Extend wifi range with 2 airport express

I currently have an airport express on my main floor for wifi, can I add another airport express on 2nd floor to extend the wifi range if both of them are connected to a wired ethernet switch?

Yes. If you  are using AirPort Utility 6.x on a Mac or AirPort Utility on an iPhone or iPad, the setup is a breeze, and will take about 2 minutes.

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    Hi there,
    Is it possible to extend a wireless network's range with an Airport Extreme (just like you can do with an Airport Express)? Currently I have a Billion wireless modem/router but need to extend the range so I can use my PS3 in my bedroom. I would rather get an Airport Extreme instead of an Express so I can take it with me when I move out. Just need to know if the Extreme will do this as it doesn't mention it on the website.
    Thanks for your time.
    Regards,
    Daniel

    Welcome to the discussions!
    +Is it possible to extend a wireless network's range with an Airport Extreme (just like you can do with an Airport Express)?+
    The AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme, and even the Time Capsule can "extend a wireless network", +but... they are only compatible if you have another Apple router as the main device.+
    Sorry, but none of the Apple products would be compatible to extend the range of your Billion wireless router using wireless only. You might want to check to see if Billion has a "range extender" or similar compatible device.

  • Extend wifi network via PLC + Airport express

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    Message was edited by: dathieums

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  • How do i extend my network with a airport express

    How do I extend my network with mt airport express

    Hi Tesserax, I'd like to join this discussion. It seems Jasonbeyer didn't reply, but I have a question related to his.
    I'd like to extend the wireless signal from my Cisco Model DPC/EPC2202 VoIP Cable Modem (802.11n) to the living room where, at the moment, it is non-existent. I assume there's inteference or the signal cannot reach through the concrete walls and rooms leading up from my bedroom to the living room.
    My question is:
    I'm thinking of extending my wi-fi signal by using the Airport Express and simultaneously using it to connect to my hi-fi to play iTunes from my bedroom's iMac.
    Something's telling me it's not going to be that easy. I'm using an iMac (7,1) if that's any help or clue.
    What are the things I should take note of and will Airport Express be compatible with my modem? Would I have to get TWO Aiport Express to bridge the signal to my living room?
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  • How do I extend the range of my existing Belkin WiFi network with an Airport Express Gen 2?

    It is my understanding that the second generation of the Airport Express can be used to extend an existing non-Apple WiFi network.  From all I read, it was very difficult to do with the Gen 1 Airport Express, but I don't find anyone referencing the Gen 2.  My router is a Belkin Share F7D3302 V1 (updated to current firmware as of yesterday).  I am able to attach to the Belkin network and stream music to my home theater, but would also like to extend my WiFi.  Any help is appreciated.

    It is my understanding that the second generation of the Airport Express can be used to extend an existing non-Apple WiFi network.
    Not sure where this information has come from....and it would be extremely surprising if this were true. Do you have a link to an official announcement from Apple that would confirm this?
    As far as we know, Apple's "extend" setting remains a proprietary feature that is designed to work only with other Apple routers. The "new" Express appears to carry on that tradition.
    As such, it would be very unlikely that any of the Apple routers would be compatible with a Belkin product....or any other manufacturer's product for that matter.....if you are thinking of extending using wireless only.
    If you figure out how to do this.....it will be a breakthrough of major proportions. Please let us know if you are successful.

  • Trouble extending my WiFi network with older Airport Express

    Hi,
    As the question states, I have an older Airport Express which I have dug out to try and extend my WiFi network in a new house.
    I am on Virgin Media (fibre optic) in the UK and get a good WiFi service but one room in the house (which I have just turned into a cinema/media suite) has no reception.
    I have successfully managed to 'create a new network' via the Airport Express and the signal strength is 100% but for some reason if I try to reconfigure the device to extend the existing network I get no improvement at all from the (zero) signal I was receiving before.
    Am I doing something wrong? Or is there an additional step I am missing?
    I could live with having a secondary network but what I would really like to achieve is Home Sharing from my main computer, so that I can access my photos, movies and music etc. from iTunes on the big screen. If the computer exists on another network my iPad, iPhone and AppleTV can't see/use the media from that room.
    Many thanks in advance,
    Colin

