Comments on: Setting Up An Airport Network

By: brentspore

brentspore — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:08:26 +0000

Yeah, I remember fighting with it for quite a while until I got it just right. Now I don't touch the settings for fear of having to go through the saga again.

By: filmshot

filmshot — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:20:20 +0000

You are correct, however, I am only trying to use it for an internet connection. I only tried the iTunes streaming to make sure everything was operational. Undoubtably some small thing I'm over looking.

By: brentspore

brentspore — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:29:32 +0000

I think it's a one or the other type of thing. You can't have it as a streaming point for iTunes AND a wifi hotspot if I remember correctly. That could be different now but I think that's what mine does.

By: filmshot

filmshot — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:21:23 +0000

I have for the last 2 days tried to get my Airport Express to hook up with the Internet to no avail, it is constantly blinking orange. I am able to stream my iTunes songs to my stereo without a problem … though it still flashes orange. Since I am only using Airport Express do you by chance have any ideas to rectify this issue?

By: Natalie

Natalie — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:03:15 +0000

Thanks so much for your helpful screen pictures – it enabled me to set up the wireless network, without any prior knowledge of a mac!!
Brilliant… I was ready to kill the computer, but now, it's great!

By: Discounted Hotels

Discounted Hotels — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 08:20:23 +0000

I agree with Paul… This is a really good idea. Sometimes the best ideas get overlooked.

By: Brent

Brent — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:03:30 +0000

David,

I believe ‘join’ will just make it a access point. I used mine in this mode for my XBOX 360 to connect to my network as well as playing stuff through my stereo. Extend does just that. Takes your WiFi signal and extends it further. For those with large areas to cover with a WiFi signal.

I think that’s it… anyone want to correct me if I’m wrong?

By: David Carrrington

David Carrrington — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:21:24 +0000

On a different but related subject: I bought a Time Machine, which set up great and has subsequently worked perfectly. But I live in a big old apartment and needed to extend coverage away from my study to the living room, on a different floor and bought two Expresses to do so. Set them up but then they kept dropping out, flashing orange lights, couldn’t see them on the Airport Utility, etc. But then I called them completely different names, as per your tutorial, and gave them different passwords too. Problem solved! One thing though – instead of getting them to “join a network” I selected “Extend a network” – what’s the difference?

By: Paul Erickson

Paul Erickson — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 04:05:27 +0000

Write them and suggest it. Sometimes the most obvious ideas get overlooked. “Power to the people!” and all that.

By: Brent

Brent — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 02:55:59 +0000

I don’t see why they wouldn’t either. It does make perfect sense for sure. The express does have it’s handy uses though, like having the Extreme in a completely different location than your home stereo system and the travel perks (wireless in a hotel). But I do agree, having AirTunes in the Extreme router would make a lot of sense.