Adding a pc to an airport extreme lan

I need to connect a pc to my macs airport network (right now it has a tower and a laptop on it)
The Airport is the flying triangle with the silver metalic Apple logo.
I bought a belkin wireless G adapter (model F5D7050 )the pc sees my airport. It knows its a secure network (I encrypted the airport when I set it up). I can't figure out how to unencrypt the network to see if I am putting the wrong password in (I know I am not but its a good place to start)... problem 1, unencrypt the network.
When I try to connect the pc I get an error message that says the network may not be available, even though it still sees it and has almost a full signal strength.
Belkins phone support said, as soon as I said the word "Apple Airport" you will have to call airport and let them to tell you how to change the settings.

Where are you connecting from?
Alternative URL
Problems connecting an XP PC to an Airport Base Station
http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/2002.html
Accessing a Airport Network with a Windows XP PC or laptop (with XP SP2)
http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/1011.html
Mirror (different server)
Problems connecting an XP PC to an Airport Base Station
http://www.felixgp.f9.co.uk/tech/2002.html
Accessing a Airport Network with a Windows XP PC or laptop (with XP SP2)
http://www.felixgp.f9.co.uk/tech/1011.html

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Shared Printer Airport Extreme & LAN

I have a USB Canon i965 connected via USB to my imacG4. This is on a LAN that also has the Airport Extreme base station connected to it. Also on the LAN is a windowsXP machine.
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I have successfully shared the printer with the XP machine using Bonjour for windows. The imacG5 (using the wireless connection)can see the G4 (verify the address etc during printer setup)but I have been unable to print from the imacG5 it says printing then "Job Stopped".
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I do have a router, the airport is plugged into the router.
My husband set it up but he's not a Mac person, he thinks I need to use something other than Bonjour to get the printing to work, but I can't find any alterntive ways to set up the printer. Here's the latest error essage from the logs
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Latest model Airport Extreme: LAN NAS vs usb drive

new model AEBS: LAN NAS drive Vs usb connection.
Is there an actual (vs theoretical) speed advantage in using a NAS drive connected to one of the LAN ports, vs just connecting via the usb on the latest AEBS? I read the usb performance is much better on the new model: 192 Mbps read and 172 write via usb as per cnet test:
http://reviews.cnet.com/wireless-access-points/apple-airport-extreme-base/4505-3 265_7-34837270-2.html?tag=mncol;rvwBody

Scott Revlin wrote:
I'm trying to run a home media server wirelessly due to space constraints on my MacBook. I recently bought a 1TB USB drive and plugged it into my new Airport Extreme, but the download/upload speeds are not great. Would I be better served (pun intended) by a NAS drive connected via ethernet to the Airport? What kind of speed improvement would I see, if any?
here's what Tesserax posted recently:
Possibly.
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+o 5 GHz 802.11n: 2 MB/s (write) / 3.5 MB/s (read)+
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Setting Airport Extreme LAN IP

How can I change the LAN ip of my Airport extreme?
I have multiple Airport extremes.
I need NAT port forwarding on both. (these support externally available servers) I need the routing function on both routers. DHCP must be avail on at least one.
I have static IP's from my ISP for both routers I have already configured the WAN info for both. They work, but only if one is plugged in. because I can't change the LAN IP
Both routers MUST be on the SAME network.
The first one automatically assigned itself 192.168..1.1 I need to assign the second to 192.168.1.2
I wire the WAN ports to the ISP for each router.
I connect both routers via ethernet on the LAN ports to the network.
Basically, one can be a AP, but I still need it to do port forwarding, which means it needs to be NAT (at least) so bridge mode won't work.
have updated the firmware on both, but see no place to specify the LAN IP, other than using a different network 192.x.x.x vs 10.x.x.x which is useless, because I need them to be on the same network.

i just set mine up right now...
open airport utility...manual...internet...DHCP... then change to the IP you like. i set mine to be DHCP range of 192.168.0.100 to .150 and AE set itself to 192.168.0.1

AirPort Extreme LAN IP Address, where?

I open the AirPort utility and over the AirPort Extreme you get the list of computer connected wireless, but what about the wire (LAN Ports) I could not see any of the 3 computers connected. How or where its possible to fine the computers IP address connected trough the LAN Ports? I mean the DHCP List for the wire and wireless divice.
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i just set mine up right now...
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Adding external hard drive to airport extreme for time machine error

Hello,
I recently bought an airport extreme that I wanted to combine with an external hard drive in order to do wireless time machine backups. I hooked this up and the hard drive shows up in the devices menu.
However, when time machine starts to backup, I get the following error:
"The backup disk image “/Volumes/Blackmer External MyBook/Benjamin Crispell Blackmer’s MacBook Pro.sparsebundle” could not be created (error 1)."
When my computer is connected directly to the hard drive, it works fine.
Any ideas on how to fix this?
Thank you.

