Question about Airport Express in WDS bridge mode with wired clients

I am looking to buy an Airport Extreme N router, and then use the Express I already have to extend my network using WDS. I intend to setup the Express as a bridge in WDS mode and then connect a wired client to the Express. The question is can I connect a multi port switch or hub to the Express so that multiple wired clients can use the bridge or does Express only support one wired client. I looked at the FAQ at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=108038 but it doesn't address that.
Thanks

Hmmm, I haven't actually tried that myself, but it should work since, as a Remote Base Station in a WDS, the Ethernet port on the AX acts like a LAN port.

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I have an Airport Express (with software 7.5.2) and am having problems connecting my Xbox 360 in 802.11n mode. I have an Xbox 360 (one year old, not the new 360 S Console) and an Xbox Wireless N Networking Adapter (Model 1398).
I believe my Airport Express is working fine as I've been able to connect my MacBook and iPad 2 when I've run the Airport Express in any combination of modes -- 802.11g 2.4 or 5.0 GHz, 802.11b compatibility, etc.
I've also found that the Xbox will connect when I run the Airport Express in 802.11g mode, but it fails to connect in any n mode. I've tried several combinations including varying the security -- WPA2 or no security at all. Since the same Xbox and Apple hardware can connect when running in 802.11g mode, and I've got Apple devices talking to the AE in 802.11n mode, I'm suspecting the Xbox hardware.
I've looked through a few forum posts here, and most of them seemed to be older and referenced a bug in an older version of the AE software. At least one mentioned that the person had a defective Xbox wireless adapter, which I'm beginning to suspect.
I've even turned on syslog logging on the Airport Express and used my MacBook as the syslog server. Even though I've turned the Syslog level up to 7 (Debug) on the AE, I don't get any messages about Xbox connection attempts -- just successful connections from my iPad and MacBook.
Any advice is appreciated!
Thanks,
Dan

Hi. Thanks for the reply. It turns out that the router was not going into n mode because of the security I set on it. I finally figured this out and the AE did connect in n mode after all.
Well at least it's working now but I feel a little bad for posting when it was my fault!!
Cheers!

Two Questions about Airport Express

All, I am a recent convert to using a Mac so bear with me.
I have two questions about the Airport Express.
Question if I buy one in the USA, I will visiting this week on holiday,can I use it the UK with a UK adaptor/apple plug?
Can the Express be used with my current wireless network, using a Netgear DG834G V4, I have read lots in the forums about putting a $ sign in front of the WPA password?
Any help and advice gratefully received.

Tesserax wrote:
Hello andixbox. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
Question if I buy one in the USA, I will visiting this week on holiday,can I use it the UK with a UK adaptor/apple plug?
Yes, but at least two things to consider:
o The US version of the 802.11n AirPort Express Base Station (AXn) only supports radio channels 1-11 in the 802.11g radio mode. Channels 12-14, used in other countries outside the US will not be available.
o The AXn supports both the 2.4 and 5 GHz radio bands for 802.11n. The 5 GHz band is restricted in certain countries (like the UK) so operating in this mode may get you unwanted attention.
That should be okay then because the Netgear broadcasts on channels 1-11. I hadn't appreciated the 5 Ghz band, but having checked both US and UK Apple sites the techspecs both mention 2.4 Ghz and 5 Ghz.
Can the Express be used with my current wireless network, using a Netgear DG834G V4, I have read lots in the forums about putting a $ sign in front of the WPA password?
If your intent is to have the AXn join the Netgear as a wireless client, then yes it should work. The "$" requirement was for WEP. This shouldn't be necessary for WPA or WPA2.
I intended to use the AXn as an range extender, but you mention wireless client, is that something different?

