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If your airport express isn’t responding – Apple AirPort Express 802.11n (1st Generation) User Manual

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Chapter 4

Tips and Troubleshooting

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On a Macintosh computer:
 Use the AirPort status menu in the menu bar to select the network created by AirPort

Express (the network name does not change).

On a computer using Windows Vista or Windows XP:
 Hold the pointer over the wireless connection icon until you see your AirPort

Network Name (SSID), and choose it from the list if there are multiple networks

available.

3

Open AirPort Utility, located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder on a

Macintosh, and in Start > All Programs > AirPort on a computer using Windows.

4

Select your AirPort Express and click Configure.

5

In the dialog that appears, make the following changes:

 Reset the AirPort Express password.

 Turn on encryption to activate password protection for your AirPort network. If you

turn on encryption, enter a new password for your AirPort network.

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Click OK.

AirPort Express restarts to load the new settings.

If Your AirPort Express Isn’t Responding

Try unplugging it and plugging it back into a power outlet.

If your AirPort Express stops responding completely, you may need to reset it to the

factory default settings. This erases all of the settings you’ve made and resets them to

the settings that came with the AirPort Express.