Does AirPort Extreme give off a wifi signal?

I was going to buy AirPort Extreme and it says you connect it with wifi and stuff, does this mean that it gives off wifi and can replace a broadband router?

does this mean that it gives off wifi and can replace a broadband router?
Yes, but only if you have a separate modem.....since the AirPort Extreme does not have a modem on board.
If your existing broadband router is a modem/router, then you will need to continue to use this device if you add the AirPort Extreme.

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  • I have a time capsule and airport express one floor lower, the signal keeps dropping. Would an airport extreme give me a longer range for wifi?

    I have several computers. My equipment is upstairs in a house, apple time capsule and downstairs airport express. Lately the downstairs computer keeps disconnecting from the internet. Would replacing the airport express with and airport extreme give me a greater range for my wifi connections?

    Yes.  Question is... would the difference be enough.
    The extreme has a bigger & more powerful antena array. But if that alone still doesn't suffice, you also have the option to use the express to EXTEND from the Extreme.

  • Does airport extreme 802.11a/c work with airport express 802.11n

    does airport extreme 802.11a/c work with airport express 802.11n

    "You can use the AirPort Express to extend the signal provided by the new AirPort, but the Express will not extend "ac" wireless since it does not have that capability. The Express will extend an "n" wireless signal if that helps."
    This is what I am trying to understand.
    So AXTRM w/ sep SSID for 2.4 (b/g/n) - call it SSID1 - and 5GHz (ac) call it SSID2 - WiFi Explorer confirms AC mode on 5G.
    Using an AXPRESS to extend - I have the option of SSID1 b/g/n *and* the 5GHz ac SSID2 in the pulldown (it sees both?) --> if I select SSID1, it also extends this same SSID in 5GHz (both showing b/g/n) >> so I now have 3 signals on SSID1 (XTRM 2.4G, XPRS 2.4G and XPRS 5G) b/g/n and one signal on SSID2 (XTRM 5G AC) ac
    If I select the 5Ghz ac SSID2 to extend - it prompts me "do you also want to extend (the 2.4GHz SSID1)?" --> select yes and I now have 2 signals for SSID (XTRM 2.4G & XPRS 2.4G) b/g/n and 2 signals on SSID2 (XTRM 5G 802.11ac & XPRS 5G 802.11 a//n)
    Is the 5G SSID2 actually being extended from the Airport Extreme to the Express?
    The reason I bring this up is I am having a lot of issues since iOS8 came out (especially on iPhone 6). Everything I am reading is pointing to when people have 2 AP's set to use the same SSID. When you walk to a part of the house where 5G 802.11 ac signal marginalizes, the phone does not immediately hand over to the 5G 802.11 a/n Airport Express.
    My thought was separate the SSID's but to me, if the Express can't extend 5Ghz from the Extreme, it's taking a step backwards. I am better off getting a more powerful router like an ASUS and going with one AP, drop the WiFi roaming altogether
    Any thoughts?

  • My 4-year old AirPort Extreme intermittently drops out (no signal to my iMac Book).  The laptop shows reception of other nearby Wi-Fi transmitters, but not mine.  I have changed the bands, but the problem comes back.  Transmitter problem or interference?

    My 4-year old AirPort Extreme intermittently drops out (no signal to my iMac Book).  My hard-wired iMac still has internet capability.  The laptop shows reception of other nearby Wi-Fi transmitters, but not mine.  I have changed the bands back and forth, but the problem comes back.  How can I check if it is a transmitter problem or interference?

    Let me see if I can suggest a strategy.
    I have talked with my ISP and he said that I am not the only one with an Airport Extreme with the same issue. He said to try to write the DNS direclty, rather than using the Auto settings - still nothing works.
    What modem do you have and what sort of broadband?
    What mode is the AE in.. router or bridge?
    I have an Airport Express from 2010. Since about a month and definetly since yesterday, I cannot connect any device via Wifi to it although LAN connection works correctly.
    Is this express or extreme.. the rest of the post you refer to extreme.
    What is the actual model number of the AE? A1xxx from the base or the part number MCxxx from the box.
    If the AE is bridge.. I want you to try a different method.. put it in router mode.. don't worry about double NAT but ensure the IP range of the modem /router is different to the AE.. so if one is 192.168.x.x then the AE on default at 10.x.x.x is fine.. if the main router is 10.x then move the AE to 192.168.x.x
    Make sure the guest wireless is off.
    Using a 5.6 utility on your 10.6.8 OS mini go to the log and see if the wireless is registering..
    You should see lists of wireless connection like..
    Post as many screenshots of the setup as you can.. it helps loads.
    IPv6 is starting to become a pain.. try it off and try local link and try auto.. in the computer.

  • How far does airport extremes range go

    how far does airport extremes range go

    Apple says up to 300 feet or so, but since tests like this are performed in a very large room with no walls, the specification won't mean much to most of us in the real world.
    Bottom line is that it is not possible to make a good guess about distance capabilities in a home without knowing the number of walls and or ceilings the signal must pass through.
    (A typicall wall of sheetrock and 2 by 4s will absorb on average about 15-20% of the signal and a ceiling absorbs more because it is thicker).
    As a very rough guide...if the signal from the wireless router must pass through 4-5 walls, or a ceiling and 2-3 walls, then there won't be much of it left by the time it reaches a computer or other wireless device.