    Are these the steps you used?
    To create a wireless extended network, you must place any extended Wi-Fi base stations within range of the primary Wi-Fi base station.
    Start with the device that will be configured as the primary Wi-Fi base station.  Then configure your extended Wi-Fi base stations, ensuring that each is within direct range of the primary Wi-Fi base station.The physical location of extended Wi-Fi base stations will vary according to the building environment and may require some experimentation.
    If you have configured your Wi-Fi base stations in the past, it may be helpful to do a factory default reset of each Wi-Fi base station that will be part of the wireless extended network before you begin.
    Configuring the primary Wi-Fi base station
    Power on all 802.11n Wi-Fi base stations and allow them time to appear in the AirPort Menu Extra.
    Open AirPort Utility (On a Mac, choose Go > Applications from your  desktop, click the Utilities folder, then open AirPort Utility. In  Microsoft Windows, choose Start > All Programs > AirPort to start  AirPort Utility).
    Select the primary Wi-Fi base station in the Base Station Chooser, then click Continue. Note: If you see a message appear that indicates that the Wi-Fi base station has been reset, click Cancel to continue.
    Click Manual Setup. Enter the base station password if necessary.
    Click AirPort in the toolbar.
    Click Wireless.
    Choose “Create a wireless network” from the Wireless Mode menu.
    Select the “Allow this network to be extended” checkbox.
    Enter a Wireless Network Name.
    Optional: By default, Wireless Security is set to None so that no password will be required to join the network. We recommend you click on the Wireless Security menu,  select WPA2 Personal, and create a password between 8 and 63 characters long.
    From the Radio Channel Selection menu, select Automatic.
    Click Update.
    The next window may indicate that there are some problems. Resolve the problems, then click Update.
    You are now ready to add extended Wi-Fi base stations to your network.
    Configuring an extended Wi-Fi base station
    Place any extended Wi-Fi base stations within range of the primary Wi-Fi base station
    Ensure that all 802.11n Wi-Fi base stations are powered on and allow them time to appear in the AirPort Menu Extra
    Open AirPort Utility (On a Mac, choose Go > Applications from your  desktop, click the Utilities folder, then open AirPort Utility. In  Microsoft Windows, choose Start > All Programs > AirPort to start  AirPort Utility).
    Select the Extended Wi-Fi base station in the Base Station Chooser, then click Continue. Note: If you see a message appear that indicates that the Wi-Fi base station has been reset, click Cancel to continue.
    Click Manual Setup. Enter the base station password if necessary.
    Click AirPort in the toolbar.
    Click Wireless.
    Choose “Extend a wireless network” from the Wireless Mode menu.
    Choose the network you want to extend from the Network Name menu.
    Enter the network and device password if necessary, then click Update.
    The next window may indicate that there are some problems. Resolve the problems, then click Update.

  • Is it possible to extend the range of one airport express with a second airport express?

    Hi,
    We have a Time Warner router and have it hardwired to an Airport Express. Is it possible to extend the range of that one airport express with a second airport express?

    ... The new AirPort Express that I have is an 802.11n version, but the second one is an older model and I don't know which version it might be. Also, the system recently updated so I'm using the AirPort Utility 6.1.
    If you are using Mountain Lion, AirPort Utility 6.1 is the version installed by default. It will not be able to administer "older" AirPort base stations.
    For them, use AirPort Utility 5.6 which contains the features you need. It can administer your older Express as well as current production base stations.
    AU 5.6 is compatible with Lion as well as Mountain Lion, however, the installer app will refuse to install it on Mountain Lion.
    This dilemma is easily solved though. You simply need to extract the app from the installer package using a package extractor like Pacifist.
    Download Pacifist here: http://www.charlessoft.com/
    Download AirPort Utility 5.6 here: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1482
    If you happen to have an archived copy of the AU 5.6 app somewhere, such as a Time Machine backup or equivalent, you can simply restore it or drag the app to your Mountain Lion system's Utilities folder. It will run without complaint. It is only the package installer that is the problem.
    Mountain Lion will not allow you to delete its existing version of AirPort Utility. Just ignore it. It and the older version (which will bear the unique name "AirPort Utility 5.6") can peacefully coexist.
    Note: For those with Leopard or Snow Leopard systems you need AirPort Utility 5.6.1 (this is confusing - a later AirPort Utility version for an earlier OS X version - but it is correct).
    Download AirPort Utility 5.6.1 here: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1536

  • Ist it possible to extend a wifi network with sevral Airport Express's?

