What is the range of the airport Express

I want to get an apple airport express to use for all my apple I products but I would like to know the range of the express so I know where the best place in my house would be

The best location would be close to the wireless devices that will be connecting to the AirPort Express.
Line-of-sight between the AirPort Express and a connecting device would be ideal.
You will lose 15-20% of the wireless signal...on average...for each (sheetrock) wall that the signal must pass through. So after 3-4 walls, or a ceiling and a wall or two, there won't be much of the signal left...and performance will be poor to non-existent at that point.

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What's the AirPort Express range/coverage?

I need a new router because my home's pretty big. I'm not sure if AirPort Express will give me enough coverage or whether I need to buy the AirPort Extreme.

There are a number of factors that need to be taken into account when discussing a router's Wi-Fi range. The most critical is Wi-Fi interference. This interference can come in many forms that include building material, distance between the router and the client, other Wi-Fis operating nearby, microwave ovens, etc. Another is antenna design for BOTH the router and the wireless client.
In practice I find that the 2nd generation 802.11n AirPort Express base station provides a useable range of approximately 150'. Best bandwidth performance is within 50'. The AirPort Extreme is slightly better than this.

Does the Airport Express support the DHCP BROADCAST flag

In trying to connect a vista laptop to an existing Airport Express Network and the internet, went ot MS Help and found an article saying Vista is set with a 0 (Zero) in the Registry (whatever that is).The comment is -
A value of 0 disables this registry entry. You can use this registry entry to prevent Windows Vista from using the DHCP BROADCAST flag. After you set this registry entry, Windows Vista never uses the DHCP BROADCAST flag.
Can someone who doesnt type in UNIX or DOS tell me what might work and if this even applies. I am not inclined to do the following -
Click Start, type regedit in the Start Search box, and then click regedit in the Programs list.
If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces \{GUID}
In this registry path, click the (GUID) subkey that corresponds to the network adapter that is connected to the network.
On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD (32-bit) Value.
In the New Value #1 box, type DhcpConnEnableBcastFlagToggle, and then press ENTER.
Right-click DhcpConnEnableBcastFlagToggle, and then click Modify.
In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.
Close Registry Editor.
Hard wired to the Cable Modem the computer can connect to the internet without any of this. What in the Airport Express could be blocking this computer?

Sorry, none of the Apple products support this.

Does the Airport express base station connect to any modem?

ive got the apple tv in the lounge room where there is poor wi-fi reception and am wondering wether i should get the airport express or get a new modem. what can the airport express do that the extreme cant, and can the express connect to any modem? I have a NETGEAR modem.

By modem, do you mean just a dumb modem or modem router?
If you mean the modem, yes.
If you mean a modem router, yes, but only as an access point, not as a router (unless the Netgear supports modem mode).

What is the range output on the airport express?

What is the range output on the airport express?

Loaded question. It's 150 feet or so, but for most folks, this is a meaningless number.
Measurements like this are taken in a very large area like an aircraft hanger with no obstructions in the signal path.
A typical sheetrock wall in a home will absorb 15-20% of signal or more. A ceiling will absorb even more. So, after a few walls or a ceiling and a wall, more than half of the signal is probably lost. That's about as many obstructions that the signal can penetrate and still deliver a decent quality signal with some speed.
It's nice to know that the signal will go 150 feet or so, but few of us have houses with no walls or ceilings.

Whats the range of apple airport express

whats the range of apple airport express.

The effective range is about 150 feet or approximately 50 meters when there are no obstructions in the signal path between the AirPort Express and the wireless device receiving the signal.
But, walls, ceilings and other obstructions absorb a great deal of the signal in a home, so it is not possible to predict how the AirPort Express might perform in your home until you try it out in your home.
In general, you would not want the signal to have to negotiate moving through more than a few walls. A ceiling, because it is much thicker than a wall, will absorb a good deal more of the signal.

HT4259 I am trying to connect airport express to extend the range of my airport tower. What type of cords do I need to connect the airport express to a hardwired outlet in the wall of a bedroom?

I am trying to connect my airport express to extend the range of my network to a bedroom that is hard wired for internet. What type of cord/cords do I need to do that?

You can connect the AirPort Express to the wall port in the bedroom for the setup.....but first....if you have not already done so.....it would be a great idea to make sure that the connection in the bedroom is working correctly.
To do that, turn off the wireless on a laptop and connect the laptop directly to the wall port in the bedroom using an Ethernet cable. Make sure that the laptop can get a good Internet connection that way. If it can, this tells you that the cabling is working correctly, so the Express will work well when you connect it up.
If you don't have a laptop with an Ethernet port, then we'll have to assume that the folks that pulled the cables and installed the jacks tested things as part of the installation.
When you are ready to install the Express, you can use an iPhone or iPad if you have one handy for the setup.

