Adding QoS with a switch between modem and Airport Extreme?

Since the Airport Extreme does not offer any QoS, is this something I can add to my network with a QoS capable unmanaged network switch such as this one - http://www.dlink.com/ca/en/home-solutions/connect/switches/dgs-105-5-port-gigabi t-ethernet-switch ?
My network would then be wired like this;
Cable Mode ---> D-Link DGS-105 --> Airport Extreme --> wired / wifi network devices
(I might add a switch after the Airport Extreme either way at some point to increase the number of wired devices)
Nothing other than the cable modem and router would be plugged into the D-Link switch... - but will this actually make a difference, will it cause any grief on my home network? Is there a better way?
If its relevent, the primary reason I'm thinking about QoS is so that video chatting, streaming (on AppleTV or computers), or online gaming isn't interrupted by other devices browsing the web, downloading, etc. I've got good bandwidth from my ISP, but in my house there are 3 Apple TV's, 4 computers, 3 iPhones, and 2 Xboxes......

Based on your goal, I would suggest that you take a look at this article. With QoS you are controlling which traffic gets priority going upstream to your ISP, not the other way around. Instead, I believe you what you really want is to implement a form of VLAN. Like QoS, Apple routers do not natively support VLANs. You would need a router, like a Cisco RVS4000 to do this. VLANs are not dependent on physical switches, although you can assign a separate VLAN segement, one to each Ethernet port of the router. You can then attach the AirPort to one of the Cisco's VLAN segments. Any device, wired or wireless, connected to the AirPort would get the same priority.

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jenngee, Welcome to the discussion area!
Ensure that you power off the cable modem for a minute or so when you switch it to another Ethernet device.
Ensure that you are connecting the WAN port of the AirPort Extreme base station (AEBS) to the cable modem. The eMac should connect to the LAN port.
The steps for setting this up can be found in the "Designing AirPort Networks" (direct PDF link) document. Look through that document and try to get it setup. Then return here if you have more questions. Don't forget to post what you tried and the issues you encountered.

Problem with old VoIP between modem and Time Capsule

Hi, I hope someone can help me with this..
For a job I used to have, I had a D-Link DVG-5102S VoIP adapter/router that I had to have between my Motorola DSL modem and my Time Capsule WiFi.
The service that the D-Link was used for has been shut off for a long time, but I don't seem to be able to get rid of it. When I remove it, and try to re-configure things on the Time Capsule so that it has the DSL login info, my internet access stops working.
Currently, the D-Link has the DSL login info, and distributes 192.168.15.x addresses to the Time Capsule.
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Base Station tab:
Base station name, password, Back to my Mac account/password
Internet tab:
Connect using: DHCP, IP Address 192.168.15.160, subnet mask 255.255.255.0, Router address 192.168.15.1, Primary DNS Server 192.168.15.1
Wireless tab:
Create a Wireless network, Wireless network name <my WiFi network>, Wireless SEcurity WPA2 Personal, Wireless Password/Verify Password
Network tab:
Router Mode: Off (Bridge Mode)
Everything else is greyed out
Disks:
My time capsule backup disk.
Does anyone have any ideas for how I should go about getting rid of that stupid VOIP thing?
Thanks!

Your DSL modem has probably locked on to the D-Link box's MAC address. Since the TIme Capsule has a different MAC address than the D-link, the DSL modem doesn't know what to do with it.
(MAC address btw has nothing to do with Mac computers - it is an alphanumeric address that is assigned to each and every networking device that's made - yes, including Mac computers.)
Usually turning the DSL modem off and back on should reset it, and the next device that it talks to (hopefully the Time Capsule) will become its new best friend (i.e. it will "remember" the Time Capsule's MAC address). Some DSL modems have a setup page (or setup software) that you must run, to give it a new MAC address. And sometimes only your DSL provider can do this for you (they reset something on their end or something like that). If turning the DSL modem off then on again doesn't do the trick, and your modem either doesn't have a setup application (or you don't see a setting for MAC address), then you'll have to call your provider. Tell them that you switched the device that the modem is plugged into, and they should be able to help you out (theoretically anyway, your actual customer service drone experience may vary).

