How do I change from airport express first generation to new airport express base station (second generation)?

I currently have the 1st gen airport express plugged into the wall and connected to our cable (wired) router via the ethernet port. It provides a wireless network to our two computers in other rooms of the house. The coverage is OK, but it occasionally is slow and/or briefly loses the wireless connection.

I recently bought the second generation airport express base station with the two ports (Ethernet and WAN), and I want to switch over to the new APExpress. My questions are: 1) In what order should I do things? (eg unplug the old APExpress before plugging in the new APExpress base station, or vice versa) and 2) In which port on the new APExpress should I plug the cable from the router into, the Ethernet port or the WAN port?

One last question: Does it make any sense to connect both APExpresses to the router, i.e. connect 1st gen airport express to ethernet port of new APExpress base station, and connect the new APexpress base station to the router via the WAN port?

As you can tell by my questions, I'm not a very techhie kind of guy, so please make the answer simple:-)

• Asked by Steven G from Yokohama
• Apr 28, 2013
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Does the AirPort Express Base Station support "Wake on Demand" (Bonjour Sleep Proxy)?

Providing the wireless network is hosted by airport express, will I be able to wake my imac (2013) to access itunes library from my apple tv?

• Asked by Joachim F
• Apr 21, 2013
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Can I use the Airport Express Base Station to replace my existing Netgear router and still maintain the same network?

My cable company setup the network in my house with their equipment: a modem and a Netgear router. The router does not provide adequate signal strength even for a desktop PC situated a few feet in the same room. As a test, I plugged in my Airport Extreme Base Station to one of the free ports on the back of the Netgear router and the PC, as well as other wireless devices nearby, received a stronger signal. I want to replace the Netgear router with the Express without creating a new network. Is this possible?

• Asked by Anthony G from Edison
• Sep 23, 2012
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Can I scan wirelessly using a printer/scanner combo connected to the Airport Express USB port?

I have an HP printer/scanner combo. If I connect this to an Airport Express Base Station via USB, will I be able to use the scanning feature wirelessly?

• Asked by Jon Wayne B from Toronto
• Sep 20, 2012
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Can i use my Airport Express to extend my wireless network, that has a liksys router as its main base.

• Asked by Esteban C
• Dec 16, 2012
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Does the new 2T time capsule replace the airport express base station?

• Asked by Roman L from Edmonton
• Jan 28, 2013
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While using an Express Base station in BRIDGE mode, are both ethernet jacks on the express active and free to use with wired devices?

If a new Airport Express is bridging a network connection provided by an Airport Extreme, will it allow two devices to be wired to the express and "bridged" to the primary network? I would like to relocate a mac pro and xbox 360 on the other side of my house and would like to hook these two devices up to the network. Otherwise an airport express and a switch would work, so I have read, but I would like to keep it as simple as possible.

• Asked by Eric P from Clifton Park
• Sep 30, 2012
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Can I create a network between just the iPhone and Airport Express Base Station to stream music to a amplifier.

• Asked by Trevor P
• Sep 21, 2012
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Compatibility with previous generation of airport extreme

I currently have 2 airport extreme base stations these are configured with the radio set to 5 ghz as a single wireless network. can i introduce a airport express into the same wireless network but have this airport express transmitting on both 2.4 and 5 ghz simultaneously or will it be restricted to 5 ghz due to the older airport extreme configuration.

• Asked by Steve T
• Apr 22, 2013
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can it extend my wifi network if this is my only airport base station?

I have a netgear router that may have he same type of thing as an airport extreme but im not completely sure...

• Asked by Melissa E from Olathe
• Jun 20, 2012
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