Can i use my airport express to both extend my network and connect a printer for wireless printing at the same time or do i need two airport expresses

I have an airport express hooked up to a printer in my office which is located a considerable distance from my base station and I have an IMac in my office as well. I was hoping that the airport express could be configured to extend my network as well as be used to connect the printer to the network. When I go to configure it it is more of an either one or the other proposition by asking me if I want to do one or the other during the set up. Do I need two airport expresses if I want to do both things?

• Asked by Kevin M from Ridgewood
• Jun 29, 2012
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Can I use a USB dongle to make a wireless network with the Airport Express base station?

The idea being to plug the dongle into the Airport base so that anyone with access to the wireless network can get online.

• Asked by Daniel S
• Jun 25, 2012
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No Internet network in our RV?

Can we set up a network in our RV, with a airport express and AppleTV? We will not have internet access at the campground, but want to use Airplay from our iOS devices. Is this possible without an Internet connection?

• Asked by Jason C from Hebron
• Mar 8, 2013
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Can I use the Airport Express Base Station to replace my existing Netgear router and still maintain the same network?

My cable company setup the network in my house with their equipment: a modem and a Netgear router. The router does not provide adequate signal strength even for a desktop PC situated a few feet in the same room. As a test, I plugged in my Airport Extreme Base Station to one of the free ports on the back of the Netgear router and the PC, as well as other wireless devices nearby, received a stronger signal. I want to replace the Netgear router with the Express without creating a new network. Is this possible?

• Asked by Anthony G from Edison
• Sep 23, 2012
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Technical network question: can I use the Express with my current Airport Extreme, as a repeater with printer connected?

I currently have an airport extreme, which is very good at getting range throughout my very long unit (about 30 meters.)

I have my TV, XBOX, PC down one end.. and my iMac is down the other end. I had the Extreme set up in the middle of the house. So it turns out, my xbox360 along with the NBA App wont give me HD unless its plugged in, even if the wireless Extreme unit is sitting 5 inches away from the XBOX360 (I tested this). Highlights work fine, but actual games - na.

So I though I would move the extreme in the room with the XBOX 360 etc in it..

Anyway, surprisingly, down the other end of the house, the iMac works on the internet fine! The iPhone 5 also works well.(checked with speediest and can confirm that the iphone lost less than 10% at the end of the house! impressive :-) ) BUT when I look at the iMac network connection, it says the transmit signal is only 27 down from around 217. The internet is fine, but youtube has taken a hit.

My dilemma then, is that I need the printer connected to a wireless device so everything including our laptops can print. I also would not mind extending the range back out for the iMac.

So I am considering the Express to put in the middle of the house.

Questions:

1) If I have my modem plugged into the extreme, I assume I can use the express as an extender?

2) Can I plug the printer into the Extender, or in this case, the little express which will be used as an extender?

I sort of dont want the printer near the TV due to room issues, and would like to bring back the super quickness of the internet to the iMac.. Im not so fussed about the internet for the iMac, as its only YouTube which has taken a hit, everything else works great, which is amazing at such a long range. (almost 100 feet)

• Asked by Dennis K from Mosman
• Nov 15, 2012
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Will AirPort Express Base Station work as a wifi network extension with BT Home Hub3?

• Asked by Paul N from Beckenham
• Jun 24, 2012
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Does the AirPort Express Base Station support "Wake on Demand" (Bonjour Sleep Proxy)?

Providing the wireless network is hosted by airport express, will I be able to wake my imac (2013) to access itunes library from my apple tv?

• Asked by Joachim F
• Apr 21, 2013
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When using the express as a WiFi extension from the Extreme base station. Can Ethernet port be used?

With a baby on the way I have searched for a video baby monitor that will work best with all my iOS devices. The iBaby video monitor seemed the best fit. It needs to be hardwired directly into a modem in order for it to broadcast the video signal over WiFi. To avoid running Ethernet into the room I would prefer to use the Express to extend the WiFi from my Airport Extreme base station. But will then need to use the Express Ethernet wired connection for the monitor. Is this possible?

• Asked by Aaron B from Surprise
• Oct 9, 2012
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Does the Airport express base station work as a internet router?

• Asked by Michael E from Nixa
• Jun 12, 2012
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Can I wirelessly connect new Airport Express to home network and connect to non wireless Mac 17 via cable?

• Asked by Daniel M from Melbourne
• Aug 25, 2012
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