Should Iplace my ethernet switch between cable modem and airport extreme?

I'm looking for the best placement of an ethernet switch in my home network.
Should I place it "between" my cable modem and my AEBS or connect it to the output from my AEBS?
The current placement is connected to one of the AEBS outputs.
I'm attempting to set up an old AE (802.11 a/g from 2004) with a different network name than my home network, that I'm trying to set up for a college dorm network and each time I plug the AE to the switch to confirm its functionality, my network gets a little confused.
Help appreciated.
Regards,
jim P.

Should I place it "between" my cable modem and my AEBS or connect it to the output from my AEBS?
This all depends on whether you have a simple modem.....or.....a modem/router or gateway combination device.
If you have a simple modem, you cannot place the switch between the modem and the AEBS. The reason for this is that the modem can only deliver one valid IP address and it will be a matter of chance as to which of the devices connected to the switch receives it. The other device connected to the switch will not be able to access the Internet.
If you have a modem/router or gateway type of device, you can place the switch after the modem/router and before the AEBS if you wish, although there is really no advantage to doing so unless this makes things easier for you in terms of hook up.
If none of this makes much sense at all to you, leave the switch in its current location connected to one of the LAN <-> ports on the AEBS since that setup will work correctly no matter what type of "modem" that you might have.

Problems with Comcast (Motorola) modem and Airport Extreme

I have a very strange problem which I have been unable to solve, nor able to find a solution on Apple Support or anywhere else by Googling it.
I switched back to Comcast/Xfinity, hooked up the Motorola surfboard SB5120 modem:
My primary Macbook Pro connects to the Internet, but (and this is bizarre!) the AirPort Extreme is flashing yellow with the errors listed as a) no Internet conncetion, and b) no DNS server
All other Wi-Fi devices are *unable* to connect to the Internet; they are connecting to the home network, but nothing else.
I did a "hard" reset of the AE, and setup the home network from scratch, same problems: one Macbook connects, nothing else does.
I have power cycled everything multiple times (even unplugging EVERY cable for 30 minutes, then reconnecting), spent the better part of 6 hours trying tor resolve this.
Any other settings to change?
In AirPort Utility colors:
Green for Internet
Flashing Yellow for AirPort Extreme (errors: a) no Internet conncetion, and b) no DNS server)
Green for AirPort Express
sub-menus:
1) Internet, set to "DHCP", nothing listed for IP Address; the Subnet Mask and Router Address have assigned numberes; the last three windows are empty.
2) Wireless, set to "WPA2 Personal"
3) Network, set to "Off (Bridge Mode)
Any solutions would be most welcomed - the idiot at Comcast was insultingly unhelpful. He said that since I was able to successfully connect to the Internet, and that the modem was successfully pinging back to Comcast, that the problem was with the AirPort Extreme.

Many thanks for your reply. I think number 3) below gets to the crux:
1) The MBP is on my network, for sure, not a neighbor's. I'm doing all of this wirelessly, though tested the modem via Ethernet to make sure the modem was working.
2) I reverted to the Verizon DSL modem, it did a handshake with the AE, and all the computers were successfully connected in seconds.
3) Network set to "Off (Bridge Mode)" is how all the computers are successfully connecting via Verizon, so what am I doing wrong when using Comcast? If I set it to "DHCP and NAT" or "DHCP only" I would have to enter a range of DHCP addresses (Comcast's *might* be 192.168.100.1, but not entirely sure (any help on that - might solve the problem?)
Extreme/Express - that was a mistake. I'm solely using an Extreme for this setup, though I also have an Express, I've temporarily taken it out of the network to try to resolve the issues.
Thanks again!

How to configure modem and airport extreme?

