Apple Extreme

If I use a airport extreme and two express base stations that extend my signal, do I leave wifi on my iMac on? Its directly connected via ethernet. It seems to slow my internet down with the wifi on.

Turn off Wi-Fi on your Mac if you are already connected using an Ethernet cable.

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I can not join my Apple extreme with the Apple express. I shows a conflict in the network! I've tried everything. How can they join on the same network?

I can not join my Apple extreme with the Apple express. I shows a conflict in the network! I've tried everything. How can they join on the same network?

It says that my DHCP has to be changed! How? to what?
It is 802.11g.express. but is set to default by the computer (Macbook Air).
The other is 802.11n. (express)
Extreme is 802.11.g. Is the Main Airport.
It is on ethernet & wep 128 security.

Apple Extreme AC 6th Gen - Wifi slow download speed

My Apple Extreme AC seems to be behaving strangely and wanted to find if anyone else having the same problem, or if anyone know how to fix this.
The router is set to bridge mode and get it's connection from:
FTTH Modem (300Mbps connection) > DLink 865L (primary router) ==fast ethernet== Linksys switch > Apple Extreme AC (WAN port), the Linksys is Gigabit switch.
If I run speedtest using JPERF or WAN (speedtest.net) with a wired connection to my laptop, I get symmetrical download & upload speed of 100Mbps (benchmark).
Doing the same test on WIFI N 5Ghz, laptop is equipped with Intel Centrino 6300 AGN (450Mbps nic), I get a maximum of 45Mbps (download) and 95Mbps (upload). The upload is definitely okay, but what could cause the 50% drop in download speed? Even testing with JPERF i get similar result, except upload went even higher to about 120Mbps.
iPhone 5S connected to AE AC doing speedtest.net also yield similar result, 45Mbps (download), 80Mbps upload.
Doing the similar test (same laptop and same iPhone) with the DLINK 865L (main router) wifi 5Ghz as well, I can get:
Laptop: 150Mbps (download & upload), it varies a bit but not much
iPhone 5S: 65~80 Mbps download, 80Mbps upload.
Is my AE AC faulty? Can I get Apple to "repair" it although I don't really know what is wrong with it.
I've tried manual radio selection & auto, nothing improves it, only degrade it further
On 2.4Ghz channel, i get half of what i get on 5Ghz, i.e. 20Mbps download, up to 40 Mbps upload

My Apple Extreme AC seems to be behaving strangely and wanted to find if anyone else having the same problem, or if anyone know how to fix this.
The router is set to bridge mode and get it's connection from:
FTTH Modem (300Mbps connection) > DLink 865L (primary router) ==fast ethernet== Linksys switch > Apple Extreme AC (WAN port), the Linksys is Gigabit switch.
If I run speedtest using JPERF or WAN (speedtest.net) with a wired connection to my laptop, I get symmetrical download & upload speed of 100Mbps (benchmark).
Doing the same test on WIFI N 5Ghz, laptop is equipped with Intel Centrino 6300 AGN (450Mbps nic), I get a maximum of 45Mbps (download) and 95Mbps (upload). The upload is definitely okay, but what could cause the 50% drop in download speed? Even testing with JPERF i get similar result, except upload went even higher to about 120Mbps.
iPhone 5S connected to AE AC doing speedtest.net also yield similar result, 45Mbps (download), 80Mbps upload.
Doing the similar test (same laptop and same iPhone) with the DLINK 865L (main router) wifi 5Ghz as well, I can get:
Laptop: 150Mbps (download & upload), it varies a bit but not much
iPhone 5S: 65~80 Mbps download, 80Mbps upload.
Is my AE AC faulty? Can I get Apple to "repair" it although I don't really know what is wrong with it.
I've tried manual radio selection & auto, nothing improves it, only degrade it further
On 2.4Ghz channel, i get half of what i get on 5Ghz, i.e. 20Mbps download, up to 40 Mbps upload

Mac Mini will no longer recognize Apple extreme base as a base. HELP

I have a 2004 apple extreme base station that after a brief power outage would not work. the only thing I could do to get wireless to work was reboot (pushed on the button in the back for 5 seconds). my computer now recognizes the wireless but it has been reset back to Apple ### and will not recognize it as a base station under the wireless options or in the Wireless Utility.
How do I make my computer recognize the airport as a base station again so I can password protect my network?

