Can two Airport Expresses double the range ?

Hello
Can You daisy chain more than one Airport Express to get a strong signal ?
I have an Airport Extreme Base Station and an Airport Express in another room that extends the range of the network.Can I extend this range even further with a second Airport Express ?
Currently both Airport Expresses have stereos attached and work great and the first Airport Express extends the range but the second doesn't appear to extend the range even though it shows a good signal.
Thanks

I have an Airport Extreme Base Station and an Airport Express in another room that extends the range of the network.Can I extend this range even further with a second Airport Express ?
Yes, you will want to configure the first AirPort Express Base Station (AX) as a relay base station, and the second AX as a remote base station in the WDS.

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