airport config problems

[.a]

i have a problem with "set up an airport base station". (airport extreme)
i get always the same message - even after pressing the reset key 10 seconds, i cannot config it new.

well, i once had a 128 encrytion on this airport basestation. then i disabled it to have a free spot ... this works great. though i now want to have 128 bin encryption again. well, right now i just don't know what to do.
i turned dhcp off and tried AirPort Admin Utility, though there it won't find the station.

what should i do?
thanks for your help
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[varmit]

i have a problem with "set up an airport base station". (airport extreme)
i get always the same message - even after pressing the reset key 10 seconds, i cannot config it new.

well, i once had a 128 encrytion on this airport basestation. then i disabled it to have a free spot ... this works great. though i now want to have 128 bin encryption again. well, right now i just don't know what to do.
i turned dhcp off and tried AirPort Admin Utility, though there it won't find the station.

what should i do?
thanks for your help
.a

Do have have the password typed in correctly. Connect to it using a wired network to reset everything and the password and retry. The base station seems to be a little messed up at the moment it seems.

 

[.a]

Do have have the password typed in correctly. Connect to it using a wired network to reset everything and the password and retry. The base station seems to be a little messed up at the moment it seems.

that is my problem - i can access the station without password (i once made a reset) but now i cannot config a new one.

how do i make a "total-super-reset" ? i just plugged out the powercable and put it in by having pressed the reset button 10 seconds - is there another way to do a reset on an airport extreme?

thanks for your help!
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[janey]

the super-reset is holding down the reset button for 5 full seconds, while its on. It changes your SSID to `Apple Network xxxxxx`, the base station's (not the network's) password to `public`, et cetera. Basically resets it to factory defaults.

Usually the super-reset is all you need to get it working again.
I've never encountered that non-Apple base station problem with either one of mine, so I can't really help ya there.

Good luck.

 

[.a]

the super-reset is holding down the reset button for 5 full seconds, while its on. It changes your SSID to `Apple Network xxxxxx`, the base station's (not the network's) password to `public`, et cetera. Basically resets it to factory defaults. Usually the super-reset is all you need to get it working again. I've never encountered that non-Apple base station problem with either one of mine, so I can't really help ya there. Good luck.

thanks! i did that sort of reset, too. though nothing changed ...
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[janey]

thanks! i did that sort of reset, too. though nothing changed ...
.a

what do you mean nothing changed? like the ssid didnt change? or the problem didnt go away?

 

[seamuskrat]

Do a hard reset as suggested. Unplug the unit for 5 minutes as well. Reboot your mac. Plug in base station and reconnect with SET UP ASSISTANT.

I had a similar issue with my APEx unit and I had to reboot and reconfigure in order to get it doing what i needed.

Good luck.