Bridge vs. Extend - advice?

My current setup is an Actiontec router (Verizon FIOS) connected by ethernet to a TC that creates a wireless network. Upstairs I have two AE units that extend that same network. The current setup works OK, but the WiFi is sometimes slow.
Both of the AE units upstairs are near cable outlets. I have a couple of MoCA units that I could connecy via coax. So I could do a system in which both AE units are connecte via ethernet. Then I would have each of those units in bridge mode create a network with the same name and credentials as my primary network.
Would the bridge system provide any advantages in terms of bandwidth?

If the AirPort Express devices are extending the TC network wirelessly, there is always a compromise in performance with this type of setup.
This is because the Express can only extend the network bandwidth and speed that it receives. The signal has already lost a good deal of bandwith by the time that it reaches each Express.
If you can connect the Express devices back to the TC using an Ethernet connection over co-ax, then you will have full network bandwidth reaching the Express. This will provide noticeably better wireless performance in the areas where the Express devices are located.
You really don't have to worry about configuring the Expess devices when you do this, as AirPort Setup will literally configure the Express devices automatically with the correct settings.

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Bridge and extend with AX?

I have an implementation of an Extreme Basestation, some switches, and network drops scrattered throughout a home. In some portions of the home, the wireless signal from the AEBS flat out won't reach but there are network drops in these areas. To simply extend the wireless coverage in these parts of the home, would I do the following?
1. Connect Express to the data drop with a network cable
2. Configure Express into Bridge mode
3. Configure wireless with the same network name ( SSID ) and security info as the AEBS
Would that work or am I missing anything?
tia,
Bill

Worked like a champ. The old configuration used WDS and the coverage was very spotty. The new config is basically a handful of AX acting as access points.
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Bridge or extend network using Apple TC & Extreme?

I have the following setup:
Uverse router (wifi off) -> Apple Time Capsule (creating wireless) -> Imac through ethernet
From the TC, there is a powerline adapter, which on the other end connects to a 4 port hub and other ethernet devices.
Accessing any of the devices at the end of the powerline kit is slow, as is transferring files to/from one end or another through the A/V kit.
Would I be better off Creating a wifi network on the uverse router, connecting that via ethernet to my Imac and to the powerline kit. Then on the other end of the powerline kit, have the TC set up in bridge mode with the same wifi information and just get rid of the 4 port USB hub?
Or, should I consider picking up an apple express to create the wireless network and connect my Imac, and move the TC in to place as an extender of the AE wifi network?
Would would give the best performance and ability to move files to/from the Imac and the devices that are on the end of the 4 port hub, besides running an ethernet cable (not an option) directly to them?

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i need to download Abobe CC desktop app, but it keeps failing with error 1. Any advice welcome.

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Tried to reinstall the whole program but the problem did not go away. Then uninstalled the whole Adobe CS3 suite (which includes Bridge); then reloaded the probram; and, then the problem went away. As soon as I downloaded the updates from Adobe again, the problem reappeared. Anyone no what to do?

Did you try to reset the preferences by holding down the ctrl key and starting Bridge? You will get a reset window, choose all 3 options.
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Can't 'Scan to Email' on USB connected printer to AE (Bridge mode)

Can't 'Scan to Email' on USB connected printer to 2nd AE (in Bridge mode extending wireless network).
Prints fine though.
Printer is set to static IP adress (192.168.0.50).
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When the printer was previously attached (by ethernet cable) to 1st AE, everything was working fine and I could login to printer Admin page via Safari by tying IP Address.

Only the print function is supported when a multi-function device is connected to the USB port on an AirPort router.
Advanced features like scan, copy, maintenance, etc are not supported at the USB port.

