Setup of Airport with external wireless router?

I've had a Mac Mini since January, its connected via CAT5 to my wireless belkin ADSL router.
Can I buy an airport express and connect to it using my belkin router? The Mini has no wireless capacity, will the software scan the lan/wlan and realise the airport is available via the wired connection?
Thanks

It sounds like you want to configure the Airport Express to wirelessly "join" the network created by your Belkin wireless router. Yes - this can be done with your existing setup. Just follow the instructions provided here by David Lovell, which work equally well with Mac and PC users:
David Lovell, "Airtunes for XP with a Wired/Wireless network" #1, 09:05pm Jan 8, 2005 CDT

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You can just unplug the express and use the Uverse wireless or ethernet directly to it.

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Will a OS X Versionb 10.4.11 work with a wireless router?

blue apple > about this mac > more info button. Click on the hardware line. It has a little triangle in front of the work hardware.
If you do not have an airport card.
Ethernet BridgeEthernet Bridge "The versatile Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge can make any wired Ethernet-equipped device a part of your wireless network." from linksys example: http://www.amazon.com/Linksys-RE1000-Wireless-N-Range-Extender/dp/B005FDXMJS/ref =sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1314563758&sr=8-1 Setup: http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Product_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayou t&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper&cid=1134692497433
USB dongle
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Attaching external wireless router to Westell 9100EM

Does anyone know how to attach an external wireless router to the Westell 9100EM router? We have FIOS TV so I don't want to replace the Westell 9100EM - I would just like to be able to add a faster Wireless-N router to the setup so that our PCs could connect to it. I am fine with the 9100EM still doing all the talking to the set top boxes that control our FIOS TV, and I don't want to lose the TV guide functionality.
I have seen quite a few postings about adding a secondary router with the Actiontec modem, but not the Westell 9100EM.
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Yes and no ... for some screwball reason, vendors frequently like to charge "extra" for a wireless access point. The little secret however is that most home routers nowadays will also run in "access point" mode (Belkin, Netgear, and Apple for certain) and those that don't can still be used like an "access point" using the instructions I provided.
If you happen to have a router which runs in "access point" mode, then turning that feature on automatically disables the DHCP server and bridges the WAN port to the LAN ports so you don't lose the functionality of the port.
For those unfamiliar with the difference between access point and router mode, just follow the guidance I provided and use the "LAN" side of the router for all connections and you'll accomplish the same thing on all devices.
I agree that replacing the ActionTec or going thru any other kind of exercise to alter the traffic and use a different router as the primary data egress is not a recommended course of action.

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I can't get a signal through whole house because of a brick wall What range extender do you recommend to be used with my wireless router ( apple brand)

I can't get a signal through whole house because of a brick wall What range extender do you recommend to be used with my wireless router ( apple brand)

Very few 3rd party wireless extenders will work with an Apple router, so your best bet is always to use an extender that is the same brand as the main router. An AirPort Express is a popular choice for this type of application with another Apple router.
If you had a Cisco router, then a Cisco extender would be your best bet. Same for Netgear, etc.
But......a wireless extender can only "extend" the quality of wireless signal that it receives, and not much of a wireless signal is going to make it through a brick wall, so whether any extender might do what you want is open to question.
You won't know whether an extender using wireless to connect will work to your satisfaction in your home until you actually try it out in your home.
The performance will always be much better if you can connect the extending device back to the main router using a wired Ethernet cable connection.
If it is not possible to run the Ethernet cable, a pair of Ethernet power line adapters might be able to send the signal over the existing AC power lines in your home. The theory with these devices is that you already have the wiring in place, you just need the adapters.
In practice though, things do not always work as well as the theory might suggest, so if you decide to try a pair of adapters, it might be a good idea to understand the store's return policies before you buy.

How do you set up airport extreme with a windstream all in one modem with the wireless router built in

I have a wireless network that I want to extend so there will be wifi coverage all over the whole house. I want to use the airport extreme to do so. so far all i can get to work is the airport making another network via a eithernet cable that is pluged into one of the ports on the windstream wireless router/moden (all in one you plug the phone line into this and it has the wireless built in) and the other end is in the WAN port of the airport. I guess the real question is do I need to change any settings on the windstream wireless router/modem to do so. Every time I select all the options to extend a network wirelessly I keep getting errors.

The Airport Extreme can not wirelessly extend a 3rd party router, it can only extend another Apple router. If you can somehow keep the two connected via ethernet, you can setup a roaming network. A roaming network is essentially "extending" your network by using an ethernet cable to bridge the two routers.

