Hi Ronni, First Question: Yes. Once it was added to my network, I took it to the DVD Recorder in another room and it worked fine.
I set it up at my mother’s in Client Mode. But then when I plugged it into her DVD Recorder in another room I just got the flashing orange light. I just had a thought - is it possible that it would still work if I then tried to set up the internet on the DVD Recorder ? Even though the light has not gone green. Once I saw the flashing orange light I did not proceed any further ! Should never ASSUME eh ? On 27 Mar 2014, at 3:16 pm, Ronda Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Stephen, > > On 27 Mar 2014, at 12:41 pm, Stephen Chape <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Ronni, >> >> I first added the AE to my own WiFi network using Airport Utility (that went >> fine). >> I then followed the instructions to set up Internet Access on my own DVD >> Recorder as a test (as Brian suggested). >> That worked fine and I was able to watch iView etc on my DVD Recorder. > > But, we're you able to unplug AE & and then plug the AE at another location > (room) and still have success - as you are trying to do at your Mother's? >> >> I then took the AE to my mother’s home. >> I downloaded & installed Airport Utility for Windows on her PC. >> I then reset AE to factory configuration and added AE to her WiFi network (a >> little more work than on mine - Windows I guess). >> Everything at that point was fine, green light on AE etc and showed up in >> Airport Utility. >> >> Then I unplugged and went to her lounge (the next room). >> Each time I plugged into power I got a continuous orange flashing light. >> Tried this 3 times but same result. >> Took back to her study and plugged in = green light. >> The AE seems to lose track of her WiFi once in her lounge room. >> Yet my iPhone picks it up all over her home. > > If you setup AE to join the existing Wi-Fi network in Client mode as you > mentioned you did in a previous email. > In client mode, the AirPort Express is used exclusively by the device to > which it is physically connected. > It won't extend the range of the Wi-Fi network, meaning that other devices, > such as computers, cannot connect to it wirelessly. > > While in client mode, AirPort Express with 802.11n will be able to use the > Ethernet port to pass Wi-Fi traffic to a device connected to the Ethernet > port. >> >> Just wondering if the AE needs a much stronger WiFi signal than my iPhone >> perhaps ? > > Your iPhone uses the 2.5GHz band not 5GHz. > > Cheers, > Ronni >> >> >> On 27 Mar 2014, at 11:14 am, Ronni Brown <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> On 27 Mar 2014, at 8:01 am, Stephen Chape <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> No. It is connected by ethernet to my mother’s DVD Recorder in her lounge >>>> room. >>>> But now you have given me food for thought Peter. >>>> When I thought it was using her WiFi in her study did I still have it >>>> connected by ethernet to the modem/router ? >>>> GOSH .. looks like another trip up to Darlington ! >>>> BUGGER this is getting very long winded. >>> >>> Hi Stephen, >>> >>> Going right back to your original post to the list regarding this subject >>> you mentioned & I quote: >>> /Begin Quote: >>> "On the back of the new Recorder is an Ethernet Port. >>> In the setup instructions it has Internet Setup (which I bypassed for now)." >>> /End Quote: >>> >>> Brain Risbey replied first & asked if you had set up Internet Access >>> following the "instruction Manual". >>> Brian gave page numbers in the Setup Instructions for a Panasonic Blu-Ray >>> DMR-BWT835 or 730. >>> Then I replied and mentioned you should be able to setup for iView etc..... >>> >>> Did you go back and follow the Instruction Manual & do the 'Network >>> Connection - Network Easy Settings'? >>> >>> I could not find the operating instructions online for exactly your Model >>> DMR-XW390GLK >>> but did find DMR-XW390 which are possibly similar but page numbers might >>> not be correct. >>> >>> Operating Instructions DVD Recorder Model No. DMR-XW390 >>> >>> >>> <http://s1.bigbrownbox.com.au/manuals/DMR-XW390/13092012171440DMR-XW390.pdf> >>> >>> Page 15 - Network Connection >>> >>> Page 18 - Network Easy Settings >>> >>> To restart Network Easy Settings >>> >>> 1 While stopped >>> >>> Press [SETUP]. (16) >>> >>> 2 Select “Network Easy Settings” in “Network”, then press [OK]. >>> >>> 3. Refer to “Network Settings” (75) >>> >>> When you experience problems >>> >>> Refer to “When you experience problems with Network Easy Setting”. (91) >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> >>> 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt" >>> 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD >>> >>> OS X 10.9.2 Mavericks >>> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> Regards, Stephen Chape Mac by choice Windows because my employer knew no better
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