Questions & Answers for AirPort Express Base Station
413 Questions from the Community
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Which station has better network coverage (range)? The latest AirPort Extreme (June 2011; A1408) or the latest AirPort Express (June 2012; A1392)?
- Asked by Ian C from Jersey City
- Dec 14, 2012
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Is an airport express a router or just a wireless access point?
- Asked by Michael P from Norwalk
- Dec 10, 2012
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Can I use this to connect mac mini to wireless n router ?
I have a mac mini which has a airport g compatible card, can I use the base station to send data wirelessly as n compatible to my broad band router to achieve 80mbs rather than 20 mbs I'm getting ? Thanks
- Asked by Stuart F
- Dec 13, 2012
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USB 3.0?
With the new Macs sporting USB 3.0, does the new base station have it, or is it just 2.0?
- Asked by Tim J from Manassas
- Jun 11, 2012
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Best Answerit is 2.0 but 3.0 would be wasted on a wireless connection because of the slow speed of 802.11n
- Answered by Lawrence B from Flower Mound
- Jun 17, 2012
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Will it play music from my itunes to my bose wave system wirelessly?
- Asked by Kathy W from Phillips
- Nov 23, 2012
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How do I connect the airport to a Verizon air card
- Asked by Don U from Chestertown
- Nov 28, 2012
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Can the new AirPort Express extend an existing network with an ethernet cable from AirPort Extreme to Express's WAN port?
Can the new (June 11 2012) AirPort Express Base Station extend an existing network by connecting an ethernet cable from an AirPort Extreme to the Express's WAN port, thereby making the Express both a wireless access point and also an ethernet port via its LAN part?
- Asked by Bruce V from Santa Cruz
- Jun 11, 2012
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Best AnswerYes, you just have to turn off the DHCP server (I think it's called "Off, bridge mode" - BTW, that's complete networking nonsense). I have it like that with the original Express and it works like a charm :) And if you have static IPs (if you don't know what that means - you don't) you have to set them up on the Extreme.
- Answered by Tomas P
- Jun 13, 2012
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Does the LAN port allow me to extend my Time Capsule's network wirelessly?
- Asked by Derek M from Costa Mesa
- Jun 11, 2012
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AnswerYes, you can extend the network wirelessly and then use the Lan port to connect one non wifi device, and one usb device
- Answered by Dennis H from Kennesaw
- Jun 12, 2012
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Setup 2010 airport express - how to
I have a new modem router combination and now find that my 2010 Airport express does not connect ....how to I set it up again?
- Asked by Hugh M from Bardon
- Dec 8, 2012
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Will it work with the TiVo wireless adapter?
- Asked by Larry T from Charlotte
- Nov 23, 2012
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What are the dimensions of the new AirPort Express Base Station?
- Asked by Matthew W from Easton
- Jun 11, 2012
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Best AnswerIt's the same size as the Apple TV. The tech specs page will give you the exact size to be sure.
- Answered by Rob E
- Jun 19, 2012
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Will Airport Express Base station substitute for my removed Airport card?
If I buy the Airport Express Base station will it replace the airport card which was removed from my Imac as it was causing problem and let me use the Wifi. At the moment I am using a wired connection to me modem.
I am running OS 10.6.
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac4,1
Processor Name: Intel Core Duo
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 2 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Boot ROM Version: IM41.0055.B08
SMC Version (system): 1.1f5
Serial Number (system): CK62106MU2S
Hardware UUID: 00000000-0000-1000-8000-0016CB861618- Asked by Paul R
- Jun 12, 2012
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Best AnswerWell if you connect it say using the Ethernet cable directly then yes, you mac will assign an address, you can expect the modem and apex to work together. Actually it should perform better than regular apex card
- Answered by Keneth W
- Jun 20, 2012
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How does one connect a coaxial cable to Airport considering there are only ethernet ports and USB?
Does this come with an adapter for the coaxial cable? Or does one need a router to use Airport Express?
- Asked by Thomas B from San Francisco
- Nov 27, 2012
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Can you use the Airport Express system to link to play music straight through from the Iphone to a normal hifi that only has a standard audio input?
I have a speaker system that only has an audio stereo cable input (left right stereo cable) and want to be able to play music through the wifi to this speaker set. Is this possible?
The base system doesn't seem to have the required outputs to make this happen.
Thanks- Asked by Martin G
- Sep 5, 2012
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Best AnswerYes, you can. The AirPort Express Base Station has a 2.5mm headphone audio-out port. By purchasing a 3rd-party 2.5mm "headphone-to-RCA" cable, it will be able to plug into your speaker system.
- Answered by Jeffrey Y from Westmont
- Sep 13, 2012
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Will it work without connecting it to my modem with a cable will it run wireless to my wireless router
Wireless connection
- Asked by Steven C
- Oct 21, 2012
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Will AirPlay stream audio from video? As in playing a movie on a computer and have the audio still in sync?
- Asked by Leo D from Brooklyn
- Jun 11, 2012
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Best AnswerYes but there is a delay with the sound. It's just as you are using AirPlay with just audio output rather than both av.
- Answered by Felix G from Rooty Hill
- Jun 13, 2012
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Existing wifi network - connection to speakers and sky boy
I have a wifi network in my house, powered by a wireless router next to my telephone socket.
In a totally different room, I have some ipod speakers and a sky box next to each other. The existing wifi signal is strong here.
What I want to do is:
1) Play music from iPhone iTunes over wifi to the existing speakers and
2) Connect my sky box to the internet via its Ethernet port.
Can I do this using a AirPort Express Base Station?- Asked by William J
- Jun 23, 2012
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Best AnswerYes that will work for you.
Just make sure to run the setup utility when you get the Airport Express so that it joins the existing network (more reliable to just join it than try and join and extend the network) and to enable the AirPlay function.- Answered by Ian D
- Jun 30, 2012
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does it connect to cable internet
- Asked by Sheila C from Jamestown
- Nov 24, 2012
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Can I extend the range of a Belkin-based wifi network?
Where I live we have a wifi network with a Belkin modem. The signal is very weak in my area. Could a new Airport be used to extend the range? I have an older Airport Express and Airport, but when I have tried to use them to accomplish this, it seems they are not compatible with non-Apple modems. Is the new Airport Express different in this regard?
- Asked by Vicki P
- Jun 16, 2012
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Best AnswerYes, I can say from experience that it will.
- Answered by Taylor R from Leesburg
- Jul 3, 2012
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