Airport Extreme 5th Generation and VDSL 2+

Hi Folks!
This question refers espicially to mac people in germany.
Is the Airport Extreme Basestation (5th Generation) good for using it with a VDSL 2+ DSL-Connection (50 Mbit/s) in a wired Network ?

Yes, Bridge Mode is the correct setting for the AirPort Extreme when it is connected to another gateway, or modem/router.
Connect an Ethernet cable from one of the LAN <-> ports on the 2Wire to the WAN port (circle of dots icon) on the AirPort Extreme.
Open AirPort Utility and click Continue to follow the guided setup to "create a wireless network" on the AirPort Extreme. The application should suggest Bridge Mode as the connection option during the setup.
Once you have the AirPort Extreme setup and providing a wireless network, if you don't really need the wireless network that the 2Wire is providing, it would be good idea to turn it off....since having two wireless networks in close proximity can introduce some interference issues.

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I have ATT internet service at home and a 2Wire device. I want to switch to an airport extreme 5th generation and I am having difficulty. Looking for help.

I have ATT internet sevice at home and a 2Wire device. I want to switch to an 5th generation Airport Extreme and I am having difficulty. Any suggestions?

Yes, Bridge Mode is the correct setting for the AirPort Extreme when it is connected to another gateway, or modem/router.
Connect an Ethernet cable from one of the LAN <-> ports on the 2Wire to the WAN port (circle of dots icon) on the AirPort Extreme.
Open AirPort Utility and click Continue to follow the guided setup to "create a wireless network" on the AirPort Extreme. The application should suggest Bridge Mode as the connection option during the setup.
Once you have the AirPort Extreme setup and providing a wireless network, if you don't really need the wireless network that the 2Wire is providing, it would be good idea to turn it off....since having two wireless networks in close proximity can introduce some interference issues.

What/any new features in AirPort Extreme 5th Generation?

Apple Support has deleted tech specs for 2G & 4G AirPort Extremes, so it's difficult to compare those previous gens to the latest. Can anybody comment on what/any new features are in AirPort Extreme 5th Generation?

FCC filings indicate a more powerful signal coming out of it, and different radio positioning. Longer range, and probably more even distribution of signal.

Extend 5 GHZ network with airport extreme 5th generation

I'm having issues extending a 5 ghz network with an airport extreme 5th generation. Here is what I have -
1 brand new airport extreme (2013) in the basement connected to the cable modem. It nearly doubled the speed I was getting over the 5th gen.
I moved the 5th generation airport extreme up to the office on the first floor. Due to the construction of the house and a mess that previous owners made with the wiring, it's cheaper for me to have multiple devices extend the network to various parts of the house than it is to tear open the walls and try to fix the coax issue. I have a 4th gen and a 2nd gen, as well as a few airport express models. So, the 4th gen extends the 5 ghz network without a problem. I use the 2nd gen to provide 802.11g (2.4 ghz) to some older devices that can't handle 802.11n. Both work fine. When I moved the 5th gen upstairs to extend the 5ghz network in the office it won't do it.
I did a factory reset on it, Set it up with a new device name, and set it to extend the 2.4 ghz network, and it works without a problem. If I change it to extend the 5 ghz network, it restarts and then flashes amber. The airport utility can no longer see it and I have to do a factory rest in order to get it working again. I downgraded the firmware, but that made no difference.
Any idea why the 4th gen works for this, but the 5th gen fails ?

At times, a Hard Reset will not completely clear all of the old settings when you reset the device, and as a result, you do not start from a true factory default.
If you have not already done so, try a Factory Default Reset this way.....
Power off the AirPort Extreme
Wait a few minutes
Hold in the reset button first, and keep holding it for 9-10 seconds while you simultaneously plug the power back into the AirPort Extreme
Release the reset button after the hold period, and allow a full minute for the AirPort to restart
Not sure what else to suggest, other than taking the device to an Apple Store.....if you have one near you....to let them take a look.

AirPort Extreme 5th generation on Windows 7

I’m trying to install an AirPort Extreme 5th generation on Windows 7. The AirPort Utility installation software is asking for: 1) Router Address Number and 2) DNS Server number.
Where I find this information? (I have a broadband internet service).
Thanks in advance for your help.