It is important to understand that Apple does not support Time Machine backups to a drive at the USB port of the AirPort Extreme. So, that may be an issue here.
Despite this, users try it anyway. Some appear to be successful for a time, some partially successful, some can't get it to work at all.
Even if it does appear to work initially, corruption issues may occur down the line without warning. Having tried this myself as a test a few times, I can attest to that.
If you want to try this anyway, the two important things to check are.....
The drive must be formatted in Mac OS Extended (Journaled). Other formats will not work
You almost always need to use a powered USB hub...even if the hard drive has its own power supply....because the USB port is under powered on the AirPort Extreme
You might also want to consider a secondary backup plan to protect your important files

Adding Two Gigabit Switches to Airport Extreme

I want to add an 8-port D-Link gigabit switch to my brand new Airport Extreme to network my Mac Pro, my iMac and two printers in the office. The MacBook Pro would run wirelessly. Then, I want to add a 5-port switch 100-feet away (and down another floor) to directly wire the Apple TV, the DSS tuner, the blu-ray player and maybe use my older non-n Airport Extreme to radiate in that far away room also. Sound like a plan to you wizards? :--) Or am I nuts. Using gigbit cables.

Nope just get a small ethernet to go from one of the 4 hookups on the AE to go to the switch.

Airport Extreme LAN address limitations

On our branch office networks, we use different subnets from the 10.x.x.x private networking address space. Most begin with 10.1 or 10.10.
But so far as we can tell, Apple, unlike every single other low-end router vendor, has arbitrarily decided that the AirPort Extreme shall only provide addresses that begin with 10.0.

We are aware of those other ranges, but that does not resolve the problem that a horribly arbitrary limitation that Apple ALONE has imposed on the use of the 10.x.x.x address space is a PROBLEM.
We would have to
1. renumber every last network from scratch to accommodate a limitation that ONLY APPLE imposes.
2. Turn off the router functionality in the AirPort Extreme, dumbing it down into a mere wireless access point.
3. Send the AirPort Extreme back to the supplier.
We have opted for #3-- just send this stupid thing back and never order one again until we can confirm that Apple has corrected these silly design flaws.

Adding time capsule to existing airport extreme base station

I have an AEBS (1st generation) connected to my internet modem at the WAN port (PPPoE) and a wireless network set up and running fine.
I've bought a Time Capsule (4th generation) to boost the signal of the wireless network at my bedroom and have a wireless backup.
But I can't seem to make it work!!!
Can someone point me out some precise steps I should follow or list of settings?
(Maybe I need to reset the TC so to erase the mistakes I made. If is that so, how can I do it?)
Thanks!
Edgar
PS: this is a Mac-only enviroment, running Snow Leopard.

Here you go ...
Dynamic WDS - Extending a Wireless Network Setup
If practical, place the base stations in near proximity to each other during the setup phase. Once done, move them to their desired locations.
Open AirPort Utility, and then, select the base station that will connect to the Internet.
Choose Manual Setup from the Base Station menu, or double-click the base station to open the configuration in a separate window. Enter the base station password if necessary.
Click AirPort in the toolbar, and then, click Wireless.
Choose “Create a wireless network” from the Wireless Mode pop-up menu, and then, select the “Allow this network to be extended” checkbox.
Next, select the base station that will extend this network, and then, choose Manual Setup from the Base Station menu, or double-click the base station to open its configuration in a separate window. Enter the base station password if necessary.
Choose “Extend a wireless network” from the Wireless Mode pop-up menu, and then, choose the network you want to extend from the Network Name pop-up menu.
Enter the base station network and base station password if necessary.
Click Update to update the base station with new network settings.
(ref: Pages 43-44 of Apple AirPort Networks.)
(ref: Wi-Fi base stations: Extending the range of your wireless network by adding additional Wi-Fi base stations)

AirPort Extreme LAN IP address

Hi
Is it possible to set the LAN IP address of an AE (Simultaneous Dual-Band II)?
As the AE is my gateway I would prefer to have it's LAN IP address set to 192.168.x.254 rather than 192.168.x.1 which seems to be the default.
Cheers
Smudger

