An Older Airport Extreme

Hello-

Yes I do still need help. I purchased a router from Costco that is so so but if I could get the Airport Extreme up and running I could bring the one back to Costco. As I said the guy at the Apple Store said there will be a Utility, but not on my old MBP. It comes up in Spotlight but no Utility comes up. He siad it is really easy to hook up. I guess I will have to remove the other router first and try to get the Airport Extreme up and running.

the model number is (wow, the type is sooooo small and old, let me see if I can make it out.) Model No. A1143

Airport Extreme.

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The AE's at the Apple Store look exactly the same, or I should say the box looks exactly the same. I was shocked when I saw them that after 4 years it looks like the same AE. I could give you any information on the side of the box if that would help. I appreciate your help and will award you so. 🙂

It says on my box 802.11n 0ffer 5 times faster perform. and twice the range of 802.11g. I hope I have all the cables. there is a CD in the box too but I did not use the CD when I first set it up. I remember the Applecare lady helped me out but as I said it was a very complicated process of inserting numbers/letters in several places and then changing things when I was connected to suite my needs.

totally cool. Take your time. thanks.

I have not gone to bed yet. Actually the Airport Utility came up in Spotlight but no program came up. I did find a help index for this program and eventually found the Utility in Finder. The version has a copyright date range from 2001-2012 so that means it must have been downloaded after I last used it. I did not even think I ever used it on this Mac but I must have if the Utility is on here. if it helps the version of the utility is 5.6.1.

Yes since I could not remember the password I gave up thinking I would try to bring it into the Apple Store to see if they can reset the password. I read in the help index that can be done and I think they said the password becomes GUEST, but I am so tired I might be remembering that wrong.

I did go out and get a router from Costco because I wanted to stop using so much data on my iPhone Plan, so I do have a Belkin hooked up now. it is very slow but I just got Comcast internet service a few days ago and have never had that so it could be their service. the Belkin is up and running, but I would be overjoyed to use the airport extreme even know it is old. do you know how the current AE units are different from the ones sold 4 years ago? As far as several ethenet cables, I thought having wireless allowed me to not rely on ethernet cables. Anyway I think I have one. it is only one MBP that I want to use the AE for my wireless. I think I have everything in the box if that helps at all.

I am headed to bed. For an "Old guy" you did not sleep very long. 🙂 Chat sometime tomorrow. You can send as much info as you want and I can read it when I return from work. I think this Utility was downloaded way after I used the AE last and the software update picked up that I had used Airport Extreem at one time and downloaded it to my computer. I am not sure if there have been any firmware updates, but I guess I can check that once the utility captures the AE signal.

Hello-

I just got home and wanted to work on this. I have to go out until late. I realized I might not have all the necessary cables. If you get a chance could you be specific as you can about what cables I need? I am not very knowledgeble with the names of the cables, but I will try to follow you. Of course the Belkin I have hooked up now, I would want to return. I do have 1 ethernet cable that is an off brand. I just realized that the AE does not come with any of the cables.

Please check back for my reply later tonight or tomorrow. I am going out now so I wish I new what I needed. I realized you spelled it out above but I am not sure of the terms for the cables and I am in a hurry.

thanks and hope to do more later.

I have 2 for now but will I need to keep 2 ethernet cables (not sure what Patch means) or will I just need to keep one? I can use the one from the Belkin that I am using now for the wifi and I have one more ethernet cable.

I did try it before I purchased the Belkin and I saw my old network "KJT" but I could not remember the password. The guy from comcast who was here told me apple can reset the password but he did not know how to do that.

I read somewhere (because I did push the reset in the back of the AE which probably was not a good thing at that time when the comcast guy was trying to help me set it up) that once the reset is pressed "Guest" can be used as the password.

If I will be able to use the 2 ethernet cables and just keep one when I am up and running I can try it tonight. I want to do it when you are going to be online because I am not good at this kind of stuff.

yea, I need to get some. any suggestion on where a good place is? Do you think this AE is out of date as far as the speed or anything else that might have been upgraded in the past 4 years? I was reading the side of the box the AE is in and it is too complicated for me to understand it, but if this one will work and support the comcast internet speed I wold prefer to try and use it.

In your post above, are you saying to keep the pin pushed in to the reset hole while I plug the AE in?

to do this, unplug the Extreme and push in and hold the reset button while plugging in it back in

OK, and remember I am NOT using the AE now, it is still in the box all neatly tucked away. so I will follow your instructions above and hopefully it will work. Thanks