apple airport express 2nd generation setup

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It is not compatible with devices from other manufacturers.Īnother way of saying the same thing is that if you want to extend an Apple network wirelessly, you need two Apple routers. In other words, the 'extend' feature is proprietary among Apple products. The Express will only 'extend' when it connects to another wireless network that is being provided by another Apple router. But, the computer does not extend or repeat the network when it joins the network. If you thought that the Expresses were 'extending' the network before, that was unfortunately an illusion, since they were not.Īnother example.a computer 'joins' a wireless network as well.

When the Express joins a network, it can be used for AirPlay, or to connect a remote USB printer.but it does not 'extend', 'boost' or 'repeat' the wireless network when it 'joins'. The Express can 'join' virtually any network.but it can only 'extend' the network if it connects to a network provided by another Apple router. The Expresses that you previously set up 'joined' the wireless network that was being provided by the Uverse router. Oh, well, guess I will have to find another way - the modem is in the office, left front of the house, my 'office' is in left rear of house, thru 3 sets of walls - kitchen, dining room, bath room.Ĭan not even connect to to U-verse modem in that back room, so I was trying to find a way to boost, relay, the signal, to my back right room. The new place is a ranch style, one floor home.īut it would not be easy to hard wire diagonally thru 3 rooms, and front of house to rear.

#Apple airport express 2nd generation setup pro#

But now that I think about it, even with the two AE's connected as relays to extend the range, it did not improve the wireless range much, to the bottom floor - 2 bars instead of 1 bar.īut what mainly gets me, in the new place, Airport Utility does not even 'find' this old model Airport Express in the new home, even when the AE is plugged into a socket just a few feet away from the U-verse modem, and iMac or Macbook Pro as near, but was easily found in the last house, 2 floor down. At my last home, I had U-verse wireless service, and connected 2 Airport Ex wirelessly to the network in a relay pattern - one on the bottom floor, one on the 2nd floor, this old model and the newer model Airport Express - the house was MUCH bigger than the one now, a tri-level home.

#Apple airport express 2nd generation setup mac#

This utility is available in a Mac version and a Windows version.Thanks for the info. The AirPort Express is configured with Apple’s Airport Utility software. The 3.5 mm jack also doubles as a miniature digital optical audio output, so you can connect the AirPort to a digital amplifier with a fiber cable as well. With this setup, you can use AirPlay to send music to the AirPort Express which will be played on the external speaker. It also has a 3.5 mm audio output jack which you can connect to a speaker or amplifier. The AirPort Express has two Ethernet ports and a USB port for sharing printers on the wireless network. The design is very similar to Apple’s laptop charger bricks from the time. It can be plugged directly into a power socket using the retractable power prongs on the side of the device (this part of the device is detachable so you can use international prongs instead).

In terms of size, the device is slightly larger and thicker than a deck of cards.

You can identify the AirPort by looking for the model number A1264 printed in grey letters on the side of the case.

The model A1264 AirPort Express is made from white plastic with ports located on the side.

#Apple airport express 2nd generation setup upgrade#

This upgrade allows you to use either a 2.4 GHz network or a 5 GHz network (but not both at the same time because that feature only arrived in 2012). It is also known as the “AirPort Express 802.11n (First Generation)” because this model was the first in the line to add support for 802.11n Wi-Fi networking. The model A1264-released in 2008-is a revision to the first-generation AirPort Express expressed earlier in 2004. The Apple AirPort Express is a small device that you can use to create a Wi-Fi network or extend an existing network.