  • Why does airport utility appear off center?

    Why does airport utility appear off center on my iPad and laptop screen?

    Because Apple's QA is sorely lacking.
    give them feedback https://www.apple.com/feedback/airportextreme.html

  • HT4259 i connected two airport extremes by extending a wifi network.  wifi seems weak...help

    i connected two airport extremes by extending a wifi network.  all my lights are green, and airport utility confirms connections are excellent.  but the extended base station hasn't improved my wifi range in the area i set it up in.

    If you have a Mac laptop handy, run the test that I have outlined below to find out if the remote AirPort Extreme is really extending the signal at all.
    Here, I assume that both of your AirPort Extremes are the newer "square" versions....not the older "round" version.
    Locate your Mac laptop close to the "main" AirPort Extreme
    Hold down the option key on the Mac while you click on the fan shaped AirPort icon at the top of the screen
    Look for the BSSID and jot down the last few characters
    The BSSID is the AirPort ID of the AirPort Extreme
    Now, move the laptop close the "remote" AirPort Extreme and perform the same test
    If you see the same BSSID as the "main" AirPort Extreme, your Mac is picking up from the main AirPort...and the remote AirPort is not configured correctly to extend.
    If you see a different BSSID near the remote AirPort, that indicates that the Mac is picking up a signal from the remote AirPort....which is exending the signal correctly.

  • Does Airport Extreme work will with AT

    Does Airport Extreme work will with AT&T Microcell for the iPhone 4?

    The AT&T Microcell will plug into one of the Ethernet ports on your AirPort Extreme.
    The AirPort Extreme will work just fine. Whether the Microcell works well is totally up to AT&T.

  • Why does AirPort Extreme stop working when I plug in a USB hard drive?

    Why does Airport Extreme stop working when I plug in a USB hard drive?  The USB drive has its own power supply.  I've tried isolating the hard drive from Airport using a powered USB hub to no avail.

    The USB port on the AirPort Extreme is borderline as far as its ability to supply adequate power to a hard drive. Another way of saying the same thing is that this is not a high power USB port, like you would find on a computer.
    Your 2TB drive likely requires a bit more current than the USB port on the AirPort Extreme can supply. It is also possible that the drive's firmware may not support a network USB connection....only a "local" connection to a computer. Check with Seagate support on that possibility.
    Try using a powered USB hub with the 2TB drive....and make sure that the drive is formatted correctly in Mac OS Extended (Journaled) or FAT32....which the AirPort Extreme USB port can accept.

  • 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.

  • Purhasing an Airport Extreme especially for controlling WiFi in my house.

    I am thinking about purhasing an Airport Extreme especially for controlling WiFi in my house. To protect/limit internet use of my childeren.  Not just a single guest account but perphaps 2 or 3 with different time settings is this possible?  To my opinion it would be ideal to control it via the airport because there is no need for software and via an administration account I should be able to modify the settings

    Do you perhaps know of any good parenting tool / app that I can install on the Ipad mini of my childeren.
    As LaPastenague says, Apple expects you to set restrictions like this on the device itself. You will select a passcode when you establish the settings that you want. Only you will be able to change the settings that you have selected.....unless you provide the passcode to someone else.
    On the iPad....
    Tap Settings
    Tap General
    Tap Restrictions
    See Allow, Allowed Content, Privacy, etc.
    For more information about this, you need to post in the iPad support area. The link is here:
    Using iPad
    As far as allowed times, again as LaPastenague notes, Timed Access will allow you to do this for any device that connects using wireless.
    For example, you could limit the use of the iPad to the hours of 3 PM to 8 PM Weekdays and 8 AM to 11 PM on Weekends.
    Another device could be programmed to use the same "rules", or you could establish different "rules".
    At the same time, you could specify "Unlimited" access for your own personal computer, etc.

  • Does Airport extreme include a built in modem ??

    Does Airport Extreme include a built in modem??

    None of the current Apple AirPorts include a built in modem.

  • Does Airport Extreme support Static Routes?

    I have client using an Airport Extreme as their Router. They currently connect to another device outside their network using AppleTalk.
    It is planned to put this device onto TCP/IP but on a different subnet (e.g. their subnet is 192.168.5.X and the device will be on say 192.168.25.X). Does Airport Extreme support (like other Routers) the ability to set up a static link to a device on a different subnet (can’t find any information in a doco or the utility) or do they need to replace this with a “real“ router?

    Sure, I could do something like route add -net 10.100.10 192.168.0.100 on every client machine on the subnet, but there is no such way to configure a web cam and similiar devices
    Any idea, Apple?

  • Does airport extreme replace my current router?

    Does airport extreme replace my current router?

    Your choice.. in some cases you will bridge the AE and use it as wireless AP and switch.
    In other cases you will bridge your existing router and use the AE in router mode.
    We cannot easily answer without specifics..
    What broadband modem / router do you have? Make and model?
    What are you hoping to achieve with the AE?

  • Does airport extreme or any of the modems work with tds?

    Does airport extreme or any of the modems work with tds?

    Sorry. What do you mean by "tds"?
    Also, Airport Extreme is not a "modem". It is a router.
    Please rephrase your question.

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