Apple TV and Airport Extreme, Direct connection vs. 10/100 Switch

I have an Apple TV currently connected directly to my Airport Extreme by Ethernet, but I also need to connect my Satelite DVR to my Broadband connection. Will I suffer much if I add a 10/100 switch in my entertainment center and then run that to the Airport Extreme? Should I just run the Apple TV via wi-fi? I can't afford to buy a new switch that can do Gigabit, so I have to do the best with what I have. any suggestions?

Ethernet is efficient and assuming you have no problems you should get close to the 100Mbps, neither your tv or DVR should require any more than 5 Mbps for live streaming although each may well use up to around 15 Mbps when syncing/transfering/copying content.
I believe you should be just fine with 100 ethernet, indeed you'll probably be better than going wi-fi.

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Connecting wireless speakers to Apple TV and Airport Extreme

I've connected my Apple TV and synched my iPad and iMac with it, it all works fine. The problem i have is i have a Philips AD7000W wireless speaker which wont connect. Airport extreme can identify the Fidelio wi-fi network, but when i am asked to go to 192.168.1.1 and asked to identify my own wi-fi network it finds it but adds a 10-digit wpa passcode. I'm 100% certain this isnt my wpa (I actually use wpa2) passcode, but i cant check to see what it is as its hidden. When i try to put it what is my wpa2 passcode, it wont accept it. I've tried the installation process for the speaker on my iMac, iPad and iPhone have the same problem. All devices have the latest OS/IOS.
The installation process for the speaker is easy, ie find the Philips network, go onto Safari and onto 192.168.1.1 and the page will ask to find your wi-fi connection, enter your wpa passcode and once synched the speaker should work.
Anyone got any advice?

gorrilla-monsoon wrote:
I've tried the installation process for the speaker on my iMac, iPad and iPhone have the same problem.
maybe the speakers only works with windows then
or maybe the speakers require some special program to work I would most likely check the wifi speaker makers page and or forum for more info as to compatability

Airport extreme direct connect to stereo

Hello. Thanks for any help you can provide. I have an airport extreme base station right next to my stereo. Currently I am connecting to the base station through wifi from a remote mac. This remote mac has my itunes library, and I am connecting through wifi to an airport express to that stereo. Is there a means to connect the stereo directly to the airport extreme base station - there is not audio out port on the extreme....If I do this I could eliminate the airport express - which seems a bit superfluous. Thanks in advance.

Thanks. I was trying to find a work around from the lack of a audio port. I wonder if there is a product to convert the airport extreme's ethernet ports to a stereo jack... then again, I may have to purchase the apple tv to do it...

