Airport Express and BT Hub 4

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Airport Express and BT Hub 4

My new Airport Express dos not seem to playing nice with my WIFI network.

I have configured the Airport Express and joined it to my WIFI network using the Airport Utility.

It worked well for a few minutes. Then the internet stopped working via WIFI. (internet works fine over ethernet).

I then switched off the Airport Express and switched it back on again. Now none of my devices can see the Airport Express even though it is on and the green light is on. The Airport Utility doesn't even see the Airport Express.

Does this have anything to do with the security settings on my router? My router is a BT Business Hub 4.

See below for the security choices my router is giving me:

MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2010), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Feb 12, 2015 10:30 AM

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Answer 1

Feb 12, 2015 2:46 PM in response to nueve_leon

When you join the express to a non-apple router it is not able to extend wireless .. it is just a dumb wireless to ethernet bridge. So in order to connect to the express you must plug ethernet cord to its LAN port and the computer.. and it should then show up.

What are you trying to achieve... extend wireless will not work. So I strongly recommend just using the express plugged into the BT hub by ethernet and set to bridge with create a wireless network. It will work fine like that.

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Answer 2

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Feb 13, 2015 2:13 AM in response to LaPastenague

I am just using the Airport Express for AirPlay over WIFI. I don't need to use it to extend wireless as the WIFI signal is very good throughout the house.

When the Airport Express has joined the WiFi network the internet over WIFI is completely disrupted.

Is it possible to use AirPlay over WIFI without disrupting the internet connection?

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