Can Airport Extreme be set as remote in a WDS?

I have set a WDS with an Airport Extreme set as main (n) and two Airport Express set as a relay (g) and a remote(n). I just got a Time Capsule wich I will set as my new main. Now I would like to have my old Airport Extreme set as a relay or remote... is that possible???
I'll appeciate any help

Now I would like to have my old Airport Extreme set as a relay or remote... is that possible???
Yes. The AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBS) can perform as either a main, relay, or remote base station in a WDS.

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    *Background Info:*
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    Network Name: @Home
    Wireless Security: WPA/WPA2 Personal
    Channel: 1
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    Version: 6.3
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    Wireless Security: WPA/WPA2 Personal
    Channel: 1
    Radio Mode: 802.11b/g compatible
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    Issue
    Please help as I'm having issues with my WDS network. I've setup using both the wizard and manual and also hard reset on both units to setup again but cannot get them both to communicate to one another. Both units are showing green LED under their configuration. For my last attempt, I've tried adding the Airport ID (MAC) of the Airport Express to the Access Control and also DHCP Reservations on the Airport Extreme but still no luck.
    The Airport Express (setup as remote) does not even show up in the Airport Extreme's Summary as Wireless Clients. In the WDS tab, the Airport Extreme is set up as WDS main, Allow wireless clients box checked and WDS Remotes has the Airport Express' AirPort ID in the list. On the Airport Express, WDS is set up as remote, with Allow wireless client box checked and the Airport ID of the Airport Express in the WDS Main.
    I can connect clients to both units. Both units are configured using the same Network Name and have the same WPA/WPA2 security key. The Airport Extreme (main) however is connected to my broadband so any devices or clients connected to it are able to get outside. Connected devices or clients are assigned IP address via DHCP with IP 10.0.x.x. If wifi devices or clients connect to the Airport Express (remote) they are assigned a completely different IP addresses 169.254.x.x, they are not able to browse the internet or talk to other clients connected on the 10.0.1.x network. The Internet Connection configuration on the Airport Express (remote) is Connect Using Airport (WDS) and Using DHCP. I've even tried manually and entered the IP address 10.0.1.199 that I had assigned to the Airport Express from the Airport Extreme and Router Address as IP of Airport Extreme (10.0.1.1).
    I think I've tried everything but I'm still having this problem. The remote Airport Express is not extending my existing Airport Extreme network. Any ideas???

    Christopher,
    This may or may not be helpful, or it may be something you've already tried or are aware of so I apologize if that's the case.
    I have been researching ways to set up the Dual Band Network supported by the AEBS and came across your post. I've got an AEBS and (2) AirPort Express set-up currently (AEBS is main and the Express are participating in the WDS as remotes) and I'm trying to configure one of the Express to utilize a 802.11b/g compatible network while the AEBS runs a 5Ghz 802.11n Only network.
    AAR, since the AirPort Express are 2.4Ghz 802.11b/g ONLY (no support for 802.11n), you have to be sure to set-up your AEBS first and select "802.11n (802.11b/g compatible)" in the Radio Mode drop-down on the AEBS before you attempt to connect an AirPort Express. The AEBS should be set-up as your "WDS main" and the Express should be set-up as a "WDS remote" for the network you established when you set-up the AEBS.
    Bottom line here is the Express won't be seen by the AEBS unless the AEBS is 'looking' in the 802.11b/g 2.4Ghz frequency.
    Hope this was helpful.

  • Can airport extreme connect using a mac mini.  the base station is not recognized so i cannot configure it manually

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  • Can AirPort Extreme join a wireless network and share the connection to ethernet connected devices?

    Can AirPort Extreme join a wireless network and share the connection to ethernet connected devices?

    Yes, if the AirPort Extreme is joining a wireless network that has been created by another Apple router. In this case, it will be extending the wireless network and the Ethernet ports are enabled on the "remote" AirPort Extreme.
    No, if the AirPort Extreme will be used with another router from another manfacturer.
    Ironically, the less expensive AirPort Express can do what you ask about with virtually any wireless network using a special feature called ProxySTA. It won't extend the wireless with a non-Apple router, but the Ethernet port will be enabled.

  • Can AirPort Extreme be used as a signal extender?

    Can AirPort Extreme be used as a wireless extender, wi fi booster?

    If you are planning to "extend" wirelessly......the AirPort Extreme will "extend" the wireless signal from another Apple wireless router....but....it will not "extend" the wireless signal from a 3rd party router.

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    You might want to check with BT to see if they have a device to do what you want.
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  • Can airport extreme backup to non-Apple external hard drive?

    Can airport extreme backup to non-Apple external hard drive?

    Apple does not make external HDDs so you will most likely be using a non-Apple drive for backups.
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  • Can AirPort Express be set up without using AirPort Extreme?

    My ISP recently upgraded my wireless router and in the process removed my AirPort Extreme and AirPort Express from my wireless set up.  Their explanation for removing my AirPort devises from my wireless network was that I didn't need them anymore because the new router would be sufficient for my wireless needs.  After several months of use I find that the wireless signal is weak at the other end of my house.  I would like to boost the wireless signal by using/reinstalling AirPort Express.  However when I boot up AirPort Utility it cannot find my AirPort Express device so I can connect it to my wireless network.  This raises the question: Do I need to reinstall/connect AirPort Extreme before I can connect AirPort Express to my wireless network? 

    Do I need to reinstall/connect AirPort Extreme before I can connect AirPort Express to my wireless network? 
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    Unless you really do need two wireless networks, it might be good idea to turn off the wireless signal on the ISP router to minimize the chances of wireless interference occurring between the two networks. Your ISP will be able to tell you how to do this if you decide to make that change.

