Airport express/extreme

I have a bt home hub 3 with standard broadband (not infinity). I want to increase the range of the wifi alongside adding AirPrint, I already have an enabled printer and want to know if the apple unit/s can be added onto the home hub easily. Does this result in two networks being formed, is there any way of switching off the bt hub signal/ is this likely to result in any conflicts with the apple signal. I presume all devices need to be added to the apple wifi to work. Any hints or tips welcome.

You have a number of options.
Configure both the AirPort base stations and the BT Home Hub for a roaming network. This would require all of the routers be interconnected by Ethernet. The major advantages of this type of network is that it can use wireless routers/wireless access points from different manufacturers and it offer the best overall wireless bandwidth performance. The drawback, of course, is having to use Ethernet between routers.
Connect an Extreme or Express to the Home Hub by Ethernet, and extend its wireless network with either another Extreme or Express. You can then elect to disable the Home Hub's wireless network or leave it operational as a second wireless network.
Unfortunately what you can't do is extend the Home Hub's wireless network with any Apple router where the connection between them will be wireless.

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What is the transfer rate of an airport express extreme router?

I am buying a router and I could not locate (in the package) the transfer speed rate of an airport express extreme router. Does anyone know how they compare to other commercial routers, from say Cisco?

Yes it is interesting to look at the speed of technological advance. I first started using an Apple about 30 years ago when they had floppy discs rather than hard drives. Mine had two floppy disc drives so I could work all day without swopping discs (single disc drives needed you to swop the data disc and the programme disc every so often as the Ram on the machine was limited. Since then I have up-graded every 4 to 5 years (approximately every other operating system upgrade)
Before that, in the 1970's we were changing from slide rules to electronic calculators which got steadily better and cheaper. The early Anita Calculator (with valves) cost as much as a small car - now they give simple calculators away with Christmas Cards.
I wonder how much further the technology behind the home computer will go before further advances, like those in calculators, become pointless from the user's point of view. Maybe it will take another 10 years or so but once everything we want to do is incorporated into a voice driven computing device possibly storing data in the cloud, then it will be the reliability of the components that will be the benchmark of a good system and having the latest "fastest" model will be far less important.

Airport express / extreme / Time Capsule Range

Airport express / extreme / Time Capsule Range
Can anyone please tell me what is the approximate range of Apple Airport Products.
While doing sell in Apple store customer always ask us this question and we don't had any answer for it.
So please if anyone has the answer do reply on this.
- - - Akshay k. (ACMT)

The range is about 50 meters or 150 feet.....but this assumes that the AirPort is being used in a very large open space like a aircraft hangar.....with no obstructions in the signal path.
Chances are, your home is laid out a bit differently, so without knowing a number of variable factors like.....
1) How many walls there will be in the signal path between wireless devices
2) The actual construction type of the walls, ceilings, etc
3) Heavy furniture, large mirrors, etc. in the signal path
4 ) Other wireless networks around your home
5) Other wireless devices like cordless phones, BlueTooth devices, etc.
It would be impossible to tell you what the actual range might be in your home.
In general, assuming normal modern home construction, you would not want the wireless signal to pass through more than 2 or 3 walls....since each wall will absorb on average about 15-25% of the wireless signal. A ceiling will absorb even more because of its thickness.

Should I buy airport express, extreme or time capsule? I have my new Mac Pro. 2 iPhones, 2 iPads , and grandchildren who come with their devices. I live in a two-level house.

Should I buy airport express, extreme or time capsule? I have my new Mac Pro. 2 iPhones, 2 iPads , and grandchildren who come with their devices. I live in a two-level house.

A Time Capsule is an AirPort Extreme with a built in hard drive to allow your Mac(s) to back up automatically, so it's a logical choice if you need a wireless router and back up capabilities for your Macs
The AIrPort Extreme has a bit better antenna arrangement than an AirPort Express, so it would be a good choice for a two level house.
Depending on the location of the "main" wireless router, you may find that you still need to add an extender or two in other parts of the house for full, fast wireless coverage. The AirPort Express is a good choice for this duty.
To compare the 3 Apple devices, see this Apple support document:
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HT4307 Works out-of-box with Airport Express Extreme, or not?

"With most Wi-Fi networks, Game Center will just work."
Does this mean that a Airport Express Extreme will work out of the box with Game Center? Or do I need to configure the firewall?

The HT4307 article you attached has a sentence that starts: "To use Game Center on a restricted Wi-Fi network, ..."
So it would make sense that whether you can use Airport Express Extreme (I believe it's either AirPort Express or AirPort Extreme, not both) out of the box would depend on your Wi-Fi environment.