Using an Airport Extreme with a wireless router

I use to have an original Airport Base station connected to a D-Link DSL504 ADSL Wired Router. All worked well.
Then my basestation died so I upgraded my router to a Netgear DG834GT [108mps] ADSL wireless router. With this router I have never been able to get a full strength signal - even when the router is in the next room and my mac has been no more than twenty ft away.
I am about to move house and where the router will be plugged in will be a floor below one of my computers so I am thinking my signal will not reach my mac [I will test it once I've moved before I rush out and buy anything.] I can turn my wireless signal off of my Netgear so I was wondering if I am able to plug in a new Airport Extreme and use that for the wireless signal? I will plug the computer near my router directly in and then from the router plug in the Airport Extreme.
Does this seem a logical way or can a 'signal enhancer' from Netgear that would do the same thing? I think the usb port for my printer would be of some use for my laser printer.
Thanks.
Mark

Yes, that will work. Just put the AirPort Extreme in 'Bridge Mode" and it will become a wireless node for your wired network.

Can't get airport express to work with new wireless router

I just swapped out a linksys wrt54gl for a linksys E1200 wireless router on my home network. My PCs and iPads, and TV all made the switch to the new network fine, but the airport express isn't working. All I want to use it for is to transfer iPad audio to my home speakers. but my iPad AirPlay shows the old Airport as an option, I can switch to the Airport, no sound comes out the home speakers, then the iPad reverts AirPlay back to iPad. This model Airport just has power, USB, and LANA ports, so it doesn't seem like it would be complicated. A CAT 5 cable goes from the airport WAN port to one of the ports on the back of the new wireless router. What did I overlook?

I thought I'd jump in here with you network experts for some help with a related networking problem.
Equipment: iMac 24-inch, Early 2009 2.93 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo; 2 MBP w/Retina Display; AirPort Express version 7.6.4 (Conncected Using: DHCP; Router Mode: DHCP and NAT); Comcast/Xfinity Gateway 1 Modem w/2.4 GHz WiFi.
#1. Comcast forced me to change modems to their Gateway 1 saying mine was at “End of Life.” Previously, my home network was set up with AP Express and worked fine using my iMac as a server. After installing the Gateway 1, I could not get my network to work after repeated calls to their support, online chats, trial and error, reading community chats and articles, etc. I put the Comcast modem in passive mode using the “Bridge” setting and re-established my network with my AP. I’m using my iMac as a server for file sharing with my two MBP’s. The network isn’t recognized in sleep mode and will not wake from sleep and I can’t find it or Connect to Server when the computer is asleep. I’ve tried all combinations within the Energy Saver/Screen Saver/Security preferences. I’ve reset the SMC and other like resetting to factory defaults. How can I fix this and what are the correct settings for my home network to function again with my AP Express?
#2. TimeMachine stops doing backups when the computer is in sleep mode, understandably because I’m not making any changes on the iMac that need to be backed up. But using my laptops on the network, I am making changes in shared files that are hosted on the iMac that I would like backed up. I cannot get the schedule feature to work to wake up the computer long enough to do a backup nightly because, as a security feature, I log out after 30 minutes of inactivity. I understand the schedule doesn’t work unless you’re logged in. Is there a way for me to make this work?
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AirPort Express connected to a Windows LAN already with a wireless router

My apologies if this is out there, I can't seem to find this answer....
I have a curent LAN with several Windows based PCs. There is a wireless router that is used by the Windows laptops.
My iPad works ok (not great) on this network but I am looking at putting in an AirPort in the main room in my house where the iPad is used. My hope is that this will improve performance.
two questions:
1) will this make a difference in wireless connectivity (speed/performance )?
2) can this model work- Airport in a current wireless environment.

Wireless bandwidth and speed fall off as the distance increases between the source producing the wireless network and the device receiving it. Any obstructions in the signal path will slow the wireless much more than distance alone.
You haven't told us anything about the construction type of your home or the number of obstructions like walls or ceilings in the signal path. If you have a line-of-sight relationship between the main router and your iPads, then you will likely see little difference in performance compared to having a device producing a wireless network in the same room as the iPads.
If you consider that a "typical" wall of sheetrock and 2x4 construction in a home will on average, absorb about 15-20% of the signal...and you have 3-4 walls in the signal path, or a ceiling (which is thicker than a wall) and few walls, I think you already have your answer about whether it would be wise to locate the AirPort Express in the same room or close to the area where the iPads will normally be used.
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Appletv worked with old wireless router but now wont with airport extreme

I purchased an appeltv and mac mini in December. Connected everything through my old linksys wireless router and everything worked great.
past weekend I purchased a macbook and so I decided to get an aiport extreme also and keep it all in the family.
well i now have my mini, macbook, printer everythings sharing printers and streamin itunes back and forth....but now my appletv wont sync.
I cant get the appletv to popup in either of my macs itunes.
any ideas???

