Dream Home Setup

I would like some input on how to best setup my dream home network setup.
I have Cat5e run throughout my entire house. Basically a drop in every room (more in some rooms).
-I am thinking about an ASA 5505 for the main router.
-IPS and Gigabit speeds are a must though.
-IPS because I have FTP and web servers.
-Gigabit because we stream movies (Netflix and from our PCs), as well as, gaming.
-IPS and Firewall throughput must be > 100 Mbps.
-I have several spots that I will need switches because of multiple devices.
-I want multiple access points because I have a very large home (with 3 levels).
-I want guest access on each access point that doesn't have access to the main network, but does have access to a VLAN with just all the network printers.
-Simutaneous 2.4 and 5 GHz is a must as well.
-Support wireless roaming, even on guest network.
-VPN is a must. I need to VPN to our work router (SA540), as well as, have VPN access to my house when I am traveling.
Help me build my dream home network setup. What access points would I need to achieve my goal (mutiple VLANs and bands)? What type of switches (managed? support VLANs?). We have dozens of devices from servers to printers to tablets to smartphones to Macs to Windows machines. The list goes on and on.
Let's just start throwing stuff out here. Budget? Probably a few grand.

I've done that, but the client seems to not create a rnsmanes.ora or even a network/admin directory structure. Thats my issue. Same problem with both the client detailed in my initial and the XE client.
Sorry if my original post was not clear.
Does the 10g client for XP not support TNS. Or am I installing the wrong thing?

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Home setup - network switch and 2 Time Capsules

I have an ADSL modem/router (Billion BIPAC 5200G). I have used it previously with wireless turned off. I then used a time capsule in bridge mode so that NAT etc is turned off, and then use it to broadcast wifi and as a backup. It is attached to the modern with ethernet. It worked fine.
I am now in a house with a lot of ethernet ports, linked to a massive hub thing. But it needs a switch to link it all together.
So I am thinking of this setup:
PHONE LINE
to
BILLION ROUTER (Set as a router with wifi turned off)
to
NETWORK SWITCH
to
VARIOUS ethernet enabled devices in different rooms (i.e. printers, Apple TV, TV, Time capsule)
Then I want to use my 2nd time capsule to extend my ground floor network by plugging it in essentially directly into the time capsule via ethernet in roaming mode.
Is this the optimal setup for this? My other idea was to forgo the network switch and do it this way:
PHONE LINE
to
BILLION ROUTER (Set as a router with wifi turned off)
to
VARIOUS ethernet enabled devices INCLUDING the TIME CAPSULE and PRINTER.
then:
To the TIME CAPSULE:
to
VARIOUS ethernet enabled devices INCLUDING Imac, Apple TV and another TIME CAPSULE in roaming mode.
My main questions are: which setup will give me better speeds to all devices. Ie: is the switch even necessary? In my 2nd example, will the first time capsule and printer be available to the Imac.
There seems to be no real advantage to having the TIME CAPSULE in router mode while keeping the BILLION ROUTER as a pass through with NAT off (To avoid Double NAT) except for the guest network capabilities.
If its just simpler to have the network switch, then perhaps that's the way to go. If so: any suggestions on network switches that work well?

It doesn't allow me to select ethernet as an option for internet connection, only dchp, ppoe and one more which isn't ethernet.
DHCP is correct setting. .it will use ethernet but the new AC TC has problems.. it needs a crossover cable with some switches. Or you need to return it and get it replaced as there is something wrong with its wan port.. the new AC model needs a hardware revision and about 3 or 4 firmware upgrades before it hits the status of the Gen4 it replaced.
My questions are: should I connect my time capsules together directly with ethernet using another available port in my new time capsule. I thought my switch would work better. Also, does one time capsule have to be in router mode instead of having both of them in bridge.
Both should be in bridge.. but you can rearrange things to see if any of the other devices works better.
You can use the billion or the old TC.. plug the new TC into those.
Bob is correct though.. the switch is the correct thing for everything to be plugged into .. but in home situation what works is more important than what is best. It if fails in all of them then the WAN port is proven faulty.
Should I be able to use the hdd on the 2nd (older) time machine as essentially a networked hdd for putting movies and music on, and use my new time capsule as the sole backup (occurring both over ethernet for my iMac and wifi for our laptops)
Yes, that is ok.. you just need to get the AC version TC actually working properly.
Give us a few screenshots of things.. that really helps to see.
Click on each unit and show the summary pages.

