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I have no service available in my area. Would the Airport provide this service for me?
I work in Long Island and the only service that they have available is Optimum. I am not signed up for this service, so I would not be able to go online wirelessly. I also lose that service once I get into the wooded area my job is located. I would like to know if the Airport Extreme can provide me with the wireless service?
- Asked by Fiona C from Jamaica
- Oct 27, 2009
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Is the "AirPort Extreme Base Station" a Modem+Router? Plus Would it work in Ireland with DSL connection?
My broadband provider is Vodafone Ireland.
- Asked by Zhu Chang L from Stamullen
- Apr 10, 2010
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Can I link 3 computers to share a hard drive as backup AND ditch my existing ISP-provider broadband router?
I'd like to link up three computers (all Mac of different age and spec) in a wireless manner so that (a) they all have access to the internet (b) I can transfer files between them (c) they share a central hard drive as backup (d) I can keep a couple of students living next door off my internet connection who occasionally try to access the internet via my broadband connection. If I could hardwire my old printer into this, that would be even better.
Can I do this with AirPort Extreme, and how could I configure this? At the moment, the wifi is set up so that each piece of equipment is linked to the router via Wifi or Ethernet cable, I wold prefer to replace the router and not to link AirPort Extreme via an Ethernet cable to the existing router. (and no, I don't understand most computer-related acronyms, sorry!)
ANY help wold be appreciated!
THANKS!- Asked by Walter W from Guildford
- Dec 11, 2010
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My broadband provider in the UK is AOL, is the Airport Extreme compatible with this carrier?
My current wireless router is a netgear dg834G which was supplied by AOL a couple of years ago.
If I was to replace this router with an airport extreme base station would this be compatible and do the job? End result I am looking for is a faster wireless connection.
Many thanks- Asked by Rob D
- Apr 1, 2010
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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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Will Airport Extreme provide enough range for remote areas? My iPhone works where we are going.
Moving to Missouri. Lake of the Ozarks. No cable available and internet service is spotty.
- Asked by Michele M from Costa Mesa
- Oct 8, 2009
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Airport Extreme + BT Broadband
hey guys, quick question.
i recently got a replacement BT Home Hub 3, and it has since botched my home share between itunes/ipad/iphone/atv - i know this isnt a fault of the computer as the homeshare works fine on another router, so the aim is to add an airport extreme into the mix! but heres the issue...
i live in the back end of nowhere with no more than a bad ADSL signal, so no BT Infinity modem for the WAN port. i dont wish to fork out for a 3rd party ADSL modem, so the question is, is it possible to hook up the HH3 to the AE as a modem? Does anybody know if this is possible? or have any experience with it? or know what settings i'd have to change and where, and on which hardware?
cheers folks- Asked by Craig T
- Jul 4, 2012
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Expanding a network from Sky Router wirelessly to Apple Extreme in seperate rooms?
Here is the problem that I face, I live in an apartment building and have our second bedroom as an office so this houses my printer, back up harddrive, media harddrive. Here lies the problem the I am a SKY broadband customer so by there terms and conditions must use there supplied router but the supplied router will not let me extend the network from the base station or even connect to it to bridge wirelessly.
When i have the extreme base station hard wired to it it has no problems so i can then turn off the broadcasting on the sky router and just have the base station. This is the problem as i only can have my router in one of two rooms and neither are the office. So need to connect it but without wires?
So what i am trying to do is to arrange a way so that i can access the internet, harddrives, printers etc through the base station but this means i have to have a way of getting it connected, things i have thought about are the Ethernet plugs to send the link or getting another router that can be extended to the Extreme base station, either 3rd party router or if the express base station would work.
Any thoughts or tips would help a lot?- Asked by Tom W
- May 28, 2010
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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 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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Does the Airport extreme provide any sort of usage reporting? Either per user or aggregate usage of the broadband port would be nice.
My current router provides a graph of traffic on the broadband interface. I know other N type routers on the market are capable of reporting per-user stats. Is the Airport Extreme as capable?
- Asked by Russell C from Petrie
- Feb 18, 2010
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Is this a router?
Can I use it, insted of my DLink Router, to provide wireless internet to my house?
- Asked by Martin T from Miami
- Nov 13, 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 a wireless USB modem be plugged into an airport extreme or express?
I have a NetComm router that allows me to plug my Telstra 3G wireless broadband modem into it to share my internet connection wirelessly throughout my home network. Can the Airport Extreme or Express do the same? I'm in the Military and live in barracks, so a hardwired internet connection isn't an option.
- Asked by Simon R from Williamtown
- Jul 9, 2012
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Is there anyway to add another wireless router to increase the range?
We moved our Airport Extreme to an area that limits my connectivity where I use wireless. Is there anyway to increase the range by maybe adding an airport express to the mix?
- Asked by Walton G from San Antonio
- Nov 21, 2009
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Can I connect my computer via ethernet to the extreme to get internet access without the router being connected via ethernet to the extreme also?
I want to use my extreme to provide an old G4 with internet access. My G4 is upstairs and my router downstairs. Can I connect the extreme via ethernet to the G4 and get access to the internet via wireless? Or does the extreme need an ethernet connection to the router? I do have an extended phone socket nearby, can I connect directly into this and still keep the router downstairs? Thanks
- Asked by Daniel G
- May 21, 2011
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Can I connect 2 Airport Extremes and a Time Capsule to cover three areas of our home?
We currently have one Airport Extreme working flawlessly in the lower level of our home. Service is inconsistent in some areas of the home. I have purchased a second Airport Extreme for the main floor and want to use the 1TB Time Capsule to back up the iTunes Music and Photos and use it as an additional access point. Because of the design our our home, we need additional wireless support for our i Phones and as soon as the iPads become available in Canada.
Can you describe how to set them up and avoid potential conflicts?
Any suggestions would be much appreciated!- Asked by Daniel M S from Midhurst
- Apr 20, 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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I'm Irish and have an Eircom router, do I just ethernet the two up? Or Put my DSL directly into the AirPort Extreme Base Station?
1mbs Broadband - Will it get faster?
Router Name: Netopia
Model: 2247-02
Can I use my external HDD backup wirelessly like time machine? I'm sick of putting my USB in my MacBook 2,1 White Enclosure.- Asked by Bridie B
- Sep 30, 2009
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