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If I currently have FiOs wireless Internet in my home, what is the point/advantage of getting an AirPort (Extreme) Base?
- Asked by Kevin R from Woodbridge
- Dec 4, 2012
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what if I already have wireless internet?
If I have wireless internet already installed at home, should I connect the AirPort Extreme Base station to it, or should I use a different product?
- Asked by Primus P from Roma
- Jun 28, 2010
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Can I use the AirPort Extreme Base Station with my wireless modem/router from Verizon FIOS?
I have a wireless modem/router in the basement and wired ports on our second floor. I'd like to add the AirPort Extreme Base Station to add wireless upstairs and to add extra wired ports in my office. Is this possible? How easy is it to set up? What do I need to do? Thanks!
- Asked by Michael G from Needham
- Oct 26, 2009
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Is the AirPort Extreme Base Station compatible with Windstream?
I currently have Windstream as my internet carrier. I have a wireless box that is supposedly sending out wireless singles everywhere, but instead, my laptop is the only thing that can pick it up. If I buy this base station, would I just connect my current wireless network into it and be able to pick it up with my iPod and Wii?
- Asked by Kristi P from Conewango Valley
- Jul 5, 2010
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My current Wireless is a Netgear hub , and my internet arrives on a Telephone modem type plug, not Ethernet plug, can I still use this product
I want to get rid of my Netgear hub as I have issue with loosing my internet connection regularly and having to switch it off and back on, so I think it is the hub itself.
Will Airport Express Extreme base work for me as my internet is currently connected by a phone like jack and not eathernet?- Asked by Sergio S from Bournemouth
- Feb 4, 2010
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Can you manually adjust the MTU (maximum transmission unit) on the Airport Extreme?
I currently get broadband access in my home via Clearwire's 4G wireless internet service. I would like to utilize a wireless router to set-up a wifi network in my home, but the base station that I use to receive the Clear 4G signal has an MTU of 1400. I have found with previous routers that unless I manually set the router's MTU to 1400 the wifi signal is very spotty and subject to drops. I am wondering if Apple's Airport Extreme allows the user to manually set the MTU.
- Asked by Damon K from Chicago
- Mar 22, 2010
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Airport Extreme as wifi adapter
I have a Verizon Fios wireless network. I also have a airport extreme I am not currently using. Can I configure the AE to act as a WiFi adapter for my directv box? If so how? I set up the extreme as part of the network but I'm not able to connect an external device such as the directv and get a network connection even though I get a green light from the network connection.
- Asked by Brian M from Columbia
- Sep 15, 2012
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Does Airport Extreme work with Soundbridge 1001?
Soundbridge is an internet radio base that can access music libraries like itunes and play them through home music centre. Unfortunately radio libraries are not accessible with airport express base-station either wirelessly or by ethernet
- Asked by Richard R
- Jun 14, 2010
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wireless printing
Can I use an Airport Express to print wirelessly on a home network that has an Airport Extreme as the base station?
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I want to print via wireless to a printer that (because of distance/location) cannot be directly connected to my Airport Extreme.
- MacBook Pro used in various locations in the home.
- iMac in fixed location.
- Airport Extreme located near FIOS connection.
- Printer (Hewlett Packard LaserJet P2055dn) located in a completely different room.- Asked by Larry K from Germantown
- Apr 14, 2011
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Verizon Fios compatibility
Is the Airport Extreme Verizon Fios compatible? Can I plug it directly into the ethernet port of the wall or would I have to connect it to the existing Verizon Fios router. If it has to plug into the router, how would I go about setting up the wireless provided by the Airport Extreme?
- Asked by Daniel K from Buffalo
- Feb 22, 2011
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Can I purchase the Airport Extreme to increase my speed and replace my current router in an apartment building that already has wireless.........
I live in an apartment building that has wireless internet already. The speed is ridiculously slow so they put a router in my apartment. The speeds still are not good. Can I purchase the Airport Extreme Base Station to increase my speed and replace my current router? Thanks for your help!!
- Asked by Jocelyn B from Chicago
- Oct 30, 2010
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I have a verizon router currently with great signal. But I constantly lose internet connection wirelessly. Will the Airport fix the problem?
I'm not sure if i should ask verizon for a better internet connection or router? or should i get the Airport Extreme or Express to fix my faulty internet connection.
- Asked by Christopher M from Crownsville
- Jan 20, 2010
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Can I use an Airport Extreme to extend the range of an Airport Express base station?
I currently have a wireless network configured using an Airport Express as a base station, with 3 additional Airport Express units connected to extend the range of that base station and to stream iTunes music to each unit, each of which is connected to a powered speaker or hi-fi.