  • I just bought a mac mini...can i just connect an ethernet cable to the airport extreme and set up the mini through an existing mac

    I just took the mini out of the box and hooked it up to the airport extreme through a direct ethernet cable between the two.  Can i find the mini and set it up through an existing mac that is also hard wired to the network?  Help would be greatly appreciated.

    Thank you for your response.. I don't have a monitor nor a wireless keyboard to use on the mac mini...apple salesguy at bb tells me that I can hook up the mini to the ethernet port of my airport extreme and find the mini using finder on my 27 inch mac.
    that my regular mac would see everything on the mini and that i can proceed to set everything on the mini through my regular mac...
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  • Airport Extreme Setup for Windows Remote Desktop

    I have an AEBS with a Windows XP desktop connected to it via ethernet (I also connect my MacBook wirelessly).
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    Does anyone know if there is a step-by-step guide that can help me?

    Here you go ...
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    o IPv4 Address: <enter the desired IP address>
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    Advanced > Port Mapping tab
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    o Public UDP Port(s): <enter the appropriate UDP port values>
    o Public TCP Port(s): <enter the appropriate TCP port values>
    o Private IP Address: <enter the IP address of the host server>
    o Private UDP Port(s): <enter the same as Public UDP Ports or your choice>
    o Private TCP Port(s): <enter the same as Public TCP Ports or your choice>
    o Click "Continue"
    (ref: "Well Known" TCP and UDP ports used by Apple software products)

  • Can Airport Extreme connect directly to internet?

    Hello, sorry if this has been answered before..
    i would like to purchase an Airport Extreme but wondering if this is a router - can i plug my internet directly from phone line into this? or do i still need to purchase a router and plug the airport into that... if so can anybody recommend a good router - i will be on BT ISP in UK. thank you!

    In the USA, broadband is dominated by cable using PPPoE and you are right it is common to have an Ethernet modem provided. However the original poster is in the UK and what seems to escape even Apple is that outside the USA things are very different and particularly in the UK with over 80% of broadband users having ADSL. The ADSL is delivered on an ATM network and the providers either offer a very basic USB modem that can not be connected to an Airport or a combined modem/wireless router that makes things messy when you want to use an Airport.
    The trouble with using a combined ADSL router is that by default you end up with two routers connected to each other, because both the Airport and the ADSL router are NAT routers. Having two routers connected to each other is far from ideal as things like iChat AV and BAc to my Mac will not work.
    You can configure the Airport as a bridge that eliminates the router functions so that the ADSL router is performing the router function and not the Airport. The trouble is the ADSL router does not automatically understand the iChat AV protocol which then involves advanced set-up procedures in the router for port forwarding to get AV working on just a single computer. All this is a bit much for most people to want to be fiddling with.
    So the answer is to have an Ethernet ADSL Modem that is not a router. That way the Airport acts as the router and the modem just gives a link to the internet. The Airport being designed by Apple obviously fully understands how to deal with iChat AV so you can have video chats on all your computers without having to fiddle with any complex settings.
    The trouble is there are very few Ethernet ADSL Modems and they are not generally sold in shops due to the lack of understanding of the issue by most retailers.

  • Can airport extreme extend the signal of my wifi network?

    or this can only be done with airport expresses?? 
    my house has real thick walls

    Tesserax,
    I have the 5th gen Time capsule, 1st gen airport extreme and airport express.
    Up to now with lots of difficulties, I managed to setup Time capsule in a bridge mode.
    (The only way was to have initial setup of TC without WAN cable connetcted)
    Afterwards I extened my network with the airport express, but having problems with the extreme.
    Setting up to extend the network from TC, after rebooting the extreme is not getting the right IP address from TC and it is not able to extend the network.
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  • Change Airport Extreme locale setting (USA vs. Worldwide)

    Hi all,
    I am very confused about the locale setting of the Airport Extreme card, which is shown in the system profiler:
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    AirPort Card Information:
    Wireless Card Type: AirPort Extreme
    Wireless Card Locale: USA
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    I live in Germany and want to use channel 13 for various reasons.
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    FilterPunk, Welcome to the discussion area!
    I have spent years helping in this discussion area and have never seen any information on the possibility of changing a US card to a European card.
    It may be possible but I have never seen information on it nor anyone reporting that they had done it.

  • Airport Extreme Route - Logging into remote computer using VPN

    is there anything i need to change on my airport extreme router. I used to be able to access remote computer via vpn and now I cant ever since i started using the airport extreme. Im trying to access remote computer using windows xp home.

    bkohlmeier wrote:
    On one of the 2wire config screens last night, it showed my various devices and next to each one said "IP" of 108.54.... so it was showing the public IP of each one, versus say "192.168.1.160".
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    If you only need a bridged modem. go out and buy a cheap single port modem. (I presume this is DSL service. Sorry I am not in US, so what is obvious to you may need spelling out).
    We often use the cheapest TP-Link modem here.. TD-8817 which are like $25 for bridged modem.. works really well.
    I think also you will find as far as pc is concerned the 2wire is actually the better router. Apple decided to use NAT-PMP on their routers instead of near universal upnp used by all windows networking and just about everything else. That makes opening ports that much harder on the Extreme for games etc.
    With the new version utility you can turn on guest network even with the Extreme in bridge.. and what you miss in terms of dhcp is not that great.
    If you want to get it working, let me suggest bridging the extreme for the moment. I am sure you will find no issues with Remote Desktop direct through the 2wire, as you probably used it in the past that way.

  • How/where do I find the password/passphrase on airport extreme to set up printer?

    I am trying to set up my printer, and I have the Airport Extreme router. It asks for a password/pass phrase and states that it should be ont he bottom of the router. I have tried every number and letter that is on the bottom of the router and still I can't get the printer set up. It keeps stating that I have the wrong WPA password. Anyone know where I can find this WPA password?

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