AirPort Extreme on a Network Requiring Web Browser Login

I was looking into purchasing one of the new AirPort Extreme routers to use in my dorm. My school requires you to log in to its network through a web browser the first time you connect before you can gain any network or internet access. After you log in once your MAC address is stored and you are given an IP and allowed to access the network. My current Linksys wired router passes this page through to connected clients without a problem, but I tried using an older graphite AirPort base and it would not pass the page through and my MacBook Pro was unable to connect to the college network through it. My question is will the new AirPort Extremes pass this login page through and allow my Macbook Pro to login to the network through Safari?

That would make sense on most networks as you want the school's main router to only "see" one device, the router in your room. Then you can have your router assign IP addresses to as many devices as you want and the school's router still only "sees" one device.
If you configure your router as a bridge, then the school's router will be assigning IP addresses to each device connected to the router, probably not what you want.
The default mode for the AirPort Extreme is to act as a router. It will assign IP addresses in the 10.0.x.x range by default, but you can set it to assign IP's in the 192.168.x.x range if you prefer. You will probably get a Double NAT notice when you hook the router up. Click "ignore" and the message will go away.
I use an AirPort Express quite a bit for travel. If the hotel has an ethernet port, I can plug in and hook up 2-3 wireless devices and pay for only one connection.
Nothing is ever certain. If you go with the AirPort Extreme, might be a good idea to check the store's return policy...just in case.
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AirPort Extreme on a network requiring sign-in. Help?

I was using a Cisco E2500 router as my networking hub. I live in an apartment complex that supplies high-speed internet with a sign-on in a web browser. The ISP is Boradweave/Veracity Networks. Using my Cisco router, I only had to sign in on my main MacBook Pro and the rest of my devices were able to connect to the internet. However, I bought an AirPort Extreme and after setting up the network, every device has to sign in indivually. This makes it impossible for devices like my AppleTV, Xbox 360, and PS3 unable to connect to the internet. Another problem is that the Veracity network doesn't like when I try to sign in on more than 2 devices, making it so only 2 computers can be connected. I really don't know how to go about fixing this problem or why the Cisco Router had no problem with this situation but the AEBS does. I appreciate any help or direction I can get.

That would make sense on most networks as you want the school's main router to only "see" one device, the router in your room. Then you can have your router assign IP addresses to as many devices as you want and the school's router still only "sees" one device.
If you configure your router as a bridge, then the school's router will be assigning IP addresses to each device connected to the router, probably not what you want.
The default mode for the AirPort Extreme is to act as a router. It will assign IP addresses in the 10.0.x.x range by default, but you can set it to assign IP's in the 192.168.x.x range if you prefer. You will probably get a Double NAT notice when you hook the router up. Click "ignore" and the message will go away.
I use an AirPort Express quite a bit for travel. If the hotel has an ethernet port, I can plug in and hook up 2-3 wireless devices and pay for only one connection.
Nothing is ever certain. If you go with the AirPort Extreme, might be a good idea to check the store's return policy...just in case.
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Airport Extreme Card Not Working Properly (Web Browsing Slow)

Hello people of apple discussions,
I have the original MacBook Pro with Mac OS X 10.5.7 installed on it. And I have a problem, my airport extreme card is not functioning properly like when I go on the internet, it comes up with the server "www.google.com" cannot be reached or the same with Yahoo! Back when it had 10.4 it was functioning properly with very high speeds. But, all the other PCs in the house gets good internet even my iPhone and the router is functioning properly. It's been like this since for about 6-8 months and i am very upset with my mac!:|So can I have some help or any suggestions!
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Have you tried contacting your ISP? Sometimes they can help you optimize your settings. Such as DNS server numbers. I had a simullar problem and found out my DNS settings were wrong.
Do you have other computers that use the wireless single? If not you might look into your router to see if maybe something is wroung with it. You can always go to a wifi hotspot or a friends house and see how the connection is there. If it seems normal then you know it is your ISP or your router. If not then it might be a laptop problem.

Setting up new ipad 2. Won't accept my PW for my Airport Extreme (Wi Fi network?) Where is the PW for my WiFi? I am stymied. Can I set up through My MacBook Pro, which IS connected to my WiFi network?

Setting up new ipad 2. Won't accept my PW for my Airport Extreme (Wi Fi network?) Where is the PW for my Wi Fi? I am stymied. Can I set up through my MacBook Pro, which IS connected to my WiFi network?

