I need help setting up a brand new Airport Express and creating its own wireless network. I have a Motorola SB6141 cable modem that is connected to a Airport Extreme. The new Airport Express will be connected by an ethernet cable in another room.
To set it up where do I place the ethernet cable, in the WAN or Ethernet on the back of the AE?
Any other suggestions are appreciated.
Thank you for looking.
First, power off the cable modem and leave it off for at least 30 minutes.
Then, connect an Ethernet cable from the modem to the WAN "O" port on the AirPort Express.
Power up the modem first, and let it run for 5 minutes by itself, then power up the AirPort Express
You did not tell us what operating system you might have on your Mac or PC, or whether you are trying to use an iPad or iPhone for the setup, so we can't really go much further without guessing.
First, power off the cable modem and leave it off for at least 30 minutes.
Then, connect an Ethernet cable from the modem to the WAN "O" port on the AirPort Express.
Power up the modem first, and let it run for 5 minutes by itself, then power up the AirPort Express
You did not tell us what operating system you might have on your Mac or PC, or whether you are trying to use an iPad or iPhone for the setup, so we can't really go much further without guessing.
Thank you Bob.
The OS on my Mac Mini is Mavericks with the latest updates.
Once the setup is done do I place an ethernet cable in the back of the AE to the Ethernet port? The AE will be by then in another room separate from the cable modem.
Once you have the AirPort Express powered up, click on the AirPort icon at the top of the Mac's screen and wait a few seconds for a listing of New AirPort Base Station to appear.
Just below that, click directly on AirPort Express and follow the prompts.
How to setup a new network with a new Airport Express
