How many Airport Express...

How many Airport Express units can be used simultaneously? I have an audio application that is wireless and could potentially have 12-20 separate areas. The most I have actually ever tried is 4 and it worked fine. Any limitations that anyone has read about, or has anyone tried this?

Well, a standard "main" router that will supply DHCP and NAT services for the entire network will be able to allow up to a total of about 250 devices to connect. That would include the AirPorts, and any devices that are connected to the AirPorts and any other devices that you have on the network.
Each AirPort Express (new version) will handle up to 50 wireless clients. It would be much better to limit that to 20-25 to keep the speed up. So, you'll have to do some math to try to figure out how many total devices will connect to the network when everything is working.
You could connect 20 AirPort Express devices to the main router....but you would only be able to connect about 10-15 devices to each Express.
Or, connect 10 Express devices to the main router and you can connect about 20-25 devices to each Express.
If you plan to connect to the Internet, keep in mind that all devices will share the bandwidth. If you have a 100 Mbps Internet connection, and 100 clients connected to the network, then each client will get about 1 Mbps. Pretty slow.
I'm not sure what your audio application is here....the network examples I am providing assume that you will be connecting wireless and wired Ethernet clients to the network.
If you could detail your proposed system, other users could offer their comments. We're still pretty much guessing at hypotheticals at this point.

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how many airport express can i install in my home to stream music?
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I plan to buy many airport express in my new Home!
how many airport express can i install in my home to stream music?
Theoretically as much as you want but there are technical limitations about the usable bandwidth in the wireless or by the used access point.
All participants (stations) in a wireless network share the available bandwhith equally and therefore a point will get reached where the throughput in the network became insufficient to stream music.
Also some routers limit the number of stations could get connected. For instance Apples Airport Extreme have a limit of 50 connected clients and the AP-Express (if used as access point) a limit of 10 simultaneous connections.
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HI, do you know how many airport express I can use per Mac????

I need to know how many airport express can I use simultanously in my Mac ... any idea???

Thanks for your question, I live in a 3 floor house, the cable router is in the 2nd floor, I already have one connected airport exrpess in the 1st one, but I need to increase the wifi signal in the 3rd one... so for that reason I would like to conecct one additoonal one to my wifi network...

How many airport express can I add to my network for the purpose of using the airport express to send audio signal to different rooms in the house? I'm interested I'm running about six different zones.

How many airport express can I add to my network for the purpose of using the airport express to send audio signal to different rooms in the house? I'm interested I'm running about six different zones.
What I'm looking to do is to have self powered in ceiling speakers in every room in my house with out having to run wires to every room to carry the audio signal. I would like to use the airport express to do the job of carting the audio signal.
Here's my set up now I have an airport extreme and one airport express that I use to carry audio to one room.

FWIW. I have used up to four AirPort Express Base Stations (AX) for streaming sucessfully in pretty much the way you have described. I didn't have a need to try more so I can't attest that more would or would not work.

How many airport express can be supported by software remote at one time.

how many airport express can be supported by software remote at one time?
I mean remote software can control at one time

Well Apple makes an iOS application called 'Remote' it's used to control iTunes on a Mac, Or to control an Apple TV Multimedia features.
Apple also makes "AirPort Utility" for iOS. Airport Utility can be used to configure Aiport Extrem, Airport Express And Time Capsul using an iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. You can use it to connect to one device at a time. While connected to the device you can configure it to work as part of a larger Airport network. If you want to configure muliple device, you would connect to one device, configure it, And then connect to the next device, and configure it, and so on and so fourth.
I haven't found a limit.
How big of a network are you trying to make?

How many AirPort Express stations can be supported by an AirPort Extreme wirelessly?

I got one AirPort Extreme in my home and would like to extend the wireless network by purchasing additional AirPort Express. Wanna know how many AirPort Express stations can be supported by an AirPort Extreme wirelessly?
Thanks.
Tony

Bob -- question for you which I can't answer as I don't have an airport extreme. The newer Extremes can create both G and N networks and can create the N network in the 5 mhz band. Can you increase the number of Express units you can connect wirelessly if you split the load between the 2.4 mhz G and 5 mhz N networks created by the Extreme. (recognizing that the 5 mhz band has less range than the 2.4 mhz band)
Not an issue for me as I only have three connected wirelessly, but I've always wondered about this. Of my three AX units one connects to a G network created by a Linksys WRT54GS and two connect to the N network created by the AX.
So instead of 3-4 AX units could it become 6-8?
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How many Airport Expresses possible?

