Can I connect a wi-fi antenna with Airport Extreme?

I use my apartment's WI-FI signal to get internet using a wi-fi antenna. So basically my question is, can I simply plug in the antenna (uses a usb cable) to the airport extreme?
I tried doing just that, used my laptop to login to the airport extremem...then tried to get on the internet that way, but it doesn't work. So it appears that I need a modem attached to the airport extreme. Is my logic correct?

jerryfromtomball wrote:
I use my apartment's WI-FI signal to get internet using a wi-fi antenna. So basically my question is, can I simply plug in the antenna (uses a usb cable) to the airport extreme?
I tried doing just that, used my laptop to login to the airport extremem...then tried to get on the internet that way, but it doesn't work. So it appears that I need a modem attached to the airport extreme. Is my logic correct?
Yes

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