About Airport Extreme

I bought a Airport Extreme in America but I can't use it in China.So I need help.Thanks

Hi, andylai. Welcome to the forums!
AirPort Utility can monitor the total wireless data flow through your Extreme, but it can't measure the flow through Ethernet, and it can't break the wireless flow down to examine traffic on a per-client basis. As far as I know, those just can't be done with an Extreme.

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    I have a few questions about Airport extreme/express:
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    2 I have cable NOT wireless modem. What would be the best option (speed-wise) to connect to internet- connect modem to Extreme and access internet wirelessly from it? To connect modem to Extreme and imac?
    3 How fast is read/ write from hard drive connected to Extreme?
    4 How many hard drives can you connect to Extreme (or Express if that is possible)?
    5 Can you remotely sync Ipod nano/ shuffle using Extreme?
    I really hate wire clutter around my desk. What I intend to do is to connect hard drives and printer to Airport Extreme and access them remotely. That would leave empty desk:).
    Thanks

    1. You cannot connect a hard drive to the Airport Express USB port.
    2. The speed of wireless networking is faster than the speed of most cable internet services. Therefore, you won't notice any difference in your internet connection speed between (a) a cabled connection directly between Mac and modem or (b) a wireless connection between Mac and base station and modem.
    3. Apple has not published any specs on the speed of hard drive access for the Airport Extreme N Base Station. Several people have posted their own measurements (do a search in this discussion forum), and generally those results are not very good.
    4. Apple has not placed a limit on the number of drives you can attach to the Airport Extreme N Base Station (with use of a hub). How many do you want to connect?
    5. You cannot remotely sync an iPod using the Extreme Base Station.

  • Need advice about AIrport Extreme/ Bluetooth Upgrade!!!!

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    Hi-
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  • A PC user's questions about Airport Extreme & Airport Express

    Hi all,
    I have a few questions regarding both the Airport Extreme AC and the Airport Express. 
    I am a PC user who is currently looking at replacing my Cisco Linksys EA4500(primary router) and my Linksys E2500(bridge router) due to the lack of regular firmware updates that Linksys fails to provide for their routers  and the fact that I simply find Linksys products to be buggy..  Based on my research,  Apple's Airport Extreme N and the AC versions have received excellent reviews on Amazon and I am considering purchasing both the Airport Extreme AC(to replace my Linksys EA4500) and the Airport Express(to replace my Linksys E2500).
    Before I get to my questions, let me be frank in saying that I do not have a Mac(but intend to after my desktop dies) at this time but in my house we have two iPhone 4s's and one iPad 2 as far as Apple products are concerned.  My computer network consists of my HP Windows 7 based desktop and HP Windows 7 laptop and I have a home ethernet in every room in the house . In addition, my den's ethernet connection is connected as Ethernet wall jack in which the connections include---->Ethernet switch------>Tivo---->Playstation 3/Xbox 360/Nintendo Wii/----->Samsung Smart TV---->Linksys E2500.
    My questions are as follows:
    1. Initial/Out of the box set up: Based on what I have read here, it is possible for a PC user to setup the Airport Extreme by downloading the Airport Extreme utility software from Apple. However I have been confused based on what I have read on Amazon in that some users report that the initial setup can only be done using a Mac.  Would someone from this forum kindly clairify this for me? Can I set up the Airport Extreme with my network assuming that I have previously downloaded an installed Apple's Airport Extreme Utility for the PC?
    2. Using the Airport Express as a wireless bridge: Currently my Linksys E2500 serves as my secondary router in my den in bridge mode.  Can I set up an Airport Express as a wireless bridge assuming I was sucessfully in setting up my Airport Extreme? On Linksys products this is done by setting the router in bridge mode and assigning it a specific IP address within the bridge router's settings.  So for example, my Linksys E2500 has a 192.168.1.1X IP address, can I do this with the Airport Extreme?  Note the the intention here for the extra router in my den to provide additional wireless coverage due to the size of my home.  I do not need it to provide me with the same wireless network name as my primary router, I only want to provide the back of my house with additional wireless coverage that a primary router will not provide.
    3. Router Security and reliability:  I would like the router that I purchase to include regular firmware updates beyond that of one year.  Especially now that most modern routers have some sort of cloud set up,  I wouldn't want to purchase a router today, only to find out that I wouldn't be able to update its firmware one year from now.   With respect to Apple's routers,  how often does Apple release firmware and typically speaking;  how long will Apple support additional firmware releases for its products?
    Thanks to anyone who reads and responds to my long post! 