DHCP issues connecting a Macbook to an Airport Express/Extreme network

My fiancée's macbook sometimes won't connect to our network, while my MBP has no such problem. A wireless connection is successfully established, but it doesn't get an IP address assigned. I've tried turning on/off Aiport, renewing the DHCP release, but to no avail. It continues to have a self-assigned IP address.
Currently, a reboot (much to her annoyance) is the only known solution.
My network consists of an Airport Extreme base station (v5.7) and an Airport Express enabled as a WDS remote base station.
Any tips into how to better diagnose this problem will be much appreciated.
At the very least, is there a way to restart (SIGHUP?) the Airport daemon as if it were going through a reboot?
Thanks
2.16Ghz 17" Macbook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.8) 1.8GHz Power Mac G5

I had to reset the password at the Airport Express unit and essentially start over with it.

Where is the AirPort Express/Extreme Config file import and export after the latest update (version 6.0 / 7.6.1)?

Before the recent update I was able to export the configs of my AirPort Express and Extreme for later import if needed. It is not so important for the Extreme as it stays at home, but my Express has several configs saved as it is used in various locations and at times I need to change the config from home use to travel use. I am unable to see how this is now accomplished within the new update (version 6.0). Both of the AirPort devices are on verison 7.6.1. Thanks

I found it, you have to have the edit selection made then the import/export option becomes available.

Using airport express/extreme with network printer

I'm kinda unsure on what exactly the airport express does. I have a network printer however it is too far from my router to connect it. Also having the router in the basement makes getting a connection three floors up a little difficult. Would I be able to use the airport express or extreme as a secondary router that can connect to my primary router and also plug my printer either via ethernet or USB? To connect is to speakers too would also be neat.

Of the two, only the 802.11n AirPort Express Base Station (AXn) would provide for a connection to speakers.
Both the 802.11n AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBSn) and the AXn are Internet wireless routers. Both support connecting a printer via either Ethernet or USB. Note; however, that the AirPorts can only share printers attached to their USB ports. Printers attached to their Ethernet ports would have to be Network-Ready. Meaning that they would need to provide their own means to provide sharing on the network.
If your existing router is NOT another AirPort, then extending its range with either AirPort would, most likely, not work ... at least, not via a wireless connection. It may be possible to extend the wireless range if either AirPort could be connected back to this router by Ethernet.

Determining what/who is connected to my airport express/extreme?

In my old Linksys, there was a config page that let me see the IP addresses and MACs of all current attached devices (both wireless and wired) on my network How do I do t his with an Airport Express (and also an Extreme, if the procedure is different.)
thanks,
dan

K3vin, Welcome to the discussion area!
See the thread "Who's on my network".

Airport express/extreme and iTunes configuration

I recently purchased a Macbook Air 10.9.3, to replace my 7 year old white Macbook 10.6.8. I connected the air to my home wireless network which was running through an Airport express (A1088).
Recently I started having issues with the network (having to restart the airport frequently). In an attempt to troubleshoot this, I reset the airport extreme.
Bad idea. After the reset, the Air would no longer find the airport Express "this version of airport utility doesn't support this base station". I tried to use my old macbook (which has Airport utility 5.6.1) to configure it, but just couldn't get it right. The more I messed around, the worse I think I made it. I could get the airport and a network on the old macbook, but it wouldn't connect to the internet.
So after I ran out of ideas, I bought a new Airport Express. That solved the internet problem on my new MB Air, but I still can't get the internet on the old Macbook - even with the new Airport express - I've obviously stuffed up a setting somewhere.
So, now that I had a redundant Airport express, I thought that I could use it to connect a speaker to for Airplay.
I've done another factory reset on the old Airport express and attempted (using the old macbook) to configure it using the instructions here... how to use my airport express just to stream music, no interent
Current situation is:
- I have internet on the Macbook Air via a new Airport Express
- I have no internet on the old Macbook 10.6.8 but it can see the old Airport express (and also the network running from the new Airport that's working on the new MB Air)
- I have a speaker connected to the Airport Extreme, but neither Mac can see the speaker (I'm assuming that I'll see the name of Airport in the airplay drop down?
What I want is
- To be able to use the Airport Extreme for Airplay
- to get internet back on the old Macbook (any suggestions for something that I might have missed?)
Please be gentle, I am now confused and have found similar posts a bit too technical for me to understand or replicate.
For Airplay - Do I need to connect the Airports to each other? Or do I need to just find a way to configure the old Airport Extreme using my old Macbook, so that I will be able to see it from the new Air and then I will be able to see the speaker in iTunes?
For the old Macbook that won't connect to the internet - I've tried the following:
- matching the network settings that are working on the MB Air
Nice basic instructions please!

Additional information...
When I try to match the network settings from the MB Air on the old MB it tells me that another computer is already using this IP address. These are the settings currently on the MB Air that are working.
These are the settings on the Airport Express..

