When trying to setup my Airport Express, my Airport Utility recognizes it; however when I go to set it up it gives me an "Unexpected Error, Try Again" response. I have on numerous occasions reset it to factory default settings by holding down the reset pin and plugging it into power. Any ideas how to get around the error message?
iMac 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo, Mac OS X (10.6.4)
Temporarily, connect an Ethernet cable from your Mac to the WAN "O" port on the AirPort Express for the setup.
This assumes that you are trying to configure the Express to wirelessly join or extend an existing network. Things are different if you are connecting the Express to an modem.
Post back to tell us what model of Express you have in that case, and what operating system you are using. It sounds like you are no longer using OS X (10.6.x) as you indicate in your profile.
Once you have the Express configured and the settings have been updated, you can disconnect the Ethernet cable.
Worked for me as well! Sa-weet!
Bob,
This too worked for me as i was trying to set up an airport express as an extension to our home network. Thank you.
If you're not able to do it on your mac, then check your firewall settings.
Go to System Preferences->Security & Privacy ->Firewall Options and uncheck 'Block all incoming connections'
What worked for me to configure an Airport Express as a wireless network extension
Make the wireless ipv6 change as
Temporarily, connect an Ethernet cable from your Mac to the WAN
You are my man, man! 🙂
Airport Express Unexpected Error