If you could provide the make and model number of the modem that the AirPort Extreme will be connecting to, we can likely tell you a bit more about what to expect in the way of getting the AirPort set up and working.
Unfortunately, "plug and play" does not apply here. You will need to set up and configure the AirPort Extreme using your iPad or iMac to name the AirPort as a device, assign a device password, name the wireless network, assign a device password and a few other things.
Once the AirPort Extreme is set up, you can connect the PC to one of the LAN <--> ports on the AirPort Extreme using an Etherent cable.
The iPad and iMac will connect to the wireless network that the AirPort Extreme provides.

HT4145 Does the new Airport Extreme allow "guest network" setup across all my Airports on my network? I have 1 Airport as a router and 6 others as WAP's (bridged)

Does the new Airport Extreme allow "guest network" setup across all my Airports on my network? I have 1 Airport as a router and 6 others as WAP's (bridged)

I assume that all of your WAPs are hard wired on the network.
If.....all of your WAPs are simultaneous dual band Apple AirPort devices like an AirPort Extreme or new AirPort Express.....and.....you have firmware version 7.6.3 (now 7.6.4) installed on all the AirPorts.....and.....you use AirPort Utility 6.3.1 to configure the devices......in theory.....it should work.
I don't have 6 WAPs, but I do have 3 and the network works perfectly allowing extension of both the "main" and "guest" network.

HT4259 Q: Can I use an older Airport Express-g router (not -n) to extend my Airport Extreme-n wireless network? If Yes, are the instructions the same as for adding an Airport Express-n router?

Q: Can I use my older Airport Express-g router (not -n) to extend my Airport Extreme-n wireless network? If Yes, Are the instructions the same as for adding an Airport Express-n router?

If you want to extend, using wireless only, the 802.11g Express doesn't support this.
However, if you want to use bridge mode over Ethernet or Powerline adapters then this is supported.

I cannot connect to att...the diagnostics shows that the airport extreme is connected to the web...

I cannot connect to the web (att) via Airport Extreme...the diagnostics sees nothing wrong with the system

Since the Speedstream is a router, you would want to make sure that the AirPort Exteme is in Bridge Mode. In addition, check to be sure that the Ethernet cable from the Speedstream is connected to the WAN port (circle of dots icon) on the AirPort Extreme.
Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
Click Manual Setup
Click the Internet icon
Settings should look like this:
Connect Using = Ethernet
Connection Sharing = Off (Bridge Mode)
Update to save settings and give the AirPort Extreme 25-30 seconds to restart
Then power cycle the entire network by powering everything off, order is not important
Start the Speedstream first and let it run a moment
Then start the AirPort Exteme the same way
Start each device one at a time the same way
Check for propoer operation

Problem: airport extreme connects to network, but does not communicate

I have been able to communicate via wireless networks using my airport extreme-enabled iBook G4... that is, until Thursday. (Or about Thursday... maybe it was Wednesday. Somewhere around then.)
Now I can connect to a wireless network, but I am unable to communicate across the connection. ping fails. Web sites don't load--it appears the DNS lookup fails. Curiously, if I look at the network activity in the Activity Monitor I see a bunch of little bits of data getting sent and received, generally in the range of 20-100 bytes per second, though there is no obvious need for network activity. (Maybe my computer is attempting to get DNS info and such?) When things were working previously, a quiet system meant no network activity.
Further muddying the waters, I can connect and communicate via wireless networks I had not connected to prior to Thursday. Today I went to three different wireless hotspots I had not connected to before, and was able to connect and communicate--everything worked fine at all three. But if I connect to any wireless networks I had previously connected to before Thursday, I get the problem I describe above.
I did not knowingly make any networking changes on Thursday. I did, however, run Disk Utility's "Repair file permissions" around that time, due to problems with iTunes 7. Today I ran "Repair disk" in Disk Utility but no problems were found or fixed.
My best guess is that some airport settings were corrupted for existing wireless networks on my computer sometime on Thursday, and this corrupted data is persisting. However, I have not been able to identify where that data would be.
I deleted com.apple.airport.preferences.plist and NetworkInterfaces.plist in /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration, but that didn't fix the problem. (Of course, when Mac OS recreated these files it could have been from corrupted cached data, I suppose.)
Dial-up access works fine.
One last thing, I'm getting the following error message in /private/var/log/system.log when I connect to a network:
Sep 22 20:49:41 localhost mach_init[2]: Server 2427 in bootstrap d03 uid 0: "/usr/sbin/lookupd": exited as a result of signal 1 [pid 515]
However, I get the same message when I connect via dial-up (which is working OK), so I don't think that's related.
Any ideas?
iBook G4 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Hard start reset solved the problem.

