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re: iPad not recognizing Airport express

I had low wireless signal on my patio. I have a Timecapsule as my base station. I purchased an Airport Express today to extend the range of my network. It's all set up and working for my MB Pro. However, on my patio the signal is still nil on the iPad. If I move the iPad next to the AirPort Express the signal strength does not change. I tried restarting the iPad and this did not help. All my firmware/software is up to date. Any suggestions?

iMac, MB Pro, iPad, Mac OS X (10.6.3)

Posted on May 16, 2010 3:01 PM

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May 16, 2010 6:13 PM in response to darthbeeman

darthbeeman wrote:
Any suggestions?


I don't have any Apple routers, so all I can do is reference Apple support documents. This one says that you have to setup a Wireless Distribution System in order to use the Airport Express to extend the range of an existing network. Have you done this? Is there any way to verify that your Macbook Pro is connecting via the Airport Express and not the Time Capsule? You might want to post a question in a forum dedicated to the Airport Express to get a better answer.

Since you just purchased this Airport Express, you might want to contact Apple directly and verify that this is possible with your current networking equipment.

If you have done all this correctly and it should work, try telling the iPad to forget all existing networks.

re: iPad not recognizing Airport express

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