I have a TP-Link modem/wireless router from the provider.
My Airport Extreme is connected to the modem.
The wireless router in the modem has been switched off.
There is a 'double NAT' warning from the AE.
How to configure the TP-L modem and the AE router to get the best results?
Many thanks if some one could help me there.
Gr. Lance

Turning off the wireless on the TP-Link router does not make it a simple modem.
You need to configure the AirPort Extreme in Bridge Mode to operate correctly with another router on the network.
Open AirPort Utility and click on the AirPort Extreme icon, then click Edit
Click the Network tab a the top of the window
Make sure that the setting for Router Mode is "Off (Bridge Mode)"
Click Update to save the new settings
Wait 30 seconds for a green light on the AirPort Extreme, then power off the complete network....all devices....in any order you want.
Wait a minute, then start the TP-Link modem/router first and let it run a full minute
Start the AirPort Extreme next the same way
Keep starting devices one at at a time the same way until the entire network is back up.

Setting up network with ATT Uverse, Time Capsule, and Airport Extreme..HELP

PLEASE HELP!
I have ATT U-Verse which provides their own router. My Time Capsule is connected to the router (in the living room) via an Ethernet cable and has been working fine, and is set up like this:
Wireless Mode: Join a wireless network (I joined the ATT network 2wire)
Network name: 2wirexyz
Wireless Security: WPA/WPA2 Personal
Channel: 5
Connect Using: Wireless Network
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What am I doing wrong?? Please help, my wife is giving me grief for not being able to print wirelessly from her MacBook!!
Thank you in advance for any help you can give me!

Thank you Tessarax....
So does that mean I need to create a separate wireless network? I apologize, I'm not extremely familiar with how to complete what you've suggested. I know I've seen the bridge mentioned before in the Airport Utility when I've been trying different things. Would you mind giving me some more specific instructions please? Actually I just tried messing around with Airport Utility, let me know if I'm headed in the right direction:
For TC wireless mode I want to "Participate in a WDS network"?
Then where does my WDS remote come from? is that the Airport Extreme? I've plugged in the AEBS but it's not showing up in the Airport Utility...
I'll mess around with it some more tomorrow morning. Thanks I'll let you know how it goes.
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Wireless modem and airport extreme

Hi. I recently bought airport extreme with the intention of using it to provide wireless access to my external hard drive and printer.
I have a netcomm nb5plus4w modem router which is connected to my broadband and currently provides wireless internet to our laptop.
I am wanting to connect the airport extreme to this current network wirelessly. Is this possible, or will I need to purchase an ethernet cable to connect my modem to the airport extreme??
I just attempted to connect it, and then had all sorts of trouble getting my modem back running with my isp.
Please use as simple language as possible. While I am the techno chick in my marriage, I am by no means proficient in the gobbledeygook language!!!!
Cheers.
i hope I have given enough info.

I am wanting to connect the airport extreme to this current network wirelessly. Is this possible, or will I need to purchase an ethernet cable to connect my modem to the airport extreme??
Sorry, but unlike the AirPort Express Base Station (AX) or the Time Capsule (TC), you will not be able to "join" an existing wireless network with the 802.11n AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBSn) wirelessly to share USB drives/printers.
Since the router you are trying to connect to is not another AirPort, you will have to connect the two (as you suggested) with an Ethernet cable for sharing.

BellSouth Alcatel DSL Modem and Airport Extreme

I have a new iMac, and BellSouth DSL Internet service (alcatel modem). I get an Internet connection when connecting the modem directly to iMac using an ethernet cable. However, when I try to configure my Airport Extreme 1 of 2 things happens: a constantly blinking amber light, or a green light. In neither instance does Airport Utility see Airport Extreme (even when the light is green). I have tried powering off and recycling both Airport Extreme and the modem, with neither solving the problem. Any thoughts?

The modem is a Speed Touch Home.
wow, I used one of those 8 years ago I did not know they still being used. If I remember correctly it did not have integrated pppoe or pptp client so it requires you to run a pppoe or pptp client on your mac. Therefore when connecting it to an apple airport basestation you have to configure the pppoe client in the base station.
so open your airport utility select your base station , choose manual setup
the click the 'internet' icon in the toolbar of the airport utility window and from the connect using drop down choose PPPoE, then configure it with your isp login details. The click the update button.