    The one problem is Apple using their own automatic port opening system.. NAT-PMP which is fine for apple clients but will not work with almost anything else made which depends on UPNP ..
    There are lots of hassles with PS3 and XBox live and anything that depends on standard automatic port opening for interactive internet connection.
    Manually opening ports is possible but a pain.
    eg
    AirPort Extreme and xbox 360
    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5385065?tstart=0
    I do agree with John Galt that the Apple products are well made and generally great.. they did have a bad capacitor failure issue in the Gen1 and Gen2 TC which he may have forgotten about.. I have repaired about 200 of the bludgers. And there was a dedicated site to pressure apple to fix them.. with 2500 recorded dead TC.
    See http://timecapsuledead.org/
    See
    https://sites.google.com/site/lapastenague/a-deconstruction-of-routers-and-modem s/apple-time-capsule-repair
    And some ongoing issues.. even post getting that fixed up.
    https://sites.google.com/site/lapastenague/a-deconstruction-of-routers-and-modem s/apple-time-capsule-repair/new-issue-with-a1355-gen-3-tc
    But the AEBS had external power supply so didn't add to the heat of built in HDD and power supply in a case too small without cooling. New ones seem to have learnt the lessons of the past in that the power supply is internal but they use a fan system to keep it cool.
    See http://www.ifixit.com/Device/Apple_Time_Capsule for internal construction.. TC and AEBS are now identical except for the hard disk.
    An option worth considering is using a router with third party source firmware.
    You are then never cut off from great updated firmware.. and you can do amazingly more with the fuller setup that includes Telnet cli and extensive interface on the GUI.
    Eg Gargoyle on a Netgear WNDR3800 or even cheaper TP-Link WDR3600 or WDR4300.
    These offer full QoS, not in Apple products.
    Full throttling controls, not in Apple products.
    Quota, not in any other products in domestic market at all.
    NAT-PMP and UPNP, not in Apple products.
    VPN, not in Apple products.
    Multiple VLAN, Multiple IP addressing, not in Apple producs.
    SMTP, which Apple removed from all their new products.. no reason why.
    Log access, which Apple removed from the new airport utility.. no reason why.
    etc.
    If for some reason that firmware doesn't suit.. you can flash over to DD-WRT, or OPENWRT.. etc. in other words you are never again beholden to the manufacturer who after the product is EOL is also end of support.

  • Reconfirmation about Airport Extreme device capacity

    So if I read the current Airport Extreme specs correctly it can support 50 wireless and 150 wired devices simultaneously.
    Would it apply to a setup of 2 Switches and 1 Mac Mini directly connected to it? The first switch would have 6 IP cameras, 1 NAS with Link Aggregation (2 ports), 1 Mac Pro, 1 Apple TV. The second switch would connect 2 Game Consoles, 1 Apple TV, 1 HTPC. That would be 13 devices total (or 14 if you count the two ports from the NAS).
    I just want advice if it's recommended to do it.

    So if I read the current Airport Extreme specs correctly it can support 50 wireless and 150 wired devices simultaneously.
    The Extreme could actually be configured to have up to 50 wireless and about 200 Ethernet clients, but out of the box, in router mode, it is setup to handle 50/150.
    Once you get much above about 20 wireless devices, things are really going to slow down unless you have a very fast Internet connection. Remember....all devices will share the same Internet connection bandwidth, so if you have 20 devices to connect and a 20 Mbps Internet connection, each device is only going to get about 1 Mbps.
    This assumes that you have AirPort Extreme configured to act as the main router on your network.
    That means that it must connect to a simple modem......not a modem/router or gateway type of device that is often furnished to customers by Internet Service Providers.
    So, before we go further, let's clarify on what modem you will be using.  Make and model number?