New Airport Extreme N wireless network setup questions (WDS, D-Link)

I have finally been able to set up my Airport Extreme N network after numerous attempts over the last few weeks. I was getting a very weak signal in front of the house where my wife's G4 is connected wireless to an old Airport card and where all the systems (XBOX 360; Wii and PS3) are also wirelessly hitting the network.
The current configuration is as follows: In the office in the back of the house I have an Airport Extreme N basestation connected to the cable modem and have three workstations (One Mac and two PCs) wired to it. I set up a WDS network, so I set up the Airport Expresses as remotes. In the living room I have another Airport Extreme N basestation (as a remote as well) that is hooking up to the XBOX 360, Wii and PS3. I have enabled WEP security (not effecting the XBOX 360 since it is now "wired"). Here is the weird thing - I have a PC laptop with a D-Link Xtreme N card ( DWA-652) that cannot connect to the network. I enter the WEP password but it does not connect. Am I missing something on the basestation setup? Do I need to add the MAC address of the card anywhere. When I use the laptop's built in wireless it connects with no problem. By creating a WDS network did I disable the n functionality of the base station(s)? I am a lttle condused.
Also, prior to going to an all Apple wireless network setup, I bought the D-Link Xtreme N Gigabit Router (DIR-655). I was regretfully about to return it to Best Buy but I had an idea which may or may not work. I know that the D-Link does not support WDS but if I was to set it up as the main router and added the "main" Airport basestation as a wired bridge could I maintain the WDS network? The reason I ask this is because I would love to keep the gigabit for the wired machines in the office. Also, I am wondering if the D-Link notebook card is incompatible with the Airport network.
All I know is that I have spent alot of money and sleepless nights just trying to set this network up but thankfully Best Buy has a thirty day return policy so I will return what I can't use.
I appreciate any help and advice anyone can give me.
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V
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Hello!
I have noticed that some manufacturers (Linksys and possibly D-LINK) only accept upper-case WEP keys only.
This drove me nuts when trying to integrate a Linksys PC PCMCIA card into my old "g" network.
As far as using WEP, it's bad and broken; but I understand that your choice of security is limited to the devices that you are trying to network.
For what it's worth, I have my network set up with the AEBS 'n' connected to my Cable Modem, with one of the ports going to a gigabit switch for my wired network. I then have two AirTunes set up as WDS extensions for music & Internet delivery to two separate areas. The AEBS 'n" serves up DHCP and routing for the entire network.
It works quite well; I get 54 mbits/sec for the two WDS AirTunes, and 145 mbits/sec to one of my ATV's. My gigabit wired machines see data rates of 15-27 MBytes/sec (depending on the type of transfer).
Good luck!

How do I add my Airport Express to extend my airport extreme base station network

How do I extend my wireless net work using my new airport express.
My base station is an airport extreme.
I can get both the extreme and the express to show up in the wireless set up system, but it wants to set up one or the other. I want them both working together to extend the range of my base station.

Power up the Express for a few moments, then "hard reset" it iby holding in the reset button for 10-12 seconds and then release. Give the Express 40-45 seconds to restart and you will see a slow blinking amber light when this occurs.
Open AirPort Utility - select the Express and Click Continue to follow the guided setup. You may need to "switch" networks if AirPort Utility presents this option so that you can configure the Express.
The first page of the setup will ask you to assign a name for the device and device password. On the next page select the "join a wireless network option". Select "join" again and then enter a check mark next to the option to "extend the range of the network"
Continue following the guided setup to configure the device and click Update to save your settings.
Close AirPort Utility as soon as you see the message that the settings have been stored. Allow 40-45 second for the Express to restart.
A good location of the Express is a point that is about 1/2 the distance from your AirPort Extreme to the area that needs more wireless coverage. This will insure that the Express receives a strong signal to "extend".

