Ethernet printer to AirPort Extreme wont work
Please help!
I have recently purchased the apple AirPort Extreme (2nd generation) which advertises that I can wirelessly extend my wifi range and plug in a Ethernet printer to one of its 3 Ethernet ports.
Now I have it in my possession I can connect to my wifi network fine with no problems however I am unable to get the Ethernet printer to work.
I have the apple AirPort Extreme IP address as 10.1.1.3 set as a static IP address. Subnet mask 255.255.255.0 and router address as 10.1.1.1 Apple airport express version 7.6.3
The printer is a star100LAN future print Ethernet printer. This IP address is set to static IP as 10.1.1.17 (as the airport extreme doesn't appear to have a dhcp feature to assign an ip address to the printer. the subnet mask 255.255.255.0 and gateway is set to 10.1.1.1
I recently read articles that Ethernet printers are -unable to- be connected to an AirPort Extreme router, only USB printers. Please advise if this is the case. If so, will a Ethernet to USB converter work ???
Please can someone help me with this issue.
Daniel
It seems as though you have configured your AirPort Extreme to be a client on your wireless network, since an Apple AirPort Base Station can only "wirelessly extend" a wireless network created by another Apple AirPort Base Station. Is that possible? If yours is configured to "join" your wireless network, its Ethernet ports will be disabled.
I recently read articles that Ethernet printers are -unable to- be connected to an AirPort Extreme router, only USB printers.
No, that's not true. There is no problem connecting an Ethernet printer to an Extreme, provided that the Extreme is configured to be your router or is "extending" a network created by another AirPort. You can also connect the Extreme to your existing (apparently non-Apple) router with an Ethernet cable, and its LAN ports will also be available for your printer. Connect its WAN port to your router.
The IP addresses you supplied are not consistent with the AirPort's usual naming convention. Those begin with 10.0.x.x while you mentioned 10.1.x.x. If that's the case perhaps you simply erred in assigning the printer's (or AirPort's) static IP addresses. Double-check that.
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