Can I use the Airport Extreme as a Repeater or an Network Extender?

I work in a yard where my iPhone and HP laptop can see a wireless signal but I'm so far away I cannot connect to the signal to use it. Can I use the Airport Extreme like the Express as a repeater? I don't know if it matters but the internet signal does require a user name and password in order to be used. I'm assuming that since the extreme cost more it could potentially work with a greater range, or is it about the same?

• Asked by Michael A from Murrieta
• 03-Apr-2010
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can the airport extreme be setup as an extension of a current network? is it compaltiable with d link routers ? (ie...bridger or repeater)

Have a D Link extreme N gaming router, network already setup but want extend out to my home theater could I use this extend network? I see in the comments that says if i buy 2 of these it will work, but if it compatiable with my current network/router then even better

• Asked by Donny V from Pueblo
• 23-Mar-2010
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If i purchase an air port extreme for a base station, and an airport express in repeater mode; Can i still use the air tunes on the Airport Express?

I am looking to purchase an Airport Extreme as my base station. I would also like to get 2 Airport Express' to extend my network in repeater mode, and use Air Tunes on the expresses in the other rooms. So my question is, Does the Airtunes work when the Express' are in repeater mode?

• Asked by Bryan C from Vista
• 27-Feb-2010
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Extending Roaming Network, Airport Extreme with APPLE TV

I have a Time Capsule on the third floor of my house in the office. I use this as the DHCP router. Wireless coverage is good on the top and middle floor, however when I get to the bottom floor the signal is weaker, slower and prone to drop outs.

The bottom floor is where I have my older second iMac, a MacBook Pro, and my home theater which has Apple TV. They all can get a weak wireless signal from the Time Capsule, but like I said it is slow and unreliable. I want to create a roaming network by adding an Airport Extreme to the bottom floor. I have heard that a solid connection from Time Capsule to Airport Extreme with Cat6 or Cat5e ethernet cable is the much preferred and more reliable way to do this.

I would need to run the Cat6 cable on the outside of the house, approximately 120 feet down from the office. There is already a Coax cable that makes that same run to provide cable TV to my bottom floor home theater. I would plan to set the Extreme in bridge mode to act as another Wireless Access Point.
Questions:
1. Is exterior grade Cat6 cable available to make this outside run?
2. Will the transmission be affected if the Cat6 runs close to the Coax cable?
3. The Apple TV device will be in close proximity to where I plan to place the Airport Extreme, should they be connected via ethernet port or connected wirelessly?
4. Would I need to set the Time Capsule and the Airport Extreme to different channels?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

• Asked by David H from Vancouver
• 01-Nov-2012
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What is a repeater for Airport Extreme?

• Asked by J F from Fowler
• 02-Nov-2009
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How does the Airport Express range compare to an Airport Extreme? I want to extend my network.

• Asked by Malcolm D from San Rafael
• 04-Sep-2012
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Can a Airport extreme be used as a bridge of a bridge to extend the wifi network further?

I have one Airport Extreme that expands the wifi for an other airport extreme but it does not seem to cover all the area i need. Would the installation of another Airport Extreme will help me to covert that area?

• Asked by Ramon A from Madrid
• 02-May-2010
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How many WiFi extenders (AirPort Extreme in bridge mode) can I have in my WiFi network ? Would it work to have a network creator + 10 extenders ?

• Asked by Jozef M from Mundaring
• 24-Sep-2011
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will airport extreme extend the reach of another wireless router

i have a DLink wireless router hooked up to my Imac in my home. My mac book pro picks up a weak signal from my office next door. So do I have this right? The Airport Extreme will receive that signal and then boost it to enable my laptop and I pod touch to get a now stronger signal, possibly even further away? And then I can plug a printer and harddriive into the Extreme to be used by those connected at either location??? And then I can pick up XM Satellite radio channel from my Dish Network TV in my home?? If so, wow!
THanks

• Asked by John J from Gordonsville
• 08-Jan-2011
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how can i extend my airport extreme range

We have a large stone house, I have bought an airport extreme but the signal strength on my mac air and iphone have not improved from the old Belkin router I had. Can I get a booster?

• Asked by Mike S
• 25-Feb-2011
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