Can I have an Airport Express and Airport Extreme running at the same time?

I currently have an Airport Express with an iMac, MacBook and Apple TV running off it (this also allows Air Tunes). Next to my iMac are six external hard drives which ideally I would like away from my iMac - preferably in a cupboard somewhere else in the house. I wondered whether I could simply move the external hard drives away and connect them using a USB hub to an Airport Extreme and therefore connect to them wirelessly from both computers without it affecting the set up I already have with the Airport Express.

• Asked by Patrick G from London
• Jun 19, 2010
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I just bought a MBP. If I get an Airport Extreme, how do I get my PC's (wirelessly connected) to connect to the Aiport Extreme?

I just bought a Macbook Pro about a week ago. My Netgear router wont connect to it, and I bought a Linksys router which I'm having trouble with also (might ask my uncle for help).. Anyway, if I bought a Airport Extreme, how would I get it to connect on 3 PC's? (1 laptop, and 2 desktops with adapters)

• Asked by Nicholas M from Hicksville
• Nov 14, 2009
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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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Can I use Airport Extreme with foreign ISP?

My husband is living in China, and has wired internet. I would like to set him up with wireless...would also mean we can both be on line when I visit, less friction than trying to share a wired connection. Will Airport Extreme work in China?

• Asked by Jeanne D from Renton
• Mar 13, 2011
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Can I use a broadband aircard with Airport Extreme?

I have a Sprint broadband aircard for my wireless internet service; I'm trying to find out if i can set up an Airport network at home for printing & still connect to the internet. I have just purchased a macbook pro, and I don't have DSL or a wired internet connection as an option. Thanks!

• Asked by Jeramiah F
• Nov 28, 2009
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My wife uses an IBM Laptop to work from home and I need a wireless router that supports VPN. Does Airport Extreme support VPN?

• Asked by Tom L from Barnegat
• Dec 12, 2009
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Airport Extreme & iPhoto (Network Drive)

If I connect my USB drive to the AEB, can I then put my iPhoto library there and transparently have that as the default drive for my hard-wired iMac, and my girlfriend's Wifi Macbook and iPad ?

How ?

• Asked by Joseph D from Irvine
• Apr 24, 2010
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Airport Extreme / Time Capsule Range

I want to access email and the internet in my studio which is 170 feet away at the end of my garden. When I tried connecting my macbook pro it does not access my present router which is within line of site through a window overlooking the garden. Is an Airport Extreme or Time Capsule likely to connect? If not what other solutions are likely to work?

All thoughts appreciated.

• Asked by Michael W
• Jan 13, 2011
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will airport extreme work with a fairpoint router?

My current ISP is Fairpoint (NH) with a high speed fiber optic connection. They provide an Actiontec wireless router. Unfortunately, the router does not support Mac wireless. I would like to add an Airport Extreme Base Station to an ethernet output on the Actiontec router. Will this give me fully Mac compatible wireless service? I also wonder which network name and password to use. A few months ago I tried to connect the AEBS to the Actiontec router, but the amber light never stopped blinking. At that point I gave up. I'm ready to try again.

• Asked by Robert P from Atkinson
• Apr 20, 2012
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Can I have my WD My Book Studio external hard drive firewired to my iMac and also hooked up to airport extreme via USB?

I have a WD My Book Studio that is capable of both firewire and USB connections. With the apple airport extreme, can I have the external hard drive firwired to the iMac (so I always have a reliable connection), and also have it connected to the airport extreme via USB? (so it can be accessed by other computers on the network?)

• Asked by Terry K from Big Lake
• Feb 12, 2010
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