Can any printer connect to the airport extreme or do i need a special printer?

can any printer connect to the airport extreme or do i need a special printer?

There are rare exceptions but any USB printer should be able to use its USB printer port. Only the print function of all-in-one a/k/a "multifunction" devices will work with the USB port though.
The Extreme will support any networked (wired or wireless) printer or multifunction device.

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    How can I setup a time machine back up using a external hard drive connected to the Airport extreme? Even better for time managment purposes I want to use the Eithernet Thunderbolt connection for the first back up and then through the wifi there after for daily routine Time Machine back ups.

    You can attach a hard drive, but Time Machine backups to a drive at the USB port at the AirPort Extreme are not supported by Apple, so it's not possible to say what your actual results might be.
    If you decide to try this, it would be wise to have a secondary backup plan in place as well.
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.6/en/15139.html

  • My westel modem (that I rent from my phone provider) quit working with the internet.  My airport extreme seems to be working from the dsl (phone) connection through the westel, then through the ethernet cabled to the airport extreme.  Do I need the modem?

    My westel modem (that I rent from my phone provider) quit working with the internet.  My airport extreme seems to be working from the dsl (phone) connection through the westel, then through the ethernet cabled to the airport extreme.  Do I need the modem?  Is the ethernet route less efficent that going throught the internet connection?  If I don't need the westel modem; how do I make the dsl conection to the pone port in the wall?  Thanks for help on this!

    Ok, so are you saying that your Internet is or isn't working?  Does it work if you plug your computer directly into your computer and bypass the router (make sure you power cycle the modem when you do this)?  If it is working this way, then a new modem isn't going to solve a problem with your Internet not working.  If it is going slow (try running a speedtest) then you need to call your phone company to have them take a look at why your Internet is slow.  If it runs fine this way and then slows back down when you go back through your router there is something else going on.  Try unplugging both the modem and the router, let the modem fully sign back in and connect to the Internet, after it gets signed in, plug your router in, and then after it boots up fully, try running the speedtest again...See if that helps any?  Sometimes it's just an IP conflict that happens when the dynamic IP that is assigned by your Internet Service Provider changes and the change doesn't flow smoothly.

  • I cannot get wireless connection from my AirPort Extreme, despite my ipad confirmed i am wireless connected to the AirPort Extreme.

    I cannot browse pages like Google or Yahoo as i get error message saying "Safari could not open the page because the server stopped responding".  I have tried resetting the Airport Extreme to factory setting and unplugged everything and reconnected them, but still i see that my ipad has connection with the Airport Extreme but i cannot browse the internet using wireless via my ipad.  can anyone help ?

    Did you ever get an answer to this? Or figure out a solution? I have the same problem.

  • I installed a new airport express and made it part of my existing home network...  now the PCs can't access internet through the airport extreme or the cisco access points

    Everything works perfect with Macs, iPhone, iPads but I have 2 pcs that now can't access internet. The PCs connect to the airport and my other access points but no internet- The PCs sent an error of DNS

    Yes, as we already said, it will do all of this if you have a good wireless signal reaching the bedroom.
    Remember that an extender or repeater or whatever you want to call it can only extend the quality of signal that it receives.
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  • How do I get my macmini running Mountain Lion to see my Canon USB printer connected to my Airport Extreme? I have a macbook pro running leopard and that works fine. The versions of airport utility are different and I can't even see the printer from new 1

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    I solved this one based on another post. Turned out I needed the snow leopard IP5000 driver. I had just copied over the leopard driver (I had saved my .dmg file) and installed that but it didn't work. So I downloaded the latest driver which turned out to be for snow leopard and I am guessing since it is 64bit that is why it worked and the leopard driver didn't. Anyway, I also had to hook the printer up via usb to the mac mini to get it to work locally before the O/S would see it over Bonjour via the airport extreme.

  • Why can't I connect to my airport extreme(4th gen.) after reseting the password

    i was changing the password on my airport extreme(4th gen.) and it said that i changed it succesfully but it had a error when it was restarting and i can't connect back to the internet what should it do

    Please perform a Factory Default Reset to clear the old, and possibly corrupted settings on the AirPort Extreme to get it back to original settings. Then, reconfigure the device again using the passwords of your choice.
    Resetting an AirPort Base Station or Time Capsule FAQ

  • Can i use time machine with a hard drive connected to the airport extreme?

    Just wondering if there is any news on this since the last post was in 2008.
    The Apple website info regarding the Airport Extreme mentions attaching a hard drive to the Airport Extreme, but I can't see whether that could be used for a Mac using Time Machine.