Linksys WRT54GL and Airport Extreme dropping connections

In looking through these forums, I realize that people have had problems with their Linksys WRT54G routers and their Airport cards. There seem to be a lot of suggested fixes, but no definitive answer as to what's wrong. I don't know either, and after changing channels, changing Linksys firmware, changing encryption, creating background pings, and all of the recommended solutions, the problem persists. I wanted to document it here in the hopes that someone can figure out what's wrong. Here's a tail of /var/log/system.log during a period when the Mac was having trouble connecting to the Linksys. I don't believe that this is due to Wifi interference or the Linksys, since other machines in the house (a Mac running 10.4.8, but using a Cisco card), for example, don't have these same problems at this time.
Basically, this kind of behavior repeats for a half-hour or so, then settles down for "a while," where a while could be an hour or could be 6 hours, and then it repeats. I have no idea what the problem is, and I suspect it's a problem with the Airport Extreme, rather than with the Linksys. Ideas?
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Feb 3 18:46:30 droopy configd[54]: AppleTalk startup
Feb 3 18:46:36 droopy configd[54]: AppleTalk startup complete
Feb 3 18:50:22 droopy kernel[0]: AirPort: Link DOWN (AP deAuth 0)
Feb 3 18:50:22 droopy configd[54]: AppleTalk shutdown
Feb 3 18:50:22 droopy configd[54]: AppleTalk shutdown complete
Feb 3 18:50:26 droopy configd[54]: posting notification com.apple.system.config.network_change
Feb 3 18:50:26 droopy configd[54]: setting hostname to "droopy.local"
Feb 3 18:50:26 droopy lookupd[3212]: lookupd (version 369.5) starting - Sat Feb 3 18:50:26 2007
Feb 3 18:50:32 droopy kernel[0]: AirPort: Link DOWN (out-of-range 0)
Feb 3 18:50:38 droopy kernel[0]: AirPort: Link Active: "67ramona" - 001839cf9822 - chan 1
Feb 3 18:50:38 droopy configd[54]: AppleTalk startup
Feb 3 18:50:41 droopy configd[54]: posting notification com.apple.system.config.network_change
Feb 3 18:50:41 droopy lookupd[3216]: lookupd (version 369.5) starting - Sat Feb 3 18:50:41 2007
Feb 3 18:50:41 droopy configd[54]: setting hostname to "droopy"
Feb 3 18:50:43 droopy mDNSResponder: Repeated transitions for interface en1 (192.168.1.134); delaying packets by 5 seconds
Feb 3 18:50:44 droopy configd[54]: AppleTalk startup complete
Feb 3 18:53:28 droopy kernel[0]: AirPort: Link DOWN (AP deAuth 0)
Feb 3 18:53:28 droopy configd[54]: AppleTalk shutdown
Feb 3 18:53:28 droopy configd[54]: AppleTalk shutdown complete
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Feb 3 18:53:32 droopy configd[54]: setting hostname to "droopy.local"
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John Galt wrote:
jr azzarelli wrote:
Drops wifi and ethernet equally.
I thought I understood your Airport network would disconnect, but I don't understand what you mean by "drops ethernet". Clearly, if your wired connection stops working, so will your Airport network. Explain?
What I am saying is that I have wireless connections to the Ae and I have wired connections to it as well. Both are getting dhcp from the Ae. Both are getting dropped. In the log I am getting these entries, about once per hour...
"Jan 06 10:26:00 Severity:5 Connection accepted from ::ffff:10.0.97.190/57902.
Jan 06 10:26:01 Severity:5 unloading current configuration.
Jan 06 10:26:20 Severity:5 (WAN) link state is Up.
Jan 06 10:26:20 Severity:5 Deauthenticating with station ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff (reserved 3).
Jan 06 10:26:20 Severity:5 Rotated TKIP group key."
The 10.0.97.190 is the recently-added OS X Server. Not sure what the port is. But it seems to be doing something untoward.
Anyone?
Anyone?
Bueller??

Hi..I have an AirPort Extreme base connected to my DSL Modem and has been working fine. But I recently bought another DSL modem along with the latest Airport Express. With this one however I can't get it to connect to the Internet. Any suggestions?

Hi..I have an AirPort Extreme base connected to my DSL Modem and has been working fine. But I recently bought another DSL modem along with the latest Airport Express. With this one however I can't get it to connect to the Internet. The light on the Express is flashing green though. Does it mean I have to re-set the settings on Airport Utility? I.e. the old settings haven't been cleared yet. Any suggestions?

Let's see if I can get this straight.
You have an Airport Extreme base station that is set to "Create a wireless network" and you have the box checked for "allow this network to be extended"....
Then you have an Airport Express that is set to "Extend a wireless network" which you selected the name of your network in the box...
Correct?
See this Apple document:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4259?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
The wireless unit on the right of the diagram can be either of the newer Apple base stations.
Extreme, Express, Time Capsule

My airport extreme has connected to a Tplink router, i set my AE in Create network, so i get a problem of Double NAT. How can i repair this probleme because i have to use TPlink for my IP TV and i want to use AE to creat my network and the guest NW.

my airport extreme has connected to a Tplink router, i set my AE in Create network, so i get a problem of Double NAT. How can i repair this probleme because i have to use TPlink for my IP TV and i want to use AE to creat my network and the guest NW. If we don't have a solution for this question, can i set my AE to use the IP TV and how??? I'm using a 4th Airport extreme

No, not unless it is simply a network connection.
How is your IPTV being provided.. if it is using a separate vlan or separate vpi/vci in the adsl connection. Who is your ISP?
Is the TP-Link ADSL?
Is the IPTV using a separate voice channel on adsl?
Or a different vlan.
Sorry but it is something where a definite answer is not possible unless you provide all the details.
The setups are unique to each ISP around the world..
Here is one for our local ISP.
http://www.avenard.org/iptv/Setup.html
He has a section on getting this working with apple router over wireless.. look
http://www.avenard.org/iptv/IPTV_and_Wireless.html
Google around and see if other people have had success.. the whole setup is tricky.. and it is hard if nobody has used it who actually understands networking.

How to connect my iPad, Brother printer, and AirPort Extreme?

How to connect my iPad, Brother printer, and AirPort Extreme?

I don't believe any of the Brother printers are AirPrint-enabled. Is your Brother printer network-ready? That is, does is support either/both a wired or wireless connection or just uses USB to connect?

