Airport Express wont ...

Hello,

It seems that you may have set-up the Air Port Express for the primary and not for an extender.

Reset both routers to factory default, set- up your primary router ( AT&T ), as for the extender, do not conect anything other then the power chord. The go to the Air Port utility and you should see both routers, select the extender router ( Air Port Express ) then set it up using the settings from you primary router. I believe you may have to perform a manual set-up.

This article may provide more information

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4259

I hope this helps you out.

John

Unfortunately, things are really getting mixed up in this thread, so it would be best to backtrack and clarify a few things:

1) The AirPort Express will only "extend" a wireless network...using wireless only....if it is connected to another Apple wireless network. It would not be compatible with a 2Wire product for this purpose.

2) If you have the Ethernet cable connected between the 2Wire router and the Expess, then it is possible to configure the Express to "create a wireless network", which will provide more wireless coverage.

But, the Express must remain permanently connected using an Ethernet cable for this to work.

If you configure the Express to "create a wireless network using the exact same wireless network name, same wireless security settings and same password as the 2Wire network, with the Express in Bridge Mode, then everything will act like one "big" wireless network.

This is tricky to do, and you must know the exact type of wireless security that the 2Wire router is using. Most users know the name of the wireless network and password. Few know the specific type of wireless security or encryption that the network is using.

Do you understand that you will need to keep the Express connected to the 2Wire router at all times using the Ethernet cable?

I can tell you how to create a new wireless network with a new network name, security and password, but you will need to log on to this network separately when you want to connect to the Express.

If you want to configure the Express and 2Wire to act like one big network, we need to know what type of wireless security that your 2Wire router is using.

Not sure what to do now.

Did you install the printer that is now located at the USB port of the Express?

If not, you have to "install" the printer, so your Mac will know where to look when you want to print.

Open System Prefereces (gear icon) on the dock

Open Print and Scan

Hopefully, your printer will show up here

If yes, click the printer to highlgiht it, then click Add

Now you can print to the printer.