A Time Capsule, Airport Express and AT&T 2Wire walk into a bar...

Alas, I'm sure this question has been asked before, but my reserach keeps turning up separate answers.  So I thought I'd turn to this forum for some advice.  Ultimately I'm seeks suggestions on various ways to configure my network to allow easy backups, connection two rooms, and wirelessly print from anywhere.
I have a: 
Time Capsule (dual band) - used for Time Machine backups
Airport Express (older)
and new 2Wire 3800HGV-B wireless modem/router from AT&T (for U-verse internet/TV)
My room configuration is:
Living room with TV, internet connected DVD player, and new AT&T 2Wire Wireless U-verse modem
Home office with 2 desktop comptuers (no wireless cards) and a USB printer. 
Two roaming laptops which move around the rest of the house
The livingroom and the office can't be connected with a physical wire. 
What I was hoping to do was setup my office with the Time Capsule in the office as a wired hub, and then use it as a wirelessly bridge to the 2Wire network.  But as I understand it, a Time Capsule can't be used as a bridge to a non-Apple product.  Please correct me if I'm wrong. 
Alternately I could always get wireless cards for the desktop computers, but this leaves the printer.
I've read suggesitons of people who have used their TC as the primary router, disabling wireless on their AT&T 2Wire, and hooking the two together with ethernet.  Others who just join the TC to the 2Wireness network.  But really what I'm seeking is a way to join the two rooms. 
Any thoughts?  Am I asking the right questions or providing the right information?
Much thanks,
dana.

So I figured I'd go with an initial suggestion and attached my TC via ethernet to the 2Wire modem/router in my living room, and make the TC my primary wireless router.
Good plan
since both will be in the same room, I assume I need to disable wireless on the 2Wire
Correct
What kind of configuration do I need to do on the TC, or do I just following the wizard and select 'Extend existing network'?
You can follow the guided setup or I can give you a step by step manual setup. In either case, you will configure the TC to "Create a wireless network". 
("Extend" is only used if the TC connects using wireless only....you will be using Ethernet from one of the LAN <-> ports on the 2-Wire to the WAN port (world icon) on the TC.
The guided setup will normally sense that the TC is connected to another router and suggest that the TC be configured in Bridge Mode, which is the correct setting. Otherwise, select the Bridge Mode option when it is presented.
Note....If you have a newer dual band TC, the Guest Network option cannot be enabled when the TC is configured in Bridge Mode. So, if you want a "Guest" network, maybe the 2-Wire could provide that service.
Should I attach this (via ethernet) to the TC or the 2Wire?
Pick a LAN <-> port on either one, your choice, whichever is easier
What should the AT&T DVR be connected to?
I'm not familiar with an AT&T DVR, but if it connects via Ethernet, you can connect to a LAN <-> port on either the 2-Wire or the TC
For printing, my plan is to attach the printer through USB to the Airport Express and then connect that wirelessly to the TC network (though my first attempt at this failed to connect).
Suggest that you get the TC up and working smoothly. Then tackle the Express.

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    I use a Time Capsule as a base station. It's upstairs in the house but I use my Macbook Pro mainly downstairs and recently the connection speed has been atrocious. Last night I added an Airport Express to the network and plugged it in downstairs. It's an old one - so doesn't give option to extend network, only join a wireless network or participate in a WDS network. I did the former. However, having trawled through numerous posts, it appears I should have done the latter... yet the signal is now much much stronger and connection speed is very good. I'm really confused - has the Airport Express helped or is it just bizarre coincidence?

    To check to see exactly which router your Mac is connecting to:
    Open AirPort Utility and click on the Time Capsule. On the right, you'll see the AirPort ID. Jot that number down. Do the same for the Express.
    Now, locate your laptop near the AirPort Express and log on to your wireless network.
    Hold down the option key on your Mac while you click on the fan shaped Airport icon at the upper right area of your computer screen.
    Look for the BSSID. That is the AirPort ID of the device that your Mac is connected to. If the Mac is connecting to the Express, you'll see the AirPort ID of the Express. If, as I suspect, you are connecting to the Time Capsule even though the Mac is close to the AirPort Express, you'll see the AirPort ID of the Time Capsule.
    As I said, it is likely that you were (and will probably will be in the future) picking up some intermittent wireless interference on your network from another source near you. If it comes and goes, it's likely a cordless phone causing the issues.

  • Time Capsule/Airport Express/Ethernet - Setting up Roaming Network?

