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First of all, I would suggest setting this up with the Time Capsule first (unplug the AirPort Express). Then, once you have it working on the Time Capsule, you can duplicate it with the AirPort Express.
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If you want to lock things down as much as possible, then "No Access" should be the default:
And then create a new entry for the cell phone for ...
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When you're connected to the Wi-Fi network, hold down option and click the Wi-Fi icon in the OS X menubar. You'll see additional details about your connection, including one item labelled PHY Mode:. That will show you whether you're connected via 802.11ac, n, g, etc.
There's also a Channel: entry that tells you the radio frequency and channel.
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The wifi signal indicator only reports on the strength of the signal from the base station. It does not indicate if you have internet connectivity.
If all of your other devices are connecting through the same base station and router, I suggest you click on the wifi indicator, and select open network preferences. From there it will indicate the status of ...
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I would run /System/Library/CoreServices/Wireless Diagnostics to see if the tool can pick up on any problems with channel or interference. The drop off in speed seems too large to account for a switch from wired ethernet MTU to the overhead for WiFi, but it could be something that will get tuned with an update.
The good news is you get free support within ...
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Download the Lion version 5.6 of Airport Utility , which actually works with setting up / reconfiguring an Airport Express.
Both versions (ML comes with 6.x) can be used on Mountain Lion. Keep both around, for now.
Though once setup, my AE responds well to AU 6.x.
I don't know why .. but then, ours is not to reason why, is it.
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Try using Apple's Network Diagnostics tool and see if that suggests anything. Assuming you are using 10.8, go to System Preferences, select Network, press the "Assist me" button at the bottom of the window, then press Diagnostics. Follow the steps through and edit your answer with the results.
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Before making any attempt to use any wireless channel,
you should first analyze your wireless environnment and
its pollution level.
For this kind of analysis, I advise you to use
iStumbler which is a pretty good tool to analyze wireless
environnment.
Once you have sorted all your neighbor networks along their signal
strength, you'll be able to choose a ...
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The 5GHz is all hype. It can be faster, only if you're close to it. 2.4GHz is still superior in range and as you know, WiFi speed drops off the further away you get from your access point.
The only time I've found 5GHz useful is: When many other networks are interfering with mine. (in between two large apartment buildings with 12+ networks bouncing ...
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Mountain Lion does log a limited amount of information to
/private/var/log/wifi.log
To read that file – and its siblings such as wifi.log.0.bz2 – use Console.
Included with the operating system is a diagnostics app that can enable debug logging. With that level of logging enabled you can then use Console to:
view all messages
add a system log query
...
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In the event ephsmith's doesn't work I found an additional issue with my own setup.
My macbook wouldn't connect after my AP decided to reset it's settings. During the configuration, I'd set the SSID before enabling WPA. This caused the macbook to remember the unsecured AP only and wouldn't automatically join the WPA protected instance. By removing the ...
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