Do I need a airport base station to extend my network or can i use my network router?

I bought a Airport express to enhance my current wifi in the house, and i can't seem to get it to enhance it. There is one room that dont have wifi and it is the room i bought it for. Now when i talked with apple they said all i needed was the express and it should enhance it, but i can't seem to get it to work. Do i need a airport base station of some sort or does my current router work fine. I just need some help and its been 3 months and its getting old. So i appreciate any help.

Do i need a airport base station of some sort or does my current router work fine.
I'm afraid that this will not help you, but at least you will have some accurate information.
Using wireless only, the AirPort Express can "extend" or "repeat" the wireless network that is provided by another Apple "n" wireless router.
Using wireless only, the AirPort Express can NOT "extend" or "repeat" the wireless signal if it is being produced by another router from another manufacturer.
In this case, you will need to connect the AirPort Express to the other wireless router using a wired Ethernet connection. Post back if you need more information about this type of setup.

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I am trying to set up an ABS as an extender for the wireless network in my house. If I have Mac Address filtering set on my original network will that carry over to the extension or do I have to put all of the Mac Address on the original network into the second base station? If I do, is there a way to transfer them from one Airport to another?
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If I have Mac Address filtering set on my original network will that carry over to the extension
No
do I have to put all of the Mac Address on the original network into the second base station?
Yes
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While both will connect to internet off of ...
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When I go to Airport Utility, the Router B is listed first and then shown as connecting to Router A.
IF....the settings on both Apple routers are correct.....and
IF....AirPort Utility is working correctly.....
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There are 4 iphone5's and 1 iphone4 on my network along with 2 laptops running 10.6.8 and 10.7 respectively as well as two desktops with the same configurations as the laptops.
I get a sense that the iphones may/will be useless the new airport.
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I get a sense that the iphones may/will be useless the new airport
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Perform a "hard" reset of the AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBS)
o (ref: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107451)
Setup the AEBS
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AirPort tab
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Do i need an extreme base station if i have an airport express?

I just got an Apple ibook G4 laptop through a program at my school which is Airport ready. I'm not really that computer smart. At home we have 1 ethernet cord attached to a different computer but I want to set up a wireless connection in my room just for my laptop. Can I do that with just an airport express base station, or do I have to have a stationary one first? Would it be easier just to buy the extreme base station even though it costs more? Also, how does the express work? Do you just plug it into the wall, or does it have to be connected to some sort of phone jack, or what? Again, not computer smart at all. HELP!!!

bcbandtiger, Welcome to the discussion area!
Since an AirPort Express (AX) won't support a wired (Ethernet connected) computer, you can't solve your problem that way.
If your only goal is to create a wireless network for the laptop, you need either the AirPort Extreme base station (AEBS) or any other inexpensive 802.11b/g compliant wireless router. These will provide an Ethernet port for you wired computer and create the wireless network for your laptop.
Do you just plug it into the wall, or does it have to be connected to some sort of phone jack, or what?
It would plug into your home Ethernet connection.

Airport base station needed?

I just bought an Airport express. Do I actually need an Airport Extreme base station to extend my network or can I do that with the router that I currently have? Based on my experiences thus far I'm thinking that I must have the base station. Thanks to anyone willing to help.

In most cases, you can configure the AirPort Express to join your existing wireless network so you won't have to switch networks to listen to AirTunes. This is sometimes a bit tricky and it may take a few tries.
Here's how to do it:
Move the Express near your computer and temporarily, connect an ethernet cable from your computer to the AirPort Express. After you have it configured, you can remove the cable and move the Express back to the desired location.
Open Hard Drive > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
Click Manual Setup
Click the Wireless tab below the row of icons
Wireless Mode should be set to "Join a wireless network". If you don't see this choice, hold down the "option" key on your computer while you click on the selection box
Wireless Network Name...your Netgear wireless network name should appear as a choice to join. Click to select your Netgear wireless network name
Wireless Security....must be the exact same security setting that your Netgear network is using
Wireless Password....must be the exact same setting that your Netgear network is using
Click Update to save your changes. Close AirPort Utility. The Express will restart in 15-20 seconds. Now you can move the Express back to the location that you want.

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I have a classroom with a dozen G5 Mac Pros running Tiger and we want to allow them to use a couple of A3 photo-quality inkjet printers and a couple of flatbed scanners.
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Should we look to buy any specific printers or scanners that will be more compatible?
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Do I need a airport base station to extend my network or can i use my network router?

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