    Hi,
    I am trying to setup a network in my house to extend the wifi.  Currently the wifi signal is not strong enough to work in the a portion of the upstairs (bonus room). I want to extend the network and have it be as fast as possible.
    Here's what I have going on:
    There are 2 rooms hard wired with cat 5.  The office and the upstairs bonus room.  I have a comcast modem in the basement where the cat 5 wires all run to. The comcast modem has three available ethernet out ports.  I have one of them running to my office where my time capsule is located which is where I currently have my wifi signal coming from.  I have another ethernet plugged into another port on the comcast modem and running to the bonus room.  I purchased a Airport express and was hoping to just plug it into the ethernet in the bonus room to extend my extisting network using the ethernet (via a roaming network?) but I can't get it to work.
    A couple of questions:
    Is this the best way to extend my network so it will be as fast as possible?  How do I get it to work?  I don't want to have to move the time capsule downstairs to make this work.
    I am new to this type of networking so please forgive my ignorance.
    Thanks in advance for the help.

    Get the IP of the TC and the Express plugged into the Comcast router.. we are assuming router.
    You simply click on the airport utility and see what IP it is picking up.
    eg
    This is bridged and has picked up the address from the main router.. so shows both LAN and IP address as the same.
    Actually post a screenshot makes this ever so much easier.
    If you are not getting this.. then click edit and go to the tabs..
    1. Internet. Should be DHCP
    2. Network. Should be Off (bridge mode)
    3. Wireless. Should be Create a wireless network.
    Post me up the details and "we" can work it out.
    The basic Apple doco for roaming is here.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4260
    As with so much documentation it is out of date against the newest version of the airport utility.. so they are a little behind.

  • Extending my network. Time Capsule-Air Express and Extreme.

    So currently my network is a time capsule in my basement and an airport express upstairs behind a tv in my living room. I have an extreme that I'd like to use to boost my signal in the back yard where I use the remote app on my iphone to control itunes. They are all 802.11n(?). I would like to place the extreme close to a basement window that has clear sight to the lower back yard area.
    What is the easiest way to go about setting this up?
    THX

    Welcome to the discussions!
    +What is the easiest way to go about setting this up?+
    Assuming that your AirPort Extreme is the 802.11n version, (it has a square shape), here is how to setup the "extend" configuration with the Time Capsule. The AirPort Extreme must be positioned where it can receive a good signal from the Time Capsule.
    I was not clear on whether you already had the AirPort Express setup to extend (you must have an 802.11n version of the Express to allow this), or whether you have it configured to "join" your wireless network for use with AirTunes.
    _On the Time Capsule_
    Open AirPort Utility
    Click Manual Setup
    Click the Wireless tab below the row of icons
    Make sure that you have a check mark next to "Allow this network to be extended"
    Make note of the exact Security setting that you are using
    Update to save any changes
    The Time Capsule will restart and you should see a green light in 15-20 seconds
    _On the AirPort Extreme_
    Open AirPort Utility
    Click Manual Setup
    Click the Wireless tab below the icons
    Wireless Mode = Extend a wireless network (If you do not see this choice, hold down the option key on your computer as you click on the selection box)
    Wireless Network Name = Exact name of your Time Capsule wireless network. (This should appear as a choice in the setup)
    Enter a check mark next to Allow wireless clients
    Wireless Security = Exact same setting as your Time Capsule wireless network
    Wireless Network Password = Exact same password as your Time Capsule wireless network
    Verify Password as above
    Update to save changes
    The AirPort Extreme will restart and you should get a green light in 15-20 seconds.

  • How to setup a network with a time capsule, airport extreme and an airport express?