What is the range of an Airport Express 2nd generation? The range is better than the 1st generation?

What is the range of an Airport Express 2nd generation? The range is better than the 1st generation?

150 feet in clear space with no obstructions in the signal path. It is not possible to predict range with any obstructions in the signal path.

What is the range for an Airport Express?

What is the range (physical distance) for an Airport Express?
What is the range (physical distance) for an Airport Extreme?

The range of the AirPort Express is about 150 feet or 50 meters. But, this measurement is taken in free air, with no obstructions like walls or ceilings in the signal path, and no other networks in operation that might interfere with the wireless signal.
In the real world, in a real home, once the signal passes through 3-4 walls, it is about gone. A ceiling will absorb more of the signal than a wall, because it is thicker. So, as much as possible, you want wireless devices to have line-of-sight with the wireless router for best performance.
Bottom line....it is not possible to predict wireless performance in advance of any installation since there are so many variables involved.

How to use the airport express to extend the range of an existing airport extreme wireless network?

The instruction manual says nothing on the topic, so maybe it is not possible. The only reason I think it is possible is that two different Apple reps told my girlfriend it was possible. Now we have one, and no clue how to proceed.
We have an Airport Extreme, but its range is maximum 30 feet. We would like to double that. What do we do with the Airport Express? (We cannot move the modem nor the Airport Extreme. What we are trying to do has nothing to do with speakers, iTunes, or printers.)
thanks
Paul

Are both the Extreme and Express 802.11n models? If so, check out this AirPort Support article; if one or both are 802.11g models, check out this article instead.

Range of the Airport Express

I am using my Airport Express in an upstairs office. I can access the internet in a den downstairs at the other end of the house with a second MacBook Pro - BUT I cannot access the internet with my IPad. What is the range of the Airport Express?

What is the range of the Airport Express?
Apple's specifications of 150 feet don't really mean much since this measurement taken in free air with no other wireless networks around, and no obstructions like walls or ceilings in the signal path.
As you might imagine, it is not possible to predict wireless coverage in a home due to all the unknowns.....how many walls, ceilings, etc. must the signal try to pass through? What is the construction of the walls and ceilings? Are there other wireless networks or camera/security systems in the area? Cordless phones?
The bottom line here is that the iPad should pickup the signal about as well as your MacBook Pro, so if you've already tried powering down the Express and then restarting it to reset the device and the wireless signal....and the iPad still won't connect...you might want to take it to the Apple store to let them have a look.

What is the difference between the airport extreme and the airport express?

What's the real difference between the airport extreme and the airport express except for the price and the size? Does one transmit with more range?

Range is about the same, maybe a bit better on the Extreme, which has better antennas.
The AirPort Exreme has Gigabit (1,000 Mpbs) Ethernet ports and the USB port will support a hard drive.
The Express has 10/100 (up to 100 Mpbs) Ethernet ports, and will not support a hard drive at the USB port.
The Express has audio capability for AirTunes while the Extreme does not.
If you don't need to connect a hard drive and don't need the faster Ethernet ports, the Express is a good value.
All the details here:
Compare Apple Wi-Fi base stations AirPort Express AirPort Extreme Time Capsule

What comes in the box with the Airport Express?

I'm looking to buy and Airport Express for my husband but I really can't find a helpful sales person willing to put up with all of my questions. For starters, what comes with the Airport Express? One salesperson told be that I need to buy cables and another one never mentioned it. Does it come with cables or just the unit? I'm assuming it comes with the software? Can you help me?
thanks

Hi Alan
I have an equally simple question. I have a G5 desktop and a G4 TiBook. Last week I installed an airport card in the TiBook as I use it mainly at meetings and when travelling.
My non-wireless adsl at home runs through a router which has two ethernet ports. Do I just buy the Airport Express unit, plug it into the spare ethernet port, and my TiBook will find the broadband connection wirelessly from anywhere in the house? Is it all as simple as that? Is the single Airport Express unit all I need to create a wireless connection?
Thanks.

Just installed a new time capsule and i want to use my airport express to extend my wireless range....time capsule working with existing devices at this time...but i am not able to get airport utility to recognize the airport express.....????

just installed a new time capsule and i want to use my airport express to extend my wireless range....time capsule working with existing devices at this time...but i am not able to get airport utility to recognize the airport express.....????

Temporarily connecting your AirPort Express to one of the Time Capsule's Etherent LAN <-> ports...as LaPastenagure suggests....is always a good way to setup and configure other network devices.
If you want to configure the Express using wireless, remember that the Express broadcasts a default wireless signal with a name like Apple Network xxxxxx. You must log on to this network first....no password is required....then open AirPort Utility to "see" the AirPort Express.

How do I get my Ipad2 to recognize the airport express range extender

how can I get my IPad2 to recognize the airport express range extender?

Are you trying to scan "wirelessly"?
Adam

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