The main problem here is that you will need to use....or borrow..... a Mac that is running the Leopard or Snow Leopard operating system to be able to "see" the older AirPort that you have. A PC might work as well.
Macs running Lion, Mountain Lion, and Mavericks cannot be used to configure the older AirPort that you have.
Five years is considered good service for a router, and you have seen ten. You are way ahead of the game.
It is likely time to think about a new AirPort Extreme that will be compatible with the newer Mac operating systems. AirPort Utility on the iPhone and iPad will work on the new AirPort as well.

How can I verify that my Apple Express is "absolutely" extending my Apple Extreme?

Greetings,
I purchased an Apple Express to extend my Apple Extreme due to intermittent Wi-Fi signal in part of my home.
I connected it and it automatically configured the Express to extend my Apple Extreme.
My question is how exactly can I verify absolutely that my devices (laptops, iPad's, etc.) are connecting through the Express and NOT the Extreme as they were before. (the Express is closer to all devices than the Extreme).
There has to be a way to verify this, however, I can't find it through searching the web.
To note, signal bars on devices have not and do not change. Meaning they have 3 bars with, and 3 bars without, regardless.
Thank you in advance.

For Windows-based computers, try entering the following at the Command Prompt: netsh wlan show networks mode=Bssid|findstr "BSSID" You can also try: netsh wlan show all
This should provide you with a list of all Wireless Access Points that is detected by your PC.
For the iPad, I am not aware of any built-in apps that will show this. However, apps, like Net Analyzer should do the trick. There's also a Net Analyzer Lite version for free.

Apple Extreme - External Hard Drive - Time Machine????????

Can i connect an external hard drive to a apple extreme and use time machine for automatic back ups? If so, how?

J_Corrigan_93 wrote:
can you two speak english lol.
If you'll be specific instead of talking about "things" and "somthing" (sic) and "doesn't work."
Remember, we can't see over your shoulder or read your mind from here.
I got a usb hard drive thing
You've posted in the Airport forum, so is it connected to An Apple Airport Extreme? If so, directly or via a USB hub? If so, is it powered? Does the drive have it's own power supply?
Or is it connected to an Apple Time Capsule? Or directly to your Mac? Or something else (ie, what)?
How is it formatted?
and i try to turn on time maching it turns it self off. I try to back up it says disk cannot be found or somthing like that.
What does it actually say? If you're not sure, post a screenshot.
I tried selecting the disk but that doesnt work either.
What do you mean by "doesnt work"? What happens, or doesn't happen. Any messages? If so, what, exactly?
Or, perhaps, you might want to see one of these for detailed instructions:
How do I set up Time Machine to an internal or directly-connected external HD?
How do I set up Time Machine to back up to my Time Capsule?
How do I set up Time Machine to back up to an Air Disk on my Time Capsule?
How do I set up Time Machine to back up to an AirDisk on my Airport Extreme?

I just got my very first apple device (apple extreme router) but no dyndns?

I need to access my nas from outside. I got everything working, finally, except my dyndns account. Are you even able to use this router with dyndns? I got it yesterday and I like the signal, but no external access to my nas? I'm looking at this document but it refers to the older models I guess.
http://dyn.com/support/clients/
This may be a deal killer for me. My old router is working but I see these at work so I wanted to get a bit more acquanted with the apple hardware which is why I bought my own router. The signal from this is a tiny bit better than my old router, but I could also access my dyndns account from that one.
I have tried the dyndns.com and http and https://sitename.com and still can't access anything. I have also forwarded the 80, 443, and 22 ports and still, nothing. I know the apple stuff is supposed to work out of the box, but I've had very little luck with that at all. I have now set up several routers and none "worked" out of the box. I have done manual and auto setups. At least now I'm getting a bit more familiar with them to make them work, but I'm still stuck on the dyndns for it. If anyone has any suggestions please feel free to post. I'm still scratching my head trying to figure this out, thanks. The only apple hardware is this apple extreme, I run windows 7 on my computers. Oh yeah that error I still get every now and then from the utility on windows just stinks. Usually after I get that I can no longer even get into the setup.

Check the Sound system preferences. If the volume is turned up and the Mute checkbox is not marked, you don't have anything plugged into the headphone/output jack, and testing the Alert Volume on the Sound Effects pane doesn't generate a tone, then the technician may have failed to properly reconnect the speakers and you'll have to take the Mac back to the Apple Store. First, though, try resetting the PRAM:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379
Regards.

HT4262 Is there any way to extend my Apple Extreme Base Station using an Apple Express by via ethernet or does it only work via wifi and being in range?

