Best signal repeater with airport

what signal repeater works best with the airport exreme?

Another AirPort Extreme would be "best", but if all that you really need to do is extend the WiFi signal wirelessly, an AirPort Express would do this nicely.
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  • Can airport express be used as a repeater with airport extreme?

    Can Airport Express be used as a repeater with an Airport Extreme?

    Hi, it can but i have lots of problems because my mac keeps switching between the express and the extreme. This causes that my connection goes every time down and i have to switch off my airport (in my mac) off and on again.
    Do you know how or where i can stop this from happenig?

  • Best signal booster for airport express

    Need to boost the signal in my house for better coverage. I have a model A1264 Airport express.
    What is the best and easiest way to increase signal coverage without having to to move the location of the airport.
    Thanks,
    JJ

    Add another AirPort Express and configure the setup to "extend a wireless network". Keep in mind that you will need to locate the new "remote" AirPort Express where it can receive a strong signal from the "main" Express.
    Apple's instructions for this setup are here:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4259
    The example pictures two AirPort Extreme devices, but the set up for two AirPort Express devices is exactly the same.

  • Can you use a home signal box with airport?

    I have just been sent a home signal box by my mobile phone provider (3) as I have poor signal at home.  It works if connected directly to the router but not when plugged into the airport.
    Has anyone come across this issue?
    Thanks
    Taryn

    There have been a number of successful cases of establishing a WDS between the Linksys WRT54G series and the 802.11g AirPort Express Base Station (AX), but I am not aware of anyone that has been successful using a WRE54G to extend the AX.

  • Signal Problems with Airport

    I have a new SR macbook and i have had a host of problems getting on the internet. I can connect to my network but i can't stay on for more than a few minutes without it stop uploading pages. it just stops. But when i check my connection it shows that it is working properly.
    I called DSL several times and they had me change all sorts of settings on the modem trying to get it to work properly, but no luck.
    My freind came over with his macbook and he was able to surf just fine. We did side by side comparisons loading the same websites and his mac did fine while mine stalled out everytime.
    I came to the conclusion it was my mac and not my network. seems like a logical choice. Any ideas on how to fix or what to do?

    This may sound basic, and depending on what version of the Powermac you have, it may or may not apply. But, do you have the external antenna connected to your G5 for wireless?
    (I've seen issues like yours as easy to solve as this)
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86411
    and looks like this: http://www.macwireless.com/downloads/documents/installation/AntennasBoosters/AntG5.pdf

  • Retina MacBook Pro is not connecting with Airport Extreme 5 GHz signal

    I believe I have done my due diligence to find the answer to my question here and other places but I must be missing it. I have a Retina MacBook Pro that as far as I know should select the 5 GHz signal from my Airport Extreme (Generation 1 with 7.6.4 firmware) which is literally 3 ft. from my computer. When I click on the Airport icon in the menu bar, it is indicating a 2.4 GHz connection. I have looked at discussions which say I can give separate names to to both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz signals. I can't seem to find that. I also read where you can reorder the order of signal preference. I can't seem to find that either. Interestingly, I have an Airport Express that is extending the network. When option clicking on its icon in airport utility, I can see both the 2.4 and 5 GHz information. I don't se that in the Airport Extreme. I am thinking about gettng the newest Airport Extreme but if I don't need to...
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    as far as I know should select the 5 GHz signal from my Airport Extreme (Generation 1 with 7.6.4 firmware) which is literally 3 ft. from my computer
    A Generation 1 AirPort Extreme is not a simultaneous dual band wireless router. It can produce either a 2.4 GHz....or....a 5 GHz wireless network signal, but not both simultaneously.
    If you want the Gen 1 Extreme to produce and deliver a 5 GHz wireless network, it can do so, but any 2.4 GHz devices that you have will not be able to connect to the 5 GHz signal.
    A new simultaneous dual band AirPort Extreme will produce both a 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz signal simultaneously. Wireless devices will automatically connect to the best signal quality based on their capabilities and location in relation to the AirPort Extreme.

