Q: Accidentally factory reset my airport express station
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Aug 15, 2015 3:13 PMby Tesserax,By default a factory default reset will return your AirPort Express to its original "out-of-the-box" configuration. Which is an Internet router that will broadcast an unsecured Wi-Fi network with a network name of something like: Apple Network NNNNNN.
You have a few option on how to configure it based on what exactly you would like for it to do. One is to configure it to extend the range of your AirPort Extreme. The other would be to configure it as a wireless Ethernet bridge. Both would enable its Ethernet port for wired clients. The Ethernet bridge would not extend the network but could still provide Internet access to wired clients. Which would you prefer? Also, would you please provide the exact model numbers of both of your AirPort base stations. Finally, what device will you be using to administer them and what operating system is it running?
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Aug 15, 2015 3:29 PMby czed230,The extreme is already configured, its just the express station in my room which isn't, I believe the one in my room is the Airport express (802.11a/b/g) first generation. And finally windows 7 and this laptop.
And edit to this post: I didn't set this up myself but the person who did set this up said to me it would act as a booster to my current network but as of a few hours ago i used this express station to connect using an ethernet cable to the internet, then i reset it accidentally haha. So i guess i would like to extend the range of my airport extreme.
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Aug 15, 2015 3:33 PMby Tesserax,The extreme is already configured, its just the express station in my room which isn't, I believe the one in my room is the Airport express (802.11a/b/g) first generation.
Ah, unfortunately the problem will be that the older 802.11g version of the AirPort Express cannot be used as either when used with a newer 802.11n or 802.11ac AirPort base station. You would need, at least, the first generation of the 802.11n AirPort Express to do what you need it to do. Sorry!
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Aug 15, 2015 3:49 PMby Tesserax,If your AirPort Extreme is an 802.11g model, you could configure both base stations as a Wireless Distribution System (WDS). In this configuration, the Express' Ethernet port would be enabled for wired clients. This would be a type of extended wireless network. The Express cannot be reconfigured as a wireless Ethernet bridge.
Are you sure that your Express is an 802.11g model? That is, does it have the following model number: A1084 or A1088? The 1st generation 802.11n Express is model: A1264. They look identical.
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Aug 15, 2015 3:56 PMby Tesserax,Yes, that would be an 802.11g model as you originally stated. Sorry, but I don't know of any way that it could have been configured as a wireless Ethernet bridge. These models do NOT support this type of configuration.
Again, if your AirPort Extreme is ALSO an 802.11g model. For example, if it has the following model number: A1034 and looks something like the following then it is possible that they were both configured as a WDS as I mentioned earlier. This would have allowed the Express to have its Ethernet port enabled.
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Aug 15, 2015 4:09 PMby czed230,http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/images300/airportextreme.jpg This is an image of what my extreme base station looks like. I promise you they were configured in the way that you are mentioning now (both on the same wireless network), would love to be able to fix this issue, i'm so stupid for factory resetting it .
edit: Perhaps it simply wasn't extending the network? Just connected.
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Aug 15, 2015 4:18 PMby Tesserax,Yes, that would be an 802.11n version of the AirPort Extreme base station. As far as I know your 802.11g version can only be used to "join" these 802.11n base stations. When they join they can only support two things: 1) AirPlay streaming, and 2) Sharing a USB printer.
Apple calls a wireless Ethernet bridge a ProxySTA. This feature became available with a base station running 7.3.1 or later firmware. In turn 7.x.x firmware only runs on 802.11n AirPort base stations.
I honestly don't know how you had this working before. I suggest that you get with the person that configured your network before and have them not only help you but also to provide you with the set up steps so that you could post them here. I would very much appreciate getting to know how that was accomplished.
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Aug 15, 2015 4:37 PMby Tesserax,in the mean time is there anything i can pick up which will allow my computer to connect using a wired connection to something like this that is connected to my wifi?
Yes, getting either the 1st or 2nd generation 802.11n AirPort Express base station should solve your problem. Both generations support the ProxySTA configuration and allow support for a wired client to gain Internet access.