From what I read, the only way to extend my Apple Wifi Network is via another Apple Airport Extreme or Express using overlapping wifi zones. If I try to connect my Apple Express to my Apple Extreme via Ethernet, then this is guaranteed to fail regardless of how I configure the Express. Is that correct?

It is certainly possible and better....in terms of performance.....to connect the AiPort Express to your AirPort Extreme using Ethernet to extend the network that way.
If you are having problems with this, then your setup is not correct....or....if your setup is correct, you may have a defective AirPort.
We can walk you through the steps to get things set up correctly if we can get some basic information to provide the correct settings.
What is the model number of the AirPort Extreme?
What is the model number of the AirPort Express?
if you are not sure, look on the bottom of the Extreme and side or bottom of the Expess. The model number starts with an "A" followed by four numbers.
We also need to know what operating system you are using on your computer. If you have a Mac, click the Apple icon in the upper left corner of the screen, then click About This Mac and post back with the OS X Version number that you see there.
We will likely have more questions about your current setup to understand things a bit better, so please be patient.

My ipod touch will recognize my home wireless network but when I try to select it the wheel just keeps spinning. It looks as though I have a good signal but my router is an older apple extreme. I've updated to the lasted firmware but it's still not workin

My ipod touch will recognize my home wireless network but when I try to select it the wheel just keeps spinning. It looks as though I have a good signal but my router is an older apple extreme. I've updated to the lasted firmware but it's still not working. I have two older imacs and a wii that connect to the router. Any thoughts? Thanks

- Reset the iPod. Nothing will be lost
Reset iPod touch: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Power off and then back on the router
- Reset network settings: Setting>:General>Reset>Reset Network Settings.
- iOS: Troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks and connections

Am I able to use a Hawking 300 Range Extender with the Apple Extreme connected to a PC?

I am puchasing an Apple Extreme to replace a Linksys router connected to a PC with Win7. I have been using two Hawking 300 Range extenders to get a better single throughout my home. Will I be able to continue to connect the Hawking 300 Range Extenders to the Apple Extreme?

Will I be able to continue to connect the Hawking 300 Range Extenders to the Apple Extreme?
Apple's "extend a wireless network" feature on the AirPort Extreme appears to be a proprietary setting that only works with other Apple products.
So, it is extremely unlikely that the Hawking devices will work with the AirPort Extreme.
No harm in trying though.
Please post on your findings.

Apple Extreme with Roadrunner Turbo issues NOT RR prob.

I have real slow issues. Without the Apple router used I am getting 14500 DL, and WITH Apple Extreme router in the mix, I am getting ONLY 2700DL. I have a newer imac dual, imac 800 lCD, and 2 Apple TV's wireless linked to the network. I have no idea what the matter can be.
I have the cable modem going into Apple Extreme and all computers and ATV are wireless linked to network.
Message was edited by: Joe Cirino

smags01,
You just need to configure your Airport Extreme (for routing) properly and you should be fine.
1. Cable from modem to Airport Extreme WAN port ()
2. Use the setup assistant in AirPort Utility to enter your ISP settings and configure how
AirPort Extreme shares the settings with other computers.
Then WiFi and local nework.
At the moment you are bridging your public IP and you have just 1 IP by the looks of it.
post if yiou need any detaiils.

HT4262 What do I have to do to my Apple Extreme to switch it from a DSL broadband modem to a cable modem?

What do I have to do to my Apple Extreme to switch it from a DSL broadband modem to a cable modem?

Did you do the factory reset of the AE?? That is necessary. The AE keeps too many values from the last setup to easily move to a new configuration.
The quick method of factory reset.
Please look at Time Capsule (TC) as the same thing as the Extreme.
Power down the TC.
Hold in reset. and keep holding it in. Be Gentle! It is a tiny surface mount switch with a plastic lever.. Attempting to push it out the other side of the TC will not make the switch turn on better.
(I fix TC and have several reset levers bent over and jammed or broken off).
Power on the TC.. remember with the reset held in.. this needs three arms.. a friend or power switch you can get to with your feet..
Keep holding in reset for about 10sec until the front LED flashes rapidly.
Release reset and wait .. the boot will be slow as it deletes previous setting.. only from router side and pulls out the factory defaults. No files are deleted on the hard disk.. but the name of the TC may change.
The power cycle of the cable modem is very important.. it has to be off completely for 20min and sometimes longer.. overnight. Some battery backup version modems do not go off without removing the battery.. even unscrew the coax cable.
Make sure when you power up the modem only the AE is plugged in. Make sure the AE is set to router mode.. DHCP + NAT.. and is plugged in WAN port to the LAN port of the modem.
If you keep having trouble post again..
We need to know the model of the AE and firmware it is running.
Also what version utility on what OS you are setting it up from.