    Hi, I live in a house with 3 floors. My router and my timecapsule are located on the 2nd floor and I want to extend my network wirelessly to the first floor and the ground floor by adding several (2) Airport Express stations to my network. Is this possible?
    Basically like on the picture linked:
    https://www.dropbox.com/sh/g8mvrbgo4r38lzr/5uCsbQ5E2w?v=1mci
    Somehow it works brilliant but, once I add the second AE my MacBook won't sign into the second AE but will stay in the first. Resulting in just not extending my network.
    Thanks

    Somehow it works brilliant but, once I add the second AE my MacBook won't sign into the second AE but will stay in the first. Resulting in just not extending my network.
    That's because you can only wirelessly "extend" the network one time, not two.
    Apple's "extend" setup works like the hub and spokes of a wheel. The Time Capsule would be your hub. There can be multiple AirPort Express devices, but each Express resides at the end of a separate spoke...and it communicates directly to the hub....not to another device at the end of another spoke.
    The second extender is "joining" the network, but it provides no additional wireless signal coverage when it "joins".
    You will need to move the second AirPort Express closer to the Time Capsule.....to the point where the display indicates that both Express devices are connected to the Time Capsule.
    Another approach might be to move the Time Capsule to the central area on the 1st floor, then locate an AirPort Express above and below that area. That would work.
    If that is not possible, then you will need to think about a wired Ethernet connection from the AirPort Extreme to the location of the second AirPort Express.

  • HT1731 Extending music range using 2 Airport Expresses.

    Hello, I have an APE (airport express) connected to an amp which drives speakers in a remote location.  This location is too far away for the APE to broadcast to. With a 2nd APE am I able to extend the range and therefore control the music from the remote location? Any advice well received.

    Next in line, about 35 feet away, Airport Express, FW Version 7.6.1
    Last in chain, another 35 feet away, Airport Express, FW Verson 7.6.1
    The "remote" devices in Apple's "Extend a wireless network" setup all connect directly to the main router...in this case, it would be the Time Capsule.
    The setup works like the hub and spokes of a wheel. The Time Capsule would be the hub and each AirPort Express resides at the end of a spoke. A device at the end of a spoke cannot communicate with another device at the end of another spoke. It communicates directly to the Time Capsule.
    Remember that an "extending" device can only extend the bandwidth (speed) of the signal that it receives. It can help provide more signal strength.....but it cannot make the signal that it receives go faster. Placement is critical. 
    If you had only one Express, a good location might be approximately half the distance from the Time Capsule to the general area that needs more wireless coverage.
    Chances are, the second Express is receiving such a weak (and slow) signal, that it cannot do anything to help. It is like a copy machine trying to copy a very poor image. You may well be better off eliminating the most distant Express and trying things that way.
    Things get more complicated when you add in obstructions like walls. Even a typical interior sheetrock wall will absorb 15-20% of the signal or more, so after a few walls the signal has already lost approximately half of the strength...and speed.

  • Extend wireless network with multiple airport express and netgear powerline

    I currently have the following network configuration:
    1. Using ATT u-verse (2-wire 3800HGV-B "modem") to internet
    2. Disabled the u-verse modem wireless router, and have connected an Apple Time Capsule wireless router (on a DMZ)
    3. Have four Netgear XAVB5001 powerline adapters connected to the time capsule (for our iMac desktops and the Apple TV)
    4. Have an Airport Express wirelessly connected to the time capsule to extend range (for our iPhones and iPad)
    All this is currently working. What I would like to do is the following, keeping 1-3 above the same:
    4. Connect the airport express to the time capsule via Netgear XAVB5101 powerline adapter (instead of wirelessly connecting to the time capsule as it is today) and use it to extend the wireless range of the time capsule
    5. Add ANOTHER airport express to the time capsule via powerline adapter (and extend the wireless range elsewhere in the house).
    Does anyone have any experience with this kind of setup and can assure that it would work? (I'm trying to decide whether to spring for a couple more powerline adapters and another airport express)
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    Dave