AirPort Express in a bridge mode

I'm connected to ISP with ADSL router which has it's own NAT and DHCP. I had an idea to create WiFi network with AirPort Express (N), but AX's LAN connection never works.
I found a very strange steps that solve the problem:
1. I set AX in a NAT mode. In this mode an option appears that allows to set Ethernet WAN-port speed = 10Mbit/full-duplex. The rest settings are meaningless. Then i save the configuration. After restart the AX is blinking amber with "Dual NAT" error (it's true!)
2. Then I set AX in a bridge mode and save. After restart it lights green and works ok with internet functioning and DHCP from ADSL router working for WiFi clients as well.
But if i power off AX - then after powering on and booting the light is finally changing this way: 1 sec green, 1 sec amber, 1 sec off. And so on. The indicator on the ADSL router is turning on and off synchronously. Repeating steps 1 and 2 does the repair. I've tested it many times.
I have found no other ways to set AX in a bridge mode. The speed 10FD is critical - no other speeds work. Other devices are connected at auto mode and show the speed 100MBit/full duplex. The ADSL modem is ZXDSL 531B (it has internal WiFi, which i do not switch on)

It's not the right behavior. I suspect that your DSL router is a little buggy, because why else are you turning off its radio for a different one? But you could also try exchanging the Apple unit. It makes no sense that the Apple unit only runs in 10 Mbit mode. Have you looked online for firmware updates for both your DSL modem and your AX? That would be the best place to start. Oh, and try a different Ethernet port and a different Ethernet cable.
Good luck!

Airport Express disappears in bridge mode

I'm using my Airport Express as a Router. I'm living in a student dorm and want to have access to other computers in the dorm network, so I set up the router in bridge mode so it does not create its own network. Point is, now I can't access the airport anymore via the airport utility, as if it doesn't exist. I can't access it via IP and if I try via name, it loads the settings forever and eventually aborts. This is not a huge problem since everything works and I tend not to change a running system, but my WiFi-analysis-app recommends switching the channels and I would want to try if that improves the network - which I can't, since I can't access the airport.
Any ideas? I do not want to reset the airport to factory settings since that would probably change the IPs within my network, which means I would need to submit every single machine in it to the student dorm internet people again (every single IP needs to be approved by them before it can access the internet).
Oh, and I can't access the airport when connecting via LAN either.

The reason it does not work is the Express is on an IP that is different to the main IP of the computer..
Or indeed in bridge it is on exactly the same IP as the main system and is also therefore lost.
When you applied for IP addresses did you apply for one for the Express??
Are you allowed to use a router? Most dorm systems ban them due to the issues involved.
Oh, and I can't access the airport when connecting via LAN either.
When you changed the airport from dhcp and nat to bridge, the Express should have got an IP from the main router.. along with all the other clients..
If all your computers/devices are on the dorm network.. when you changed to bridge I am a bit lost how that happened.. as you should have had to re-register all the computers/devices.
Lets work from default.
When lost the system will go to default.. the IP of the Express by default is 10.0.1.1 (but in bridge without a register on the system I have no idea what it will go to).
Please set one computer to IP of 10.0.1.10 with standard subnet 255.255.255.0 (you do not need to fill in gateway or dns).
Try and access the Express now.. no luck.. unplug the ethernet from the Express WAN port.. reboot the Express.. now try again.
When there is no chance of getting an IP It should revert to default.
No luck sorry there is next to no way around but hard reset.
However tell me what IP you get on the computer now.. without changing anything and with the system working and internet running.
A screenshot could help..