HT1998 When will Apple release an new firmware update (7.6.5 or higher) for the Airport Express/Extreme?

I am sure most of you know how terrible the 7.6.3 firmware for the airpot express/extreme is. I was on the phone with Apple technical support and they had admitted there are issues with this lastest firmware and confirmed they are working on it. I know how well Apple fixes their issues however it has been over 6 months and nothing. Because of all these issues, I have had to roll back all my airport equipment to 7.6.1 mainly to use the Airplay feature. Is there any projection for a new update or is Apple just ignoring this issue!?

What problem are you having exactly? I have updated to 7.6.3 and AirPlay works just fine in fact better especially with iTunes. All my wireless devices show up as soon as they are turned on or in range.
Not trying to predict anything here, but if the firmware update IS defective software, Apple probably would've fixed it by now.

Airport express/extreme weirdness

Hey, all.
I have an AirPort Extreme as my main router. I have an airport express in a building next door that I am using to extend my wireless network. Has worked pretty well for a while now.
Just switched internet providers, and my AirPort Extreme started blinking amber, but, weirdly, everything seemed to work fine. But it bugged me that it's not green. At one point in my search to fix this, I was given an onscreen prompt to switch from "DCHP AND NAT" to "Off (bridge mode" which I did and voila! Green light on the AirPort Extreme.
Happiness until it started noticing that my airport express started behaving badly! First it linked to another airport express in the airport utility graph instead of linking directly to the AirPort Extreme like it had before. Then it just started only staying connected for about 10 minutes at a time, then blinking amber and dropping off the network.
So I switched BACK to the original "DCHP AND NAT" setting and now everything is working fine again...except that my AirPort Extreme is blinking amber again!
Any thoughts? I guess I'm just worried that an amber blinking AirPort Extreme doesn't seem reliable, but at the same time, everything with my networks and internet seems to be working that way. Would love to hear any theories. Thanks!

The range is about 50 meters or 150 feet.....but this assumes that the AirPort is being used in a very large open space like a aircraft hangar.....with no obstructions in the signal path.
Chances are, your home is laid out a bit differently, so without knowing a number of variable factors like.....
1) How many walls there will be in the signal path between wireless devices
2) The actual construction type of the walls, ceilings, etc
3) Heavy furniture, large mirrors, etc. in the signal path
4 ) Other wireless networks around your home
5) Other wireless devices like cordless phones, BlueTooth devices, etc.
It would be impossible to tell you what the actual range might be in your home.
In general, assuming normal modern home construction, you would not want the wireless signal to pass through more than 2 or 3 walls....since each wall will absorb on average about 15-25% of the wireless signal. A ceiling will absorb even more because of its thickness.

Airport express/extreme performance

I am going to buy either an airport extreme or airport express. It will be used only for Internet access for my ipad.
I did a google search and found a lot of information on the airport extreme, and it should meet my needs fine. Because of cost and portability, I would prefer the airport express, but I have not been been able to find anything on it, especially as to performance (e.g. how well it penetrates walls in a house).
Does anyone know of any reviews or other performance information on the airport express?
BTW, the airport will be connected to my Verizon Fios Actiontec router. I will disable the wifi radio in the Actiontec. Also, I will probably buy direct from Apple refurbished.
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/mac/mac_accessories

I happened to notice that the technical specifications for the airpot extreme on the apple site indicate that the "wireless protocols" are "IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n". In contrast, the corresponding technical specifications for the airport express are shown as "Draft 802.11n" and "802.11a/b/g". A footnote to the airport express but not the airport extreme technical specifications indicates that:
The AirPort Express Base Station is based on an IEEE 802.11n draft specification and is compatible with IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, and IEEE 802.11g.
I looked at the pertinenet wikipedia page, and it contained the following:
802.11n is a recent amendment which improves upon the previous 802.11 standards by adding multiple-input multiple-output antennas (MIMO) and many other newer features. The IEEE has approved the amendment and it was published in October 2009.[9][10] Prior to the final ratification, enterprises were already migrating to 802.11n networks based on the Wi-Fi Alliance's certification of products conforming to a 2007 draft of the 802.11n proposal.
So, it appears that the airport express has not been updated. Does this make a difference in performance or compatbility with my iPad? I really don't want to overthink this issue, but the reason I am buying an airport device is to solve problems I am having with my verizon fios actiontec wireless router, and I do want to solve the problem.
Thanks!

Airport express\extreme problems

i hooked up my new airport extreme and it is working... but now im trying to set up my airport express and it wont work... can i join the two together?