Setting up/extending a Dual Band network

Any recommendations regarding dual-band vs. the n/b/g blended network? Is it possible to set up a dual-band network on an AEBS-n and also boost the "n" side of the network with an AX-n? I've searched the discussions but have not found much on the topic, other than some comments regarding iMacs not liking "n" or 10.5.3 or airport utility 5.3.1 or maybe the "automatic" channel setting or possibly something else.....
A little history:
We have 3 iMacs (new 3.06 Ghz, 17" late 2006, 20" late 2006), 3 MacBook Pros, and one dual-2.5 Ghz G5 that all shared internet access through a Motorola modem/Comcast cable via an Airport Extreme Base Station b/g. The AEBS was in the basement and configured as a WDS with an Airport Express b/g that served to extend the network's reach to the second floor and remodeled kitchen (new steel beams). This setup has worked nearly flawlessly for years until recently, when both of the older iMacs started experiencing intermittent airport signal drops--supremely annoying. The modem seemed to work fine, however, and the AEBS light stayed green and the G5 and MBPs weren't having issues (some running Tiger, some Leopard).
I thought that upgrading to Leopard (erase and install) might take are of any weird settings or corrupt files and thus improve the iMacs' airport connections, so I upgraded the first one, and it seemed to fix the problem--no drops of airport or internet for several hours. I then decided it was time to upgrade the network as well--swapping out the old b/g AEBS and AX for a new AEBS-n and AX-n. (Yes, I know, not too smart to change both the OS and the network at the same time ... but here we are.) Since the G5 in the basement can't connect to an "n" network, I decided to set up a Dual Band network with the AX-n acting as the old AX b/g had to extend the network.
This is what it looked like:
cable modem ------>
AEBS-n ------> wireless to Airport Extreme-n ---> wireless to older iMacs and MBPs
AX b/g (connected via ethernet to AEBS) -----> wireless to the G5
This worked, sort of, in that all but the G5 could all pick up and join either the "n" or the b/g network. Problem was, the network was very unstable-- the airport signal would suddenly drop out for no reason then recover, or the airport icon would show a full 4 bars but have no internet connection. This was happening on all of the macs, perhaps more so on the two older iMacs, while the modem itself showed no change in status, and the AEBS-n light would remain green. When I removed the AX-N from the setup to see if that was causing a hiccup, the drops were a little less frequent but the kitchen iMac was marooned with 1, maybe 2 bars in the airport icon and the signal strength on the second floor was decreased. Oh, and the drops continued to happen. I've now reverted to a b/g-compatible network, which is better, but still hasn't prevented all of the drops.
My questions are:
1-Any ideas about why the airport is acting wonky? Are 'n' networks proving to be more problematic than the old ones?
2-Is it possible to use an AX-n to extend the range of the "n" side of a dual band network?
2-If so, any ideas for improving the network's reliability?
3-If not, will going back to a b/g-compatible network negate the supposed speed benefits of 802.11n? Would I go back to using a WDS setup then?
I've tried so many different settings, combinations, configurations trying to get this up and working, that I'm ready to pull my hair out. Any help will be greatly appreciated!
Message was edited by: wiswic

Thanks for your reply. Looking back at my sorry attempt at a diagram, I realize I wasn't clear about a couple of things. The modem is connected via ethernet to the AEBS-n. The AEBS-n is connected via ethernet to the AE-b/g, which provides wireless coverage to the G5 and others. So far, everything is in the basement.
We live in an old house--no way to set up the network via ethernet--and so rely on the airport network to provide internet access to the computers on the first and second floors. In our old network, I had an AE-b/g as a WDS remote located in the kitchen that provided the first and second floors with their internet connection.
When I upgraded our network, I set up the new AEBS-n as a 5.0 Ghz an-only network (create a network/allow network to be extended) and connected the old AE b/g to it (bridge mode/create a network) to provide wireless internet for the G5. The iMac in the kitchen could hardly pick up the "n" signal at all, and it could receive only a weak signal from the b/g network. Lots of dropped airport signals and also lots of dropped internet connections. Strangely enough, the MacBookPros on the second floor could pick up both signals pretty strongly, but they, too, had lots of drops. The 2nd floor iMac was even worse than the kitchen iMac--spotty reception at best, and lots of drops. The G5 and the iMac in the basement, meanwhile, were fine--strong signal and only intermittent drops.
Hoping to extend the reach of the "n" network and thereby eliminate the drops, I added an AE-n to it (bridge mode/extend the network) and put it where the old b/g had been. This boosted the "n" signal to the kitchen and 2nd floor, but the drops seemed to become more frequent and for longer durations. Perhaps this was merely coincidence, but it made me question whether adding the AE-n in a dual-band network was advisable. Not finding any info that specifically addressed that scenario, I turned to the discussion forum for guidance.
Further research leads me to believe that the iMacs' issues may be more due to their being iMacs in the first place, but I was still left with a very unreliable dual band network for the rest of the Macs. Reconfiguring the AEBS-n and AE-n as an n (b/g compatible) network has led to far fewer drops, but like you, I'd prefer to keep my "an" devices separated from the G5 to make use of their higher wireless speed.
So....I guess what I need to know is whether anyone else been having so many dual band dropouts? Have you had any success in eliminating them? Have you successfully extended the "n" side of their dual band without adversely affecting stability?
As long as I know this isn't a lost cause, I'll give it another go and keep tweaking settings in hopes of finding a stable setup....