Wi-Fi for home/setup on I-Phone4

For a home Wi-Fi network setup ( for I-Phone 4 ), where do the 'networks' and passwords come from? The info to 'see network administrator' gives me no onfo at all. WHO is that supposed to be? The 'setup' directions gloss right over that tiny detail.

Snookkatcher wrote:
For a home Wi-Fi network setup ( for I-Phone 4 ), where do the 'networks' and passwords come from?
If you have wi-fi at home, then the phone *should* detect your home network name (the same one that computers or other devices that use the wi-fi connect to). Choose that one, and when it asks for the password, use the same one that you use to connect a computer or other device (It may be called a passphrase, or network key). If someone else set up the network, that information should be available in the paperwork you were given at the time of setup.
Hope this helps,
Suzy

Newbie- Fresh home Setup Help

About to get started with osx server on a mac mini. I've purchased a static IP, because I want to serve my websites from home. Question is, I also have a mac pro and macbook and PC. the IP comes through on a cable modem, which I connect to a router to serve the rest of the clients using dhcp.
How should I configure this system so that when someone points to my IP or rather my dns name, they access my files in apache on the mac mini.
I ask because I'm wondering if the outside world can see my mini beyond the dhcp enabled router

Your router will do all the filtering for incoming traffic. By default it should be blocking all incoming connections (this is what you want).
However, you can configure port forwarding on the router to permit specific incoming traffic (e.g. port 80/HTTP) to be directed to a specific internal machine (e.g. the Mini).
You'd need to check your router's documentation on how to configure port forwarding.
Once you've setup port forwarding, update your DNS to point your domain record (e.g. 'www.domain.com') to the public IP address of your router - port forwarding will take care of getting it to the Mini from there.
Just be aware that many (most?) cable providers block incoming traffic on port 80 because they don't want you running a server on your link (unless you're using a business-grade service). Therefore you may find that remote users may not be able to get to your server even if you do the above. If that's the case your options are to switch providers or upgrade your service to one where they'll allow you to run a server.

Best practice for home setup/Roaming with built-in Dell wireless card?

I have a client with a huge house; I have done a site survey and it will require 3 APs to blanket the entire thing. I am wonderig what the best way to set this up for him would be? He would like to be able to walk around with the house and not lose connectivity. He is attempting to use his built-in Dell wireless card/client. As far as I know, these do not support Cisco roaming. What I have done is setup 3 diffrent SSIDs for each part of the house. Depending on his location he manually connects to the correct AP. Is this the best setup?
I had attempted to set all APs with the same SSIDs but found that the client would not roam and also found it difficult to connect to any of the APs at all. I believe the card was getting confused since there was overlap of the same SSID.

If he has a huge house, I don't think his laptop would be that old and also, the Dell's use the Intel wifi cards. Having all 3 ap's setup for the same SSID is what you should do and don't know why you are having so many issues. I would assume the ap's are on channel 1, 6, and 11 and how is the power setting? Do all these ap's run back to the same switch?

