What is the difference between bridge mode and not bridgemode? What does bridge mode really do? What is the best sollution?

• Asked by Robin Alexander H
• Apr 24, 2010
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I currently have my AEBS connected to my ADSL router in Ethernet Bridge mode. However, is it possible to bridge them wirelessly?

Basically I would like to use the AEBS in my 'home office' upstairs however I only have the one telephone point for my ADSL router downstairs in my livingroom

• Asked by Chris S
• Mar 23, 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
• Sep 24, 2011
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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
• May 1, 2010
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How to set up Airport Extreme with TPG ADSL2+ (Australia)?

I had set up my wireless network with a Belkin router and a TPG ADSL2+ internet connection. Recently I bought an AirPort Extreme because it works better with Airplay. However, the connection between TPG and the AirPort Extreme is very unreliable. There are a lot of confusing settings, such as DHCH or PPPoE - TPG says to use PPPoE, but maybe online have said that TPG's PPPoE doesn't work with Macs and that I should use DHCH, on bridge mode.

It was working for a few weeks but once a week it would drop out and I'd reset the Dynalink RTA 1320 modem. However now it stopped working and I've tried a lot of different settings and it refuses to stay online for any more than 10 minutes.

This should not be that difficult - if anyone has it working with any ISP I am happy to change ISPs too. Too frustrated with TPG's non-existent customer service.

• Asked by Tony N from Sydney
• Jun 4, 2012
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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
• Nov 1, 2012
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Can I use Airport Extreme as an 802.11n wireless bridge to add a wired network entry point ?

I'm looking to connect devices in my theater setup that require a wired ethernet connection. I'm looking to use the AE as a bridge to the main wireless router.

• Asked by Thomas H from Gambrills
• Feb 15, 2010
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my set up, netgear wireless router connected to internet, macbook wireless to this airport express wireless for itunes can I improve on this?

Im not sure if this is the best set up and whether I would be better wirelessly connecting to the airport express and using this as a bridge to my netgear but would i then loose the itunes facility.

I do share my internet at the moment wirelessly with my son via the netgear.

• Asked by Steve H from New York
• Dec 4, 2009
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How much faster, with AP Extreme (late-2009), will the bridged wireless be, connecting from a wireless source from another router? Like to basement?

• Asked by Mark T from Greeley
• Mar 27, 2010
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Accessing a USB hard drive across a bridged/extended network using two airport extremes.

Here is my wifi network setup: One airport extreme (newest model) in the house connected to the internet by DSL modem. This airport is the one our network is set up on. Out in our detached office is a second airport extreme that connects wirelessly to the network and extends it as a roaming network. My iPod bounces back and forth between the two airports perfectly as I walk between home and office. Eventually (and soon) I plan to buy a MacBook to replace an aging PC desktop for work.

My question: While using the MacBook in the house accessing the internet through the home Airport, will I be able to access a USB hard drive connected to the Airport in the office?

Sorry this is so wordy, but I want to make sure i get this right at each step. Any help anyone can give would be greatly appreciated.

Paul.

• Asked by Paul B from Lexington
• May 20, 2011
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