HT1218 How do I get Airport Utility (6.3.2) to see my Apple Extreme ("g"; firmware 5.7)?

Airport Utility (6.3.2) running OS10 (10.9.2) does not support my Apple Extreme ("g"; firmware 5.7) therefore cannot update firmware. How do I fix it?

You might want to let Apple know.
Apple - AirPort Extreme - Feedback
Not that it is relevent here, but Windows cannot be used to configure the newer AirPort and Time Capsule.

Use Apple Extreme with Comcast gateway

I recently upgraded my Comcast internet service. I received a Cisco gateway DPC3941T. I would like to use my Apple Extreme for my wifi network. In other words, I do not want to use the wifi network from the Cisco gateway. Could I get help getting directions on how to do this?
I have reviewed other threads and got confused -- do I put the Cisco gateway in bridge mode or do I put the Apple Extreme into bridge mode.
Thanks in advance.

Hi,
I've just got my new DPC3941T and having the same issue. I'm able to get around 90MB on 5G wireless connection to my Airport Extreme and MBP, however, I'm only getting low 40s to 50s on 2.4G. When I switch to wireless connection to my DPC3941T, I'm getting over 100MB on both 2.4G and 5G. My Airport Extreme is 2 years old and is running on 7.7.3 firmware.
I too am running doubleNAT and I'm not letting it bother me, however, because none of my macs can be wired for internet, and I have to have my Airport as a part of my network (other devices and such), I would like to know how to get this issue fixed, as bridging either one of the routers didnt help, but whats more puzzling and upsetting is that I can get better download on 5G from Aiport, which is closer to my advertized speed by comcast, but not on my 2.4G. Whats up with that?
p.s. Just in case this info has any relevance...due to a space and wire constrictions, my DPC3941T and Airport Extreme are about 3 feet apart. Unfortunately I cant separate them more, due to my entertainment center's setup and wiring in my living room. I'm not using my WiFi on DPC3941T, only wired (one wire goes to my Airport and another goes for my CCTV), so if wireless signal has to be disabled for DPC3941T I have no problem with that, just let me know if it has to be done.
Any help with this issue would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for the time and help in advance.

Mac mini Leopard connects to Apple extreme BUT XP WONT CONNECT HELP PLEASE

*I have a new mac mini intel 1.83 ghz Core 2 Duo I used bootcamp to partition Windows XP pro SP2*
*I was initially easily able to connect to my wireless Apple extreme in either Leopord 10.5.4 or Windows XP.*
*I then installed all the new (100) security updates for SP2 and now Windows XP sees my airport extreme but for some reason can't connect. I set up the Wizard using a manual network key and using the same password for my network connection. When I startup in Leopard 10.5.4 no problems always connected to Airport extreme. But no connection on Windows XP to wirelessx Apple extreme.*
*I wonder if anyone has a solution, maybe a detailed explanation how to set up with the Windows XP network wizard?*
*Does the Apple AirPort Utility Setup 5.3.2 for windows help in any way?*
*Thanks in advance!*

I have no idea what happened. I plugged in my USB flash drive in an attempt
to run the Apple Airport utility for windows to see if that would get me connected, but just as I plugged in the USB drive my wireless connection flashed and said CONNECTED and I've been good for the past 12 hours. I never had to use the Apple Airport utility.
I just wish I knew what happened in case I lose this connection and have to try & reconnect....I guess I could always try inserting a usb drive!

HT4145 I want to set up two apple extreme in same location wired how do i set it up

How can i set up two apple extreme in same location
Wired from the main one two the second

Connect an Ethernet cable between one of the available LAN (opposing arrows) ports on the first AirPort Extreme to the WAN (circle of dots) port on the second Extreme.
Reconfigure the second Extreme as a bridge, using the AirPort Utility as follows:
Run the AirPort Utility.
Select the second Extreme, and then, select Edit.
Select the Network tab.
Change Router Mode to: Off (Bridge Mode)
By default each Extreme will broadcast its own wireless network. In this case, you will have four (one on each band x 2) Wi-Fi networks.

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