AIrport Extreme (RE) Set up

Hello all,
Thanks for taking the time to read this post.
I had been having problems with Safari and Mail. (Incidentally/ Coincidentally) I began noticing this shortly after a power outage in my neighborhood. Safari ran insufficiently even though the router was providing regular speeds. It would be slow to load if it loaded at all. In mail i would receive error messages as well as port messages. This affect my desktop as well as my old laptop.
II read as many discussions about this as I could tried many opinions, to no avail. As with many things, the more variables introduced , the more variables of failure/ additional confusion the problem can look like.
I though i was in over my head scheduled an appointment w/ the mac store only to be ushered within 2 minutes, sent home to reset the computer.( i opted to attempt this on my laptop) It did not work. I phoned in for an call bak appointment via apple. Upon receiving the call the only options given were to reboot the entire system. Since this would be a really big setback in time, i opted to try something different.
It is my airport express. Does anyone know why it would run differently?
I tried to do an archived restart(as suggested by apple) to no avail.
Currently i am working off the ethernet connection.
Any suggestions?

when this happens (power difficulties) and the phenomenon occurs then user should power off modem first then the network. Bring up the modem first then the network.

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How would I connect the second Airport to the Airport that is in Bridge Mode?
Connect from a LAN <-> port on the Bridge Mode AirPort to the WAN "O" port on the second floor AirPort and then use AirPort Utility on a Mac or iPad to set things up.
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I am very confused about the locale setting of the Airport Extreme card, which is shown in the system profiler:
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FilterPunk, Welcome to the discussion area!
I have spent years helping in this discussion area and have never seen any information on the possibility of changing a US card to a European card.
It may be possible but I have never seen information on it nor anyone reporting that they had done it.

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It's the same one you use when connecting to your wireless network with a computer, and no, it's not printed anywhere on the Extreme.
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Let me know which procedure you would like.

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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.
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Hi guys
Simply question, why is my MBP only reportedly (according to the Network Utilty) connecting my Airport Extreme at 130 mbit/s
The Airport Extreme is set to 'N' only at 5ghz. i thought 130mbit/s was for N at 2.5ghz.
Ive checked all the options on the Airport Extreme and there is nothing else to change - it says its operating at 5ghz. Im only a metre or two away (about 6 foot) why can't i active the full connection speed?
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Regardless its a network that doesn't transmit far enough to leave my front door - so legalities are not really something im bothered about. If i invited the police round and showed them the network they wouldn't even know what i was going on about.
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Why can't I set up my AirPort Extreme as a wireless jumper from my Cable internet router ?

Why can't I set up my AirPort Extreme as a wireless jumper from my Cable internet router ?

If it "joined" my network is it extending the coverage of my wifi network ?
Please review my previous answer in the post above......
But, the Express does not "extend" or "repeat" the wireless signal when it joins a network. In other words, wireless devices cannot connect to the AirPort Express the way that you have it set up.
If so can my Airport Extreme be set up to "join" my network and also extend the coverage of my network ?
Again, please review my previous answer in the first reply above......
The AirPort Extreme does not have this type of capability.
If you have both an AirPort Extreme and an AirPort Express.....my suggestion....again, found above in a previous post.....
It takes a minimum of two Apple routers to extend a signal using wireless.
You could do this by connecting the AirPort Extreme to your cable router using a permanently installed Ethernet cable and then configuring the AirPort Extreme to "create a wireless network".
Then add an AirPort Express in a location where it can pick up a strong wireless signal from the AirPort Extreme and configure the Express to "extend a wireless network".
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Setting base IP address of Airport Extreme?!

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Ok, there are two different settings that involve DHCP, one being the public IP address that is assigned to the AirPort and the other being the IP addresses that are assigned to the computers on the private network.
Before doing the following, I would hard reset the AirPort Extreme by holding the reset button on the back for 5-10 seconds, just so we can get a default onfiguration.
If you run AirPort Utility, go to Manual Setup, and click on Internet your Connection Sharing at the bottom should be listed as Share a Public IP Address. This enables your AirPort to be the gateway and to receive a public IP address from your cable provider. This should really already be enabled since you did a hard reset.
Now test to make sure you have an internet connection. If not, then you need to reset your cable modem. If after resetting your cable modem you still can't get internet connection then you need to call your cable provider and have then do whatever they need to do to get you a new IP address.
Now that you have a working internet connection you need to setup your private network. Run AirPort Utility, click on Manual Setup, and go to the Internet tab again. Write down the DNS servers you see listed. For Configure IPv4, you need to change the setting from Using DHCP to Manually. Enter the IP address as 192.168.249.10, the subnet mask as 255.255.255.0, the router address as 192.168.249.10, and then use the DNS Servers you just wrote down.
Now click on the DHCP tab next to the Internet Connection tab and select 192.168.249.100 as your beginning DHCP address. Ending address could be something like 192.168.249.200. Update your AirPort and then see if things are working correctly.