Question: how can I tell Bridge I want to set PS CS5 as the default program for opening .psd files

How do I change a specific file type association in Bridge CS5, namely the .psd file type? I had installed Photoshop CS6, but am unable to use it due to extreme slowness (another problem, not for this question). I have reverted to using Photoshop CS5 and Bridge CS5.
Now when I double-click on a .psd file in Bridge CS5 to open it (or right-click on the .psd file) , the file opens up in the glacially slow CS6. I went to edt>preferences>file type associations to change the association to Photoshop CS5, but .psd is not listed as a file type (.jpg and .dng and a host of other file types are listed). How can I change the association if I cannot find the file type? (BTW: I have changed the file type association in Windows Explorer; I am running Windows XP.) I know I can open PS CS5 manually and scroll to the image I want to open but, to my mind, that defeats one of the main purposes of Bridge.
Any advice you can offer would be gratefully received.
Thank you.
Heather

Adobe Bridge >> Preferences >> File Associations
This is mac screenshot, but should be in same place.
Win 7 works very goo on my home computer, much better security. One problem myslef inlcuded have had is files permissisons, especially on external drives, and you have to dig to china in the menus to fix it, or else you can't save over the same file name. So if you plan on upgrading do it on a day you can troublshoot to fix that annoyance, though at this point might be good to wait for win8.

PSE9 and importing images from Bridge

I have been using PSE8, and Bridge on my Mac for importing photos to the computer. I uninstalled it before upgrading to PSE9 and find Bridge no longer is used, and it seems the Organiser is the way to go. How do I import all the images (several hundred) that were stored in folders on Bridge to PSE9's Organiser? Will the folders come across intact, or will I have to sort and grade them all again? Should I reinstall PSE8 just to use Bridge? Any advice appreciated. Thanks. Susan199

Nothing is stored in Bridge. Bridge is just a file browser: it shows you the current state of any folder you point it at.
If you want to Organize your photos, just use File>Get Photos>From Files and Folders and have it import the images in your current folders. Bridge keywords are metadata keywords recognized by many programs including organizer (however, organizer keywords, like those in iphoto, are proprietary to organizer and will not automatically be picked up by other programs, unless you write them into the files).
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http://barbarabrundage.com/2011/01/13/using-bridge-with-photoshop-elements-9/
Organizer has a folder view which will recognize your existing folders, but if you decide to make Organizer your photo manager of choice, it's best to stop thinking in terms of folders. Use tags instead and stop thinking using folders for organization.

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20D Raw files not valid in Bridge CS4?

Hey there,
I'd appreciate some help with this because I am going out of my mind trying to figure this out.
I am running Bridge/Photoshop Extended CS4 on Windows XP. I have updated to Raw 5.5. I manually replaced the "Camera Raw.8bi" (preserving old copy elswhere on my computer). Both programs were closed completely (including in the tray to close bridge) while updating and even restarted my computer. I have attempted to install the updater (it won't install) but I'm not sure if I need it.
Still, when I select "Get Photos from Camera" in Bridge and then select my 20D, I get the message "No valid files found".
What am I doing wrong?
Thank you!!
-Laura
"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results."
-Albert Eistein

Elaine,
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DO NOT use the global Purge Cache command in Bridge Preferences.
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Writing EXIF data in Bridge

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Airport Extreme 6th Gens having trouble (one bridge, one router)