Question about Airport Express used as a "network extender"

Hi... I have an Airport Extreme 802.11n that acts as the Base Station for my home network. I then have an Airport Express located elsewhere in our home that is set up to "Extend a wireless network".. We need it to give us better power coverage throughout our house... It seems to work fine... My wife usually runs her laptop in a distant part of the house and her computer connects wirelessly to the Airport Express and then from there to the Airport Extreme that talks to the rest of the world...
My question is related to a new Panasonic Wireless camera I just bought... This is not the first of these cameras I have deployed and each one has been a bit of an adventure... After a short time I got this new camera set up wirelessly near the Airport Extreme 802.11... So far so good... But then I moved it out near the Airport Express extender and it connects nicely to the extender just like my wife's computer does (I see this by looking at the wireless clients and I see the camera listed by its MAC address)... However, when I then try to connect to the camera by opening its web page, it won't connect... Once I noticed that it DID connect but only after a very long time and the page itself opened slowly and on inspection of the Airport Utility I noticed that it had connected to BOTH the extender (at good power) and the Base station (at very low power and thus the slow load)... But even though it shows it is attached to the extender just like my wife's computer connects to the extender, still I can't open its web page when the camera is attached exclusively to the extender... I admit to not being an expert on router or, for that matter, network camera settings so I thought I would drop in here and ask if anyone has any suggestions... Any ideas??? thanks.. bob...

Thanks for the feedback.. I have wondered before if "extend network" is equivalent to acting as a "bridge" and I think you are saying yes... thanks for that...
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How many IP's can Airport Express support in bridge mode?

I have an Airport Extreme (5th Generation) and I have an A/V system upstairs. I have 4 devices that need a 10/100 base T ethernet connection. If I setup my Airport Express in bridge mode and go into a 5 port gigabit switch, will it be able to manage more than 1 IP?

The AirPort Express can handle up to 10 simultaneous connections. Since the Express will be in Bridge Mode, the IP addressing will be handled by the "upstream" router....your AirPort Extreme.

Question about airport express/extreme and printing

Hopefully this question will make sense... I currently have my computer hooked up to Airport Extreme wirelessly. That is the network in my house. I want to buy a large format Epson printer and it needs to be somewhere else in the house and cannot be plugged in to the Extreme.
If I purchase the printer and plug it into an Airport Express that is plugged into an outlet can I switch back and forth between wi-fi connections to print wirelessly?
Thanks for any help.
Stephanie

If you receive a signal strong enough to use your computer wirelessly upstairs, you won't have any problem (I don't think) with your printer. I just got a Wi-Fi printer and it just seamlessly becomes part of your network same as adding any Wi Fi enabled device (I have 2 roku's for streaming Netflix etc and it all works great). BTW, my printer is a Canon MP 495 and so far I really like it. And, for a very inexpensive photo printer, (+AIO- copier, scanner, which I like, I paid around $45 on Amazon when it was on sale). The set-up instructions for Mac were not very coherent, but if you know what you are doing when it comes to adding hardware and working with your network, you can do it without the poorly written instructions. Also, the web site is not that great for help forums or shopping for ink, etc. Amazon is one of the best overall resources with lots of customer reviews, etc. Good luck!

Questions about AirPort Express and Extreme!

I have BT Infinty and the hub is situated in the living room. What I want to do is extend the wi fi to my room which is around 10 metres away.
Are you able to connect the AirPort Express to the network and then create a network for the AirPort Express for my MacBook Pro to connect to?
I have two options and questions
1. Buy a AirPort Extreme and replace my BT hub with that. Then use an AirPort Express to extend the wi fi. But when you extend the wi fi does it mean that when I search for a wireless hotspot from my Mac I connect the the AirPort Express? Or is there a way of making the AirPort express to have a different name?
2. Use my Bt hub and buy a AirPort Express and connect it to my Infinty Connection. BUT is there a way of making a hotspot for the AirPort Express for example
my Infinity connection is named Bt-Infinty2356
I use the AirPort express to connect it and extend the wifi
THEN is it possible to make a hotspot named "AirPort-Express-Muppet" for me to connect from my Mac?
Thanks