Hi William
I don't see any way to do that in Airport Utility either.
The reason I want to do it is that I'm a network admin from way back (as the saying goes "when Pontius was a pilot") and .254 has always been the default for gateways. When I changed to the AE I had to edit a bunch of config files to cater for the gateway selecting .1 instead!
If it can't be done, it can't be done. But I think it's a shortcoming of the unit.
Thanks anyway.
Smudger

Adding a printer attached to Airport Extreme

I have just got around to trying to add a printer to a new AE. The instructions (and messages on this forum) say to go to the Printer Set-up Utility and Add a printer using Bonjour.
I am probably a bit dim but I can see no reference to Bonjour at all in the pop-up box. Do I have to do something else first?
Regards,
Neville

Trial and error would be normal for this request. I have used a Belkin 7 port USB hub without issues to a Time Capsule or an Extreme.

Extend my wired Airport Extreme (5th Gen) with a 2nd Wired Airport Extreme (also 5th Gen)

I have a 5th Generation Airport Extreme in my house hard wired directly from my fiber optic provider
Then I have that 5th Generation Airport Extreme hard wired directly to my Desktop Computer in a separate building in my back yard (using an Ethernet Cable run through an underground conduit).
Using that setup, I DO get Wi-Fi for my iPhone 4S & iPad 3 in that separate building in my back yard, but it is sometimes so weak, it really is not useable.
To improve the Wi-Fi signal for my iPhone 4S & iPad 3, I plan on adding a 2nd 5th Generation Airport Extreme in the separate building in my back yard.
I will disconnect the Ethernet Cable that is currently plugged directly into my Desktop computer & plug it into the 2nd Airport Extreme.
Then, I will use a short Ethernet Cable to directly connect my Desktop Computer to the 2nd Airport Extreme.
The desktop computer is an older Dell Dimension 9200 running Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 3
With this set-up, will the strong Wi-Fi signal I now get in my house from the 1st Airport Extreme NOT be reduced?
And since the separate building is only 300 square feet, I assume the Wi-Fi signal there will also be as strong with the 2nd Airport Extreme being so close to everything?
Could someone point me to SPECIFIC instructions on how to CORRECTLY set this up so that the 2nd Airport Extreme will EXTEND my home network?

So, I should unplug the 1st Airport Extreme from the outlet before doing anything?
Yes.
Since the 2 Airport Extremes will be in 2 separate locations, which do I plug into the outlet first?
I would suggest plugging the one in the house first, then the second one in the backyard building. Be sure to connect the Ethernet coming from the first into the second before power-on either base station.
Could I connect the Ethernet both to the 2nd Airport Extreme & then to the desktop, then plug in the current Airport Extreme in the house, then run out & plug in the 2nd Airport Extreme in the separate building?
The key is to leave everything powered-off; connect the Ethernet cables, and then, start by powering up the house unit, then the backyard unit, and then, the PC. Make sense?
P.S. I have the Version 5.5.3 of Airport Utility for Windows (using Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 3)
There does NOT seem to be a later version than that.
That worked great for the installation of the 1st Airport Extreme several months ago, so I shouldn't have any problems, should I?
There is a later version (5.6.1) for Windows, but required Windows 7 to run on. Since you can already administer the 1st 5th gen Extreme with the version you have now, you shouldn't have any issues continuing to use it for the second unit.

Connecting Airport Extreme to other routers

Hello,
I'm currently running on a ADSL connected to a Linksys router, and i have my gaming consols + wirless devises connected to it and everything works just fine.
Whats the added value to purchase an Airport Extreme? Will i gain more speed or any other thing? How easy it is to connect my Linksys router to the Airport Extreme?
Help please.

The AirPort Extreme will not provide any faster Internet connection than your current setup. So, if that is the question that you are asking, then an AirPort Extreme will be of no benefit to you.
If you are asking about a feature that your current setup does not provide, which the AirPort Extreme might......what feature might that be?

How to extend wifi range using Airport Extreme and Airport Express connected via ethernet cable

Hello,
I'm having an Airport Extreme fifth generation in my living room. I bought yesterday an Airport Express to extend the range of my WIFI in the house and I put in in my bed room. The two devices are connected together via an ethernet cable, from airport extreme (lan 1 port) to airport express to (wan port). Now from the airport utility what configuration I have to set to the airport express in order to extend my wifi range? Inside the wireless tab what i have to select in the network mode?
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Thank you

You are way overthinking this. The utility will literally configure everything for you automatically. All that you need to do is name the device and click Next during the setup.
You can use your Mac using Mountain Lion or an iPhone or iPad.
Post back if you need the steps.

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