Mulipe router/switch/hub home setup

Home Network Port Set-Up
My home network is as shown in the figure below:
(Can not attach graphics so I explain:
4 port speedtouch router connects to the ISP.
On this I have hung
x-Canon iP5200R network and wireless printer.
y-AirportExtreme
On the Airport I have hung
a-USB hub with 2 WD MyBook's
b-iMac G5
c-iMac G4 lamp
d-MacBook or Dell Windows laptops as and when I need to transfer large files)
The units connected to the Airport LAN ports cannot see any devices connected to the speedtouch. Originally there was only one 4 port router with built in wireless. After that there was another 4-port router with no wireless. I am therefore 100% certain that the printer have communicated through the Ethernet cable, not wireless.
I have circumvented the problem of not seeing devices on the other switch by just connecting items that should see each other to the same switch. When I got the speedtouch and airport a year ago, I just connected as this and it worked.
Today my daughter try to print and it did not work, error message 306 – check communications with printer.
I find that
1. The test page does print from the Canon IJ Print Utility
2. In the Canon IJ Print Utility both wireless printing AND wired printing is selected
I deselect WL printing, and the printer disappears.
From this I deduce that the printer must have been using the WL printing facility not the cable facility, but that it stopped working today for some reason.
So I have two issues.
1. How do I make the devices on the airport the speedtouch see each other (I guess I must open a port on the airport. This will disable its firewall functionality, but that does matter as the speedtouch has a firewall)
2. Why did the printing stop working – this may not really matter if I can get these to see each other on the network
Thank you for your support

It doesn't allow me to select ethernet as an option for internet connection, only dchp, ppoe and one more which isn't ethernet.
DHCP is correct setting. .it will use ethernet but the new AC TC has problems.. it needs a crossover cable with some switches. Or you need to return it and get it replaced as there is something wrong with its wan port.. the new AC model needs a hardware revision and about 3 or 4 firmware upgrades before it hits the status of the Gen4 it replaced.
My questions are: should I connect my time capsules together directly with ethernet using another available port in my new time capsule. I thought my switch would work better. Also, does one time capsule have to be in router mode instead of having both of them in bridge.
Both should be in bridge.. but you can rearrange things to see if any of the other devices works better.
You can use the billion or the old TC.. plug the new TC into those.
Bob is correct though.. the switch is the correct thing for everything to be plugged into .. but in home situation what works is more important than what is best. It if fails in all of them then the WAN port is proven faulty.
Should I be able to use the hdd on the 2nd (older) time machine as essentially a networked hdd for putting movies and music on, and use my new time capsule as the sole backup (occurring both over ethernet for my iMac and wifi for our laptops)
Yes, that is ok.. you just need to get the AC version TC actually working properly.
Give us a few screenshots of things.. that really helps to see.
Click on each unit and show the summary pages.

Smart call-home setup in ASA with contexts

Hello,
I have a problem configuring Smart call home service in an ASA 5500 having contexts.
The DNS config is available on contexts, however the service is enabled to system.
At the moment, following all the cisco's documentations, seems it doesn't work.
Any suggestion?
Thanks.
Notis

Let separate what the Cisco back-end can process and what the end device can do. What your document above indicates is, "What call home messages can the Cisco backend evaluate, and what processed call home messages will raise a TAC case automatically?" The Call Home process on the end device sends in Call Home messages to the Cisco backend (aka Smart Call Home) from many sources or triggers. When it says "Alarm type" in the document, it means the source or trigger for the Call Home message.
But the ASA supports adding syslog matching patterns to the alert group syslog. But it still triggers the same call home message containing "show log" and "show inventory". You can also rate limit the call home messages triggered via syslog with the rate-limit command.
subscribe-to-alert-group syslog [severity {catastrophic | disaster | fatal | critical | major | minor | warning | notification | normal | debugging} [pattern string]]
Remember that a profile specifies the transport method and alert group selection. And that multiple profiles can be configured on the device at the same time.
When you want human readable call home messages, you use the long text message format in the profile. On the other hand, the Cisco backend requires Call Home messages in a certain format (XML), hence the CiscoTAC-1 restrictive profile.Typically people will copy the CiscoTAC-1 profile into a new unrestrictive profile and then add an additional email address besides [email protected] so they, too, can see the "unprocessed" call home messages.
Of course, after the Cisco backend processes one of these Call Home messages, depending on the Call Home message, it sends a notification email to the admin for the device telling them it processed a message.

