Will Airport Express boost a weak signal?

I get wireless coverage everywhere in my home, but in some areas the signal is less strong than others. Will an Airport Express boost the signal so that the 'weak' areas will have the same signal strength as the 'strong' areas?

If you are 20 feet from the router and only show a couple of "bars", either your router is not performing up to specifications or you have some wireless interference issues at your location.
An AirPort Express can extend the signal "deeper" but it won't make it stronger. It can only extend what it receives.
I suggest that you investigate your low signal strength issue before adding an AirPort Express. BTW, I assume that you are aware that the Express can only "extend" a signal from another Apple "n" router. It won't work with the products of other manufacturers for that purpose.

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    I have tried changing channels, I have tried using interference robustness but nothing seems to work. Isn't it so wierd thought that in the same room within 1 meter distance, the signal becomes from strong to weak, to zero?? The funny part also is that when i change channel for a few seconds the signal is very strong until it drops to zero. When i try another wireless device doesn't seem to have this problem but only with airport express base.

  • My Airport Express has a weak signal 50-75 feet from base.  Any solutions?

    My AirPort Express has a very weak signal 50-75 feet away from the base.  Any suggestions?

    ideas
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    ur post is implying 'join a wireless network' so i dont think limiting to 2.4ghz or 802.11b or 802.11g would help..
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    How many airport express can I add to my network for the purpose of using the airport express to send audio signal to different rooms in the house? I'm interested I'm running about six different zones.
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  • Will airport express be compatable with windows vista

    will airport express be compatable with windows vista

    vista will not be compatable because I do not have the capability in vista to download AirPort Utility 5.6.1 for Windows, which is a requirement for the ethernet connection to the Airport Express.  Is that correct?
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    You would need 5.6.1 on the PC only if you intend to use that to initially setup and configure the Express.  I understand that you will be using the Mac to setup the Express, correct?
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    We are all users here on a user-to-user support forum......just like you.....so no one here will have any idea about what a notoriously secretive company like Apple might do, or when they might do it.
    If Apple makes an official announcement regarding a new product, then we will all know.

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    I do not have wi Fi at work. Will airport express work with just the 3G on my Ipad2?

    In addition to Keith's comments, if you are asking if the iPad can configure an Apple router like the AirPort Express, the answer would be yes, if you download and install AirPort Utility from the App Store. It's free.
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    http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/airport-utility/id427276530
    if you do not have an Ethernet Internet connection to connect to the Ethernet port on the Express,  you can still use the Express to "Create a wireless network", but of course devices will not be able to connect to the Internet. The Express will complain, but you can ignore the error messages.
    If your printer is wireless, hopefully it is an AirPrint compatible printer. Then you would be able to print from the iPad.  Check this Apple Support document for information about compatible printers. There might be other applications that would allow this as well. Check Keith's post for that info.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4356
    I'm still not clear on exactly what you are trying to do, and devices that you have, so if you can state your goals again....we can make sure that we are not missing something.

  • Will airport express help with a weak wifi signal?

    I have a new Mac Pro 12 Core and it's the farthest away from the router and is much slower to respond than the Sony Laptop it is replacing.  Will an Airport Express give the Mac Pro an edge to help it get a stronger signal?

    Hello:
    There is probably no way to answer that - it depends on what sort of capability your existing router possesses.
    I would probably try an AE, but I do not spend other people's money.
    Barry

  • Plusnet Technicolor Router Not Strong Enough - can Airport Express Boost Signal?

    Hello,
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  • Will an Airport Express help with the signal I am not receiving on my Smart TV?

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    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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  • AirPort Express "boosting" wifi range

    I am going to be using an AX to stream music from my office to the living room home stereo. I am not intending to use it as a wireless router because I already have a linksys I am happy with. So, without an ethernet cable plugged into the AX, will it "boost" the wifi signal at all? Or just put the streaming music to the stereo and have no effect on the wifi signal itself.

    While the Airport Express can be used to extend the range of some wireless networks using WDS, it requires a third party firmware for your Linksys router, and the antenna on the Airport Express really isn't that great.
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  • Will airport express allow me to have internet anywhere?

    I'm considering buying an airport express only if it will allow me to have internet anywhere I go.
    What exactly does airport express do and what does it require to do this?

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    If you want Internet access capabilities, you will need to connect it to a broadband modem.
    Or, if you are traveling and the hotel happens to have an Ethernet port, you can connect the Express to that port and set up a wireless network in your hotel room.
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