I have no experience with the "BT Infinity Modem" and "BT HomeHub", but I assume that they are two separate units?
If yes: connect the modem direct to the Extreme by ethernet cable.
If it is a "combined" unit: connect the Extreme by ethernet cable to one of the ethernet slots on the hub.
In both cases set the Extreme to "Create a wireless network".
Use a Airport Express to "extend a Wireless Network", and extend the Extreme.
Do not expect the Airport Express to extend the BT hub wireless network, because it will not work.
In both cases you have two wireless networks: one from the Hub and one from the Extreme.
Off the record: I have the same situation in France with the "Livebox" (Orange) that is connected to a Netgear WiFi router: two network: the Livebox is just that, the Netgear is "relayed" through Netgear Routers (Switches) to five areas in the "house". The same in Switzerland, but there I used Extreme and Express units instead of the netgear units.
The Hiome Hub should work fine connected to the modem by cable, and the other network also by connected to the cable. Do not mix the different brands: trouble.

Using a Dlink router in bridged mode with Airport Express

I have a broadban connectiond via a Zyxel P-660 wifi modem + router. I have connected the Airport Express to this modem via ethernet and set up a wifi network. The wifi on the Zyxel has been turned off.
Since the wifi signal is weak in the other rooms, I am planning to link up a Dlink DIR-600 router running on the DD-WRT firmware on the bridged mode with the AE.
What settings do I need to have on the Dlink ?

I am planning to link up a Dlink DIR-600 router running on the DD-WRT firmware on the bridged mode with the AE.
If you are planning to have the Dlink device pickup the wireless signal from the AirPort Express and then "repeat" that signal, it is extremely unlikely that this will work.
Apple uses proprietary settings for their "extend" feature, which will only work with other Apple routers. It is....as far as we know....not compatible with devices from other manufacturers.
What settings do I need to have on the Dlink ?
All you can do is try to follow Dlink's instructions to setup the device as a "repeater" or "relay". The DD-WRT Forum might provide some tips. As you might imagine, there will not be much chance of a Dlink user ever seeing your post on an Apple forum.
DD-WRT Forum :: View topic - D-link DIR-600
There are no settings on the AirPort Express to adjust for this other than the obvious setting to check the box next to "Allow this network to be extended" on the Wireless settings page.
Good luck

Few questions about Airport Extreme/Express

I have a few questions about Airport extreme/express:
1 Can you access hard drive trough express?
2 I have cable NOT wireless modem. What would be the best option (speed-wise) to connect to internet- connect modem to Extreme and access internet wirelessly from it? To connect modem to Extreme and imac?
3 How fast is read/ write from hard drive connected to Extreme?
4 How many hard drives can you connect to Extreme (or Express if that is possible)?
5 Can you remotely sync Ipod nano/ shuffle using Extreme?
I really hate wire clutter around my desk. What I intend to do is to connect hard drives and printer to Airport Extreme and access them remotely. That would leave empty desk:).
Thanks

1. You cannot connect a hard drive to the Airport Express USB port.
2. The speed of wireless networking is faster than the speed of most cable internet services. Therefore, you won't notice any difference in your internet connection speed between (a) a cabled connection directly between Mac and modem or (b) a wireless connection between Mac and base station and modem.
3. Apple has not published any specs on the speed of hard drive access for the Airport Extreme N Base Station. Several people have posted their own measurements (do a search in this discussion forum), and generally those results are not very good.
4. Apple has not placed a limit on the number of drives you can attach to the Airport Extreme N Base Station (with use of a hub). How many do you want to connect?
5. You cannot remotely sync an iPod using the Extreme Base Station.

Setup airport extream in bridge mode with ethernet

how do i setup airport extream in bridge mode with ethernet connection to extend wireless coverage. thanks for help.

We need some additional information to be able to provide the correct answer for your question.
What is the make and model of your "main" router?
What device will you use to set up the AirPort Extreme? Mac? iPad/iPhone?
If you have a Mac, we need the operating system that you are using on the computer. If you are not sure, click the Apple icon in the upper left corner of the screen, then click About This Mac. Post back with the OS X Version number that you see there.