Online moving home setup

Hi all, I am an existing broadband/tv customer and am trying to move my services to a new address via the online moving home part of the website. Everything was going well until it asks me to decide on my directory be it ex-directory or via the phonebook. No matter which option I choose it states I have not picked a valid option and wont let me progress beyond this page. I have tried keeping my original number and changing to a new one but still the same problem. I see other people have had the same problem and have fixed it but it doesnt say how?! Thanks in advance, Nathan

Hi stickthin2k,
Thanks for your post and welcome to the community forum!
Sorry for the problems you were having arranging to move your services to your new address on our website. Did you manage to get everything put through in the end?
If not, post back and I'll give you a hand from here.
Cheers,
Robbie
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Home setup

Ok im having trouble getting all my computer set up on my wireless network. first off i have a linksys wrt54g wireless router. one comp running windows xp (main comp) second one running windows me (used for music and videos) and an xbox 360 connected through the microsoft wireless thingy. everything was running fine with the router security turned off. since ive done the easy secure press button route everythings gone to hell.
ive looked into setting up a home ntwork throught the control panel but i dont have a flash drive plug in, so thats kinda out of the question. Anyways is there something im missing or havent thought of yet that will allow me to set everthing up without buying a flash drive. its not the cost its the distance! thanks for any and all help

Ok I might have figured out a way to do it. Ive reinstalled the pci adapter. ran home network again and entered the WEP long password. it said congrats yada yada yada. nothing!. checked it, needed to restart . Am i on the right track?

Home Setup Hardware -- Please Advise!