  • Voltage specs and international question about Airport Extreme (802.11n)

    I'm about to travel to Korea to teach English for a year so I'm preparing all my electronic gear for the journey and I've come to a curious question involving the Airport Extreme with 802.11n.
    First of all, I'm worried about voltage (Korea runs on 220v / 60Hz). For most hard drives (and Apple hardware in general it seems) the power supply is auto-switching 100-240v 50/60 Hz, but when I looked at the official specs for the Airport Extreme (hereafter AEBS) this info is conspicuously absent. The AEBS itself runs on 12V DC power, which is listed in the specs, but the input tolerance for the AC adapter isn't mentioned. I checked the specs for the Time Capsule since the hardware is presumably very similar and it is explicitly 100-240v. Likewise the replacement power supply available from Apple is listed as 100-240v, but since it is a replacement part I'm not sure if it is the exact same make as the adapter that ships with the AEBS in North America. If someone knows the definitive specs, I would appreciate an answer.
    Secondly, when I tried searching the Korean Apple site (www.apple.co.kr) for specs on the Korean version of the AEBS to see if it was the same, I discovered that the Airport Extreme isn't available in Korea (although the Airport Express and Time Capsule). Does anyone know why this is? Is it possible the Airport Extreme doesn't comply with Korean wireless standards (I know the iPhone isn't being released in Korea because of laws about middleware that must be installed on cellular phones in Korea)? It seems safe given the availability of the Time Capsule in Korea, but does anyone have any specific knowledge about the Airport Extreme or Wi-fi regulations in Korea?
    Sorry if this is a strange question, but I'd appreciate insight from the more experienced/advanced Apple users out there.
    -Matt Tranquada

    Thanks for the response. I guess what I would like to know is if I am closer to the newer 802.11n AE base station with my laptop, will it ignore the older base station and communicate directly with the stronger signal, or does it communicate with the weaker, more distant signal. Does the laptop automatically determine which base station has a stronger signal and choose it, or is it fixed which base station the laptop communicates with?

  • Random Questions about Airport Extreme Card

    I have an early 2006 iMac with the built in Airport Extreme card, and so far I've managed to use it to share my ethernet internet connection with my Nintendo DS, Wii, PS3, Apple TV, etc.
    But I have some random questions that I'm hoping some of you people can answer.
    1. Does my Airport card support UPnP (or whatver the Mac equivelent is), and if so, how do I enable it?
    2. With my old router I used to be able to type it's IP address into the address bar of my browser and access the settings for it. Anyway of doing this sort of thing to access the Airport's settings?
    That's all I need to know really. Any help would be appreciated.
    1.83 GHz Intel Core Duo, 2GB RAM Mac OS X (10.4.10)

    Hi
    UPnP is handled by your router/modem.
    You cant get access to the airport extreme card it has no settings to my knowledge(apart from network prefs).
    Tony

  • Extremely Confused about Airport Extreme.

    I have a macbookpro which is a little under a year old, my family runs on PCs and just got a "N" Wireless router - is there a way to update my computer so it will run on the N, or will an update only work to run on the new N airport extreme base/wireless console.
    I know there is a downloadable update for $1.99, but the updates (AirPort Extreme Update 2007-001) is says needs to be downloaded first won't run on my computer - am i missing something?
    Thank you for your help

    I have a macbookpro which is a little under a year old, my family runs on PCs and just got a "N" Wireless router - is there a way to update my computer so it will run on the N, or will an update only work to run on the new N airport extreme base/wireless console.
    If your MacBook Pro has an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, than yes...and no, it should work with most "n" wireless routers.
    I know there is a downloadable update for $1.99, but the updates (AirPort Extreme Update 2007-001) is says needs to be downloaded first won't run on my computer
    AirPort Extreme Update 2007-002 supersedes the -001 version.

