Can I use a second Airport Express unit to printe wirelessly?

I have an Airport Express unit connected to my amplifier and my modem in order to listen to music wirelessly. I would like to use my Cannon ip4300 printer the same way. Can I use a second Airport Express unit to connect the printer to my modem? If so, how is it done? I am concerned about a conflict between the two Airport Express units. Thank you.

I do just this with a ip4200 printer - you "extend" the Airport network with the second Airport then plug the printer into the USB port, (you could plug it into the USB port of the first Airport as well)
In the Airport utility (use 5.6 or 5.6.1) select the Printers tab and it should be there.
Regards,
Shawn

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Yes, you can use a second 802.11n AirPort Express Base Station (AXn) to extend the range of the first one.
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Dynamic WDS - Extending a Wireless Network Setup
If practical, place the base stations in near proximity to each other during the setup phase. Once done, move them to their desired locations.
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Choose “Extend a wireless network” from the Wireless Mode pop-up menu, and then, choose the network you want to extend from the Network Name pop-up menu.
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I have an Airport Express that's working flawlessly as a wireless router via a cable modem. Problem is, I have a second computer ( a desktop PC) that's too far away from the cable modem to hook it up via the ethernet. Is it possible to use a second Airport Express to extend the wireless network and thereby connect to my desktop with the ethernet cord? I guess this would be kind of using the AE backwards. If this is possible, could you please tell me how I might do it?
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I suggest that you also perform a "factory default" reset on each of your AXs to get them to their original "out-of-the-box" configuration.
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o Click WDS, and then, choose “WDS main” from the WDS Mode pop-up menu.
o Select the “Allow wireless clients” checkbox.
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o Click WDS, and then, choose “WDS remote” from the pop-up menu.
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I have an Extreme Base Station connected to my Time Warner Cable Modem. It comes into my house in my office, which is over my garage, a separate structure in my backyard. The iMacs there are connected via Ethernet to the Apple Base Station. In my house, maybe 30 feet away, where I use two Macbook Pro's, iPhone 6, iPad 3 etc, all via Wireless, I have an Airport Express as an extender to amplify the signal because my house with it's lathe walls is a great shield. This works OK up to a point. The further away I get from the Airport Express, the fainter the signal gets.
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Can I add a second Airport Express to my existing network as an extender, which now consists of a Extreme BaseStation and one Airport Express.
Sorry, but no. Even if it was possible, the speed loss would be amazing, and would really hurt, not help the current network performance.
Probably not the answer that you want to hear, but the only way to get the same signal strength and speed from your office to a location in the home is to run an Ethernet cable between the two locations.
There is no loss of signal or speed through an Ethernet cable up to 330 feet, or 100 meters. Good old Ethernet cable. Nothing comes close to a wire in terms of performance.
I faced a similar problem, and while the initial outlay to the electrician was significant, it has been the best investment that I ever made in terms of improving network performance....far better than the "improvement" with any new product, or any new router or any new technology that might have been available.
If you absolutely cannot run the Ethernet cable, then a pair of Ethernet Over Powerline (EOP) adapters might be able to send the Ethernet signal over the existing power lines in your office and home.
The theory with EOP products is that you already have the wiring in place.....you just need the adapters. Unfortunately, things do not always work as well in practice as the theory might suggest.......having the signal hop several different circuits would be one major challenge.....whether the office and home are on the same master circuit would be a question as well.
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Sorry, but the old AirPort Express 802.11 b/g does not have a setting to "Extend a wireless network", so it cannot be used as a extender with the newer AirPort Express if you plan to connect wirelessly.
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Apple does not make it easy for you to use an older device when they want you to buy newer devices.
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D is not what I am looking for
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The following article will give you an overview of joining an existing wireless network -
AirPort Express: How to join an existing Wi-Fi network in client mode
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1731
This next one give some ideas for how to deal with issues when joining the network -
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2098
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
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Brett L

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I have the AirPort Express 2nd gen. I play music via my iPhone & iPad when I am "in range" with the AirPort Express thru my home music system.
If I go outside, my iPhone drops the signal and music stops. My iPad on the other hand has a stronger signal and the music plays on in the same location.
Can I purchase a 2nd AirPort Express and use it as a wifi extender or range extender to increase the distance of my wifi signal?
Or, can I use any wifi router to accomplish this?
I'd like to stay all Apple, if possible, as mixing Apples and Oranges is not good.
If so, can someone please tell me how to set this up?
Thank you all for your valuable assistance.
SmokinTulip

The AirPort Express 2008 "extender" is about 80 feet away from the AirPort Express 2012 (new) model. Is this too far to get a good signal?
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But, if there are walls or ceilings or other obstructions in the signal path that "interfere" with the wireless signal, the distance that the signal can travel and maintain decent signal strength and speed is dramatically affected.
On average, a typical wall (sheetrock and 2 by 4s) in a home will absorb anywhere from 10-20% of the signal. As you might imagine, a ceiling will absorb even more of the signal since it is thicker and more dense than a wall.
Heavy furniture, large mirrors (a mirror has a metal backing) will really slow down and absorb the wireless signal as well.
If the wireless signal must pass through multiple walls, or a ceiling and a few walls, not much of the signal will get through.....even if the distance might be only 20-30 feet between the AirPort devices.

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I have an Airport Extreme cabled to my Comcast router.
I have three Airport Express units scattered around my house.
All have worked fine for many months and all are running version 7.6.4.
Problem:
Recently, one of the Airport Express stations had a yellow, flashing LED and a status of "Extended Network - This Airport base station was unable to extend the wireless network..."
Using Airport Utility, this station displays a connection quality status of "good."
This unit also has the exact same settings as my other two Airport Express units.
Using Airport Utility I instructed the unit to "Ignore" the status, and the LED turned green. But the status of "Extended Network" continues to display.
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So, things will slow down even more. Whether or not that will be acceptable to your guests is open to question. Light browsing and email should be OK. Someone trying to download a large file is going to be waiting longer than they might consider normal.
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I currently use an Airport express for my wireless set up, and I would like to add a second APE to a back room in my apartment to use with my wireless printer set up. Can I simply plug in a second APE and connect my printer and then print wirelessly form any room?

CBMAN, Welcome to the discussion area!
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i just bought my first imac (intel) and a wireless hp printer. i now realize that a wireless connection between my imac and my printer needs a router.
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Hi green jean
Try this > http://www.apple.com/airportextreme/features/printing.html
but also see > http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305293
Dennis

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