Is the APE only as fast as the weakest link? I have 1 iBook that's 11G and 3 Macs that are 11N so will I only get the 11G speeds?

• Asked by Steve F from Troy
• Nov 11, 2009
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Can the Airport Extreme be an access point in a 11g network while maintaining and routing 11n traffic to the 11g router connected to the internet?

I have a linksys 54gl wireless router as the foundation of my current home network. I still have some devices that only support 11g but more and more support 11n. I want to stream video content to my bluray player (LG390) so I'm thinking I'd hardwire it to an 11n router (like the AE) with either a usb drive or NAS attached to it for all of the video content. I'd update the storage via the 11n wireless connection from my iMac but would also want my Mac to be able to get out to the internet on the 11g router. Would AE be able to act as a 11n access point for the 11n devices and router to the 11g network for internet access and access from the 11g devices?

• Asked by Marc J from Toronto
• Jan 4, 2010
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Can I add my existing D-Link DGS-2208 Switch one of the 3 lan ports?

Currently I have a D-Link DGL-4300 router with a D-Link DGS-2208 switch which connects 5 Windows/Linux machine to the network. I have several PC Laptops that connect wireless (801.11g only). I have recently added an iMac 27 i5 that now is running 801.11g. I want more wireless speed for the iMac (801.11n) BUT I want to retain my wired network! I am thinking I can replace the D-Link router with the AirPort Extreme Base Station and ONLY have to re-configure the iMac.

Is this reasonable?

• Asked by James G from Billerica
• Aug 4, 2010
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Will the Airport Extreme 802.11n service both 802.11g and 802.11n AIrport Expresses simultaneously? Will it be at the slower "g" speed"

My old Extreme is starting to falter (occasional reset required), and my new Tivo would benefit from a faster net connection, so a new AIrport Extreme would be nice. But, I still have devices that are not 802.11n (old MacBook...) that use the wireless network. So, if I am using my laptop ( 802.11g) will my Tivo (connected to an Airport Expresss, upgraded to 802.11n) be running at "g" levels?

• Asked by James A from North Mankato
• May 6, 2010
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Can I hook up AirPort Extreme to my existing 802.11g wireless cable router and get 802.11n performance or do I also need a new 802.11n router?

• Asked by Justin H from Mount Claremont
• Apr 30, 2010
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If I broadcast to both a 11N device on the 5 gHz band and to a 11G device on the 2.4 gHz band, will I be able to see a networked printer on both?

I currently use a 11G Linksys router used to serve a wired iMac, a wired HP printer, a wireless 12 inch Powerbook (which I believe is limited to 11G), and a wireless MacBook capable of 11N speeds. I understand the the Apple Extreme router will serve the MacBook at 11N speeds while also serving the Powerbook at 11G speed. Will I be able to see all devices on both the 11G and 11N sides of the router including being able to print from all devices to the wired HP printer?

• Asked by Thomas P from Omaha
• Nov 30, 2009
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Can I turn off 802.11n and just use 802.11g on Airport Extreme?

My wireless ISP uses unlicensed 5GHz radios to distribute internet connectivity throughout our neighborhood. They say 802.11n routers using 5GHz frequencies interfere with their unlicensed radios and do not want them used. Can I turn off the 802.11n radio in Airport Extreme and just use the 802.11g radio as to not introduce interference?

• Asked by Keith R from Leesburg
• Mar 19, 2010
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How can you connect APE connect to an Orange Livebox Mini wifi router to take advantage of the APE wider network or should you just use APE only?

I have Orange livebox mini, can I connect it to APE via ethernet and still have the performance capabilities of the APE fully, 2 band widths more connectivity (upto 50 claimed?) etc. and still have the same Wifi speed connection.
Or would I need to replace the Livebox completely with the APE to get the best results. If so how would I do this, bearing in mind I am a complete layman and as such would probably be stumbling in the dark trying to achieve this. Hope someone out there can help, thanks.

• Asked by Bev D
• Mar 13, 2013
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How fast has your LAN data transfer rate been with this device?

I currently have a D-Link Gigabit router and I my data transfer rate within my home network (not Wi-Fi) is pretty weak, unable to get past the 3mb/second rate using Cat6 cables. I'm thinking of getting this product both for WiFi and also local networking. I'm wondering what speeds have you seen with this device when transferring to and from other local computers or network storage.

• Asked by Elmer M from Irvine
• Dec 5, 2010
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Possible to use older Airport Express with new Airport Extreme?

I have an older 802.11a/b/g Airport Express connected to a D-Link router and a Comcast modem. I'd like to upgrade to an Airport Extreme for the faster 802.11n speeds and to get rid of the D-Link. Can I then connect the older Airport Express to my stereo system across the room and wirelessly stream music to it? I'm concerned it may not be backward compatible as it only uses 802.11a/b/g and the newer Airport Express is 802.11n - will that be a problem?

• Asked by Brandon T from Spokane
• Aug 14, 2010
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