Dual band set up with Airport Extreme "2nd Generation"?

I'm running an Airport Extreme as my Wi-Fi router. When I open Airport Utility it finds the Airport Extreme and calls it "Airport Extreme 802.11n 2nd Generation." I'd like to run this in dual band, since I have some older Airport Expresses that can't go 5Ghz. Is this possible with this unit? I can't find this unit on the Apple site, to get specs. If I can't run it in dual band mode, I end up changing the config every time I want to stream music to my older Airport Expresses. I get much faster Internet performance on my MacBook Pro when the Airport Extreme is set to 5Ghz.
Can someone list out for me the settings that I should use, to at least get the best performance out of this router, and my Airport Expresses. I have the Expresses set to "join a network" so they don't slow things down. Maybe that's not the right settings? My Apple TV, 2 Airport Expresses, iPad, iPhone, MacBook Pro and wife's PC need to share this/these network(s). Any suggestions? Please be specific. Thanks.

When I open Airport Utility it finds the Airport Extreme and calls it "Airport Extreme 802.11n 2nd Generation.
This version is not a simultaneous dual band router. You can run a 5 GHz network...or...a 2.4 GHz network, but not both at the same time. A simultaneous dual band version....3rd Generation AirPorts and higher....would allow the wireless router to provide both types of signals at the same time.
I get much faster Internet performance on my MacBook Pro when the Airport Extreme is set to 5Ghz.
That would be expected, since a good 5 GHz wireless connection will run...on average.....at 2-3 times the speed of a 2.4 GHz connection.
I have the Expresses set to "join a network" so they don't slow things down. Maybe that's not the right settings?
If these are older "b/g" versions, that is all that you can do. Newer "n" versions of the Express could be configured to "extend" the network, providing more wireless coverage while running at higher "n" speeds.
Can someone list out for me the settings that I should use, to at least get the best performance out of this router
You already know that 5 GHz provides the 'best" performance for your Mac, but if you have older AirPort Express devices, they cannot connect at 5 GHz. Neither can an iPhone or iPod, and probably the PC as well.
So, the best compromise on your current Extreme would be to use the default settings for 2.4 GHz, which would provide an 802.11 "b", "g" and "n" wireless signal....compatible with all of your devices. You may already be doing this.
If you decide to purchase a newer version of the AirPort Extreme, then you will have the benefit of being able to run both 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz networks simultaneously....so everything will connect to the respective 'best" signal.
Then the current AirPort Exteme that you have now could be reconfigured to "extend" the network if you need more wireless coverage in another area. But...another compromise coming.....it can only "extend" one band...either 2.4 GH or 5 GHz, but not both.
Unfortunately, you would need another simultaneous dual band AirPort to be able to "extend" both bands.

How to connect a ADSL router to AirPort Extreme?

Hallo,
my local internet service provider forces all costumers to use their modem/router to connect to the Internet using a DSL connection.
I have one external public IP (v4) and the router has an editable IP for the LAN set to 192.168.1.1 .
The ISP router can act as DHCP server and NAT; I can disable the DHCP.
What I would like to do is connect it to the Airport Extreme WAN port and give all the control to the Airport extreme: I want to use his DHCP server, NAT, port forwarding etc.
My problem is that I am able to have Internet connection only if the ISP router has DHCP control and Airport Extreme is set to Bridge mode.
In this configuration, in the Airport Internet configuration panel, the connection is set to Ethernet, IPv4 is using DHCP, Airport IP is 192.168.1.133 and the ISP router has 192.168.1.1 . I also have the DNS IPs set to the ones suggested by the ISP and Bridge mode.
In this way it works: all computers can share Internet connection.
What I am trying to do is:
- disable DHCP in the ISP router;
- in the Airport extreme Internet panel I choose to manually setup IPv4 and I type the same vales it is getting when set to DHCP mode: 192.168.1.133 for the Base and 192.168.1.1 for the router using the ISP dns and I select Share pubblic IP. In the DHCP panel I choose 10.0.1 class.
I save changes and... I got that Internet is no working anymore and I cannot access the ISP router control panel.
Does anybody have suggestion about things to try to not use ISP router DHCP or configuration changes I could try?
Thanks in advance for any help about it!