Can a time machine usb drive backup the data from an external usb drive connected to and airport extreme*

can a time machine usb drive conected to my mac book backup the data from an external usb drive connected to and airport extreme ?

Hi Adam, if you think yoiur HD may be failing you could do a TM restore onto the new disk. I would rather see you do a clone either SuperDuper or CarbonCopy Cloner.Of your internal drive. That way you have a bootable backup in case it does fail.
btw - what are the symptoms of your failing drive?
-mj
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Airport extreme will connect to some iPhones and iPads, but not all, and will not connect to MacBooks.

Why will the airport extreme not connect internet to macbook or some iPhones? It will connect to all our iPhone 6's and iPads but not to the MacBooks. The macbook says wi-fi has the self assigned ip address of ___,____,____,___ and will not be able to connect to the internet,

Have you done a full restart of the network in correct order?
Shut down everything.. OFF not standby.
Power on in order.
Modem.. wait 2min
Router.. (Extreme??) wait 2min
Macbook.. Only the Macbook.. do restart anything else yet.
Any luck??
No luck reset the Extreme to factory and redo the setup.. this time use all short names, no spaces and pure alphanumeric. Bonus for names <10 characters.
Use passwords with the same rules.. only can be 8-20 characters.. mixed case and numbers.
Try again with the Macbook..
No luck give explicit details of the setup of the whole network.

AT&T U-Verse and Airport Extreme

Hey guys
I saw a previous post where you could connect your airport extreme to the router provided as part of AT&T U-Verse but set the aiport to bridge mode.
I am looking to use the USB feature of the airport extreme to connect a USB hard drive to be accessed by my mac mini downstairs using time machine. I may also use the usb feature of the airport extreme to connect a hard to act as a media server to be used by my PS3.
My question is how is performance if i use the airport extreme via bridge mode to connect a hard drive to my network via the u-verse router? Will it be even slower since the u-verse router is ahead of it or will performance by unchanged? or is their a better way to add a hard drive to my network?
Any tips and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Brandon

The best way to connect a hard drive is directly to a computer. If you want to backup several computers, the next best setup would be to connect all the computers to your router using ethernet and then attach the drive to the USB port on the router if that functionality exists.
If you connect a drive to the USB port on the AirPort Extreme and connect using wireless, your connection will only be as "fast" as the wireless allows. On a Uverse router's wireless, that's probably going to be at "g" wireless speeds or 54 Mbps.
If you setup to connect your computers to the wireless network on the AirPort Extreme, you may be able to do better with "n" speeds, either up to 130 Mbps using the 2.4 GHz network or up to 300 Mbps using the 5 GHz network if you have a newer "dual band" AirPort Extreme.
In other words, you'll be using the wireless capability of the AirPort Extreme for your network. You could still use the wireless on the Uverse router if you wanted to use it as a guest network or something similar.
The BIG downside to your proposed plan...Apple does not support Time Machine backups to a drive attached to the USB port on the AirPort Extreme, so whether this would be a reliable way to backup is open to question.
Many have tried...few have succeeded long term. And you'll have no help from Apple if you have problems. The weird thing about this is that most users that try this are OK for a time...several weeks to several months...and then corruption issues begin.
If you want to try this, I would suggest that you have another backup plan in place as well. That's just good insurance.

DNS Server Issues with Comcast and Airport Extreme wifi routers

I am having significant challenges with 3 Airport Extreme (latest gen) wifi routers and my Comcast Xfinitity service. It once worked just fine, but now I continually get the blinking amber lights stating "No DNS servers" for each of the Airport Extreme (AE) routers. My configuration is:
Coax cable -> Comcast Xfinity cable modem -> ethernet to 16-port gigabit ethernet switch ->->-> ethernet to 3 Airport Extremes around the house direct connected with switch
I have many wifi devices throughout the house (iPads, MacBooks, home automation devices) as well as direct-connected devices via ethernet (one PC connected to AE router).
Each Airport Extreme router is set with these settings in the Airport Utility app:
Internet tab= Connect using: DHCP
Wireless tab= Network mode: Create a wireless network
Network tab= Router mode: Off (Bridge Mode)
I have attempted to put the Xfinity cable modem in bridge mode, and use the Airport Extreme to serve up the IP addresses, but still lost internet connectivity.
I have also attempted to set the Network tab=> Router Mode to "DHCP and NAT" but get "Double NAT" error issues as well.
I have tried using the Comcast DNS server addresses (75.75.75.75;75.75.76.76) setting on the Internet tab for the routers and do end up getting a green light, but NO internet connectivity.
Lastly, I have tried using the Google DNS servers (8.8.8.8;8.8.4.4) setting on the Internet tab the routers giving me the No DNS servers amber light error and again, no Internet connectivity for either wifi-connected or even ethernet connected (directly to Airport Extreme router) devices (like my PC) despite getting a green light on the router.
Any this point, it really seems that these AE routers are NOT compatible with the Xfinity cable modem or service… (and yes, I've tried power-cycling and restarting the modem, and then the AE routers, MANY times to little avail).
Should I move one of these Airport Extreme wifi routers to before the switch, and have the other 2 in Bridge mode after the switch? Do I need to setup a specific range of DHCP reservation addresses for each different AE router?
Appreciate any insight anyone can share with this aggravating DNS server issue between Comcast & multiple Airport Extreme wifi routers.