Been looking far and wide for this answer.... how many Airport Expresses can iTunes stream to at once? I know with iTunes v6 and the firmware update it's possible to stream to more than one... but what's the maximum? Is there a max?
I know only one stream is possible I'd just like to figure out how many I could get. Thanks in advance.

Quoting from Apple's Airport Express FAQ:
Question: Can iTunes send a single AirTunes stream to multiple AirPort Express stations?
Answer: Yes. With iTunes 6.0.2 or later, you can send an AirTunes stream to multiple remote AirPort Express units, provided that each AirPort Express has the latest AirPort firmware (available here). The maximum number of remote AirPort Express units is three to six in typical conditions. The number that works for you will depend on your environmental conditions (such as building composition and local radio interference), distance to the remote AirPort Express units, and available network capacity relative to your other usage.
The practical limit on the number of Airport Express devices you can stream to at one time (as indicated in that paragraph) is determined by the available bandwidth of the wireless network.
The next question, of course, is how many could be supported if all Airport Expresses were cabled to an ethernet network.

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It would depend on whether all of these base stations will be interconnected by Ethernet or by wireless and what your goal is with them.
In a roaming network, where all base stations would be connected by Ethernet, you could have 10+ base stations. Apple has never (at least to me) any limits on the number of base stations that can be used in this type of network.
In an extended network, where all of the base stations use wireless connections, the practical limit would be 4 or 5 base stations.

How many Airport Express do I need?

I have my network setup in the basement. I would like to use AirTunes to listen music upstairs in the 3 bedrooms. Do I need 3 Airport Express?
Are there any Speakers that natively support AirTunes? Any other options?
Thanks

Welcome to the discussions!
There will need to be an amplifier and speakers or powered speaker arrangement connected directly to each AirPort Express, so the number of Express devices will depend on how many separate amp/speaker configurations you want to set up.
If you want speakers in each room, you will need 3 Expresses.
I'm not aware of a speaker system that is designed specifically for AirTunes. Virtually all small powered speaker systems use the same type of audio plugs and connections, so compatibility should not be an issue.
To insure that the Expresses will function well, I would also suggest that you take a laptop upstairs and try to connect to the internet to make sure that you have adequate signal strength in the areas where the Expresses will be located.
If you have an Apple(n) base station in the basement, you will also be able to configure the Expresses to "extend" the wireless network, which will give you much better wireless signal strength upstairs.

How many airport expresses would I need for a 3000 square foot apartment with minimal walls?

The apartment is open-air style with minimal walls. I have two airport expresses currently and am wondering if this will be enough to cover the entire apartment? Any help is much appreciated. Thanks!

You'll get about 50ft @ (-6db), you'll get about 100ft @ (-12db), both of these are useable figures, beyond a 100ft it will be patchy
This assumes your AE is in free space, which it won't be as you need to plug into something, the more intersections (wall/ceilng wall/floor) the greater the chance of multipath rejection.
3000sq ft relatively empty of dividers is a good space, but I would use 2

How Many AirPort Expresses can you use with BaseStatio to Exended Coverage?

I have the airport Extreme N Base station and have one airport N Express hooked up to get better coverage...
can I hook up more than 1 express to make a bigger coverage area on my property?
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can I hook up more than 1 express to make a bigger coverage area on my property?
Yes, but you cannot connect the additional 802.11n base stations in series to extend the range as the 802.11n "extend" feature does not support relays like in a 802.11g WDS.

