MacBook and Airport Extreme
How do I find out if my MacBook is setup to run the 801.11n?
Open Network Utility (found in the Applications > Utilities folder)
Under the Info Tab, choose Network Interface (en1)
In the section "Model: Wireless Network Adapter," if it says (802.11a/b/g/n), you already have the 802.11n enabler installed. If it says (802.11a/b/g), you do not have the 802.11n enabler installed.
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JesseI set it up using the cd that came with it and 90% of the time it is unable to make connections to the internet.
Unless something has changed recently, I'm not aware that Linksys provides a CD setup for Macs. However, you can access the Linksys's setup via a web browser, like Safari.
My question is can I just buy a airport extreme base station and hook it up to her dsl and use it as a stand alone?
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Please work your way through the Apple Troubleshooting Guide to see if your HP might be compatible with the AirPort Express.
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Most wireless routers will work fine with both Macs and PCs, I bring a Dell home from work and use it fine on my AirPort. The AirPort Utility on the CD can be installed on a XP/Vista PC also. Conversely, some non-Apple third-party router web-based configuration utilities may require Internet Explorer that might not work with Safari on the Mac.
"The way to go," depends on your needs. Check the specs for total number of wired ports, max number of wireless ports, speed, range, etc. for what you think will satisfy your needs for your network. The AirPort Extreme Base Station may have a higher price tag than some other brand wireless routers, but it works great and has some unique features such as the shared USB port for printer or USB disc sharing. Other than sharing the internet connection, you will also be able to share a printer and the hard drives, iTunes libraries, and even remotely control one computer from the other using a Virtual Network Computer software like Chicken of the VNC.
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Currently the only 4G LTE modems for sale are of the usb type. I would like to share a 4g connection with a group of people. Is there any way I could use a 4G LTE usb modem from verizon to share internet with a bunch of people through wifi, possibly using an airport extreme?
Hi,
The easiest way is probably to look for a dedicated mobile broadband router. An alternative solution involving an AirPort Extreme base station would require a special adapter for the connection of a USB modem to the WAN Ethernet port.
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http://www.cradlepoint.com/
http://www.dovado.com/
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Jan -
Macbook pro and airport extreme don't work
A friend (and all those tv commercials) say everything just works with Macs. Well, not exactly. New Macbook Pro and Airport Extreme can't connect me to the internet. I still have PC connected via ethernet cable to my cable modem and router which is in the basement where the cable enters the house. I've tried the different options in Airport Extreme setup and nothing works. It doesn't help Apple assumes I know everything about DHP PPPOE NAT or whatever all those silly things are.
Can anyone explain in +very simple+ terms how I get this expensive piece of aluminum connected to the internet?
Thanks.Hello sofarapplesux. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
I assume that you will continue to use the modem and router in the basement to get your Internet access ... correct? What is the make/model of this router?
If that's the case, I will also assume that you have the 802.11n AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBSn) connected by Ethernet to this router ... correct?
So your overall network configuration should look something like the following:
Cable modem > (Ethernet cable) > \[Internet port] router \[LAN port] > (Ethernet cable) > \[WAN port] AEBSn ... close? -
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http://www8.hp.com/us/en/support-drivers.html -
Extending a network with Time Capsule and AirPort Extreme (via Belkin powerline)
Hello -
I've seen many topics about extending wireless networks here, but none seems to resolve the issue I'm having. I currently have a setup where a DSL cable modem is connected to a Time Capsule and I need to extend this network to another room using an AirPort Extreme.
I live in a very old apartment in Brazil and the walls seem to block the signal from one room to another, hence the need to extend it. Since wireless signal is very weak between rooms, I bought a Belkin powerline AV500 so I could connect both Time Capsule and AirPort using the electrical power at home (just installing a regular Ethernet cable between rooms is not an option).
I started with the basics: configure the Time Capsule + DSL as a standalone network, and it works perfectly within it's range. Then I connected the Belking powerline, plugged a MacBook via Ethernet on the other end and still got very good results (actually better speed than expected). Used it for a while with streaming and other network intensive tasks to make sure it could sustain the connection.
Finally, pluggned the AirPort Extreme on the Belking powerline and this is where the problems started. AirPort Utility 6.3.1 only gives me the option of extending a network wirelessly - it doesn't seem to give me the option of extending it via Etherenet (roaming), which is not good in my case. Luckly I had a copy of AirPort Utility 5.6 which seems to do the job (or I thought so), but it's still not working well.
Although I managed to configure both with the same name, it doesn't seem reliable and some devices (the iPhone 5, for example) are unable to connect and end up with a self-asigned IP address. I'm almost sure I'm doing something wrong on the setup, as I've seen a similar setup working before, so if anyone out there has any clue of what can be done, it will be much appreciated.
Attached the screenshots of both Time Capsule and AirPort Extreme configurations.
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AirPort Exteme:
Time Capsule:Hello JuliaApple. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
You have several ways to configure both base stations for what you are trying to do.