I do not see anything wrong with your basic setup.. the issue is indeed the WAN ports of the AE.. AC version are having problems with some network equipment.
You have listed a stack of things you have tried.. but I want you to move the ethernet patch cable you use on each AE to its LAN port instead of WAN.
Restart the airport when you do that.. and then see if it becomes stable.
In bridge mode the airport moves the WAN port to LAN.. but the WAN port setup itself seems more problematic than the LAN ports.
There are other methods we can try if this does not work.. but in the end.. I would be tempted to take the whole lot back to apple.. they need to start making equipment that works with standard modems and switches.
BTW what brand is the 16 port switch?? Does it happen to be managed (smart type)?

Problems setting up Verizon DSL (DHCP) and AirPort Extreme

I have Verizon DSL with DHCP and old router (Linksys WRT54G). I've bought iMac and new router (AirPort Extreme) to connect to iMac wirelessly. I have a Windows computer connected to the Linksys WRT54G. Now here is the story. I can connect verizon DSL modem (it's in bridge mode) to PC directly and connect to the Internet. When I plug AirPort between the DSL modem and PC, auto-configuration doesn't work, AirPort utility says there is problem with internet connection. Router simply can't obtain IP address from verizon's DHCP server. I've tried to copy DNS server addressed from the IP configuration in Windows, the AirPort light went green and Windows indicated connection as successful, however I still cound't browse the Internet because gateway is not set. Any ideas how to make AirPort connect to the internet using DHCP instead of manual settings? I can try to do it from the mac if needed, I don't think it would make any difference though.

Welcome to the discussions!
Sorry, I can't quite track exactly what you are trying to do.
What would the network that you are trying to set up look like?
Modem>AirPort Extreme>Computers? Are you saying that you won't be using the Linksys in the new setup?
Sounds like you need to set the Airport Extreme up to supply PPPoE service (which the Linksys is doing now-if the modem is in bridge mode), but I will wait for your response before offering specific info.
If you've been fiddling with settings, we may need to do a hard-reset on the AX to start over. You should not be fiddling with DNS, etc. Almost always, these settings are done automatically when you have the device set up correctly.

Troubling extending wireless network with Time Capsule and Airport Extreme

I am trying to set up and extend a wireless network in my house, but it’s not working right. I have two Airport/Capsule units in the house:
2TB Time Capsule (Dual-Band II)
1 Airport Extreme (Dual Band)
I have the Verizon Fios router as my gateway to the internet, and also as my DHCP server. I have also tested the ethernet ports in my house to verify that they work, and that I can get a DHCP-issued IP address.
Now, my Verizon router has WiFI, and it’s still on. I am not using it though except to troubleshoot. So far as I understand, this should not cause a problem.
Base station setup
So I setup the TC to Create A New Wireless Network, on the ethernet network it’s on (Dlink switch plugged into Verizon router). I set it up in Bridge Mode (as opposed to having it dole out IPs, since the Verizon router does this already). The TC gets a valid IP, and my wireless device connect to it without a problem. I have checked “Allow this network to be expanded” under Wireless settings.
Extended station setup
The AE Dual-Band is plugged into the Ethernet, and is reset to Factory Settings. I name it “Airport Extreme 2” and I chose “I want Airport Extreme to join my current network.” The other two options are: “I want to create a new wireless network” and “I want to replace and existing base station or wireless router with Airport Extreme.”
I chose to “join,” I select “I want to connect Airport Extreme to my network using Ethernet to extend my existing wireless network.” The other options are to disable wireless entirely, or to “wirelessly join my current network.” On the next page it asks me to select the device or network that the Airport Extreme will connect to using the Ethernet. I set it to the Time Capsule.
Results:
Access near the Airport Extreme 2 is incredibly slow. Speedtest shows I am getting less than 1Mbps. Worse yet, my mail client won’t connect. It just times out.
What I had hoped was that the AE would connect via Ethernet to the network, and just bring the wireless network to the other side of the house. Instead it almost seems as though it is just re-amplifying the TC’s signal. Otherwise, why is performance so bad?
Thanks to anyone with some insight here!