I believe I have it figured out ...
Just havent moved my xbox upstairs yet to see if the eth connection works or not ..
But that doc that everyone references us to is old. The whole auto configure stuff is not there.
For both the Base and AX i used manual mode to configure
So i configured it as a WDS.
Some quick notes thrown together from memory-
Make a note of your MAC address of your AX and Base stations (known as the Airport ID)
Make a note of your network name from your base
Pick a channel for your wireless from your base - ie 11 make a note of it
Go into you base - change your type to participate in WDS network.
Click on your WDS tab, make it a main type
Click on allow wireless clients
That next box where it asks for a client or something - click that + sign.
Plug in the MAC address of your AX - give it name - hit ok and update -
When it comes up you will notice the status of the base is yellow - it should be because there are no WDS relays connected ..
Now with your AX plugged into the wall .. click your network icon and join the other network that is the name of your AX Apple something -
Once you are connected to that network and you see it in airport utility - highlight the AX and click manual configure -
Type change it to participate in WDS network
Channel - use the same channel that your base uses
Network name - type in the same name as the network name as the bases network name
WEP - 128 - (if you used wep) - type in the password - the password that u used when you set up your bases wep
go to the WDS tab - type - network relay
Base station - click the + sign and enter in the the MAC address of your base
and use the ol bridge only mode - so ip addresses are dished out from the base ..
click update ..
Then once it restarts both the base and the AX should have green lights ..
Think thats about it - if anyone has any input if i did anything wrong please let me know -

Airport Express/Extreme Skipping

I recently added an Airport Express to my network. Annoyingly, since doing so, it skips, especially during the evening hours.
I've tried changing the channel of the Airport Extreme, which helps until the following day (I've tried all channels) and tried setting it to automatic.
The only thing that I could possible see correlating to the skipping is my wife coming home with her iPhone. But, that would put four devices on the wireless network.
1. My laptop
2. My iPhone.
3. Wife's iPhone.
4. Wireless printer (not physically connected to airport express).
To convey how annoying this is would require an icon of me taking a hammer to the express and extreme. Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated.
Kyle

Pleeeeease post if you find any answers! I'm having the same problems.
I have itunes playing through 'multiple speakers' and in that list is 'computer' (the built-in speakers), an airport express (connected to speakers) and apple tv. And every so often (like once a minute or so?) the sound drops from the remote speakers. It keeps playing through the computer, the the airport express and apple tv go silent. It seems to come back, after anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes.
It's supremely frustrating.
And I can't find any rhyme or reason to it. I never had this problem before I moved, and once I moved I switched ISPs, and had some massive network issues- but they've all be resolved. So I don't know if it's something with my network (though I'd think if it were a network problem it would simply "not work", not "work sometimes".) There have also been some airport updates and system updates too, so it's hard to pinpoint it.
But I'm glad I'm not alone, and any suggestions are MORE than welcome!
Thanks!!

Airport Express/Extreme w/Stereo problems

I missed tech support by 3 minutes tonight and am hoping someone "out there" can help me. I'm having a party tomorrow night and would really love my iTunes to be playing on my speakers by then!
I can't seem to get my Airport Express to show up on my computer(s).
Here's what I've got, then I'll ask questions:
iMac hooked up to Airport Extreme Base Station for printer and cable modem internet, as well as for wireless networking with my iBook. The iBook obviously has an Airport Card, but the iMac doesn't, because it is directly hooked up to the base station. I thought that the iMac and the Express weren't seeing each other, perhaps, because there is no Airport Card in the iMac. But, when I tried the same on my Airport Card equipped iBook, I still get no recognition, even after running Airport Utility again on both computers.
Questions:
1) Any obvious answers?
2) Even though my iMac is hooked up to the wireless network via wires, does it need an Airport Card?
3) What port should the monster cable go into on my receiver? It is an old one (1993) and has no auxilary input ports, so I tried to use Phono (is that a dumb move?)
I know it is a lot of questions, but I am desperate and you all seem to know what you're doing all the time!
Thank you!

Questions:
1) Any obvious answers?
You have no available ethernet ports for the Express to be plugged into so it must get connected to your network wirelessly. This is possible but to configure it you'll want to temporarily connect to it with ethernet. Then use Airport Admin Utility (not Airport Setup Assistant) to connect to the Express and make it "Join an existing wireless network (Wireless Client)" with your wireless network's name and security requirements.
2) Even though my iMac is hooked up to the wireless
network via wires, does it need an Airport Card?
No.
3) What port should the monster cable go into on my
receiver? It is an old one (1993) and has no auxilary
input ports, so I tried to use Phono (is that a dumb
move?)
Phono is a bad choice since it gets extra amplification. If you have an available tape recorder input use that. If one isn't available unplug your tape recorder for the New Year's Eve party! Hope that helps.

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