I have two brand new Airport Extremes that I'm trying to troubleshoot. The problem that I'm seeing is that occasionally one (or both) will stop functioning entirely on a weekly basis.
Details on our setup:
These are servicing a small business, generally about 40-70 devices are connected between the two. They are located apart from one another to maximize the reach of our wireless network.
One is set up as a router (DHCP and NAT), it is connected to a switch which is connected to a Time Warner modem that is serviced by our building's IT contractors (I do not have access to those devices as a result). This has led to us receiving warnings about a double NAT, which hasn't been a real problem for us but could a potential point of where these are breaking so I figured I'd mention it.
The other is set up as a bridge and extends the wireless network, so they are both broadcasting the same SSID. This was set up automatically upon installation of the device.
I'm only utilizing two of the router's ethernet ports: one goes to a switch that handles our non-wireless boxes. This issue has happened regardless of the switch's presence, though, as previously we just used the ethernet ports on the Extremes and had the same problem; the other goes to the bridge.
I'm curious as to what in the configuration may be causing this problem, because I'm not totally certain if it is the fault of the Extremes and possibly due to us using our own range of IP addresses with the . Usually it is the bridge that dies and it's a PITA to get working again - I usually have to power cycle both the bridge and the router to get the bridge to function again.
Thanks for any tips you can provide.

double nat means you have 2 routers trying to, well route, basically so i suspect that tw modem is really a tw modem/router. if not, think about it, if it is just a modem, what is doing the routing before the switch?
in a clean setup, it would look like this
tw box connected to 1st extreme via eth (tw LAN port to ext WAN port, extreme in bridge mode)
1st extreme to 2nd extreme via eth (again, 1st ext LAN port going into 2nd ext WAN port, extending via a wired connection)
this is simplified. you can elongate the connections with your switch and wall jacks but the connections should be the same

Anyone used Airport Express as bridge w. wireless router other than Apples?

I have my QS 867 hardwired to my highspeed modem and a Netgear 624GT wireless router attached. My PB has been having trouble with the signal in certain spots due to all the jazz about the alum interfering w. the antenna. When I try to setup the Airport Express with my Netgear network and use the Airport as a bridge/range extender, it does not recogize the Netgear router. It seems to specify in the instructions that you MUST use an Airport Extreme Base Station. Is this true? Has anyone used the Express as a bridge with a wireless router other than the Base Station?

At one point in time I did have an Airport Express working in WDS over WEP with the Belkin F5D7230-4 and F5D7130. It's unsupported and difficult to get setup. It tends to causes them to lock up and need to be rebooted.
We ended up just dropping the Belkins and getting more Airport Expresses as the Belkins couldn't support doing WDS over WPA (which we've since moved too).

Bridge is very slow when WLAN in enabled

It is nearly impossible to work with Bridge when WLAN is enabled. At every single action Bridge freezes for several seconds. When I disable the network connection the problem disappears, but this is not an acceptable workaround, because I need to connect to network and Internet.
It seam Bridge browses continuously the folders in the network and just stops working when the network resource cannot be reached.
I saw a lot of discussions about that problem in different forums, even with older versions. Adobe seems not to be interested to solve the problem.
I work with Windows 8.1 on a Surface 3 Pro. No other applications shows this behavior.

You are correct. You are NOT addressing Adobe in these user forums.
Just a clarification:
BOILERPLATE TEXT extracted from the FAQ:
https://forums.adobe.com/thread/375816?tstart=0
Do not be abusive or aggressive in your tone
An aggressive, demanding, accusatory or abusive sounding post (like this one of yours here) will often evoke an aggressive or abusive and unhelpful reply (the unhelpful part coming right up ).
Remember, you are not addressing Adobe here in the user forums. You are requesting help from volunteers users just like you who give their time free of charge. No one has any obligation to answer your questions.
The volunteer contributors chime in when and if they have an answer for a question. In this case, I'd guess that not too many users use or have used Photoshop and/or Bridge on a Surface Pro tablet. Personally, I've never even touched a tablet or iPad myself.
Bridge is just a file browser, nothing more and nothing less. In its first few iterations it was just Photoshop's File Browser and that's exactly what it was called. Then the marketing folks at adobe came up with the totally artificial notion of the "suites", renamed the file browser "Bridge" and extended it to other applications. Ever since then, Bridge has not been particularly robust when working over a network of any kind.
The "suite" concept is a fabrication of Adobe marketing and bean-counting types. The engineering teams are totally independent of each other, they are not only in different buildings but in different cities and states of the American Union, even in different countries.
The fact that they have little if any communication among them is highlighted by requests occasionally made in these forums by top Adobe engineers to let the other teams know when there are problems in one application that impact our workflow in another one.
Bridge, of course, has a separate engineering team.
Sorry, that's all I can say.

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