Comcast with Blast, Docsis 3.0 and Airport Extreme Setup w/ a fadding signal

I hope everyone is well on the board.
I just rencently got upgraded to the Docsis 3.0 telephony modem from Comcast, where I should be getting 50mb to 60mb down.
I am trying to have the setup of the AE's ( I have 2 dual bands ), and a Timemachine which I am using as my network. I have one AE at the modem and its in Bridge Mode and the other two devices are extending the network. The two AE's are on the same level (basement) and one is in one cornor of the house and the other is at the opposite side and the TM is one the third floor.
I want to broadcast in N to take advantage of the speed and I am having an issue getting the signal through to the end of a large concrete patio with plenty of rebar consistently. Its odd, the wifi siganl is up and down all the time, I am wondering is there a channel that I should be on that would be better or I am going to
have to purchase another AE to ensure the strength is constent.
Recap:
1 AE in bridge mode conected to a comcast telephony Docsis 3.0 and one TM and one AE extending the network
2 AE's on the basement level and the TM is on the third
large concrete patio a little higher than the basement level
Fadding signal to the end of the patio
Thank you for your time and helping me with my 1st world problems.

Hi Sr.Yason,
Thanks for the thorough description of your setup. I do have an article that provides information on interference and may have some information that helps you improve the signal to the end of the balcony:
AirPort and Bluetooth: Potential sources of interference
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1365
I hope this helps!
Best,
- Ari

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Ok...I want to set up web sharing on my computer but so far my attempts have failed.
I have an intel iMac with Leopard 10.5.2 installed and I have the latest Airport extreme base station (With draft n).
I turn on web sharing, and of course it works locally but not when trying to be accessed over the internet.
Now I realize that by default my routers address wont let anyone connect to my computer over the internet.
My router has an ip of 10.0.1.1, and I assigned my computer a static ip address of 10.0.1.200.
Now in the network preferences pane and the airport category, i set my computers IP (the 10.0.1.200), I put the gateway as 255.255.255.0, the router as 10.0.1.1 and the DNS as 10.0.1.1
Now going over to the airport utility I added a new entry in the port mapping section, with port 80 (both public and private) and the IP of my machine, 10.0.1.200.
Now in theory this should work but NOOOOO.
Does anyone have the same setup? a wireless network with the new airport extreme base station and has successfully configured Web Sharing?
Thanks in advance.
Felipe

Well here is an update.
I saw an entry in apple support that said I had to change some setting in the apache folder /etc/apache2 in order to avoid getting the 403 forbidden error. I tried this and it did not work, i checked my user configuration file as well and the path to my home site directory was correct
Anyone here have a similar setup and has it working? It shouldnt be too hard to set up web sharing through a router. It has to be possible or else a lot of people would not buy a router because of this.
thanks in advance to anyone kind enough to help
Bye.

USB ADSL Modem and Airport Extreme?

I have an ADSL modem that I use to connect my Powerbook, using a USB connection. I have now got an Airport Extreme Base Station. I have only managed to connect to my ADSL modem directly to my computer (sitting on an uncomfortable floor) if I want to use broadband; OR connect wirelessly to the internet with Airport but using the dial-up phone line.
Main Q: How do I connect to broad band wirelessly?
Q1: Do I need to buy an ADSL modem with an ethernet port connection to connect into the base station
Q2: if so, which one should i get?
OR
Q3: Can the USB port on the base station be used with my current ADSL modem?
Q4: Am I asking the impossible or missing something?
Sorry if I haven't used correct language, as I am still new to all this!
PowerBook G4 Mac OS X (10.2.x)

I have an ADSL modem that I use to connect my
Powerbook, using a USB connection. I have now got an
Airport Extreme Base Station. I have only managed to
connect to my ADSL modem directly to my computer
(sitting on an uncomfortable floor) if I want to use
broadband; OR connect wirelessly to the internet with
Airport but using the dial-up phone line.
Main Q: How do I connect to broad band wirelessly?
You will need a new ethernet equipped modem to connect to any router, either Apple's or another manufacturer. USB modems cannot be networked. There are adsl modem/wireless router combos, or you can get an ethernet adsl modem and connect it to any wireless router, or ethernet router with an attached wireless access point.
Q1: Do I need to buy an ADSL modem with an ethernet
port connection to connect into the base station
Yes.
Q2: if so, which one should i get?
These guys provide excellent Mac support, including AirPort:
http://www.adslnation.com/products/xmodem-m3.php
Or check out here:
http://www.adslguide.org.uk/
OR
Q3: Can the USB port on the base station be used with
my current ADSL modem?
Definitely not.
Q4: Am I asking the impossible or missing something?
If you intend on trying to network using a usb modem, you are asking the impossible. Wireless networking is easy, given the right kit.
Sorry if I haven't used correct language, as I am
still new to all this!
PowerBook G4 Mac
OS X (10.2.x)