Airport Extreme can see networks, can't connect to any

I recently bought an iMac G4 (1Ghz, 17") on eBay and am having problems getting the Airport Extreme card to connect to any network. It came with 10.5.1 installed and I've updated it to Leopard 10.5.8
I'm a bit of newbie with this Mac, but am learning quickly and I've tried to do my due diligence research prior to posting. I think I've tried every solution I've found recommended on forums for others with my problem.
Here's the basic info on what I've tried (by themselves and various combinations):
-changing the channel the network operates on.
-changing from WEP to WPA
-changing to no security at all
-changing to manual DHCP setup
-disabling Wireless-g only to allow b & g, and I've tried allowing only g
-I tried moving AppleAirport.kext to the desktop to let the system rebuild it with a restart - it was not rebuilt so I moved it back in and restarted again
-reset your router
-made sure router firmware was up to date
-creating a new network location
-went to Library > Preferences to delete com.apple.internetconfigpriv.plist and com.apple.internetconfig.plist but there were no files with those names in that folder
None of these options changed any response to the ways I've tried to connect to the internet.
It connects fine through the router with an ethernet cable. With this option it takes the network address 192.168.1.5
I also tried to connect to my neighbor's open network, with that network it will either timeout or ask me for a WEP password, which isn't needed.
These are the errors I get when trying to connect to my own network wirelessly:
-When I go through Network Setup Assistant, I get the error: "The password you entered is invalid." Even though I know it is correct (checked and rechecked to make sure all keys were working in a text file).
-When I go through System Preferences > Network I get a Connection Timeout every time it tries to connect.
-When I go through Network Diagnostics through Safari, it can't find any Apple Wireless Devices to work with or it gives me a connection timeout.
My iPod Touch 2nd Generation has never had a problem connecting to this router or the neighbor's open network.
Neither have any of my three Dell laptops.
AirPort Card Information:
Wireless Card Type: AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0x4E)
Wireless Card Locale: USA
Wireless Card Firmware Version: Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (4.170.25.8)
Current Wireless Network: wireless network not available
If it matters, I've got an Actiontec router and I'm connecting to Verizon FiOS.
Thanks in advance for any recommendations. I guess if the Airport Extreme card [or software] won't work I'll just have to try a USB network adapter (want to avoid this as this iMac only has USB 1.1).
Ed

Hi there!
Were any software install and restore discs included with the computer to support
the license and ownership, maintenance and help upkeep the computer's OS X?
Not sure where to begin in resolve the connection issues you have presented,
since I am almost under siege in my offline life with problems others foist on me.
Your issue may be in part due to a scenario where enabling WEP can causing
an issue of a self assigned IP address; the address sometimes may be just a
default and not that of the router's giving one to the computer. You can some-
times reset and hope the router can give you a new different IP address or DNS.
There usually is something else to this, if that is the case.
However, to make sure the computer itself is in a good state of health, and you
have some of the basic means at your disposal, (or to know what you have) is
why I am replying. And once that is mostly a certainty, to see if the settings to
choose the AirPort as a viable Network choice in the System Preferences, with
wireless on top of the available options open to the computer. You can drag in
order of desired connection type, the Ethernet, dialup, Airport, etc - means of
making or sustaining a connection in the Network panel. If these items are not
correctly chosen, the available wireless Airport won't work. And the status of
the Airport connection won't be visible in the main menubar header either.
Have you been through some of the several Apple Support documents on topic?
• Mac OS X: Connect to the Internet, troubleshoot connection & set up small network:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1714?viewlocale=en_US
• Mac OS X: Troubleshooting a cable modem, DSL, or LAN internet connection:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1317
• AirPort troubleshooting guide (primarily settings & base station)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1401?viewlocale=en_US
For computer basics, to check and do simple software maintenance of the Mac
OS X, you can boot the computer in SafeBoot (shift key held on startup until a
login window appears) and from GO in main Finder window, see Utilities folder
in the drop-down menu, and look for then launch Disk Utility from the Utilities.
In Disk Utility, choose the Macintosh HD, then 'repair disk permissions'. You
may be able to later click on the hard drive icon of the Brand of the HDD as
seen in the same sidebar where the Macintosh HD was located, and choose to
'verify' the hard disk drive from the choice in the Disk Utility panel then available.
When done with these items in Disk Utility, quit it; then restart the Mac normally.
{For other levels of Disk Utility repair on the hard disk drive, you need to boot the
computer from the OS X Installer's disc#1 and choose Disk Utility from its menu
bar prior to actually running that Installer. The drop down menu bar has options
and select them carefully; since you can do quite a bit to the computer's drive if
the wrong item is chosen out of turn or when not needed. A booted disk utility is
in a position to act more thoroughly on a hard disk drive that is then unmounted.}
If the computer is in a good state of preventative maintenance and permissions
repairs, etc the main issue would be in the choice of settings to access the internet
via the means at the computer's disposal; and choosing the hardware path in the
Network panel of System Preferences is one of the main portals. There are several
items in here, including being able to check-mark and move the order of importance
the main items in a Network preference window, so the computer chooses them first.
If the antenna cable and other connect to/from the AirPort card in the base of the iMac
is properly pressed firmly into position and the card is OK, the physical and electronic
paths should be assured; as far as that goes...
Some of the changes to settings may not have been necessary or help in connecting;
so I am not so sure what ones would need to be changed back to their defaults.
Good luck & happy computing!