    You can attach a hard drive, but Time Machine backups to a drive at the USB port at the AirPort Extreme are not supported by Apple, so it's not possible to say what your actual results might be.
    If you decide to try this, it would be wise to have a secondary backup plan in place as well.
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.6/en/15139.html

  • Unable to map a disk drive connected to the Airport Extreme

    I just bought an Airport Extreme and connected a disk (Iomega Minimax) though the USB. I can see that the disk is connected (in the AirPort tool, and I can manually map it on my laptop (XP) using the IP-adress. Unfortunately I also have a PC (also an XP) connected to the Airport via an ethernet-cable, and here I'm unable to map the drive. Please help me fixing the problem. Thanks.

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  • I am unable to connect an HP printer connected to an Airport Extreme Basestation

    I am unable to add aan HP Laserjet 1212nf printer connected to an Airport Base station.  When I click add it takes me directly to the I.P. window.  My MacBook pro running 10.6 does not see the printer, Bonjour does not search for it.

    Had the same problem, still do, ended up getting a cable and using it when I'm printing.  Very disappointing. 

  • My PC can connect to the airport extreme but with encryption it cannot connect to the internet my iMac has no issues, any help.

    My PC can connect to the new airport extreme I just purchased but with encryption it cannot connect to the internet my iMac has no issues.  If I open the airport exteme up and provide no security everything is fine which leads me to believe it is something with the encryption between the two devices.  Not sure what step I'm missing here this shouldn't be this difficult.

    Sorry, I should have been more clear. I am asking if the DNS IP addresses, not the IP addresses assigned by the DHCP service, are the same. DNS is like the Internet's version of the Yellow Pages. Your ISP typically will provide them to you or you can elect to use those provided by another source, like OpenDNS.
    DNS is the service that translates a website's URL to its actual IP address so that you can access it. I am just trying to rule out that the PC is not configured properly with the correct DNS IP information.
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    Finally, what is the make & model of the PC. More importantly, if the PC is using either a PCI or USB wireless adapter, what is its make & model?

  • HP P1102w connected to the Airport Extreme but cannot print, always offline

    OS : WIndows 7
    Router : Airport Extreme
    When I was using a linksys router, setting up the printer was a piece of cake, but when we move to Airport Extreme the only computer that works is the MAC book pro and the rest of the Windows Base OS doesnt work properly, esp. on a wireless setup. 
    I'v installed bonjour on my system and still nothing works. 
    I've check  most of the forum with out any viable solution for this issue. 
    Whatever hel you can provide me with will be highly appreciated. 
    kind regards, 

    Hi @shanwein ,
    I see that you are having issues with the printer working over the wireless network with the new Airport Extreme on the Windows computers, but the Mac is working. I would like to help you out with this issue today.
    Just to clarify, you are networking the printer, you don't have the USB cable connected from the printer to the Airport?
    Print out a configuration report and make sure the SSID and IPv4 of the printer.
    Printing a Configuration Page.
    If you have a valid IP address for the printer then try and access the Embedded Web Server for the printer.
    Type the IP address into your web browser's address bar. (Internet Explorer)
    If it loads the printer's network page then the printer is on the network.
    You might need to power cycle the router, computer and printer if it doesn't load on the Windows computers.
    Run the add printer wizard from Devices and Printers, click on add a printer.
    Test the printer.
    Please provide in detail the results if you are still having issues.
    Have a great day!
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  • How can I get two hard drives connected to the Airport Extreme. There's only 1 USB port.

    I believe I want to use TWO USB Hard Drives with my Airport Extreme, but it seems there is only 1 USB port.
    I am currently using that USB port for my backup external hard drive (works with Time Machine). But now I have decided I want a common hard drive for music, photos, etc. for the two Macs in my home to share. I read that you do that via the same port.
    What should I do? Is there a way to use 2 hard drives - a common shared and one for time machine?
    Please advise and thank you!

    singer777 wrote:
    I believe I want to use TWO USB Hard Drives with my Airport Extreme, but it seems there is only 1 USB port.
    Use a (powered) USB hub.
    I am currently using that USB port for my backup external hard drive (works with Time Machine).
    I hate to have to tell you this, but backing-up that way is unreliable and not supported by Apple.   See:  Using Time Machine with an Airport Extreme Air Disk.

  • HT2421 How do I access the USB drive once it is connected to the Airport Extreme? I can't find it? Thanks.

    I have set upmthe Airport Extreme and all is well, except I do not understand how to access the USB Drive. I am using a PC and two IOS Devices

    An App like Filebrowser will allow your iOS devices to browse files on the hard drive.
    Stratospherix - Products - FileBrowser - Overview

  • How do I  my new macbookpro to connect to the airport extreme

    I just replaced an belkin wireless router with the new airport extreme.
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    When i go to network preferences, it says "the aiport has a self assigned ip address and may not be able to connect to the internet"..
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    figured it out...i had to install an "update" from the software update offerings...seems like there was fix in it...

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