  • Question about Airport Extreme, Cable Modems??

    Help, I am new to wireless and I need some help with setup. I have tried to even register my new airport extreme and can't seem to get started on any of this. I understand much of the concepts, but the networking I am familiar with involve cables and routers, ethernet.
    I have a cable modem with Comcast that is very old. I have a suspicion I may need to get a newer cable modem. What modems out there have had success so to speak, I also have a new quickey USB Tranceiver I am trying to get hooked up, which is suppossed to take care of a internal airport card???
    Of course to start setting this up, I will be killing my internet connections so I can not look up forums for help. Anything I should do before I unplug and try to get ethernet signal from Modem to Airport?

    Even though your cable modem is "very old", it may well work just fine with your new base station. I suggest you try it - and if it works, you'll have saved yourself some money.
    Connect the modem and your base station. Then pull power to both for at least five minutes - longer if you are patient enough. Then plug the modem into power and wait a minute. Then plug the base station into power and wait a minute. If all goes well, your base station will show a solid green status light telling you it has successfully connected with Comcast's service.
    Cable your Mac to one of the Base Station's LAN ports - and it should now have internet access.
    My understanding is that the Quickey "Quicky USB Transceiver" is used to improve the range of a Mac that is already equipped with an Airport card.

  • Why can't I back up my Macbook Air using Airport extreme.

    I "used to" back up my Macbook air via Time machine using external harddisk connected to Airport extreme, of course back up wirelessly over WiFi. But now I've seen on Apple support page about Airport extreme that this cannot be done anymore. I've only 3 choices to do Time machine back up using Time capsule, external harddisk that connected to Time capsule or connect harddisk directly to Macbook air. But not harddisk connectd to Airport extreme anymore. So did Apple just change how backing up can be done recently? And is there any way I can back up using harddisk connected to Airport extreme?
    Thanks in advance for any help.

    But now I've seen on Apple support page about Airport extreme that this cannot be done anymore.
    Not sure what  you mean here by "anymore".
    Apple never did officially support Time Machine backups to a drive connected to the USB port on any of the Generation 1 though 5 AirPort Extreme versions.  These were all the "flat" or "square" shaped versions of the AirPort Extreme.
    Some users seemed to be able to do this though, while others.....like me....had nothing but problems when they tried it.
    Time Machine backups are supported with a USB drive connected to the newer "tower" 802.11ac version of the AirPort Extreme.
    I've only 3 choices to do Time machine back up using Time capsule, external harddisk that connected to Time capsule or connect harddisk directly to Macbook air. But not harddisk connectd to Airport extreme anymore
    Do you have the drive that is connected to the USB port on the AirPort Extreme mounted and displayed on the desktop of your Mac?  If you do, it should appear as an option to choose as a destination for Time Machine backups, even though this is not officially supported if you have a Gen 1 through Gen 5 AirPort Extreme.

  • What exactly is an AirPort Extreme?

    I was looking around the Apple site and wondered about AirPort Extreme. Is it similar to the Linksys router? Or do you need to sign up for Internet service with a specific provider like iPhone?
    If it is a router, how well does it work? Is it reliable?

    Having owned both, I really recommend the Airport Extreme. Ironically, it works better with Windows computers than my Linksys did, which constantly and inexplicably dropped its connection to my HP laptop.
    The Extreme is configured with Airport Utility, for which there are Windows and OS X versions. Linksys and others are configured using a web browser, but require Windows for their initial setup, unless they've come out with an OS X version recently. Airport Utility has a simple step-by-step configuration method, which you can bypass if you like. It prevents you from creating conflicting settings.
    You might also consider an Airport Express; its limitation is that it only has one Ethernet port and supports just 10 clients vs. the Extreme's 50.
    Linksys's advantage is that it's cheap. You get what you pay for. Furthermore, their support has suffered miserably since being acquired by Cisco (in my opinion). Judge for yourself: go to the Linksys website, and register for support.
    Don't say I didn't warn you.
    Message was edited by: John Galt

  • Setting up AirPort Extreme/Router Address?