    I had a VERY similar problem:  I was trying to extend my wireless network using a hardwired ethernet connection from Airport Extreme to my Time Capsule.  Every time I plugged in the wire to the TC, everything disappeared.  Unplugged, and boom.  Came back.
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    Go into Airport Utility and select the unit you are trying to use as a wireless extender and choose to edit it.  Then, on the wireless tab select CREATE a wireless network.  But, give it the exact same name and password.  This is completely counter-intuitive.  You would think to choose EXTEND, but this would be wrong.  Next choose the network tab.  And, select Router mode to Bridge (off).
    By choosing the same name and password, your phone, laptop, etc. will think it's on the same network and move seamlessly from one to the other.
    See if this fixes your issue.  Fixed mine instantly.  AND, it only took 3 painstaking hours of checking ethernet connections and rewiring jacks, etc. to figure it out.  LOL

  • Wifi range extenders for Airport Express

    Can anyone recommend a good range extender that works and plays well with Airport Express? I bought an AmpedWireless device that just won't connect to my network so I'm sending it back.
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    The only "range extenders" that I could recommend would be another AirPort Express or any other Apple router. These are basically the only one "known to work" and are supported/designed by Apple to do so.

  • I have an old Airport Express I want to use to extend WiFI (which is best Airport Express or Extreme) and to have a HD for storing Itunes connected to the old Airport as well.         I would also like to have the new Airport hardwired to my Mac (desktop)

      I am willing to buy a new Airport Express or Extreme so I can get at least one LAN port - but only if I can use that LAN port to connect to my MAC (desktop) so it doenst have to get internet via the WiFi- AND so I can set it up as its own hot spot.  I think I saw that was possible??  That way my guest network would be separate from my home Network.  Just trying to get the best layout. I have cable modem to old Airport now and USB from it to printer. 
    Maybe a new Airport - again USB to printer and LAN to MAC(?) then old Airport elsewhere in the house to extend the signal and use USB off it to hard drive to store Itunes?  Would LOVE to have it there to use for Airplay etc- Is that possible- I have read many comments and still not sure if it is possible or not.
    Baxically I need a simple solution to storing all my photos- music and movies (MAC only has 500GB) AND have a great back up; Currently have a 1TB drive as Time Machine - so could use that for back up- but running out of space on MAC for all the media I am saving.  THANKS!!

    You are asking several different questions. If you need to store your photos, music, and movies on an external volume, you certainly can. Any externally connected hard disk drive will work, connected either directly to your Mac or to your Time Capsule as a shared volume.
    You should not rely upon using that as a backup device though. Although you certainly may use it for both purposes, it is a better idea to have dedicated backup devices for a variety of reasons not limited to redundancy. You would not want to simultaneously lose all your pictures as well as your backup. If they are all on the same device, that could happen. Furthermore, a backup cannot back up the volume on which it is running.
    As for adding an Extreme or Express, using its LAN port for your iMac, and then enable Internet sharing so you can effectively use the iMac as a "hotspot", you can do that too, but I am unclear on what benefit you believe this arrangement would convey for you.
    An Extreme's Guest network is separate from its Main network; that is the reason for having it.

  • Extending a network with 2x Airport Express

    I tried searching and couldn't find any discussions which answered my question. We have a home office which was just completed (an actual, separate structure, not just a room) and I need to connect it to the main house where our Internet connection comes in. What I'm trying to do is use an Airport Express (802.11n), which wirelessly connects to the main router, an Airport Extreme (802.11n, 2nd gen.). This Airport Express is then connected via Cat5e cable and a gigabit switch (it's a pretty long run) to another Airport Express (802.11n). This second Airport Express will then reconvert the connection to wireless and allow us to connect our devices in the office to the rest of the network and get access to the Internet.
    Here's a crappy diagram I drew in Paint: http://i.imgur.com/5KrhX.png
    When I first connected the second Airport Extreme in the office, I got a pop-up showing the new device in Airport Utility. However, no matter how I configure it, I cannot successfully get it to join the network properly. I've gone through the process multiple times, but am not having any luck. I've attempted to get it to "join my existing network" and then specify to connect via Ethernet and extend my network, and then tell it which device (the first Airport Extreme) it's connected to via Ethernet. Once I try to commit the changes, though, the device restarts and ends up with a blinking orange light, disappearing entirely from the list of devices in Airport Utility.
    I've checked and the Airport Extreme is set up to allow devices to extend the network, and I've tried setting the first Airport Express to both "Join my wireless network" and "Extend my wireless network," though neither seems to make a difference.
    Am I missing something, or trying something that won't work? Any ideas?
    Thanks!

