PS3 can't see new Airport Extreme base station

I replaced my old airport extreme with the latest one, but now my PS3, which is on another floor, cannot see the base station, and the new base station has a lot less range than the old one. With my old one I could sit out in the back yard with my laptop, and the PS3 picked it up right away over our wireless network, but now, nothing. My laptop connects okay, just can't go very far. Nothing has changed except the base station itself. Please help.

Hello Uri. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
A few things I would suggest that you try to see if either or both help with the PS3's connectivity to the 802.11n AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBSn):
o If currently enabled, disable the Guest Network.
o Use a separate Network Name for the 5 GHz radio. Make sure that the PS3 connects to the 2.4 GHz radio's wireless network.

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