Naming Airport Extreme and Express

[Ironhorse]

I have a white flying saucer AE and a Airport Express base that i can't rename. I have them renamed in everything except the fan signal in the menu bar. Both say apple network with numbers and letters.

Thanks for any help

Dennis

[C(-)ris]

That is the network name. It is one of the first config screens you see in the airport setup.

[Ironhorse]

airport setup or airport utility?
In airport utility the names are correct.

[Ironhorse]

I got it, was so simple and I feel so stupid. Guess I got in a hurry.

Dennis

[C(-)ris]

Airport Utility. Not the basestation name, the network name. 2 entirely different things.

[Ironhorse]

Thanks Cris it was your response that triggered my actions to get it right.

Thanks

[GuyGene]

Good post Iron; I think this is confusing to many people, and maybe this will help clear it up.

Like C(-)ris said, one is base station name, the other the network name. I have my network name hidden so that it has to be typed in exactly as I have it in order for it to even show as a possible wifi network. Then, the network is password protected.