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  • Can a Powerline Adaptor be used to extend a network with Airport Extreme/Time Capsule?

    My house is very large and the rooms do not adjoin (to get from one room to another there is outside wall/open air/outside wall). As such it is very hard to get a wifi signal throughout.

    I have tried a succession of Airport Extreme/Express etc. but to no avail. I finally found a location in the house where the Base station will reach all but one room on a floor. So have placed a Time Capsule at one end of the house that reaches all but one room upstairs and an Airport Extreme at the other end that reaches all but one room. Each Base unit covers the room above/below that the other is missing. However they cannot see each other so I cannot share my iTunes around the house. I tried an Airport Express in between but it was ridiculously slow.

    So I am thinking of using a Powerline Adapter as follows

    Internet/iTunes(iMac) -> Time Capsule -> Powerline Adapter (upstairs)

    then Powerline Adapter -> Airport Extreme (downstairs) to extend the network

    Would this work?

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  • Can I use this to extend a wireless network but continue to use closed network? Earlier versions were unable to.

    Using Time Capsule to create a wireless closed network (no broadcast SSID), using Airport Extreeme to extend wireless but also need to continue to keep a closed network.

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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.

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  • Can I use the Airport Extreme as a Repeater or an Network Extender?

    I work in a yard where my iPhone and HP laptop can see a wireless signal but I'm so far away I cannot connect to the signal to use it. Can I use the Airport Extreme like the Express as a repeater? I don't know if it matters but the internet signal does require a user name and password in order to be used. I'm assuming that since the extreme cost more it could potentially work with a greater range, or is it about the same?

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  • Time Capsule - Extreme Extender?

    Got a 1TB time machine connected to my old modem. Bought my first Mac 10 months ago and love it. Problem is we've just had an extension and my iphone won't pick up the wireless signal in the new part of the house. I've asked for an airport extreme for Xmas in the hope it will extend the network for my phone etc. Have I done the right thing?

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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.

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  • can the Airport express be used to extend an already existing Airport Extreme wireless network?

    I would like to be able to wirelessly expand the range of an Airport Extreme router, but without having to spend $79 more than the Airport express.

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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?

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  • Can the Airport express be used to extend an already existing wireless network?

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  • When using in a WDS setup with other AirPort Express(es) will the Guest network be extended?

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  • can this be used as a network extender?

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  • Would I be able to use the Airport Extreme to extend a wireless network already created with a Time Capsule and use it to play on gaming systems?

    I have a detached room from my house, and the Time Capsule is in a room with a lot of interference (microwave, cordless phone, and copper plumbing in the walls). Will an Airport Extreme pick up and strengthen the signal in my detached room enough that I can play my Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii on a wireless network?

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  • Will Airport Express work as a wireless network extender for a Linksys Cable Gateway modem?

    I already have a Linksys modem managing my wireless network at home. I have a couple Macs further away in the house and upstairs that occasionally lose signal. My hardwired iMac works great so I know it is not the network, but the signal. The Airport Express says it can be used as a wireless network extender for an Airport Extreme ran wireless network, but is there a chance it will work with my Linksys 802.11g wireless base station as well?

    I would rather buy Airport Express and the New Apple TV than have to replace my base station.

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  • Can the airport extreme base station be used to wirelessly extend an existing network as an airport express can with no wires involved?

    Basically my intent is to have an airport extreme to be used the exact same way as an airport express where you just plug it in and set it up to be an access point, no wires needed. Is it possible or is that only for the airport express

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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.

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  • will airport extreme extend the reach of another wireless router

    i have a DLink wireless router hooked up to my Imac in my home. My mac book pro picks up a weak signal from my office next door. So do I have this right? The Airport Extreme will receive that signal and then boost it to enable my laptop and I pod touch to get a now stronger signal, possibly even further away? And then I can plug a printer and harddriive into the Extreme to be used by those connected at either location??? And then I can pick up XM Satellite radio channel from my Dish Network TV in my home?? If so, wow!
    THanks

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  • How to extend the range of Airport extreme

    We are in a one floor office environment. At the two far ends of the office the WiFi signal is marginal. How can I extend the range of our Time Capsule - 2TB so that everyone can back into it and have reliable internet access? Is there some repeaters station set-up available?)

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  • Can Airport Extreme extend the range of a Time Capsule?

    I have a Time Capsule connected to my DSL modem. My WiFi is already extended with an Airport Express. I would like to add an Airport Extreme to extend to a different part of the house and also because i need 2 or 3 wired internet connections there. Will this work and is it necessary to turn off router functions in the Airport Extreme if the TC is already my router?

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  • Does Airport Extreme work with a Verizon Wireless Network Extender?

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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!!

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