![]() ![]() In order to configure the Expess to "extend" the wireless network provided by the TG582n device that you have, you will need to know 3 things about the wireless network that the TG582n device provides. ![]() Please look on the side of the AirPort Express that you have and post back with the Model No that you see there so we will know exactly what you have. In that case, the only way that the Express might be able to work with the Google network is a permanent, wired Ethernet cable connection from the Google router to the Express.Apple sold a version of the AirPort Express long before they introduced what is known as a 1st Generation model, so as you might imagine, there is a great deal of confusion about which version of the Express is which. If you find that the Express cannot join the network when you have temporarily turned off the security on the network, I think you have a compatibility issue between an AirPort Express that was designed almost 10 years ago and a newer mesh system design that is only a few years old. However, if the Express cannot join the Google WiFi with no security.then you know that it will never join the Google WiFi when the security is enabled again. If it can, then you may have a WiFi security compatibility issue to try to deal with. In the meantime, If it were me, I would temporarily turn off the WiFi security on the Google WiFi network and then see if the AirPort Express can join the network that way. If you are still having problems, I do not have a Google WiFi network here to test, so you may want to wait for another user to respond who actually has a Google WiFi network and has set up an AirPort Express to join the Google WIFi network. It has now switched to the Google network, so you will need to log onto the Google WiFi again to see the AirPort Express.assuming that it really has joined the Google network. Please keep in mind that when you set up the AirPort Express to "join" a network, that once you click Update to save the setup in AirPort Utility, that the Express is no longer on the temporary Apple network that it used during the setup. When you see the message of Setup Complete, click Done and you are done. When this screen appears, all that you need to do is type in a device name that you want to call the AirPort Express, then type in the WiFi password for the Google network and type it in again to Verify.Ĭlick Next and the setup wizard will configure the Express for you if it is compatible with the mesh network WiFi. IF.you are planning to connect the Express to the mesh router using a permanent wired Ethernet cable connection, the setup wizard will display a screen that indicates that the Express will create new network. You should see the name of your mesh WiFi network when you start up the setup wizard on a Mac or an iPhone / iPad. The example below shows an AirPort Express that will be set up to wirelessly "Join" a WiFi network that is named 2WIRE902. If AirPort Utility is working correctly, the setup wizard will automatically suggest that you configure the AirPort Express to "Join" the Google WiFi network by displaying the name of the WiFi network when you start up the utility. What is the exact text of the error message that appears?īut it keeps giving me an error message when I try to add it to my network. If you have an iPhone or iPad, have you tried to set up the AirPort Express that way? A number of users.including me.find that AirPort Utility on the iPhone is more reliable than AirPort Utility on a Mac. Can you tell us what operating system is installed on the Mac? Not sure what version of AirPort Utility that you have installed on the Mac, but there are loads of bugs in Macs running Sierra, High Sierra and Mojave. When I open the the Utility on my Mac the express shows up but it keeps giving me an error message when I try to add it to my network. Will the Express connect to the network using a wired Ethernet cable connection? Or, are you asking if you can connect an audio cable from the Express to an amplifier or powered speaker? The Express should work if it will connect to your new network using a permanent, wired Ethernet cable connection. Possibly, but the Express may not be compatible with some of the newer mesh WiFi systems if you are trying to configure the Express to connect to the newer network using a wireless connection. The Gen 1 version of the Express is model number A1264.Ī really old version of the Express will be model A1084 or A1088.Ĭan I use the express to add to my existing network. It starts with an "A" followed by four numbers. Is this the version that you have? If you are not sure, look for the model number on the side of the Express. There was an older model of the AirPort Express called the 1st Generation. I want to add (hopefully) my 1st edition express to stream music via itunes ![]()
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