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I have two Airport Extremes N and an Airport Express N. What is the ideal setup? Should I add the Airport Express and the Airport Extreme that's not connected to my modem to my network to extend it, or should I create a WDS?

Welcome to the discussions!
+What is the ideal setup?+
That depends a lot on what you mean by "ideal". If you are talking about the "best" setup to allow maximum performance, you'll want to connect all of your devices using ethernet cables.
If you can't run the ethernet cables, then the next best option would be to look at using ethernet powerline adapters to establish communications between the devices.
Wireless would the third choice in terms of performance. Since all of your devices are "n" capable, it would make sense to use Apple's "extend a wireless network" feature to maintain "n" speeds on the wireless network, assuming your devices are located where they can send and receive a good quality wireless signal.
WDS is used in older "g" wireless networks, or if there is a mix of "n" and "g" devices. If you used WDS, the entire network would drop down to "g" wireless and the bandwidth of your network would be cut by 75%.
Message was edited by: Bob Timmons

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