You can run the AirPort Extreme in router mode, but you will have a Double NAT issue to deal with, which will slow down the connection on the AirPort and possibly introduce other issues as well. An online gaming console will not work with this type of setup for example.
Since the AirPort will be on a separate subnet than the Uverse, devices that are connected to the AirPort will not be able to "see" other devices that are connected to the Uverse network.
That may be a "plus", or a big "minus", depending on your requirements. For example, any devices on the AirPort network would not be able to print to a device on the Uverse network.
Unless you really do want two separate wireless networks both sharing the same Internet connection, and you want to deal with the Double NAT issue, life would be a lot simpler if the AirPort were configured to operate in Bridge Mode.
The AirPort will allow you to set up a wireless network in Bridge Mode, if that is what you are after.
Your call.

Airport Extreme (4th generation) and "Wireless Client Mode"

Hello All,
I am using an Airport Extreme (4th generation) and I wonder why in "Wireless Client Mode" I am unable to connect my network using the Ethernet connection.
Basically, what I wish to do is a bridge between a Base Station Wireless N <--> Base Station Wireless N (Airport Extreme) distributing the connection via its integrated Ethernet ports.
Thanks,
Sebastian

I wonder why in "Wireless Client Mode" I am unable to connect my network using the Ethernet connection.
The Ethernet ports are not enabled if you configure the AirPort Extreme to "Join a wireless network". Oddly, the USB port is enabled.
If you have another Apple "n" wireless router as your main base station, you could configure the AirPort Extreme to "Extend a wireless network". This would provide more wireless coverage and enable the Ethernet ports on the device.
Ironically, the less expensive AirPort Express 802.11n will do what you want.
When the Express is is manually configured to "Join a wireless network", there is a special feature to "Enable Ethernet clients", which will activate the Ethernet port.

Solution: Airport Extreme (5th gen) and Comcast

Recentlty, I had a nightmare trying to install a new Airport Extreme (fifth generation) into a plain jane Comcast-iMac hardwire setup. Applicaton was to provide secure net for video streaming to Xbox and for printing as well as guest network for, uh, guests. After a struggle, I found both the problem and the fix.
Comcast modem direct wire to iMac was solid, but modem to Extreme WAN was no go with either wireless or wired connection between iMac and Extreme. After a few choice words hurled at the obviously incorrect "Ethernet cable not connected" message reported by the Extreme, it finally dawned on me to listen to what I was being told.
If the Airport Extreme couldn't see the cable going from its WAN port to the Comcast modem, then either my cable was bad or the two devices were "failing to communicate." I knew the cable was good (I tried both known good Cat 5E and Cat 6 ones), so it had to be the devices. Then, I remembered they first had to do a little dance (autonegotiation) to decide at which Ethernet speed (10/100/1000Mbs) to talk to each other. I found the settings page that controlled this process and switched it from Autonegotiate to 100Mbs Full Duplex and voila!
Comcast modem was Ubee DDM3513 (standard equipment for Comcast basic hardwire installation).
Hope this helps someone else.

+1
Thanks for the info. This sure helped me out.
I have CableVision Optimum Broadband, and was experiencing the same problems.
Changed from autonegotiate to 100Mbs and boom, internet.
I wonder if it will be faster work with 1000Mbs...

Airport Extreme 5th generation

I just setup a Airport extreme (5th) to run my devices wirelessly. However, im still losing signal strength in the back rooms. If I put the Extreme in repeator mode, will that help? Or am I better off connecting a Express to it and placing it that weak signal area? Thanks!

Please take a look at the following Apple Support article for ideas on the different options that your AirPort can provide you for extending its wireless range. After reading it, if you have any questions, please post back.
One of the keys is the proper placement of your base stations. Please check out the following AirPort User Tip for the details.

I'm trying to connect to a VPN (Buffalo Technology) from home over Airport Extreme (5th Generation)

Hi all,
I just purchased a 5th generation Airport Extreme to replace my home router. I previously had a Linksys wireless G which gave up on me. I've got a handful of computers that will be hooked up to the router. One of them is a Windows machine and it needs to be able to VPN into work. The VPN is a product from Buffalo Technology. I don't have much further information than that right now.
When I try to connect to the VPN it connects using "WAN Miniport (PPTP)" then verifies the user name and password then tries to connect to "WAN Miniport (SSTP)." The next message is "Connecting to _____ useing WAN Miniport (L2TP)'... When I get to this step a new window pops up and shows the following error message:
Error 800: The remote connection was not made because the attempted VPN tunnels failed. The VPN server might be unreachable. If this connection is attempting to use an L2TP/IPsec tunel, the security parameters required for IPsec negatiation might not be configured properly.
Any suggestions on how to fix this? I didn't have these problems on the other router when it was still in business. Thanks ahead of time for anyone who has suggestions.