Connecting Motorola SB6121 Cable Modem and AirPort Extreme

I moved into a new house a couple of days ago so of course the first thing that I needed to do was get the home wireless up and running. My ISP is through Comcast. I purchased my own cable modem (Motorola SB6121) instead of renting and used my own AirPort Extreme as the wireless router.
First, if you're purchasing your own cable modem, you will need to contact your ISP and provide them with the HFC MAC ID on the cable modem. Once you've gone through the motions, you will be able to connect your Mac (in my case Macbook) directly to the modem via ethernet cable and access the internet.
Issue:
When I connected the SB6121 to the AE, I could connect wirelessly to the AE, but I did not have access to the internet. So, basically the SB6121 and the AE were not talking to each other despite being physically connected via ethernet cable.
Solution:
After days of searching for online answers and forums (and trying different solutions) I was able to successfully get everything up and running. Make sure that you have 2 ethernet cables available.
Here are the steps.
I restored my AE to factory settings just to keep everything simple. Here are instructions: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3728 Once you've restored your AE, make sure that both the AE and the cable modem are unplugged from their power sources.
Plug in the power to the SB6121.
Connect your SB6121 directly to your laptop via Ethernet cable. Test to ensure that you have internet accessibility by going to any website.
Remove the ethernet cable from your laptop and plug it into the "internet in" jack in the back of the AE.
Power up the AE.
Connect your laptop to the back of the AE using ethernet cable #2.
Launch a browser. You should now be able to successfully connect to any website.
Assuming that you reset your AE to factory settings, it should just be broadcasting the generic "Airport Extreme" SSID. Disconnect the ethernet cable and connect using wireless to the SSID. Launch a browser and you should be able to connect to the internet.
You can now use the AirPort Utility to configure the AirPort settings.
I assume that this solution would work with any of the base stations.

I was having the exact same issue tonight. Just purchased the AE Model A1408 and haven't been able to maintain an internet connection on my iMac whenever I tried hooking it up via the Airport Utility application. So after I had the SB6121 connected to the AE and the AE connected to my PC with no luck, I then went to the Network icon in System Preferences. Clicked on "Assist me...". Then clicked on "Diagnostics..." and followed the directions which basically had me first power down the SB6121 modem and power it back up. Then I powered down the AE router and powered it back up. At that point I was now getting an internet connection. I then took my ipad 2 and went to the Wi-Fi settings and noticed it was asking me to setup a network through my AE. I selected that and went through the simple steps to set up the network and password and now it all works. I am a novice so don't ask me why but I now get a green solid light on my AE. I can connect other devices wirelessly. I can still access the internet on my iMac. For whatever reason, using the Airport Utility on the iMac doesn't work in my case and using my ipad to set up the wireless network did the job.

BigPond USB Modem and Airport Extreme 802.11n

Judging by the information I have found I do not think this is possible, but thought worth asking regardless.
I have a Telstra BigPond Wireless USB Modem (7.2) - is it possible to plug this into my AE base station to share with other devices?
Thanks
tkoe

If you are thinking about a plain USB-to-Ethernet adapter (the kind used to get Ethernet from a computer's USB 2.0 port), it is not going to work.
It may work if you can find a special device similar to this one, providing that the adapter manufacturer can guarantee support for the exact mobile broadband USB modem and network that you are using. If so, it should be possible to connect the Ethernet output of the adapter to the WAN port of the AirPort Extreme base station. I should add that I have not tested this.
Another way of handling a situation like this is to use a dedicated mobile broadband router with support for the USB modem/network in question (basically, something like these exemples). Telstra/BigPond may be able to suggest something suitable.
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