Hi everyone,
I've been trying to figure out the best way of doing this for weeks, and figure you all are the best people I can ask.
I'm a recent convert to Mac, having been a longtime PC user. Furthermore, I'm a first-time laptop owner.
Now that I'm "wireless", there's a few things I'm looking to do -- in as cost-efficient a manner as possible, though while still retaining future expandability.
My situation:
My Macbook's hard drive is mostly full [already]; I can't fit all my music on there. However, that's not the biggest issue! What I WANT to do is to be able and play my music through my desktop speakers...from another NETWORK ACCESSIBLE DRIVE, that I can also work off of, wirelessly. My "wireless" situation right now is only using my old wireless-G router, so an upgrade to N-draft is of course a welcomed addition. I currently have a gigabit switch, but if new hardware replaces that, that's fine.
I'll go down the line of products...
Time Capsule would take care of most of my needs, aside from utilizing my desktop speakers for actually playing the music. I'm also reading about a lot of problems with them on the forums so far...along with mediocre N-speeds. I also am concerned about how HOT the drive runs, and of course that's it's not replaceable in the future size-wise...and that if it ever dies, the unit is even useless for wireless, too. If I DID get a Time Capsule, however, can it share my itunes library (copied to it) to multiple computers (mac+pc)?
Base Station Extreme (n): Like a Time Capsule w/out a hard drive, right? Is the wireless-N performance better on this unit? Would a more flexible solution be to get a base station instead of a time capsule, and simply plug a USB 2.0 HDD into it? I DO like this option because, if I really need the speed, I can unplug the USB drive and plug it directly into my laptop -- which I wouldn't be able to do with the Time Capsule. Again, however, this wouldn't allow me to initiate the playing of my music (from the laptop) on the USB drive (plugged into the base station) to my DESKTOP speakers...correct? Can I even share/stream music TO a computer if the USB disk is plugged into the base station, and I try to import the songs into my laptop's library? I've read many NAS solutions boasting "itunes sharing", which I don't completely understand.
And lastly...but definitely not leastly...
Airport Express. It's cheap. And it's Wireless N. And I'd be able to play the music through my desktop speakers, from my laptop. Pretty much covers my main concerns, doesn't it? However, then I would need to go out and buy a NAS hard drive, and I have no clue which I would get...the only "widely available and semi-affordable" one is the Western Digital MyBook World...however, it gets horrendous reviews as far as speed...and it's noisy...and it runs hot (all bad). that model ALSO does not have a USB port if I wanted to plug it directly into my laptop to work at a faster pace...or on the road where no network is available. There are other NAS hdd's out there, but they're all quite expensive...and I still don't understand the requirements for "sharing" my itunes library from a NAS hdd -- even a Time Capsule or Airport Extreme.
OK, so I'm sorry this was so wordy...I'm just trying to cover all my bases and get all the information across.
So what seems the best solution for my needs? One of the Apple products? A combination of Apple products? A combo of Apple and other products? In summation, here's what I want to do: play music from laptop to desktop speakers from another drive, and have the/a network hard drive to access/work over (in well-utilized wireless-N speed, and gigagbit). Being able to plug directly into laptop would be added bonus.
As the subject mentions: "Please advise!"
PS - trying to stay as cost-effective as possible, without skimping on being "wise".
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Hi again,
So I've read a good majority of the Time Capsule articles you recommended, and there's a few major issues that I'm seeing, that maybe you (or anyone else reading!!) can continue to advise me on:
My biggest concern at this point, is that even if I set up a 'shared' itunes library on either the Extreme or TC, it doesn't sound like I can SYNC the library to my iphone...this is kind of one of the big things I'm looking to do. Is this a no-work-around situation? To sync, does the library downright have to be on the computer? Right now my entire Itunes library is on my old PC, and since it doesn't have a monitor anymore, I can't get onto it to sync -- but beyond this, I wanted everything synced with my Mac (addresses, calendars, etc...and music) -- which unfortunately just doesn't have the space for the music (along with the plethora of apps!). I also want to be in a situation where I can sit on my sofa, use the laptop, select a song in Itunes (on a NAS), and have it play on my stereo speakers. The only way I see this happening is: purchasing a TC, Extreme Station, or NAS like a "Mybook", and pipe it through an Airport Express. Kind of a long, expensive workaround, but does this sound like the solution? Of course, this still doesn't address my problem of syncing to my iphone...I'm sure I'm not the only one out there with this problem (virtually any MB user is going to run into this issue, I would think)...please chime in if you feel you have a good solution.
Thank you for the continued help, everyone!
John
PS - If CHOOSING between a 500gb TC and a 1TB, I've read the 500GB drive is actually more of a "server-grade" disk...is this true?
And as of this point in time, you can still do a Time Machine backup via Airport Extreme to an attached USB hdd, yes?
Seconldy, it is a little discouraging that neither the TC, Airport Extreme, or USB atached drive (to either) EVER spin down. Honestly, a hiccup in the drives spinning up doesn't at all bother me...I'd rather have my drives "live" longer! I do, however, love that the TC runs [according to the review] virtually silent -- and only lukewarm (akin to AppleTV, which I assume isn't too hot) -- and only uses 30w of power (quite important to me...I hate wasting unneeded electricity!).

Last Chance to Enter the Linden Dream Home Sweepstakes

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Setup express to use at multiple families homes when visiting

Will be visiting at staying at sister-in-law's and parent's house. Both have DSL or Cable modems.
I was hoping it is possible to configure the airport before I go visit and then plug an Ethernet cable between the Express and their modem. Tried this on my home setup and I'm starting to think it is not possible, that I'd have to configure it before I left and would have to set it up for only one home and would need to know their logon id, passwords, etc to their service provider, just like I had to do on my Airport Extreme at my home.
The goal was to setup a wireless network for my ipad to piggyback off their internet setup while I'm staying there.