When I try to connect to the VPN it connects using "WAN Miniport (PPTP)" then verifies the user name and password then tries to connect to "WAN Miniport (SSTP)." The next message is "Connecting to _____ useing WAN Miniport (L2TP)'...
What this is telling you is that the Buffalo VPN client is attempting to establish a secure connection to your company's VPN server/applicance using each of the common VPN connection methods. Since it was unable to establish a secure connection, its attempt to create a VPN tunnel has failed.
Typically, IPsec is used to establish a secure connection. For IPsec to work through a NAT firewall, UDP port 500 (for Internet Key Exchange IKE) & UDP port 4500 (for IPsec NAT-T) must be opened. This is offered as IPsec Passthrough on most consumer routers ... except the AirPorts. That is because, by default, they already have these ports opened for VPN as they are known as "VPN Passthrough" devices.
I would ask your work's IT for assistance on how to properly configure the Buffalo VPN client to work with your new router. It may have been configured for the earlier router and those settings may no longer apply.

What is the maximum MBPS for the AirPort Extreme 5th Generation?

I am considering the E4200 v2 and AirPort Extreme routers. Can any give me the pros & cons for each? Price is about the same with the E4200 v2 $20 more.

For an excellent review of the 5th Gen AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBSn), I would recommend that you check out the following SmallNetBuilder article. They not only provide comprehensive data on testing the base station's performance. but they also do so for a number of other router manufacturer products, including the Cisco/Linksys E4200V2 that you are also interested in.

Airport Extreme 6th generation and Time Warner, Arris modem - no internet on mac

After installing a new Time Warner Arris modem we have encountered the following issues:
Light is green on the airport and everything appears normal
Wifi only works on iPhones, roku, and windows laptops.
Ethernet from airport extreme is also working (xbox one works fine).
Wifi internet does NOT work on Mac computers (we have two in the house both running Yosemite). The light on the airport is green and the macs can connect to wifi but cannot connect to the internet (DNS issue?).
The wifi on my mac yosemite laptop does work on my office wireless and anywhere else but home.
Backstory:
So a few months ago I purchased a brand new 6th generation Airport Extreme 802.11ac. It worked fine with our old generic Time Warner cable modem until we forced to upgrade to a new Arris modem/router combination this weekend to upgrade our internet speeds (I don't recall the model I can get this later). We told TWC that we did not need a router and would prefer to use the Apple router but they said it would work just as before by just plugging it into the ethernet port.
Initially we had network errors and I had to change from NAT to Bridge mode on the airport extreme and this worked for about a day. The next morning I could only get internet and wifi on my iPhone or a windows machine elsewhere in the house.
What I tried (none of these worked):
resetting the router and modem worked briefly but the problem repeated itself a few hours later or after connecting to a different wireless network.
deleting network config files (http://osxdaily.com/2014/10/25/fix-wi-fi-problems-os-x-yosemite/).
deleting the wireless network from saved networks and connecting again.
Again this is a problem with mac laptops ONLY. I have no machines running an older version of OS X so I can't test that easily (I can borrow one from a friend to rule that out). We have 2 Mac computers both running yosemite and both have the same problem. Every other wireless device in the house works like a charm. Any ideas?

(using a White, new Surfboard 6141 and Time Warner as provider)
This is a simple cable modem, that will deliver only one IP address to the AirPort Extreme.
My apple extreme in set in Bridge,(by default it is a 2007 model. Has never been a problem when I used Verizon.
Bridge Mode is not the correct setting for the AirPort Extreme. It needs to be in a Router Mode of DHCP and NAT.
Bridge Mode would have been the correct setting with a Verizon modem/router......but the SB6141 is not a router....it is a simple modem.
You can try to make the settings change to see if that will work, but in most cases when you are making a modem change on a network, it is recommended to first reset the AirPort Extreme back to factory default settings (to wipe older and possibly conflicting settings), and then configure the AirPort to work with the new modem.

HT5924 Does this also apply to airport extreme 5th generation?

There is no mention of 5th generation airport extreme here. Does this work for that as well?

Yes.
(95097)

My Airport Extreme 5th generation says it's not connected to the modem

My airport express died after 7 years. I upgraded to the Airport Extreme however when trying to configure it says I am not connected to the internet and that it can't find the DNS server. Any suggestions? I have Time Warner as my ISP.

Some cable modems store the identity (MAC address) of the computer/router attached to them and will work only with that one until they are reset (sometimes by powering them off and back on, sometimes by remote command from the cable provider). I have no clue whether yours would be one of them, but you might try the power cycle trick.
Another possibility is that your Extreme has not been configured properly to work with your modem. An example of a mismatch would be an Extreme trying to use DHCP to get an IP address from a modem not equipped to issue one.

