How do I use my airport extreme with my FIOS router?

How do I use my AirPort Extreme base station with my FIOS Router to extend my network?  I have hard disks connected to my AirPort Extreme and would lik to access them.

Probably can't answer all your questions - but.... I use a Linksys (wired and wireless) router as my primary entry point for FIOS. I use a Time Capsule and an Airport Express as a common wireless connection. So I have two visibile wireless networks and use them both depending on where I am in the house. Both the TC and AEx can be seen either wirelessly or wired from the entire network. Note - the Linksys provides all the DHCP - you set the apple routers as "bridge mode."

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  • (How) can I use my Airport Extreme to send FLAC files/iTunes to my stereo?

    (New to this topic.) Is it possible to use my Airport Extreme Base Station to send FLAC and iTunes music files to my (ParaSound P3/A23) stereo system wirelessly?
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  • How to connect to dsl airport extreme with built in modem

    Hello everybody,
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  • How to replace a older Airport Extreme with a newer model? (OS 10.6 w/ Mac Mimi)

    How do I replace a older Airport Extreme with a newer model? (Mac Mini OS 10.6.8 )

    There is not much more to it than to buy a new one, and configure it using AirPort Utility.
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  • How do i use the airport extreme to extend my wireless network

    How do i connected my airport extreme up to my existing network so that it can extend my wireless through out the house ??
    Can it be done wirelessly or do i need an ethernet cable thats about 10m ?
    Keith

    The AirPort Exteme can "extend" your existing wireless network (using wireless only) if it is being provided by another Apple router.
    If your current main router is not an Apple product, then you will need to plan to connect the AirPort Extreme to your router using an Ethernet cable.
    Post back for more information if needed.

  • How do I set up Airport Extreme with cable modem and router?

    Hi--
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    Welcome to the discussions, Forum Girl!
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    If you could setup a "roaming" wireless network as you mention, this will give you better wireless performance and coverage. This is the way commercial establishments like airports, businesses, etc. are configured for wireless.
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    Make sure that CAT5e or CAT6 wiring is run so you will be able to take advantage of faster gigabit speeds.
    Finally, it would be a good idea to work with an IT specialist to go over your plans to make sure all the bases are covered. This would be money well spent.

  • How do i connect my airport extreme with my airport express

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