The simplest would be to configure the Time Capsule (TC) to "join" (AirPort Utility > Manual Setup > Wireless tab > Wireless Mode = Join a wireless network) your existing 802.11n AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBSn). In this type of configuration the TC would perform as any other wireless client and not perform as a router. It will; however, still allow for both backups and sharing USB devices attached to it. -
Are there any compatibility issues with Sonos and Airport extreme??
are there any compatibility issues with Sonos and Airport extreme??
Sonos uses its own priopietory wireless protocol SonosNet to distribute audio data among all its products, thus it should not affect other network devices which use standard WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n protocol at all though they may share the same radio channel for wirless signaling.
On my dual-band (5 GHz / 2.4 GHz) Airport Extreme staion, I select the option "802.11n Only (5GHz) - 802.11n (2.4GHz)" and turn on "Use wide channels" in Wireless configuration in order to use only 802.11n protocol and more radio channels to achieve maximum wireless bandwidth of 400 Mbps. This bandwidth is necessary for quick Time Machine backup to NAS connected to the Airport Extreme station through Ethernet cable. So my iMac and MacBook Pro always connected to the Airport Extreme through 5 GHz radio channel with 802.11n protocol whereas my iPhone 4S always connected through 2.4 GHz radio channel with the same protocol.
In my living room Sonos ZP-90 (same as new CONNECT model) zone player is connected to Airport Extreme directly through Ethernet cable (recommended by Sonos) and Sonos S5 (same as new PLAY:5 model) zone player in bedroom is connected wirelessly through SonosNet protocol to the ZP-90 zone player in living room.
These devices are in operation simutaneouly most of the time. Music is playing through the Sonos ZP90/S5 zone players througout the day, I am streaming viedo through Internet (fibre broadband 25 Mbps) on my MacBook Pro in bedroom or iMac in living room or reading news on my iPhone. So far so good and have no encounter any interference problem for about three years. Further more bandwidth for 802.11n protocol does not seem to be affected at all.
In fact with a low power Fujitsu USB drive (2.5" / 500 GB, designed for notebook) plug into USB port of Airport Extreme, it can be used as NAS drive for Sonos music distribution system without any problem. Just transfer all files from Music folder in my home directory on iMac into this NAS drive and set it up as music source in "Manage > Music Library Settings" in Sonos Controller for Mac application will do. Though the same drive can be served as Time Machine's backup disk as well, an independent full-fledged NAS drive for Sonos and Time Machine backup is better long-term solution for reliability and performance. With the NAS configured as sole music source, you do not need to keep any computer powered on all the time in order to play music through the Sonos system. -
PC Used to work with XP and airport Extreme Basestation but not with Vista
Please help, my PC Used to work with XP and airport Extreme Basestation but not now with Vista. I have a MacBook Pro connected and also a Mac Pro connected to the network on it and they still work, i have put the latest software on the PC and the firmware is up to date. The only thing i can see on the network on the PC is the basestation Hard Disk (shared also to the Macs) but i cannot connect with the password, i have tried everything in my knowledge, including formatting the machine and reinsatlling OS and changing security setting to no avail. Any ideas anyone?
With regard to your printer problem - take a look at this discussion:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6312413&tstart=0 -
Connect MacbookPro and AirPort Extreme via 5Ghz channel
Hi.
I have three Apple devices:
- Macbook Pro 13" 2012 year (802.11n wi-fi standart)
- iPad mini with Retina 2013 year (802.11n wi-fi standart)
- Airport Extreme 2013 year (with support 802.11ac wi-fi standart)
By default, a macbook device connected to the channel 2.4Ghz. Connection speed is set 217 Mbit/sec. If you divide the channels 5Ghz and 2.4Ghz, then the connection speed to 450 Mbit/sec on channel 5Ghz.
How to configure AirPort Extreme when macbook and iPad was connected to the AirPort using 5Ghz channel by default?
Gennadiy.Hi Bob
So, I did some experiments with Macbook and two router:
- ASUS N66U
- Airport Extreme 2013
Note the parameter Transmit Rate.