Hello Kennuff. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
Since you have the ability to connect all of the routers by Ethernet, there is no need to configure the Time Capsule (TC) & 802.11n AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBSn) for a dynamic WDS (aka, extending a network). This option is only when the routers do NOT have an Ethernet connection between them.
Instead, you want to configure the TC & AEBSn in a "roaming" network. I suggest starting by performing either a "hard" or "factory default" reset on both.
Next be sure that both the TC & AEBSn are on the same Ethernet subnet coming from the Verizon-supplied router.
Configure the TC & AEBSn as follows:
AirPort Utility > Select the TC or AEBSn > Manual Setup > AirPort > Wireless
o Wireless Mode = Create a wireless network
o Allow this network to be extended: <not checked>
o Radio Mode: <leave the default or if you require a specific mode make sure both routers are configured the same>
o Wireless Security: <configure both routers the same>
AirPort Utility > Select the TC or AEBSn > Manual Setup > Internet > Internet Connection
o Connection Sharing = Off (Bridge Mode)

Extending a network with Time Capsule and AirPort Extreme (via Belkin powerline)

Hello -
I've seen many topics about extending wireless networks here, but none seems to resolve the issue I'm having. I currently have a setup where a DSL cable modem is connected to a Time Capsule and I need to extend this network to another room using an AirPort Extreme.
I live in a very old apartment in Brazil and the walls seem to block the signal from one room to another, hence the need to extend it. Since wireless signal is very weak between rooms, I bought a Belkin powerline AV500 so I could connect both Time Capsule and AirPort using the electrical power at home (just installing a regular Ethernet cable between rooms is not an option).
I started with the basics: configure the Time Capsule + DSL as a standalone network, and it works perfectly within it's range. Then I connected the Belking powerline, plugged a MacBook via Ethernet on the other end and still got very good results (actually better speed than expected). Used it for a while with streaming and other network intensive tasks to make sure it could sustain the connection.
Finally, pluggned the AirPort Extreme on the Belking powerline and this is where the problems started. AirPort Utility 6.3.1 only gives me the option of extending a network wirelessly - it doesn't seem to give me the option of extending it via Etherenet (roaming), which is not good in my case. Luckly I had a copy of AirPort Utility 5.6 which seems to do the job (or I thought so), but it's still not working well.
Although I managed to configure both with the same name, it doesn't seem reliable and some devices (the iPhone 5, for example) are unable to connect and end up with a self-asigned IP address. I'm almost sure I'm doing something wrong on the setup, as I've seen a similar setup working before, so if anyone out there has any clue of what can be done, it will be much appreciated.
Attached the screenshots of both Time Capsule and AirPort Extreme configurations.
Thanks a lot,
-TM
AirPort Exteme:
Time Capsule:

Hello JuliaApple. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
You have several ways to configure both base stations for what you are trying to do.
The simplest would be to configure the Time Capsule (TC) to "join" (AirPort Utility > Manual Setup > Wireless tab > Wireless Mode = Join a wireless network) your existing 802.11n AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBSn). In this type of configuration the TC would perform as any other wireless client and not perform as a router. It will; however, still allow for both backups and sharing USB devices attached to it.

Macbook pro and airport extreme don't work

A friend (and all those tv commercials) say everything just works with Macs. Well, not exactly. New Macbook Pro and Airport Extreme can't connect me to the internet. I still have PC connected via ethernet cable to my cable modem and router which is in the basement where the cable enters the house. I've tried the different options in Airport Extreme setup and nothing works. It doesn't help Apple assumes I know everything about DHP PPPOE NAT or whatever all those silly things are.
Can anyone explain in +very simple+ terms how I get this expensive piece of aluminum connected to the internet?
Thanks.

Hello sofarapplesux. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
I assume that you will continue to use the modem and router in the basement to get your Internet access ... correct? What is the make/model of this router?
If that's the case, I will also assume that you have the 802.11n AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBSn) connected by Ethernet to this router ... correct?
So your overall network configuration should look something like the following:
Cable modem > (Ethernet cable) > \[Internet port] router \[LAN port] > (Ethernet cable) > \[WAN port] AEBSn ... close?

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