What do I use instead to use my dynamic speakers remotely, without spending $$$ on fancy alternatives?īluetooth is only cheap alternative. Plus no software support in airport utility. You can possibly use them but don't expect great things from products that came out in 2008 or earlier. and even earlier ones again like A1088 are antiques. don't expect wonders from N wireless gear. They maybe, should, be vaguely usable just as airplay devices. Many people need to downgrade to last of the 7.6.9 or earlier firmware going back to airplay1 to get them working. Note 7.8.1 added airplay2 compatibility but it often doesn't work. 7.8.1 was the last firmware that came out a few years ago and since Apple stopped production in 2018. What model Express and how many are you hoping to use.Īssuming your Express are Gen2. Many thanks in advance for your guidance, If not, do you have a suggestion on alternate path to achieving this? Using the requisite plug adapter, connect the extender's ethernet plug to either the receiver's audio jack or HDMI jack. Will the following work to duplicate the functionality I had with Airport?īuy an extender with at least one ethernet port Scoping out modern extenders, I see they only have ethernet jacks, perhaps all of an "IT OUT" variety: which sounds like they only work in one direction? I used the receiver's audio output jack and the audio jack on the Airport Express to make the connection. They are wired to a ☑3 year old Onkyo AV receiver (without USB or Ethernet jacks, but with audio and HDMI out jacks). I used the Express not so much to extend wifi signal (though it likely helped) but as a way to add ceiling speakers in our kitchen to the wireless network to be able to play audio from iOS devices over these speakers. No Airport Extreme I discovered means no functioning Airport Express. What to replace my Airport Express with? I've just swapped out my Airport Extreme router (400Mbps max) for an xFi Gateway: 600Mbps max. I did not know there was a firmware upgrade for the A1264 Express. No TC is showing up in the Airport Utility. Where does your wireless name, Time Capsule Wi-Fi Network come from? All names should be short, no spaces and pure alphanumeric. STRONGLY recommend NOT using Apple recommended names. press and hold the reset button on the express with a pin for about 10sec. If you still have trouble start over with a reset. Once I removed ethernet and restarted the Airport Utility it settled back again. It does not show an error but the Express was flashing Amber and was clearly having issues. I did leave ethernet in to see if I got the same effect as you. Wait until the LED on the Express starts flashing and remove the ethernet plug. If you wish to switch over you must go to edit and fix the wireless configuration.Ĭlick on update at the bottom and continue. So go into the setup by clicking the Edit button. Notice the dotted line when connected via wireless becomes solid with ethernet. Here is mine set to join a wireless network.Īnd this is with ethernet. You cannot have the express plugged into ethernet AND set to join or extend wireless at the same time. and I think you have got the wireless setting wrong.
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