I don't know anything about Airport Express/Extreme

hello, i don't know anything about Airport Express. i'm wondering if anyone could clear up some stuff for me. first, what kind of stereos work with the AirTunes feature. i've got an old (probs 14-15 years old) sony stereo, but it works fine and a pretty nice, what are the chances its going to work? also i just got a new appartment, and i am wondering how i would set it up. thanks, i'll probs have more questions later.

your stereo should be ok, the analogue output from an airport express will connect direct to line inputs on the stereo
i'd expect every stereo ever made for the consumer market to work correctly
you can find more about airport express here...
http://www.apple.com/airportexpress/
the support section includes many set-up guides...
http://www.apple.com/support/airport/
but if you can't find an answer just post back here

Airport Express (2nd gen): Radio Mode & Channel Set-Up

Hello,
I am hoping somebody can help me with an Airport Express question.
I have recently purchased an Airport Express (2nd gen) and iPod Touch (4th gen) to stream music. I experience connectivity problems when my neighbour’s WiFi is turned on. When their WiFi is on my iPod rarely can detect the Base Station and when it does detect it - it cannot connect. The Airport Utility cannot detect the Base Station either when their WiFi is on. Yet when they are away and their WiFi isn’t turned on I have no problems and the system works absolutely perfectly.
I gather that I can change channels but I am looking for some advice on how to do this.
In work (because I can open the Airport Utility there –as there is no interference) I connect using the Airport Utility I have found the following options:
Radio Mode:
5 GHz Mode: Automatic mode, 802.11n (802.11a compatible) or 802.11n only (5 GHz Mode)
2.4GHz Mode: Automatic mode, 802.11n (802.11g/g compatible) or 802.11n only (5 GHz Mode)
Radio Channel:
5 GHz Channel: Automatic or four channels (36, 40, 44 or 48)
2.4GHz Mode: Automatic or choice of eleven channels
There are dozens of combinations using Radio Modes (5 or 2.4 GHz, manual or auto, 802.11a compatible) and Radio Channels (4 options using 5GHz and 11 options using 2.4 GHz).
Where should I start? Both radio mode manual and also manual channels? The possibilities seem endless!
Can someone please help?
Thank you.

Hello, Tesserax,
My apologies if I have breeched community etiquette in asking for your advice.
I use a second generation Airport Express base station, Ethernet fed with category 6 cable, Radio Mode locked to 5 GHz for best data throughput, the station close to my iPad. The set up has improved YouTube video streaming performance significantly. No streaming freezing so far.
Are my base station's WiFi Settings are correct?
This is what I have done via iOS AirPort Utility -
Edit > Advanced > WiFi Settings > 5 GHz Name: AirPort Lounge -
Radio Mode > Manual > Automatic Off > 5 GHz Mode > 802.11n only (5 GHz) > 802.11n only (5 GHz) ticked. Automatic off to allow access to 5 GHz only.
Radio Channel > Manual > Automatic On > 5 GHz Channel 149. Automatic on to allow switching between 5 GHz channels.
Regards, Ken

Time Capsule & Airport Express as a bridge

I am using a Time Capsule as my wireless router upstairs, and I would like to set up an Airport Express as a bridge so that I can connect my Xbox 360 to my network (to play Xbox Live and stream Netflix and iTunes, etc.). Do I have to do something to the Time Capsule to get this to work? Or can I just use a laptop downstairs (where the Xbox is) to configure the Airport Express as a bridge? I looked in the manual settings of the Time Capsule but all I see is for it to extend a network, not to allow anything else to extend the network it's already creating.

+In the Airport Utility they are both configured to "Join a wireless network" and have checked the box to "Allow Ethernet clients". Very stable connection.+
Not sure if you were aware that you have the option to configure the AXs to "extend a wireless network" as well. The ethernet port is also active in the "extend" configuration. If you need more wireless coverage, this is a nice feature of the AX(n).
Then again, if you don't need the additional wireless coverage and things are working well as you indicate, you might want to just leave things alone.

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