Convert Airport Exp. from Airtunes to base station

Ok, I tried this on the mac.misc group and got nothing but crickets
chirping. I'll give it one last shot here

I currently have an Airport Extreme base station for my internet
access, and an Airport Express running Airtunes. I would like to
remove the Extreme and convert the Express to be my main internet
router/base station. (I won't be using Airtunes any longer.)

Can I just disconnect both routers, connect the Express to my cable
modem, and then set it up via the Airport Admin utility, or should I
change any settings *before* I disconnect them from their current
locations?

I wouldn't expect it to make a difference, but just in case it does,
I'd rather know ahead of time

TIA,
_d

 

You could just reset it to factory defaults (their a small reset button you
will need to depress with a pencil tip) and then go from there. The Airport
Express can maintain profiles. I use mine at home only as a way to stream
(AirTunes) music to the sournd system and to allow wireless access to a USB
printer. When I travel, I take the AE with me and set the AE's profile to
one where it is now a wireless router. I like this as many hotels with free
internet still wired internet in the room. The AE keeps me unteathered.

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Slipface-

I saw your other post, but was waiting to see what others thought before
replying. I no longer have my AirPort Express, so can't verify anything!

I think it will work the way you want. At most, you might need to reset
the Express to factory defaults, to get it to respond to the utility.
As far as I know, you can only access it wirelessly. The Ethernet port
is only good for connecting to your cable modem. (You may have to
recycle power to the cable modem, to get to assign an IP address to the
Express.)

Fred

 

Thanks, guys. I saw the thing about profiles in the user guide, but it
sounded a bit complicated. That does sound like a reasonable way to do
it. I could create the new profile, and later on just delete the old
Airtunes profile.

As for recycling the power to the modem, I'll definitely keep note of
that in case it doesn't work, I'll give it a try.

thanks!
_dennis