If the OP has used both routers then this is correct.
I suspect though that the OP has simply swapped out the router for the new extreme. In which case they may need to delete the tv's from the itunes prefs and relink them (the pass code thing). Streaming is initiated from the tv, syncing from itunes, if streaming works and syncing doesn't it may well be that the tv sees the itunes library but itunes doesn't see the tv, or at least doesn't see it as the same device it's linked to.

Silly question, maybe. I want to change from Verizon DSL to cable, but cable company doesn't supply router. can I use my Airport Extreme as wireless router?

We currently have the following wireless home-network configuration, powered by Verizon DSL.
2 macbook pro’s
1 emachine
HP PhotoSmart 6122 all-in-one printer
Apple TV
Apple Airport Extreme Base Port A 1408
Westell 7500 router
Thinking I’d get wider wireless coverage throughout my 2 bedroom home, I purchased the Airport Extreme. It is connected to the router via its sole usb port. The result was only a tiny increase in speed, and no increase in coverage, so I don’t know why I have it.
We now want to change from DSL to cable, thus ditching Verizon. Our new cable provider supplies the cable box, but no router for wireless networking.
Here are my questions.
Can I use the Airport Extreme (AE) as a wireless router?
If so, how should I hook it up? Should the usb cable go from the AE to the cable box, and all the other devices connect wirelessly?
If not, how should I be using the AE to some advantage? What can I get out of the investment?
Thank you very much for your help! Beatriz

What I wrote has nothing to do with what the cable company charges for their installation. And, usually they will help with the router setup even if you supply your own router. I don't know what they will charge for the modem.
Note that you need to get just a modem. You don't want a modem/router combination. That will make using an AEBS effectively nearly impossible. You will need to ask specifically for just a standalone modem, and that you will supply your own router.

Using Airport plus additional wireless router (help, possible?)

Hi All,
I'm curious to know if I can connect to an additional wireless router while I am also connected to my AirPort Extreme.
I just moved into an apartment with an existing wireless internet connection and I currently can't replace my AirPort base station with their router that is provided by Verizon. I also have my own AirPort Extreme that I connect to in order to access an external hard drive wirelessly.
As of now I have been switching between the two of them, which, as you can imagine, can be quite inconvenient. So, I would like to use them at the same time, if that is possible.
Does anyone know if I can set this up and how I go about doing it?
Thanks so much!

Unfortunately, unlike the AirPort Express Base Station (AX), the 802.11n AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBSn) cannot "Join an existing wireless network."
The only other option, would be to try to establish a Wireless Distribution System (WDS) between the apartment's wireless router and the AEBSn ... but this would only work if that router is WDS-compatible. There are only a few that are.

Connecting Airport to Existing Wireless Router

This is driving me mad.....
I have a wireless router from my ISP and I can connect to the internet wirelessly with Vista PC, XP PC, iPad and my MacBook Air. I got an airport so I can plug it into a printer and my stereo. When I try to setup the airport to join my existing network it goes off to reset then disapears from the airport utility then is no longer visible when I select my network back to the existing wireless network. I've tried everything and must have et it back to factory default a 100 times. On the last go my wireless network completly stopped working. This should be simple right ?
The router is using WEP, password is correct, etc. Can I not do what I want with this device and I need to connect it to the wireless router with a cable from the airport ethernet ?
Please help before I chuck the airport in the bin......

Hi, I've just setup today my AirPort Extreme Base Station. It was very easy to do. I read you have an AirPort Express, well I hope this will help you, if not contact me please, maybe we can solve the problem together.
Use this link:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1731

Trying to setup my Airport with, mobile hotspot. I am using an iPad for setup.

Hey there, I am using my iPad to set up my Airport Express.
I'm actually trying to set up a POS, with a printer and it's been a huge headache.
Finally I've come to this possible solution of using an Airport. I did a quick google search and it brought me to this page. Only problem is when I use the Airport utility to tell the Airport to join a wireless next work.
As soon as I press update it'll process then just compeletly not recognize the Airport saying "No Base Stations have been found."
Noticed a few people had the same issue but their solutions were found using a Mac, where as I am limited to an iPad. Any help would be MUCH welcomed.

Once the AirPort Express joins another wireless network it become another wireless client on that network and is no longer performing as a wireless router. To be able to access it with the AirPort Utility, you much connect your iPad to the same wireless network that the Express is connected to.
Another "trick" is to temporarily enable "Airplane Mode," and then, disable it to allow your iPad to search and reconnect to this wireless network.

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