A modem has only 1 ethernet port (and it will be already occupied)
A gateway, is a combination modem and router on one chassis with 3-4 ethernet ports. (I called it a router).
So, let's clarify. They need to have a gateway at their houses for you to be able to do what you want. If they don't know what they have, ask them if they see 3-4 empty ethernet ports on the back of the device.
If they do, then you can use the instructions which I posted in a previous thread to configure your Express ahead of time and simply plug it in to an available ethernet port on their gateway.
You can perform the same test by plugging it into an empty ethernet port at your house. Assign a different wireless network name on the Express to avoid confusion.
If you have a new AirPort Express, you would want to configure the Radio Mode for 802.11n (802.11b/g compatible) to allow faster "n" speeds, though.
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Home Directories when installing on multiple partitions

I have a macpro setup with two partitions. Originally one partition assigned to Snow Leopard. I log in using a network user (using OSX server) and that user has local Admin rights. All is well.
I setup a new instance of Snow Leopard on the secondary Partition and logged in using the network user. This had the effect of using the partition 1 Home directory for this user and I can't get the secondary partition to use itself for storing the users home directory.
The workaround I have is to log in to Partition 2 snow leopard with a local admin user then temporarily rename the Users folder on partition 1. Next login to partition 2 as the network user, then everything gets created on partition 2 as expected. Finally rename the Partition 1 Users folder back. Now I can log in to either partitoin with the same user and have different local home setups.
Anyone else had this or is there a better procedure for setting up multiple partitions ? The same happens with LION. I need to keep a snowleoapard partition with all the setup I currently have, but start a new LION partition. I don't want any cross contamination, hence the requirement for separation.

This was my point. I wanted total separation. In order to create that separation (when trying to use a network user) I had to temporarily move the existing Snow Leopard Users folder (on Partition 1) so that the Partition 2 OS (either Snow leopard or LION) will create it's own User directory structure. This is only needed for network users (i.e. ones that authenticate via OSX server).
Once the process of temporarily moving the Users folder, letting the new instance create it's own directories, and renaming back, everything works. i.e. when I startup Snowleopard all operations are within Partition 1 then if I start LION all operations are within Partition 2.
When installing new versions of an O/S I like to have control and manage the change so that I know I have a totally working system. Been doing the same with Linux for years, but Mac OS/X tries to be a bit too clever!