Thanks for the reply,
at the end it seems that my airport extreme works too BUT with an error message saying "double NAT" and the front led turned to yellow. I have ignored such error because things seems to work and so the led color goes to green.
What I had to do here is:
- set previous router to IP 192.168.1.1
- turn off DHCP on my previous router;
- leave on the NAPT (NAT) service on previous router and set it with start and stop address to the same IP I am using for the Airport Extreme (192.168.1.100);
- open all ports and services on previous router by faking the mac address of the Computer's NIC I was using to configure router. I say faking because previous router wants to know for which computer the ports have to be open, so I had to use the same mac address of the Airport extreme. I cannot type it, previous router will get it automatically when configuring it.
- on the Airport Extreme, Internet side, I had to manually configure Internet options using Ethernet mode: I set the IP 192.168.1.100 for the Airport base. Then I have enabled DHCP on class 10.0.1.x .
Airport extreme seems to work with all features now, I hope that "double NAT" warning will not create any trouble. Anybody knows about that?

PROBLEM with new Airport Extreme

i just bought the new airport extreme and what was supposed to be a simple setup process has taken longer than 10 hours!
please help!
i have 3 computers.
2 are macs, they will be using wireless. 1 is a PC, which will be wired to the airport extreme.
the airport extreme is connected to a VOIP router, which is then connected to the DSL router.
i have always used my old airport extreme without issues, but because i want to connect the PC as well, i must ditch the airport express in favour for one with LAN ports. hence, the troublesome airport extreme.
it doesn't work.
none of my computers can recognize the new network. (even though i've established one, with passwords and everything)
the router flashes amber - internet works, but not wireless.
the router periodically flashes green - ironically, nothing works then!!!!
please help!!!
EDIT: DIAGRAM
1. WHEN IT WORKED:
INTERNET --> PROVIDER ROUTER --> VOIP ROUTER --> AIRPORT EXPRESS --> MAC 1, MAC 2 (WIRELESS)
2. WHEN IT DOESN'T WORK:
INTERNET --> PROVIDER ROUTER --> VOIP ROUTER --> AIRPORT EXTREME --> MAC 1, MAC 2 (WIRELESS), PC (WIRED)

It appears to me that you may possibly have sever conflict issues as well as maybe not having the Network confiqured correctly.
I have a 3 story OLD VICTORIAN and I am using the Old Airport Extreme Base and have expierianced NO PROBLEMS at all.
If I may suggest a different approach.
Try to start from scratch.
SHUT EVERYTHING OFF.
Run an ethernet cable from your Internet Service Providers MODEM to the WAN port of the Airport Extreme Base
Set it up DHCP and you want the Airport to distribute IP's
use the Airport setup assistant and Airport Admin Utility.
Using 2 Routers in the mix unless you have ony one the main to distribute the IP's, IF you have 2 Routers and they are both set up to distribute the IP's there is your problem.
The New Airport Extreme Base is far better then the older model and you shouldn't need another router in the mix at all to get the coverage of your entire house.
Take the Netgear clear out and use the Airport Extreme and the Expresses as you had them before. There is a very good possibility that you will need to do evrything one at a time and step by step.
Do not just plug everything in, and turn everything on and expect it to work. Do everthing step by step with all security disabled to begin with.
Be sure when you do your system reset that you start by powering up the MODEM 1st and wait for it to acquire the signal before you power up the Airport Extreme and again you must wait for it to acquire the signal. You can use the LAN Ports for anyyhing you need HARDWIRED. If you don't wait and do things in the proper order you will have problems, I can't stress enough that it must be done in the proper sequence. Have a look at the Paperwork of either the Netgear's Yellow Phamplet or the Booklet that came with the Extreme to bear out what I explained on the sequence.
Don

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