How many Airport Extreme's and Airport Express can extend line for distance

I am trying to link multiple AEBS/AE's together to cover a fairly long distance between two houses....Is this possible? I already have the 2 AEBS's linked together between two houses going across a street. However, the link is not that strong and I am seeing packet loss. I am thinking to plug at least one AE in at the far end of the house closest to the window to possibly help get a stronger signal going across the street.
Would this work? Will it just add too much latency?
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Welcome to the discussion area, 0dB!
+Would this work?+
The short answer here would unfortunately be a "no". Read further for explanations.
If this is a newer AirPort Extreme (AEBS) "n" device and you are using a newer AirPort Express (AX) "n" device, you will not be able to configure the network as you describe. The reason for this is that the AX communicates directly to the main AEBS in the "extend a wireless network configuration". So the setup would look like this:
Main AEBS > Remote AX.
That's the limit of this type of setup, although you could have multiple remote devices if you wish. It's like the hub and spoke of a wheel. The AEBS would be the hub and AX would be at the end of a spoke. No further extension is possible from the AX, although you could have several devices communicating to the AEBS if needed.
Apple's older WDS configuration allows the following:
Main AEBS > Relay AX > Remote AX.
That is the limit of this type of setup. Keep in mind that there will be a tremendous loss of performance with this type of setup as follows:
1) The entire network will operate at "g" level wireless
2) The bandwidth of the network will drop to only 25% of the original bandwidth
With WDS, in effect, you will have a "g" wireless network operating at 25% of its normal capability.

How setup Airport Express to secure/private network behind Netopia router?

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I just purchase a Macbook and Airport Express - here are my questions:
1) how do I set up a network so I only recognize my airport (so many other airport/wireless networks are showing up - I do not know which is mine!)?
2) how do i then secure this network (best possible built-in security)
Other data: I connect to the Internet via a DSL cable modem which feeds a netopia router which then serves IP addresses and uses DHCP.
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How setup Airport Express time zone "Asia/Krasnoyarsk" automatically?

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I need your support to understand how AirPort Express sets time zone automatically.
I live in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Upon connectin AirPort Express for the first time the time zone was set as "Asia/Hong Kong" and the box "Set time zone automatically" was checked. Few days later time zone automatically changed to Asia/Krasnoyarsk.
I wonder how the AirPort figured that out and why it didn't determined it just after connection? I mean why it determines it's location not instantly and how it figures out it's location without having GPS module? Can anyone tell?
PS It is not a matter of great importance but i'm very-very curious what's happening with time zone and why it behaves so strange! =))

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If u set up the same device (clean setup, after full reset) with a PC Airport Utility - u have only limited list of locations!
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How many Airport devices do I need to extend an existing network?

Hello all,
I hope one of you might be able to help me with a problem.
I recently just moved to a different apartment, and my router (from my local internet provider) does not reach to all the rooms in the apartment.
Since I also wanted to stream wireless music in my home office I read that the Airport express would be a great solution to both extend the existing network and stream wireless from my Apple products.
I went to buy the Airport express, and asked the guy in the local authorized reseller of Apple products, if I could use this without connecting it via cables to my router (hence using it via wifi only). And he said yes, which I believed. However, after trying to set it up, and failed. I started searching for questions about my issue.
So:
Do I need two airport devices if I want to extend my existing network, when the router is in the living room, and the speakers that I want to stream from are located in my home office in the other end of the apartment? The area that I want to extend the existing network to is the bed room, next to the office.
So I thought that I could set the Airport express up in my office and connect it to the mini-jack from the speakers, and voila it would just do as I wanted to. But since I'm not a technical expert, I might have misunderstood, and I really do not want long ethernet cables running all over the place.
Is the only solution then to buy two devices? (Oh and for your information, I am not able to move the router to the office since there is no outlet for the internet, the only place it can be set up is in the living room).
Hope someone can help enlighten me on this issue. Thank you :-)

You need two AirPorts if you want to wirelessly "extend" the network, which will provide more wireless coverage....since both AirPorts will be broadcasting a wireless network.
You only need one AirPort Express if all that you want to do is use it for AirPlay to pick up the wireless signal and "join" your existing wireless network. In order to do this, the Express must be able to receive a good wireless signal from your router.
To test if you have a good signal, take a laptop or mobile device to the area where you want to install the AirPort Express and check to make sure that you can get a good wireless connection at that location. If you can, then the AirPort Express should work well at the same point.

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