How to connect your Verizon 4510L to your home Wifi Network

Hello there!
I recently set my mom up with one of these guys and ran into the problem of having more than 5 devices that need to connect to the Internet and/or each other. I couldn't find any resources online that described how this can be done, or even if it is allowed. So I figured I would finally contribute to the Online community and share my success with all of you! As a disclaimer: I am not Verizon/Linksys/etc technical support and provide the following information freely and without warranty. The instructions below are specific to my configuration, and while yours WILL work using the same general principles, the exact steps required to make it work may be different. In other words, YMMV Good Luck!
First off, my environment doesn't equal your environment, and what I will describe below is one of the more complex scenarios. You can disregard any extra routers if you only use 1. Here is the environment I had to work with:
A large 2 story home with a basement area as well. The wifi signal does not travel well from floor to floor, so we had to have 1 wireless router per floor. We DID have the luxury of using home wiring to to phsycally connect both routers together, if you don't have that luxury, I might suggest using a "Powerline" adapter to help wire your two routers together. Some devices required wired connectivity on both floors as well, so wireless repeaters would not be sufficient. We purchased 2 routers to accomplish the following task. Brand of router should not matter. If your home is a 1 story, or have adequate coverage from a single router, you can disregard the 2nd (SLAVE) router instructions (4-5) below.
First off, what you will need to make this work:
One or more Wireless Routers (we used Linksys Wireless-G or Wireless-N 4-port routers)
     *EDIT: You need only 1 router, and if an additional access point is needed, purchase an Access Point or repeater with wired/wireless capabilities*
Verizon JetPack 4510L MiFI device
One Wireless Bridge (we used Linksys WET610 1-port Entertainment Bridge)
Next, lets setup the wireless/wired home network to connect all devices with one another:
1) Choose one router to be the MASTER, and the other to simply be your SLAVE/repeater for the other floor.
2) Before physically connecting the MASTER and SLAVE routers together perform the following:
3) On the MASTER router:
     - Change the router IP address to 192.168.10.1
          - The 10 is random, and you can make it whatever you want (as long as it isn't "1"), just remember it and keep it consistent.
     - Configure DHCP (usually on by default) but change the subnet from 192.168.1.x to 192.168.10.x.
          - The reason for changing the DHCP subnet is because your 4510L device uses DHCP as well, and it is configured to use 192.168.1.x
               - They can't be the same or it won't work
     - Configure your wireless SSID and security (preferably WPA2)
4) On the SLAVE router *EDIT: or repeater or access point*:
     - Change the router IP address something outside the DHCP range 1-100, but on the same subnet as the master router (ie. 192.168.10.101)
     - Disable DHCP on the router, as all address assignment is going to come from the MASTER
          - You may want to tape over the WAN port as well to remind yourself that it will not be used
     - Configure your wireless SSID and security to match that of the MASTER router
          - This will make it easier for your clients to use both access points and move throughout your home without having an issue
5) Connect both routers together with Ethernet (either direct cable, home ethernet wiring, powerline adapter, etc)
     - You want to connect both routers using one of the built in network ports (1-4)
There, now you have both floors of your home setup to accept either wired or wireless clients who will be assigned 192.168.10.x IP addresses. However, they will not have access to the Internet...yet!
The MiFi device by default has a long SSID, and the password to connect is on a label on the bottom of it. Power it on in the room next to a computer (probably a windows computer), and view your wireless networks to connect to from the desktop. You will probably see the wireless network name you just created on the routers and the "Verizon ..." MiFi name. Simply make a note of the EXACT SSID being broadcasted by the MiFi device. If you changed the default WiFi password before attempting this, make a note of that new password as well.
Next, lets use the key to making this thing work...the Wireless Bridge. The wireless bridge first needs to be physically connected to either router on ports 1-4. The bridge will get an IP address assigned to it and you will need to find that address out so that you can access it from a web browser. The easiest way to find that out is to connect to the MASTER routers web-based administration page (http://192.168.10.1), click on Status menu->Local network, and then click the "DHCP client table" button. You will find the bridge name and IP address there. Keep that administration window open.
Next, connect your web browser with the bridges IP address so that you can manually configure it to access the MiFi device. The bridge will ask if you want auto or manual configuration, and you want manual. When prompted for the SSID and security type, type in the SSID of the MiFi device EXACTLY as you wrote it down. Next, under security, change the type to WPA2-Personal, and type in the password to access the Verizon MiFi device (either on the sticker under it, or whatever you previously changed it to). Once you complete that setup, the status page should tell you that the bridge is connected and have an IP address (192.168.1.x) assigned to it. Once that is done, you can close your web browser to the wireless bridge.
Disconnect the bridge from the routers network ports and now connect it to the MASTER routers WAN port.
Next, return to the MASTER routers web-based administration page (http://192.168.10.1), click on the Status menu and view the WAN IP information. If everything was connected correctly:
MiFi wirelessly -> Wireless Bridge wired -> Master router WAN port (then optionally wired from port 1) -> Slave router port 1
Then, you should see the WAN IP address of 192.168.1.x assigned to your MASTER router.
If you do see that, then congratulations, open a web browser from any of your wired/wireless clients connected to your home network, and you should be able to access the Internet! You will be able to support as many clients as your Routers will allow you to directly connect (104 if I am not mistaken)...Yay!
I hope my experience helps you all in achieving the same results!
Troubleshooting:
If you do not see a WAN IP address, you might want to power off the MASTER router, the Wireless Bridge and MiFi device. Then in the following order power up each one, one at a time, giving the unit time to fully configure and connect to their respective networks: First MiFi, then the Bridge, then the MASTER router.
After the Master router is fully powered on, test a webpage again from any client connected to your new home network and it should work.
If it _still_ doesn't work, I would recheck the steps listed above to see if anything was missed. Particularly, making sure you changed the router IP and DHCP subnet of the MASTER router to something other than 192.168.1.x.
Good Luck!