I bought an airport extreme (5th gen) and have set it up today. However I am having troubles getting it to co-excist with my already set up ethernet connections which are necessary due to the size of the house.

Please let me know how I can set it up so it works along with my ethernet cables and downstairs network. I have several ethernet connections that I need to use as they are out of range of the network.

When trying to connect my AppleTV 3rd gen to another ethernet port of airport extreme with another faster (85mbps) Trendnet ethernet adapter via a different electrical outlet, my extreme goes from green light to flashing amber light and my wifi stops working.
If the Apple TV was originally setup for WiFi, I suggest that you reset the device back to default settings and then configure it again with Ethernet plugged in. Settings > General > Reset > Reset Settings
As a test, connect a spare Ethernet cable of any length (that you know is working) from the LAN <-> port on the AirPort Extreme to the Apple TV for the setup.
Setup the ATV again and double check to make sure that it is operating correctly
Change the location of the ATV back to the desired location on the network behind the powerline adapters
If you have a problem now, the first thing to check is the powerline adapter and or wiring

Is it possible to use 2 airport expresses1 airport extreme(5th generation)?

1 is 802.11n and 1 is 802.11g
the airport extreme is 802.11n
I use the N model as an extender for the extreme atm but I was wondering if I could use both as extenders for the 1 extreme? please help if you know how to do this! Thanks in advance!

Static WDS Setup with "Mixed" (802.11g & 802.11n) AirPort Base Stations
Note: To facilitate the WDS set up:
Perform a "factory default" reset on all of the base stations that you plan on using in the WDS. This will get them back to their respective "out-of-the-box" configurations.
To avoid having to "switch" wireless networks within the AirPort Utility, temporarily connect the remote (& relay) base station(s) to the AEBSn or Time Capsule by Ethernet during the set up phase, and then, relocate it to the desired location when complete.
Be sure to jot down the AirPort IDs (MAC addresses) for each of the base stations to be used in the WDS. The AirPort ID is printed on the label on the bottom/side of the base station.
Main Base Station Setup
Click the AirPort status menu in the menu bar and choose the wireless network created by the base station you want to set up as the main base station.
Open AirPort Utility (located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder on a Macintosh computer, or in Start > All Programs > AirPort on a computer using Windows).
Select the main base station, and then, choose Manual Setup from the Base Station menu.
Enter the base station password if necessary. If the base station is using the default password of public, you will not be prompted for a password.
Click Wireless in the toolbar, and then, choose “Participate in a WDS network” from the Wireless Mode pop-up menu. Note: You will need to hold down the Option key in order to get this option on the AEBSn, 802.11n AirPort Express Base Station (AXn), or Time Capsule (TC).
Click WDS and then, choose “WDS main” from the WDS Mode pop-up menu.
Select the “Allow wireless clients” checkbox if you want client computer to connect to this base station.
Click the Add "+" button and enter the AirPort ID of the base station you want to connect to this base station.
Click Update to send the new settings to the base stations in the WDS.
Remote Base Station Setup
Open AirPort Utility; select the remote base station, and then, choose Manual Setup from the Base Station menu.
Enter the base station password, if necessary.
Enter the same network password as the main base station, if necessary.
Click AirPort in the toolbar, and then, click Wireless. Choose “Participate in a WDS network” from the Wireless Mode pop-up menu, and then, choose the same channel as the main base station from the Channel pop-up menu.
Click WDS and choose “WDS remote” from the pop-up menu.
Enter the AirPort ID of the main base station in the WDS Main field.
Click Update to transfer the settings to the base station.
Relay Base Station Setup
Open AirPort Utility; select the relay base station, and then, choose Manual Setup from the Base Station menu.
Enter the same network password as the main base station, if necessary.
Click AirPort in the toolbar, and then, click Wireless. Choose “Participate in a WDS network” from the Wireless Mode pop-up menu, and then, choose the same channel as the main base station from the Channel pop-up menu.
Click WDS and choose “WDS relay” from the WDS Mode pop-up menu.
Enter the AirPort ID of the main base station in the Main AirPort ID field.
Click the Add "+" button and enter the AirPort ID of the remote base station this relay base station will connect to.
Click Update to transfer the new WDS settings to the relay and remote base stations.
(ref: Pages 42-46 of "Designing AirPort Networks.)
(ref: Wi-Fi base stations: Extending the range of your wireless network by adding additional Wi-Fi base stations)

Airport Extreme 5th Generation and VDSL 2+

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