    When I first connected the second Airport Extreme in the office, I got a pop-up showing the new device in Airport Utility. However, no matter how I configure it, I cannot successfully get it to join the network properly. I've gone through the process multiple times, but am not having any luck. I've attempted to get it to "join my existing network" and then specify to connect via Ethernet and extend my network, and then tell it which device (the first Airport Extreme) it's connected to via Ethernet.
    You have two choices with AirPort Express #1:
    Configure the AX as a wireless Ethernet bridge. Apple calls this configuration a ProxySTA. In this configuration, the AX would join the wireless network provided by the AirPort Extreme, and then, share this connection out it Ethernet port to the Ethernet switch.
    Configure the AX to extend the wireless network of the AirPort Extreme. This would also enable the base station's Ethernet port.
    Of the two, I would recommend the first option.
    To configure the AX as a ProxySTA, you need just to make the following two setting changes:
    Wireless Mode = Join a wireless network
    Allow Ethernet clients (enabled)
    Both of these settings are on the Wireless tab in the AirPort Utility.

  • Devices not connecting to the "extended wifi" (i.e. Airport Express)

    Hi,
    Let me quickly describe my network setup. Attached to a Motorola cable modem (TWC) is an Airport Extreme (upstairs), firmware 7.6.4, to create a wireless network. Then, downstairs, to extend the network I have 3 Airport Express' (same firmware), all set to "Extend a wireless network". I should also add that while I don't exactly know when they were manufactured, my Airport Extreme is the dual-band version, and I believe so are all my Airport Extremes. I juse Airport Utility 6.3.2. All seems to be working just fine - all green lines, no warnings or errors.
    When I look at my different devices and check which Airport they are connected to - I use the Airport Utility to check - here's what I find:
    - Connected to the Airport Extreme are a total 7 devices, including a Mac, iPhone 4S, iPad and (cough) an Android tablet;
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    - Connected to the other 2 Airport Expresses are connected... nothing.
    Here's the thing: some of my devices get a pretty lousy signal (e.g. my phone downstairs). I would expect them to connect to one of the Airport Express downstairs - hey, I'm even in the same room! But even if I shut down and reboot the phone, it will connect to the Airport Express upstairs (which yield a weak signal). Same for my Macbook. So my internet on some devices is really quite slow, despite having enough wireless devices to power a whole neighborhood....
    Any idea what could be behind this? Or is this "normal behavior"? As said, everything is working without error, I just suspect that the speed is suffering more than it should.
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    Yes, it is cumbersone over the internet.
    What version of Airport Express units do you have ?
    The 1st generation "n" or the newer 2nd generation that is the current model ?
    1st generation
    http://store.apple.com/us/product/FB321LL/A/refurbished-airport-express-base-sta tion-with-80211n-and-airtunes
    2nd generation
    http://store.apple.com/us/product/FC414LL/A/airport-express-base-station-june-20 12
    The 1st generation is NOT simultaneous Dual band. It will only do 2.4 or 5 GHz at a time.
    I went through this before with my older versions. (not the old 'g' version though at this time)
    Some of my devices would only connect to the main base station because they wanted 2.4 GHz but that band on the Express was already being used by a 5 GHz device.
    A few weeks ago I finally replaced the 'n' version with the newest version which has "Simultaneous" dual bands.
    Now everything works the way I want it to.
    Just throwing some ideas out for you to think about.

  • Extending My network with three Airport Express or buy an Airport Extreme?

    I live in a large three story house and currently have it wirelessly networked using two Airport Express' but my signal is very weak on the third floor and in other spots throughout the house.
    Would it be possible to buy a third AE and extend the network that way or would I be better off buying a AEBS?
    Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
    Thanks

    It will really depend on the construction materials used in your house or any other forms of Wi-Fi interference that could prevent a clear wireless signal. Both routes, you suggested, will have it advantages and disadvantages.
    Extending the existing network wirelessly using a WDS, effectively, cuts the throughput in half for each base station in the chain...so, in this case the second AirPort Express Base Station (AX) (acting as a WDS relay base station) would only get half that of the first AX (acting as the WDS main base station). In turn, the third AX (acting as the WDS remote base station) would receive half of the second's throughput. The good news is that you should have a strong signal across each of the AXs, just lower throughput the farther along in the chain.
    The 802.11n AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBSn) has a greater range than either the older 802.11g version or the AXs. You may find that it will provide enough to cover you entire house. In the off-chance that it doesn't, you can still use it to create a WDS between AEBSn and your current AXs.

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