  • Iphone 4s on ios6.1.3 is loosing cellular signals regularly and showing no service in the best signal available areas.... wat the heck is wrong with em now?

    iphone 4s on ios6.1.3 is loosing cellular signals regularly and showing no service in the best signal available areas.... wat the heck is wrong with em now?

    A little patience would be a virtue. This is a volunteer-staffed user-to-user forum, and reposting after 5 minutes isn't likely to endear you to the other users who respond when they have time available.
    If this problem happens everywhere you need to have the phone checked out, as Ralph says. If it is only in certain areas it could be network congestion or a partial network outage. If that is a possibility contact your carrier.

  • I'm trying to hookup my new AirPort Extreme with my net gear 7550 router/modem from Frontier. I'm not getting a wifi signal from the airport. What am I doing wrong?

    What am I doing wrong?

    I'm trying to use AirPort Untility to configure the old APExtreme to extend the network, but it won't let me.
    "Extend" is only used if the two AirPort Extremes are connecting using wireless only.
    "Create" is the correct setting to use since the AirPort Exremes are connecting using Ethernet.
    Configure the second AirPort Extreme to create a wireless network using the exact same wireless network name, same security setttings and same wireless password as the "main" AirPort Extreme and make sure that you are choosing the Bridge Mode option for the second AirPort Extreme before clicking Update to save the settings.
    When you do this, everything will act like one big wireless network and computers will automatically pick up a signal from the AirPort with the strongest signal based on their location.
    This Apple document more details on this....which is called a Roaming Network.
    Roaming network

  • IPad and iPhone 4 and new 5s drop connection with airport express. This just started recently after working fine for a year. PC does not drop. Wifi signal fine. Help?

    Streaming music with airport express and Apple TV to 2 different systems. No problem with Apple TV. iPad and iPhone 4 and new 5s keep dropping their connection to airport express. Airport express connection to wifi appears to be fine. No dropping by windows PC. This just started recently after working fine for a year. Help?

    What does any of this have to do with the Apple TV?

  • Using a Dlink router in bridged mode with Airport Express

    I have a broadban connectiond via a Zyxel P-660 wifi modem + router.  I have connected the Airport Express to this modem via ethernet and set up a wifi network. The wifi on the Zyxel has been turned off.
    Since the wifi signal is weak in the other rooms, I am planning to link up a Dlink DIR-600 router running on the DD-WRT firmware on the bridged mode with the AE.
    What settings do I need to have on the Dlink ?

    I am planning to link up a Dlink DIR-600 router running on the DD-WRT firmware on the bridged mode with the AE.
    If you are planning to have the Dlink device pickup the wireless signal from the AirPort Express and then "repeat" that signal, it is extremely unlikely that this will work.
    Apple uses proprietary settings for their "extend" feature, which will only work with other Apple routers. It is....as far as we know....not compatible with devices from other manufacturers.
    What settings do I need to have on the Dlink ?
    All you can do is try to follow Dlink's instructions to setup the device as a "repeater" or "relay". The DD-WRT Forum might provide some tips. As you might imagine, there will not be much chance of a Dlink user ever seeing your post on an Apple forum.
    DD-WRT Forum :: View topic - D-link DIR-600
    There are no settings on the AirPort Express to adjust for this other than the obvious setting to check the box next to "Allow this network to be extended" on the Wireless settings page.
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  • Best way to extend Airport Extreme range in urban dwelling?

    Greetings all.
    I have a problem with the range of my Airport Extreme. It is likely due to the fact that I live in a large loft with metal studs between the walls, and a lot of masonry as well. It also might have to do with the fact that there are about 12-20 networks I can see at any time, and I live above an AT&T hotspot as well.
    I am looking for a way to make my Airport Extreme broadcast stronger.
    Is the best way to do this to add an aftermarket antenna? Is it to use one or two Airport Express-es? Is it to add another Airport Extreme entirely?
    The linear feet I need to cover is about 30' more from where my base station is at currently... however, given the potential interference as well as the steel walls... I am thinking MORE is better.
    I have a very secure network, and do watch to ensure no other devices are logged onto my AE.

