Hi
I am trying to set up an airport express but at the very last bit it wont reconise it and prompts me to start all over again, this is on iphone, ipad & window pc. the device is registered just wont work.. any advice?
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The Express can be configured to operate in different ways.
What are you trying to get the AirPort Express to do?
Hi thank you for the response, i am basically going though the airport utility and trying to set up to play music through it is my goal. it seems to be reconised on my different devices but just wont connect.
So, you are saying that you are trying to configure the Express to connect to your existing network wirelessly......or are you connecting to your wireless router using a wired Ethernet cable connection?
If you open AirPort Utility, click the AirPort Utility menu in the upper left corner of the screen and then click on About AirPort Utility......what version number do you see?
Hi Yes Wireless, it says version 5.6.1 I find i have to rescan numerous times before it finds it then after going through the process to set up it says it cant reconnect.
I'm sure that you know the name of the wireless network and password, but there is a third critical element involoved in getting the AirPort to join the network correctly, and that is that you must know the type of wireless security setting that your wireless router is using for the network.
In other words, the AirPort Express will not join the network unless 3 conditions are met:
1) Correct name of the network is entered
2) Correct password for the network is entered
3) An exact match of the wireless security settings is entered
It is 3) that causes the most trouble for users by far. They enter the wireless network name and pasword, but neglect the security settings.
Do you know the exact type of wireless security that your network is using? If not, you may need to refer to the documentation or ask your ISP if they provided the wireless router to you.
Post back with that information, and we will proceed.
Hi
Your help is much appreciated, would the security settings be further information on the back of my router? there is a 1) wps pin 2)suoer hub settings 3)password & 4) username this is in addition to the network & network password.
Security settings would be something like the following examples:
WPA/WPA2 Personal
WPA2 Personal
WPA-PSK-TKIP
WPA2-PSK-AES
WEP 128
WEP 64 or 40
You may have to contact your ISP to be able to locate the settings that your router is using.
Ahh ok i have seen this while setting up, i will have a further look. thank you
Hopefully, they are not WEP settings, but post back when you find them.
The trick will be to find a matching setting for the AirPort Express since not all manufacturers use the same terminology.
Wireless is never easy.
I updates the security in my control panel and am now having this message - Unable to find wireless dveice after restarting, settings have been updated succesfully.but there was a problem rejoining the wirelessnetwork. I just logged into itunes it was an option then when i clicked on it it went away again.
but there was a problem rejoining the wirelessnetwork.
This indicates that the AirPort Express still does not have the matching settings that it needs to join the wireless network correctly.
If you could provide the exact wireless security settings that you found on your router, I might be able to come up with another idea.
After that, about all that you can do is try different settings to see if one might work. It's a tedious process at best, unfortunately with no assurance of success.
Unfortunately, the Express sometimes is just not compatible with routers from other manufacturers. That may be the issue here.
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