Some Airport Express questions.

[iamsen47]

Got it tuesday, set it up last night and it works great.

Some questions though.

Do I have to change the set up everytime I bring it onto a different network?

What's the difference between the passwords for the network and the password for the base station?
I tried giving them different names and passwords and then I couldn't connect to it anymore.

 

[waw74]

Do I have to change the set up everytime I bring it onto a different network?

maybe, maybe not, depends on how you have it set up.

What's the difference between the passwords for the network and the password for the base station?

the base station password allows you to change settings
the network password is needed to get on the network. and will be given to anyone who you want to share the connection with.

 

[zhenya]

You won't have to change the settings as long as the new network connects the same way you do at home. ie. assuming you just plug it into an Ethernet cable, it assigns an ip address automatically via DHCP you can plug it into any other network that does the same. Since this is the most common network configuration, in practice it's pretty flexible. If however the new network requires you to authenticate first, it is a little more complicated.

 

[iamsen47]

Thanks for the answers, that makes things a little clearer.
Sometimes, simple is a little too simple

My network at home doesn't require any special settings other than a network password and I got it to work rather simply. Connection at the office though, there was a little difference in that the router connected to the modem needed to be set to PPPoE with various DNS, user ids and passwords.

I initially tried replacing that router with the Express and setting those up accordingly but it didn't work. I then connected the Express to the router using my home settings (bridge, I believe) and it worked.