    Welcome to the discussion area!
    +I am looking for a way to make my Airport Extreme broadcast stronger.+
    Since the Transmit Power of the AEBS is set at 100% by default, I doubt that you have lowered this setting, correct?
    You won't be able to do anything about making the broadcast from the AEBS stronger, but you may be able to extend the existing signal using an AirPort Express or AirPort Extreme.
    The "best" way to do this is to run an ethernet cable from your AEBS to the extending device and set it up to duplicate your network. This type of setup preserves the bandwidth on the network more effectively than other wireless methods and will yield the best results. Is this a possibility?
    Ethernet powerline adapters might be an option if running the ethernet cable is not possible. These devices transmit an ethernet signal over the AC powerline and generally work quite well.
    For a potential wireless only solution, you could make use of the Apple's "extend a wireless network" feature using an AirPort Express or AirPort Extreme. There will be some bandwidth loss using this "wireless only" method, but it may help extend the signal.
    Since the AirPort Express and AirPort Extreme have the same broadcast power, it would be simplest and also the most economical to use the AirPort Express. The compromise here is that the Express is a single band device and your AirPort Extreme may be a dual band device. If your device is a newer dual band version and you want to "extend" both bands, you will need to use an Airport Extreme.
    Given the challenge of your very crowded airways there, unfortunately, there's going to be no assurance that adding another wireless device will really help your situation. If wireless interference from other networks is an issue now...and I suspect that it may well be...adding another device to extend your wireless signal may or may not help.
    If you cannot get a good, stable signal with your laptop at 15-20 feet from the AirPort Extreme now, you have an interference issue, not a signal strength issue at that position.
    If you decide to try an AirPort Express or AirPort Extreme, either using ethernet or wireless, it would be wise to understand the store's return/credit policy in case things don't work out as hoped.
    Let us know if you have any questions, etc.
    Message was edited by: Bob Timmons
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  • Problems with Airport

    I used to have my Wifi through my Airport, now with a new D-Link router I have Internet (wifi) but unable to use my Speakers for Itunes via the previous Airport. What to do?

    IDB07,
    Welcome to Discussions!
    "All i get told when i try to connect to my wireless network with airport is that there is an error and it can't connect."
    Assuming that your router was provided by your isp and that its settings are basically unchanged from the perfect operation that characterized it for a year - verify that your isp does not have a firmware update available at its website for the router they supplied you.
    With AirPort turned on, try this: At System Preferences>Network>AirPort select "By default join: Preferred networks"
    Delete any networks already showing. Click the "Apply Now" button. Now add your network's security method, name, and password. Click the "Apply Now" button. Your iMac should immediately connect without getting the error message.
    However, if on future access attempts the error message returns, you might want to first download, and then install the 10.4.8 Combo Update (Intel) over top of your current system. No duplication of files will result from doing that. Then do the same with the AirPort Extreme Update 2007-001.
    Next perform disk repair (only, not permissions repair) using Disk Utility/First Aid from the grey-labeled Install Disc 1 while booted to it. Quit install process, restart, and use the version of DU/First Aid in the Applications/Utilities folder to repair disk permissions.
    Repeat the preferred network deletion and re-addition as above. Give it a day, see if it will keep working. Best of luck:) This has been a tough situation for many.
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  • 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.

