2012 8:12 AM in response to L70rowe

Is your AirPort Express Base Station a 802.11n or 802.11g model? This will matter as to what method you should use to extend the Time Capsule's (TC) wireless network with a wireless connection between routers.

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May 25, 2012 8:53 AM in response to Tesserax

Hi there,

Thanks for replying , Im not good on the tech side! Where do I find out if it's n or g? The time capsule is 1TB, I think it is n.

Just thinking I had noticed on the time capsule, under one of the settings in airport utility that it had 5ghz, so I clicked on that box, so that I would get faster response on my iPad- has that maybe caused the error? I'll check that put when I get home,

Thanks

Linda

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Tesserax

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May 25, 2012 8:59 AM in response to L70rowe

Where do I find out if it's n or g?

The "g" version has a model number of: A1084; the "n" version is: A1264. You'll find this printed on the label on one of its sides.

The time capsule is 1TB, I think it is n.

Yes, all Time Capsule models support "n."

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L70rowe Author

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May 25, 2012 1:39 PM in response to Tesserax

Hi again,

Checked the time capsule but there isn't a sticker saying the model number. Only serial number on the bottom?

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L70rowe Author

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May 25, 2012 2:01 PM in response to L70rowe

It is 'n'

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May 25, 2012 2:28 PM in response to Tesserax

May 25 22:04:58	Severity:5	Associated with station 00:25:00:f9:09:cd
May 25 22:05:02	Severity:5	Deauthenticating with station 00:25:00:f9:09:cd (reserved 2).
May 25 22:05:02	Severity:5	Disassociated with station 00:25:00:f9:09:cd
May 25 22:05:06	Severity:5	Associated with station 00:25:00:f9:09:cd
May 25 22:05:10	Severity:5	Deauthenticating with station 00:25:00:f9:09:cd (reserved 2).
May 25 22:05:10	Severity:5	Disassociated with station 00:25:00:f9:09:cd
May 25 22:05:13	Severity:5	Associated with station 00:25:00:f9:09:cd
May 25 22:05:17	Severity:5	Deauthenticating with station 00:25:00:f9:09:cd (reserved 2).
May 25 22:05:17	Severity:5	Disassociated with station 00:25:00:f9:09:cd
May 25 22:10:08	Severity:5	Associated with station 00:25:00:f9:09:cd

Above is the log from Airport Utility , ive just tried to connect my airport express again to my time capsule, but still getting no joy.

ive noticed that time capsule is looking for me to update firmware, but when i click on software update - nothing appears to update the time capsule.. Ive tried to do this direct from apple downloads, but not letting me update?

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Tesserax

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May 25, 2012 8:22 PM in response to L70rowe

Sorry, I was referring to the AirPort Express, not the Time Capsule.

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Answer 8

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May 25, 2012 8:24 PM in response to L70rowe

Ok, if you are saying that the AirPort Express is a "n" model, then the correct procedure to extend the Time Capsule with the Express would be covered in the following Apple Support article.

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