Software Versions:
CoreWLAN: 4.0 (400.45.1)
CoreWLANKit: 3.0 (300.35)
Menu Extra: 9.0 (900.34)
System Information: 9.0 (900.8)
IO80211 Family: 6.0 (600.34)
Diagnostics: 3.0 (300.37)
AirPort Utility: 6.3.2 (632.3)
1. Macbook Pro + ASUS N66U (5Ghz, 36.1 channel)
Card Type: AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0x10F)
Firmware Version: Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.22)
MAC Address: 20:c9:d0:7a:28:57
Locale: RoW
Country Code: EU
Supported PHY Modes: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Supported Channels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 36, 40, 44, 48
Wake On Wireless: Supported
AirDrop: Supported
Status: Connected
Current Network Information:
Gennadiy_Home:
PHY Mode: 802.11n
BSSID: 74:d0:2b:42:ad:f4
Channel: 36,1
Country Code: EU
Network Type: Infrastructure
Security: WPA2 Personal
Signal / Noise: -56 dBm / -86 dBm
Transmit Rate: 450
MCS Index: 23
2. Macbook Pro + Airport Extreme without separate 2.4 and 5Ghz network. Macbook connected over 2.4Ghz on 11 channel
Card Type: AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0x10F)
Firmware Version: Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.22)
MAC Address: 20:c9:d0:7a:28:57
Locale: RoW
Country Code: BY
Supported PHY Modes: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Supported Channels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 120, 124, 128, 132, 136, 140
Wake On Wireless: Supported
AirDrop: Supported
Status: Connected
Current Network Information:
Gennadiy_Home:
PHY Mode: 802.11n
BSSID: 90:72:40:1c:35:c4
Channel: 11
Country Code: BY
Network Type: Infrastructure
Security: WPA2 Personal
Signal / Noise: -69 dBm / -87 dBm
Transmit Rate: 117
MCS Index: 14
3. Macbook Pro + Airport Extreme with separate network. Macbook connected over 2.4Ghz on 11 channel
Card Type: AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0x10F)
Firmware Version: Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.22)
MAC Address: 20:c9:d0:7a:28:57
Locale: RoW
Country Code: BY
Supported PHY Modes: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Supported Channels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 120, 124, 128, 132, 136, 140
Wake On Wireless: Supported
AirDrop: Supported
Status: Connected
Current Network Information:
Gennadiy_Home:
PHY Mode: 802.11n
BSSID: 90:72:40:1c:35:c4
Channel: 11
Country Code: BY
Network Type: Infrastructure
Security: WPA2 Personal
Signal / Noise: -70 dBm / -86 dBm
Transmit Rate: 130
MCS Index: 15
4. Macbook Pro + Airport Extreme with separate network. Macbook connected over 5Ghz on 36.1 channel
Card Type: AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0x10F)
Firmware Version: Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.22)
MAC Address: 20:c9:d0:7a:28:57
Locale: RoW
Country Code: BY
Supported PHY Modes: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Supported Channels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 120, 124, 128, 132, 136, 140
Wake On Wireless: Supported
AirDrop: Supported
Status: Connected
Current Network Information:
Gennadiy_Home_5G:
PHY Mode: 802.11n
BSSID: 90:72:40:1c:35:c5
Channel: 36,1
Country Code: BY
Network Type: Infrastructure
Security: WPA2 Personal
Signal / Noise: -79 dBm / -86 dBm
Transmit Rate: 81
MCS Index: 4
As a result we have bad results in tests 2-4. Particularly upset that Airport Extreme loses Asus N66U on test results. If I change regional setting to RU (Russian), results does not change:
Card Type: AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0x10F)
Firmware Version: Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.22)
MAC Address: 20:c9:d0:7a:28:57
Locale: RoW
Country Code: RU
Supported PHY Modes: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Supported Channels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 132, 136, 140, 149, 153, 157, 161, 165
Wake On Wireless: Supported
AirDrop: Supported
Status: Connected
Current Network Information:
Gennadiy_Home:
PHY Mode: 802.11n
BSSID: 90:72:40:1c:35:c4
Channel: 11
Country Code: RU
Network Type: Infrastructure
Security: WPA2 Personal
Signal / Noise: -69 dBm / -86 dBm
Transmit Rate: 130
MCS Index: 15
Bob, how can you comment on these results? -
How to connect my iPad, Brother printer, and AirPort Extreme?
How to connect my iPad, Brother printer, and AirPort Extreme?
I don't believe any of the Brother printers are AirPrint-enabled. Is your Brother printer network-ready? That is, does is support either/both a wired or wireless connection or just uses USB to connect?
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can a time machine usb drive conected to my mac book backup the data from an external usb drive connected to and airport extreme ?
Hi Adam, if you think yoiur HD may be failing you could do a TM restore onto the new disk. I would rather see you do a clone either SuperDuper or CarbonCopy Cloner.Of your internal drive. That way you have a bootable backup in case it does fail.
btw - what are the symptoms of your failing drive?
-mj
Message was edited by: macjack -
Verizon DSL and Airport Extreme
I'm going to add aniBook (oe whatever Apple will call it by then) this spring, as I want to enjoy the wi fi fun like evryone else. My ISP is Verizon DSL, and I was wondering if anyone else here in the discussion board is currently using an Ibook with Verzion DSL and Airport Extreme. I think Verizon has a modem that supports both wired and wireless networking--which is what I'll need since I won't be retiring my iMac G5 anytime soon. So any adive or info would be appreciated.
I currently have the ActionTech Modem (supplied by Verizon) as my wireless router, but would like to replace that with my Airport Extreme. Can this be done?
You will need both. Since both supply NAT, DHCP services and WiFi Access Point, you will have to turn off all three of those in one of them. This is usually called putting the device in "bridge" mode. My recommendation is to turn off those features on the Actiontech modem/router/access point, turning it into a plain DSL modem, and let the AEBSn do all the 3 features (NAT, DHCP, AP).
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