  • Problems with Airport Express & Airplay

    Hi Guys, I'm having a lot of problems using my Airport Express as a bridge, and Airplay.
    I have a wireless network set up with various repeaters through our (large) house, and wanted to set the Airport Express to extend the wireless range into the kitchen, and to work as an Airplay port for the stereo which is next door.
    The main network is a cable modem into a wireless router, which is then repeated with 85M PLC Adapters throughout the house. 
    Had alot of trouble setting up the express unit - have re-set it to default settings numerous times. Managed to get it set up to repeat the signal and act as an airplay once, but the performance was very poor - i.e. sound dropping out, losing connection. It also wouldn't connect using iphone or ipod, again even when it had 4 bars wi fi reception.
    I then tried setting it up purely to join the existing network, not to repeat it. and act as an airplay port; and it connected, said it worked, but then I couldn't play any music through it, and it went back to flashing orange.
    The Airport Express is in the same room where I'm typing this and has 5 bars of wi-fi signal strength.
    I've tried the few things I know - anyone got any bright ideas?
    Makro

    Network
    Plug the AE next to the PLC and connect it to the Ethernet port of the PLC.  Configure the AE to operate in bridge mode.  If your PLC doesn't offer an Ethernet port, use one like the Netgear XAVN2001.  If it's already taken, you will need a 4 port switch.  You will also need a long 3.5mm audio cable if the amp is not in the proximity of the PLC, available from Amazon for under $5.  Finally, create a separate wireless network on the AE.
    Client
    Connect the client to the AE's wireless network, not your existing network.  The client in this case is an iPxd or other computer with iTunes or Airplay/similar PC.
    The above basic configuration works flawlessly in my experience.  If the Client is to distant from the AE's wireless, you can, as a second step, connect it to your existing network, but be forewarned that in this scenario dropouts abound and the AE frequently disappears from view.

  • How do I know "Roaming Network" is working with Airport Express and Airport Extreme and should I use extended wireless network for third Express?

    Attempting to eliminate a dead spot in Wifi coverage [and implement AirPlay] have one Airport Extreme 802.11n and two Airport Express 802.11n's.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4145
    The Airport Extreme is of course connected to cable modem and Ethernet switch, and one Airport Express is connected to the Ethernet network. As per instructions for creating a "Roaming Network", Airport Express is set to same SSID, security type, and Password.
    Questions:
    1. How does the client device know which Airport to connect to? In other words, will it switch to the closer WiFi transmitter automatically? The WiFi reception problem is intermittent in the fringe areas so what I do not want it for it to stick with the more distant Airport Extreme in the basement when the Airport Express which is closer will work better.
    2. How can I tell which of the Airports the attached client device is using?
    The third Airport Express will be in a third location - I was planning on using it also for expanding coverage but after reading the warnings about performance suffering when purely using WiFi for the expansion in this location ("Wireless Extended Network" without an ethernet connection) I have figured that the single wired Airport Express will be adequate and will use the third Express to do Airplay only.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4259
    Question: Can I use this second Airport Express to extend the wireless network via "Extended Wireless Network" while the other two are in "Roaming Netowrk" configuration? Without bogging down??
    Mitch

    1. How does the client device know which Airport to connect to?
    The Mac computer will automatically connect to the wireless access point with the strongest signal...which is probably the closest AirPort. An iPhone or iPad may not do this and will tend to stay connected to one AirPort.
    2. How can I tell which of the Airports the attached client device is using?
    On a Mac, open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility. Click on one of AirPorts. In the area to the right, locate the AirPort ID and jot that down. Then do the same for your other AirPort.
    Move your Mac near one of the AirPorts and log on to the wireless. Hold down the option key on the Mac while you click the fan shaped AirPort icon at the top of the screen. Look for the BSSID. That is the AirPort ID of the device to which you are connected.
    If you are close to the "remote" AirPort, and you see the AIrPort ID of the "main" router when you are testing, then you know that the network is not configured correctly.
    Can I use this second Airport Express to extend the wireless network via "Extended Wireless Network" while the other two are in "Roaming Netowrk" configuration? Without bogging down??
    There will be a modest 10-15% bandwidth loss with the "extend" setup, assuming that the Express is located where it can receive a strong wireless signal from the AirPort to which it is associated. You can avoid the bandwidth loss if the Express is also connected via Ethernet as part of the roaming configuration.

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