Q: "In your example of using the wireless repeater, assuming it is on a different floor than the main router, how are the clients connecting to the network on that floor?"
A: However you like, both devices support thier own cabled and wireless connections.
I assume you are only interested in wireless client connections since cable connections are straight forward. Depending on how you setup the SSID's clients will connect to either the router or the repeater and they should be overlapping eachother a little.
Same SSID:
If the router and repeater share the same SSID then the client will decide on thier own which one to connect to. The client will roam between the two on its own criteria as the user moves around the enviornment. Roaming and transitioning will happen seamlessly for you and you should not notice a break in your connection unless you have something really specific connected to the internet. In most cases you cannot influence this behavior on your devices as they all have thier own criteria for choosing one SSID over another with a similar name.
Different SSID:
If the SSID's are different then the user must manually connect to one network or the other. Roaming will not be seamless and as the user walks out of range the client will be disconnected from the device. This provides the best reliability and control but requires more user intervention.
Q:"So correct me if I am wrong, but in your setup, there would be 2 wifi network, and the soft limitation of 4 devices on the repeater floor.
A. Nope, the repeater will support as many devices as it can, depending on the model you purchase. Even though the repeater needs a wireless connection with the MiFi, the Repeater rebroadcasts and acts as its own independant wireless router. The MiFi could care lesss how many people are connected to the Repeater, all it see's is one connection. If you removed the MiFi from the repeater then the repeater will continue to broadcast its own SSID. Clients connected to the repeater will not be disconnected from the repeater SSID but they would not recieve internet until the MiFi returns.
With the repeater enviornment you could have 10 people on the repeater, 10 people on the wireless router and 4 people directly conneted to the MiFi all at the same time. I dont suggest it running like that for performance reasons but hopefully you get the idea.

How to setup my airport for music streaming

Hi all
I would like to use my iPhone and or iPad to stream music from Pandora and Spotify to my 5.1 (Wired) Speakers.
This question is similiar to this thread https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4153687 however i wanted some clarity and thought best to start a new discussion before pulling my hair out doing this the wrong way.
I have an unused Airport Express basestation (A1408) My current home setup is as follows:
Modem Router: (Netgear DGND3700) N600 Wireless ADSL2+ Dual band Gigabit
Home Theatre Computer: Windows 7 (Cat6 LAN Ethernet connection) NO LAN port
AV Reciever: (Onkyo TX-SR309)
5.1 Speakers: Wired connection to AV Receiver (NOT Airplay capable)
Laptop: Windows 7 (Cat6 LAN Ethernet connection)
My question is how to setup the airport, i understand it can be used to enable airplay streaming of music over the existing WiFi network, as these music streaming apps download and play music concurrently i would not want to have to switch between to two seperate WiFi networks. Should i plug the airport into the HTPC? I would need to purchase a LAN Splitter as the only LAN socket is already taken up with my cat6 connection. OR would i plug it directly into the modem/router? This second option is prefereable.
I have attached an image of my setup below. Any advice would be great, Regards Steve
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Still slightly confused, with the link you provided i chose scenario 2. All the other secanrios instructed i connect the airport express to my home stereo or powered speakers. As i dont have an aiport express only an airport extreme there is no audio jack and cannot connect it to the stereo/speakers.
option 2: Connecting to an existing Wi-Fi network as part of a roaming network
Ensure that the AirPort base station Ethernet cables are connected as above
I have done this and conected it via ethernet cat6 to the modem/router
Launch AirPort Utility 6.1. The Assistant will automatically configure the Roaming network
Im using windows 7 and cannot find this version of aiport utility, only 5.6.1 - The message comes up: Aiport utility was unable to find any airport wireless device. I am running this utility on my win7 HTPC (which is connected to my modem/router via cat6 LAN) The airport light is blinkng amber.
would you reccommend a hard reset of the airport? or can you provide a link for AirPort Utility 6.1.?
Regards

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