Ethernet cable from AE to iMac
Is it possible to connect an iMac to an express via ethernet cable rather than wireless?
The situation is: Broadband internet comes via NTL modem on the ground floor, and I want to connect to a G3 iMac (no airport card, on OS 9) situated two floors up.
My suggested solution is: Connect one Airport Express to the NTL modem, locate a second AE by the iMac and set up as a remote, then connect the iMac to the remote AE via ethernet cable. Will this work?
If so, I assume that I would have to set the network up with a Mac running Tiger, as the iMac (OS 9) doesn't have the capability?
ibook Mac OS X (10.4.7)
My suggested solution is: Connect one Airport Express to the NTL modem, locate a second AE by the iMac and set up as a remote, then connect the iMac to the remote AE via ethernet cable. Will this work?
Yes. You will want to set up a Wireless Distribution System (WDS) with the two AirPort Express Base Stations (AX).
Here's how:
"Factory Reset" the AX base stations
- (ref: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=108044)
Wireless Distribution System (WDS) Setup
(Note: To facilitate setting up the base stations, place them in near proximity of each other during the set up phase.)
Set up the AirPort Express Base Station (AX) as the WDS Main Base Station, by connecting directly, using an Ethernet cable, to the Ethernet port of the AX, and then use the AirPort Admin Utility to make the following settings.
WDS Tab
- Enable this base station as a WDS: main base station (checked)
- Allow wireless clients on this base station (checked)
- Click "+" to add Remote/Relay Base Stations.
-- Select the Base Station that you want to be the WDS Remote/Relay.
-- AirPort ID: <verify that this is the correct MAC address for the Base Station you are adding as a Remote/Relay.
-- Auto configure as a WDS remote base station (checked)
-- Click "OK."
- Verify that the Remote/Relay Base Station has been added to the list.
- Click "Update," and then verify the settings for the Remote/Relay.
-- Allow wireless clients on this base station (checked)
-- New network name: <verify that this is the same as the network name for the AX>
-- TCP/IP: Configure using DHCP
-- Base Station Password: <the Remote/Relay Base Station password>
-- Confirm: <same as previous step>
-- Click "OK."
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