How to extend new TC - 802.11n with AEBSn's and 802.11b/g with AEBS's

Question

Regrets if this has already been answered, but I cannot seem to find it.
Just purchase a new 1TB TC - have set it up OK and it seems to be running fine. I am trying to extend both networks, n and b/g, with different devices - newer AEBSn's and regular older AEBS's.
I can see from the instructions the AEBSn's are set up with "Extending the network", but how are the b/g AEBS's set up?
In my old pre-TC set up, I had dual band networks set up using an AEBSn, and the AEBS's were set up to extend the b/g network using WDS. I cannot figure out how to set them up with this new dual band Time Capsule.
And BTW, I laso have old b/g AEX's set up to stream music, and have set them up as "Join a wireless network" - I think this is correct.
TIA.

Answer 1

I may need to be offline for awhile, so I will go ahead and post the "how to" for the 4 AEBS devices that will be configured to "extend a wireless network".
Each “n” AEBS will be setup exactly the same, except that you will probably want to give each AEBS a separate name and/or number to keep things straight.
Rather than using wireless to configure the devices, I find that it will usually help to temporarily connect an ethernet cable from your computer to one of the LAN <-> ports on the AEBS to help with the configuration with AirPort Utility. You can disconnect the ethernet cable when you have the AEBS configured and updated.
I suggest that you configure each device and then place it in a temporary position to test to make sure it is "extending" and working correctly. If you turn off the wireless on your computer and plug your computer into one of the ethernet ports on the AEBS and get an internet connection, then you know that it’s “extending” and working correctly.
Or, if you have wireless active on your computer, you can also hold down the "option" key on your computer and click on the AirPort icon at the top of the screen. You will see the AirPort ID of the device that the computer is connected to, which should be the AEBS you are testing if the computer is close to the device.
Configure all 4 “n” AEBS devices and test them, then you can locate them where they are needed. Try to use the hub and wheel model as much as possible for best results. Unfortunately, the "extend" setup may not work well if you have the Time Capsule at one end of the house rather than a reasonably central location.
AirPort Utility > Manual Setup
Click the Base Station tab to name the device, etc
Click the Wireless tab
Wireless Mode = Extend a wireless network
Wireless Network Name=The name of the Time Capsule network should appear as a choice to extend
Put a check mark next to Allow wireless clients
Wireless Security = Exact setting as the Time Capsule
Wireless Password = Exact setting as the Time Capsule
Update to save changes
I think that you can probably get the 3 AirPort Express devices configured to “join” the Time Capsule wireless network, so that should take care of AirTunes streaming on those devices.
The older AirPort Base Stations and AirPort Extreme(s) will need to connect using ethernet if you want to use them since they cannot be configured to “extend” a wireless network like the “n” AEBS devices.
Message was edited by: Bob Timmons