[X4U] Airport Express

[Tim Collier]

On Feb 12, 2007, at 7:26 AM, Jan Melichar wrote:

> Now that I am surrounded by wireless networks I thought it was time  
> I enabled some security.
> I'm using a Netgear DG834GT wireless router which is contacted to a  
> G5 by eathernet and wirelessly to a powerbook and Airport Express.
>
> While I can set up WEP security which works fine with the powerbook  
> I cannot see how this can be set up with Airport Express. After  
> setting up WAP, Airport Express become unavailable.
>
> So I tried setting the security details in Airport Express before  
> activating them in the router but got the following message"
>
> "Joining a WPA-protected network and making changes to a WPA- 
> protected base station requires a WPA capable computer. This  
> computer is not WPA capable. If you continue you will not be able  
> to join the WPA-protected network or make changes to the WPA- 
> protected base station."
>
> Since AE is WPA capable I ignored the warning and went ahead.  
> Unfortunately this did not help establish a connection and do what  
> I may I cannot establish a workable connection.

Are you certain you reset it?  The procedure is as follows:  depress  
the reset button with it unplugged and then while STILL depressing  
the reset button, plug it in--continue holding reset.  It will show  
amber, then after about 20 seconds or so will give 3 quick green  
flashes then back to amber.  THEN it is reset to factory default  
settings.
This next bit is probably unwelcome advice, but you really should  
consider using ALL Apple wireless networking devices.  They work very  
well together and are VERY easy to set up.

Tim