    During setup, I am getting an "invalid IP address" error message. I have checked with my ISP and they have verified my IP Address, Subnet Mask, and DNS Server Numbers. They indicated that they do not have [use] a Router Address, and that I must obtain it from Apple. When I attempt to populate the Router Address field with the Ethernet number found on the bottom of the Extreme unit, it is not recognized (accepted) because it contains letters, not just numbers. This problem appears to be the only thing preventing me from successfully completing the set up. What is a Router Address anyway?
    A solution to my problem will be much appreciated. I see from the volumes of questions being posted about AirPort Extreme setup that many are not simply taking it out of the box and setting it up successfully in "about five minutes" as advertised.
    Thank you,
    Dr. Eric

    I tried what you suggested, and many other things. None solved my problem. However, what did solve my problem was downloading the latest (posted Jan 25) Airport Extreme update. Once I did that, I opened the AirpPort Utility, went through the setup process, and I now have an internet connection. When I went through setup, a router address was automatically assigned.
    Thanks for you input.

  • I am getting a "connection timeout" message when trying to access my Airport Extreme with various laptops, Play Station 3 and Wii. My Airport Extreme is about a month old; it was working fine until about a week ago. C

    I am getting a "connection timeout" message when trying to access my Airport Extreme with various laptops, Play Station 3 and Wii. My Airport Extreme is about a month old; it was working fine until about a week ago. Suddenly, the "timeout" is not allowing me to connect to my wireless network.

    It could be that there's a new source of interference.
    Use the advice in the second message of this thread to investigate the signal and noise levels that each client sees:
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2347845&start=1
    By the way, you've been misled by the poor field labeling into trying to type your entire message into the subject field, instead of putting a one-line topic description there.

  • Regarding the product time capsule...is the modem the same as airport extreme and is the disk drive always running? I'm worried about it lasting for at least five years.

    Regarding the product Time Capsule... is the modem the same as the Airport extreme and is the disk drive always running??? I'm worried about it lasting at least five years.

    John,
    I'd pay good money to bet it wouldn't last 5 years... I don't rate the in built power supply and as for "server grade hard disk" - Hmmmm..... The failure rate of all HD's on the market after 3 year is 60%.
    Regards,
    Shawn

  • Is there an update for airport extreme that is about seven years old?

    is there an update for an airport extreme purchased about seven years ago?  The signal in my whole house goes down and has to be re-booted quite often. 
    I had a service call down by my cable company and their "arris" box in my house sends out a decent signal but the airport extreme gets "bottle-necked" per the service man
    Thanks!

    Check the firmware on your AirPort Extreme. The last firmware version for it was version 5.7, however, there were some fairly well-known problems with it that would cause it to become apparently unreponsive on occasion, and require the need to completely power down the Extreme.
    If it is running firmware version 5.7 or 5.6 try downgrading it to firmware version 5.5.1. The older AirPort Extreme had a problem with 5.7 that would cause the problem you described, and 5.6 was even worse.
    In other words its two most recent firmware updates made things worse. Having experienced this identical problem with two 802.11g/b Extremes, I suspect they had a fundamental flaw that Apple never admitted, but solved with the introduction of the new 802.11n models.
    If you are running the most recent version of AirPort Utility for Lion, the option to upload firmware 5.5.1 to your Extreme is not likely to be available though. I am reasonably sure that AirPort Utility 5.5.3 will include the ability to upload an earlier firmware version to your Extreme.
    Try it. It could make things better, or worse, or could introduce an entirely new problem, but you can always undo your troubleshooting by uploading the most recent firmware again.
    Ultimately you may come to the same solution as I did, which was to buy a new 802.11n Extreme.

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