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We were using an Airport extreme plus two airport express units to network the three computers in our home (G5 desktop with no airport card, laptop in my office, laptop in my wife's office). Too often though, my wife's computer was slow on the Net, so we decided to try the new Belkin Wireless N+ which supposedly carries a stronger signal. I can't tell if it is helping. Sometimes, it's ok, sometimes, it's not, kind of like the Extreme.
Here's my question. We have a cable television wire that comes into the house in our bedroom, which is next to her office. I had this idea that I could split that signal and find some kind of unit that outputs to an port, hook the Extreme we are not using now into the port and maybe have that find our house network as a way of boosting the signal.
Could that work? Or is there an easier way of boosting the signal?
Thanks for any info,
jeff

i realize there is a missing word, I meant to write outputs to an ethernet port. I don't know if such a device, other than another cable modem, actually exists.

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I have an Airport Extreme (802.11n) with a hard disk connected and shared using Airport Disk. I'd like to install Apache HTTP server on the connected drive so that I can host a local (available to intranet users only) web site. I am running into an error compiling Apache 2.2.9, but I'm thinking it might be a limitation of what is possible on an airport disk. Does anyone have any suggestions? I'd really appreciate it! Thanks.
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Duane:
Thank you for your response. Maybe Apple file share can help me accomplish what I want but I think FTP is the easiest means for my needs. Ill have to do more research. Ultimately, I want other people to be able to send my digital files ( up to 2-3 GB at a time) . Now I , have a converted Windows machine going through a linksys router. That was relativly easy to set up as a server able to receive FTP. I was hoping I could reduce all that machine and energy down to a single HD but it looks like that is not possible.

Is it possible to make airport extreme a WEP network and keep my other router as WPA?

Not really sure how to ask this but here goes.
I have a bt router as my main router in my house which I want to continue using. It is WPA protected and I want to keep it that way. However I have some devices that will only connect with WEP. So I was wondering if there is a way to setup my airport extreme to be a WEP protected network so I can use this only for the WEP devices and use my other router for my other devices and connections as it is more secure.
If this is possible, could you please explain to me the setup for the airport extreme as I don't know if it needs setting up as a seperate network or in bridge mode? I don't really understand the setup options on the airport and what is needed to do what.
I hope I've explained this clear enough but if not feel free to ask me for more details.
Thanks for any help in advance.

Whatever you choose for the WiFi network name.
Step by step as you requested:
Open up AirPort Utility.
Go to the AirPort tab and select Wireless:
Under Wireless Security select WEP. Click Wireless Network Options and tick "Create a closed network". Also, you could turn down the transmit rate if you want.
Select Internet.
These settings should work fine. Then, everything should be good to go.

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I'm trying to create a guest network but there is no guest tab on the utility menu... How can I resolve? Thanks!!

It doesn't say simultaneous dual band... Is that the issue?
Yes. You have an older version of the AirPort Extreme. It is not possible to "update" or "upgrade" the older version to the +simultaneous dual band+ version.
anything else i can do to set up a separate guest access
You could add an AirPort Express and connect it to the AirPort Extreme with an ethernet cable. Configure the Express with a different wireless network name and password. The downside to this type of setup is that "guests" will be able to "see" the devices on your network...other computers, hard drives, etc.
If you get the simultaneous dual band version of the AirPort Extreme and setup the Guest Network, "guests" will be able to connect to the Internet, but they will not be able to "see" any of the devices on your main or "private" network.

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