What I want to do now is add the more robust Airport Extreme as a another range extender for the Airport Express base station and place the new Airport Extreme in a central location in our home. We will not be using the Extreme for anything except 802.11n range extension (e.g, no music streaming), but I am expecting that with its additional power and range, it can provide wireless connectivity to iPhones, laptops and iPads that are used typically in this core area of the home. My Airport Express base station and the additional range extension units are located in adjacent home office, libraary and fitness center rooms all located on the same (ground level) floor. The base station is perhaps 50 feet away from where I will situate the new Airport Extreme range extender unit. It is nearly of sight with two intervening windows and a single 6" thick brick/concrete wall between the base station and where I will place the Airport Extreme. With this understanding of what I need to accomplish, will the Airport Extreme fill the requirement? Every question I have browsed talks about the opposite situation--extending the range of an Extreme using Airport Express routers. My primary use of these products is streaming music and secondarily we obtain widespread use of wireless connectivity for other needs.
Another option for an Airport Extreme is to locate one of these units in upstairs in a distant, remote area of the house. I have supplied this area with a CAT-5 cable that originates in my office using an ethernet switch, so a wireless router can be added to deliver service in that area. Will this work using the Extreme? Thanks!!- Asked by William J from Apo
- Nov 13, 2010
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Can the AirPort Extreme get a DHCP address from another wireless router?
I have a hybrid network consisting of Mac OS X, Windows XP, Windows 7, and TiVo Series 2. I have Verizon FIOS, which comes with a Dlink router which hands out IPs wirelessly by DHCP. My current internal IP range is 192.168.0.x. I want to set up a wired network in one room of the house, but need it to plug in to a router. The problem is, I can't get a wire run between the Dlink and the local router. So, I want to see if the AirPort Extreme can get an IP address within the 192.168.0.x range from the Dlink through DHCP, and have all the devices which are plugged into it receive IPs through DHCP (either from the Dlink or the AirPort Extreme -- don't care which one does it). Does this device support that?
- Asked by Adam B from Ellicott City
- Nov 1, 2009
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My mini's airport extreme does not work. Can I substitute the base station or do I have to cure the mini/airport problem first?
I currently use a wired network connect my Mini to the internet and to share the internet connection with my wife's PC. I use a wireless network to sync my Ipod Touch and BlackBerry Storm with the Mini. The Mini wifi, for unknown reasons, recently quit working so I can't sync my wireless devices via the Mini.
Questions: Using the AEBS does the internet connection with mini have to be wireless or could it be wired (since the mini's airport is not working) and everything else wireless? (modem-AEBS-Mini wireless devices) OR do I have to cure the Mini problem and then go wireless? (modem-AEBS Mini and wireless devices). (The hyphens represent wires, the spaces wireless.)
I am new at wifi networks so I may be going about this in exactly the wrong way.- Asked by Donald S from Spokane
- Dec 28, 2009
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I need 16 ethernet 1000 ports AND dualband wireless G/N. How to expand the AirPort Extreme Base Station to give 13 more ethernet for onlineLANparty?
We regularly host LAN parties, most of which are wired through a hub and are off-line. However, more and more games are requiring that each PC be connected to STEAM and/or LIVE so we are looking for a solution where we can have 16 wired computers running at the same time, PLUS we want to have the flexibility to connect to the same network via wireless G or N.
The AirPort Extreme Base Station appears to be the perfect choice for the wireless aspect, but it only has 3 ethernet 1000 ports. Most other options only have 4. Is there a way for us to expand the number of ethernet 1000 ports on the AirPort Extreme Base Station?
We will further use this to connect PCs on CAT5e cables throughout our home. We have a dedicated Windows XP PC hooked up to the TV for Netflix and music (work) stations in the kitchen and two bedrooms, so we want those to be wired into 4 of the 16 wired ports.
I would guess that I could just plug a hub into one of the ethernet ports, but I don't know if that would get all the HUBbed PCs onto the internet or not.- Asked by Ben B from Casper
- Feb 24, 2010
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Will AirPort Extreme take my dongle so I can use is wirelessly?
I have a dongle for my mobile internet, but as I have a MacBook Air it only has one USB port so it causes a few problems using the internet and trying the sync my iPhone. If I get the AirPort Extreme can I plug the dongle into that and then connect to the internet through that?
Any help would be great.
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- Sep 4, 2010
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I currently have the dome-shaped Airport Extreme base station in my home. I have had it for at least 5 years. Does it need to be updated?
- Asked by Bobbie L from Cincinnati
- Nov 27, 2009
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Does the Airport Extreme have any capability of sending wireless signal to a computer that is not capable of wireless?
I have a ZyXEL wireless base station on the middle ground of my house. It is currently powering my MacBook with wireless signal on the upper floor, as well as a Dell that does not have any wireless capability but yet the ZyXEL station came with a wireless USB plug-in so the computer has access to wireless signal. The only problem is, this wireless system really horrible. I get absolutely horrible signal on the Dell and ok signal on the MacBook and I want to switch to something better so I can get great signal strength, since I play online games. Is there any way this Airport Extreme or even Express can some how power my Dell computer down stairs without having something being plugged in, because the Dell is positioned where there are no cable jacks of any sort or even power plug ports.
- Asked by Craig Z from Brighton
- Dec 6, 2009
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