My wifi is not too strong in one room, can I use an Airport Express to boost the signal?

I have an Airport Base Station but the signal is only one or two bars at one end of my house. Can I use an Airport Express to boost the signal?
Also the AE I have is an older model and I can't get Mountain Lion to talk to it. How can I get around this?

Also the AE I have is an older model and I can't get Mountain Lion to talk to it. How can I get around this?
You might want to look over this article:
http://www.macworld.com/article/1167965/mountain_lion_and_the_ancient_airport_ba se_station.html

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    The only way to boost signal with apple products is to another apple product.
    Or run ethernet or some other replacement for wireless. eg EOP (homeplug) adapters. These are not foolproof though.. they depend on circuits being wired via simple fuses and can at times not work.
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    can I use an airport express as a range extender to a NON apple router using an internet cable (so not wireless)

    Yes, if the AirPort Express is set up to create a wireless network that uses the exact same wireless network name as the other router and the same wireless network password as the other router.

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    Check with ASUS support or an online forum for suggestions on a repeater or extender that would do what you need.

  • HT1515 Can I use two Airport Express, one being the connection to my Internet Provider and the second one, being an extension to my wifi?

    I would like to know if with them I could use one Airport Express as the connection point to my ISP and the second one, just to extend the wifi range. Anyone knows about this ?

    Yes you can.
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  • HT1515 The wifi router I use to connect to the internet is in the room directly above me. I am trying to use my airport express to extend the network for better coverage down here. It works fine with the setting "join a network" but will not extend it.

    I have 2 airport expresses. The issue is the same with both of them. What am I doing wrong?

    I assume that you already have one Express configured to "join" the network.
    Power up the other Express for a few minutes, then hold in the reset button firmly on the back of the device for 10 seconds and release. Allow a full minute for the Express to restart to a slow, blinking amber light.
    Connect an Ethernet cable from the LAN <--> port on the "joining" Express to the WAN "O" port on the second Express.
    Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
    Click Other WiFi Devices
    Click on AirPort Express
    Click the Other Options button and select the option to Create a new wireless network.
    Follow the guided steps, and ignore the step about powering off the modem and restarting.
    Once the Express restarts, it will still have a slow, blinking amber light. Open AirPort Utility and click on the amber dot, then select the option to ignore the Double NAT error so the Express will display a green light.
    Select the wireless network that you named during the setup of the second Express and enter the password to connect to the network.

  • I cannot connect on WiFi using my Airport Express even though the light is green

    Why can't I connect via WiFi even though my Airport Express shows a green light?

    Hi Jose,
    Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
    If you can't connect to your wireless network, trying these steps first can help to isolate the issue:
    Check your range to the Wi-Fi router and reduce the effect of interference.If your computer is too far from your Wi-Fi router or your environment has too much Wi-Fi interference, then your computer may not detect the Wi-Fi network properly. The easiest way to check for range limits with your Wi-Fi network is to move your computer or your Wi-Fi router closer together and make sure that there are no obstructions (such as walls, cabinets, and so forth) between the router and your computer.See Potential sources of wireless interference for more information about interference and solutions.
    Try connecting to a different Wi-Fi network. If your computer works fine when connected to a different Wi-Fi network, then the issue may be related to your network router...
    See the full article for more troubleshooting steps:
    Wi-Fi: How to troubleshoot Wi-Fi connectivity
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4628
    If you're using an iOS device, see this article as well:
    iOS: Wi-Fi settings grayed out or dim
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1559
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  • I can't use my Airport Express to extend a non-Apple wifi router's signal?

    I just bought an Airport Express at the Apple Store, and the genius I asked there told me I could use my Express to extend any wifi router's signal, even if it isn't an Apple product.
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    the genius I asked there told me I could use my Express to extend any wifi router's signal, even if it isn't an Apple product
    Unfortunately, the "genius" is wrong if you are trying to "extend" using wireless only.
    As far as we know and have tested with many different products from other manufacturers....the Express will only "extend" another Apple router.....an AirPort Extreme, Time Capsule, or another AirPort Express.
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  • Will an Airport Express help with the signal I am not receiving on my Smart TV?

    Will the Express help with internet issue's I have with my new Smart TV?

    If you already have another Apple AirPort router that is providing your wireless signal, then a new AirPort Express could extend that wireless signal to provide a stronger wireless signal to the TV....assuming that the TV connects using wireless.
    Is this what you are asking?
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  • HT4260 I am planning to extend my network via "roaming" option using an Ethernet cable as the second router is not within range of the primary router. My question is can I use an airport express as the additional router ? My pirimary router is an extreme.

    Under the roaming option mentioned in the KB do both routers have to be the same ? Or can one be an express and the other an extreme ?

    Setup of the AirPort Express is going to be much easier than you might imagine, although we'll go step by step here.
    First, power on the AirPort Express for a few minutes, then hold in the reset button on the Express for 9-10 seconds and release. Allow a full minute for the Express to restart to a slow blinking amber light.
    Connect the Ethernet cable from one of the LAN <-> ports on the AirPort Extreme to the WAN "O" port on the AirPort Express. I assume that you have previously tested the Ethernet cable to make sure that it is working correctly.
    On your Mac, click on the AirPort icon at the top of the screen and wait a few seconds for a listing of New AirPort Base Station. Just below that, click directly on AirPort Express.
    AirPort Setup will open up automatically, take a minute to analyze the network, then announce that the Express will be configured to extend the AirPort Extreme network.
    Enter a device name that you want to use for the Express and click Next
    Now AirPort Utility will confirm that the Express is being configured to extend using Ethernet.
    When you see the message of Setup Complete, click Done
    That's it.  It might surprise you though, to learn that the Express has actually been configured to "create" a wireless network in this type of setup.

  • HT1515 Can I use my airport express to connect a printer AND to extend my wifi network at the same time? Or one feature excludes the other? Thanks...

    It is an Airport Express first gen.

    Yes, the AirPort Express do all that you ask.....providing that it will be extending the network from another Apple router.

  • I have an old airport that still works, can you use it the same way that one uses an airport express to extend the range of an airport extreme base station?

    It would save me a few bucks if I could use an old airport that I have to extend the range of a new airport extreme.  My concept would simply be to use the old Airport the same way I would use a newer Airport Express as a slave repeater.  Is this doable?

    Both the new AirPort Extreme and older AirPort Express will have to be configured using Apple's WDS settings to provide more wireless coverage. 
    Here are the downsides:
    WDS operates only at "g" wireless speeds, so you will lose all of the faster "n" wireless capability of the new AirPort Extreme
    WDS cuts the bandwidth on the entire network in half, so you will have a "g" wireless network running at half speed.
    WDS is difficult for most users to configure because it is easy to make a mistake and hard to recover without starting all over again
    Bottom line......Saving a few bucks will be very costly in terms of performance on your network.

  • I changed the password on my WiFi network and can't get my Airport Express to join the network

    AT$tT recently replaced my DSL modem with a modem/router. I was able to reset my Airport Express gen1 to join the network. Then I changed my network password  and cannot get it to reconfigure to join the network with a new password. Suggestions?

    Next time you want to change the network password.......change it on the Express first....and then on your main router. Then, as soon as you restart the main router, the Express already has the settings that it needs to join the network and it will join with no problems.
    Now, you must reset the Express back to factory default settings and then set it up again. To do that......
    Power off the Express for a minute
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