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AirPort Express Base Station with 802.11n and AirTunes

Can I use the AirPort Express Base Station as a WiFi repeater to extend coverage in my home?

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    Yes...you can go into the settings for the AirPort Express and tell it how you want it to be used. You select 'Extend' and it's all setup. I just did it this weekend and it took all of 5 minutes from the time I opened the box.

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  • Yes. It can work as a repeater, or as just another node in the wireless network. This setting is very easy to set/change.

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  • Yes, and you do not need to have an Airport Express base station to use the 'Repeater' feature.

    It works perfectly with my D-Link.

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  • The AirPort Express can wirelessly extend the wireless network only if that wireless network is provided by another AirPort Express, an AirPort Extreme base station, or a Time Capsule.

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  • Yes. It can be done. Its an option in airport utility.

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  • TD from Barcelona:
    I got an AirPort Express two weeks ago and it works beautifully as an Extender for my network. I connected it by cable to a hub that I have on my second floor. I then set it up to act as an 'Extender' to my DLink wireless router that is in my basement. Works like a charm.

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  • IT DEPENDS, I was told by an Apple Genius. The Airport Extreme with AirTunes can be used as a repeater only with the signal from a Airport Extreme or Time Capsule. It does not work as a repeater from other conventional routers (said the expert).

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