    Hello.
    First I want to make it clear all my knowledge off wireless networks is going on forums on the internet, before a couple of months ago I didn't realize wireless networking was so intricate so forgive my lack of experience.
    I just bought a time capsule (today, 4th generation), I have an airport extreme bought in January 2011 (they just got refreshed so mine is now one generation old) and the same with my airport express (bought in January). 
    I originally bought the airport extreme and setup a wireless network using the dual band setup.  I have no issues with the 5ghz network and most of my devices run on wireless n so I had no issues with them.  my only two wireless devices that can not use the 5ghz network is my iPhone 4's which use wireless n but it has to use the 2.4ghz signal.  Problem is in my apartment I am bombarded with other peoples 2.4ghz networks so my signal is terrible 10-15 feet from the airport extreme.  Near my extreme I am getting signal ranges around 15mb to 20 mb.  When Im about 15 minutes away in my bedroom (so one wall in between) my signal plummets to 1-2 mb. sometimes as low as 0.17mb which is not good.  I got the airport express to extend my range and placed it in my bedroom. .  After setting up the airport express the signal still was terrible.  I researched and realized that if the signal strength ***** then the airport express cant boost the signal as much which makes sense in hind sight.  I then researched setting up a roaming network or a WDS network.  Per research a WDS network was not recommended b/c I was not using a wireless g network.  I attempted to create a roaming network and then realized that you can not use an airport express in a roaming network.  This has led me to now buy a time capsule.
    First, in my setup do I or should I have the time capsule as the primary?  I believe its more powerful than the airport extreme but Im not sure if that matters in a network that is distributing wifi from ethernet (thats how I am connected the extreme and the time capsule)
    so can I do
    cable modem ETHERNET  Airport extreme(in the living room where its always been and works great in that immediate area) (3rd generation)  ETHERNET Time Capsule(in the bedroom where I usually get poor signal) (4th gen)  and then an airport express connecting to the 2.4ghz signal in the bedroom where the time capsule also is EXTENDING the wireless range?
    or should it be the time capsule first bc its more powerful? 
    I tried setting up this setup and everything is green but I don't know if what I am doing is actually working on full cylinders b/c I am confused on some aspects.  mainly  on the airport extreme which is the primary device I have under the wireless tab selected create a wireless network and on the time capsule it also is on create a wireless network with the network name being exactly the same.  Should it be changed to extend a wireless network? and then bridge mode?  Should I have different channels for the different devices that are on 2.4ghz? 
    I am open to hear ANY suggestions, or ideas to improve my setup.  PLEASE PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!, lol  its been 5 long months of poor internet in my bedroom where my wife has her setup with a roku box and wifi tv (I have those hardwired for now) but mainly for her iPad and iPhone b/c its so bad sometimes she has to turn wifi off and use 3G.  I have same issue in my bathroom, sometimes Im getting decent signal and sometimes its so bad I can't open the link on an RSS feed in safari which I have to assume doesn't require that much bandwith?
    I have no wireless g devices.  The only device I need 2.4ghz for is my iPhone 4's but they both use n also.  All my other deivices connect on 5ghz and my 5ghz network is decent, a lot better than the 2.4ghz network atleast.

    You wrote so much that I find it hard to address all your concerns.  However, here are some thoughts:
    1) I'd configure the Time Capsule as the "main" router, connected directly to your cable modem.  Configure it to "create a wireless network" and to "Allow this network to be extended".  Configure the other devices to "Extend a wireless network".
    2) Put any device that's extending the network half way between the main router and the wireless clients.  If the signal from the main router is weak at the cllient's location, then the extending device will also receive a weak signal.

  • Creating network using Time Capsule, Airport Extreme and Airport Express

    Hello, 
    Yesterday I purchased the 4th Gen Time Capsule to replace my Airport Extreme (4th gen) as my "main" router.  However, I want to repurpose my Airport Extreme to extend the network AND use the Ethernet ports to connect additional devices.  I will then use my Airport Express solely to "join the network" for Airplay purposes.
    I connected the Time Capsule directly to my cable modem using Ethernet.  I set up the Time capsule in Airport, checked the "allow this network to be extended" and used WPA2 Personal encryption.  I then set up the Airport Extreme to "join an existing network"  wirelessly and mimic the same network name, encryption type and password.  Finally, I set up the aiport express as I mentioned above.
    This setup does a great job of extending my network with increased performance.  However, when I plug my Mac into the Airport Extreme using ethernet, it does not recognize.  This Mac IS connected via Aiport.  However, under the "ethernet" option in the Network Menu, it says "No IP Address Found." 
    I've searched some other forums and thought this configuration would work.  Also, I apologize if this seems like and amateur post.  This is my first time using the Apple support Community.
    Thank you

    I set up the Time capsule in Airport, checked the "allow this network to be extended" and used WPA2 Personal encryption
    Those are the correct settings for the "main" router.
    I then set up the Airport Extreme to "join an existing network"  wirelessly and mimic the same network name, encryption type and password
    The AirPort Extreme does not provide any additional wireless coverage and the Ethernet ports are not enabled if the device is configured to "join a wireless network"
    Check your setttings using AirPort Utility - Manual Setup
    Click the Wireless tab located just below the row of icons
    Wireless Mode = Extend a wireless network
    Wireless Network Name = Same name as the Time Capsule wireless network
    Enter a check mark next to "Allow wireless clients"
    Wireless Security = Same setting as the Time Capsule wireless network
    Wireless Password = Same password at the Time Capsule wireless network
    Confirm Password
    Click Update at the lower right and allow 25-30 seconds for the AirPort Extreme to restart.
    Configured correctly, the AirPort Extreme will extend the wireless network and the Ethernet ports on the Extreme will be enabled.
    I good starting location for the extending device is a location about 1/2 to 2/3 the distance from the main router to the area that needs more wireless coverage.
    Once you have the AirPort Extreme configured and working correctly, post back if you would like a tip to find out exactly which device....your Time Capsule or the AirPort Extreme that your laptop is connected to at any given location.

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