Questions & Answers for AirPort Express Base Station
412 Questions from the Community
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Do I need a fast internet connection if I plan to use AirPort Express only to stream music from my iOS device to AirPort Express-connected speakers?
What I'm trying to set up is this: I have a primary router in one room, and then I'll have AirPort Express in another room. The AirPort Express will have speakers attached to it. I also plan to move AirPort Express around the house for the times I want to take music to another room. My iOS devices and my AirPort Express will always be in the same room.
My concern is: if I stream music from my iOS device to my AirPort Express speakers, will the music have to be streamed first to my primary router in the other room before being relayed back to AirPort Express? Or will my iOS device have a direct connection? The reason I'm wondering this is that I've noticed that with iTunes wifi sync, I'm actually required to be online, even if my Mac and iOS device are in the same room. I believe that's the same for the iOS remote app as well. So it seems that I have to go through the cloud first anytime my iOS and Mac communicate wirelessly with each other. My concern now is, is that going to be required for streaming music to the AirPort Express that is just a few feet away from me? Because I hope not. I have thick walls in my house and my AirPort Express will probably at times be far from the main router. Additionally, I only have a 1 mbps connection (there are no faster connections in my area). So if I have to go through the cloud first before being able to stream music, there could be significant skipping.- Asked by Wes N from Rosemead
- Jul 27, 2012
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No because AirPlay does not use your Internet connection, it's all connected through the airport express.
- Answered by Andrew S from Orlando
- Jul 29, 2012
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Does this have 802.11ac?
I know it doesn't say this in the specs, but does it have the chip and just needs a new firmware update to work?
- Asked by Duncan B from Calgary
- Jun 11, 2012
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can express base station connect to hotel ethernet wire cable to create wi-fi for my other apple product
- Asked by Prudencio B from Loma Linda
- Jun 26, 2012
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I am sitting in my hotel room in São Paulo, Brazil as I write this, using the Express Base Station to share my ethernet connection with my MacBook Pro, iPhone and iPad. A colleague two floors above knew I had checked in to the hotel because he saw my network on his wireless list (secured, of course).
I had previously used the original Airport Express to do the same and thought the new one would be too big to travel with (additional power cable and all), but that has not been the case and this is its 3rd trip to Brazil.- Answered by Steven P from Salt Lake City
- Jul 23, 2012
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Does the new Airport Express finally implement QoS for good performance with VoIP? This has been a badly needed feature.
- Asked by Scott J from San Jose
- Jun 12, 2012
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No.
Go buy an older cisco a4200 and install DR-WRT on it :( I wish i had known this a week ago before buying my Airport Extreme and Airport Express- Answered by David S from Oakville
- Jul 10, 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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Yes 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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I using a airport express base station to extend from airport extreme. can i use a second airport express to extend from first airport express?
- Asked by Lo N from Sandakan
- Jul 17, 2012
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Yes, you can ! I did this to resolve an issue over the Wi-Fi for the hole house and it works fine in every room! Just follow the setup instructions to make the First Airport Express to be a "bridge" to the Second Airport express. But keep in mind that each bridge you make will loose some speed.
- Answered by Neilor N from Randolph
- Aug 20, 2012
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does it connect to cable internet
- Asked by Sheila C from Jamestown
- Nov 24, 2012
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What is the coverage range?
What is the coverage area?
- Asked by Rigel T from Methuen
- Jul 17, 2012
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It depends on the setup of your house (walls, etc.). I've teste the airport express at 150 feet and still received full signal
- Answered by Andrew S from Orlando
- Jul 29, 2012
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Will the Airport Express Base Station work with AT&T DSL?
- Asked by Allison W from Brackettville
- Nov 23, 2012
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Is the AirPort Express wall mountable, either on its own or via an optional bracket?
- Asked by Jon W
- Nov 19, 2012
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Is the current AirPort Express compatible with the Mac OS X Mountain Lion?
- Asked by Austin T from Sapulpa
- Aug 23, 2012
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Of corse. All Apple-branded AirPort products are compatible with the latest version of OS X. Ensure that you have the latest version of AirPort Utility.
- Answered by Thomas J from Southport
- Nov 18, 2012
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Does it expand a wireless signal/range, other than Airport, time capsule or airport express?
I use a Q1000 modem for CenturyLink and was wondering if it can expand the wireless range on this model.
- Asked by Chris P from Herriman
- Jun 14, 2012
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I don't know about Q1000 but I have an ASUS Wireless Router RT-N56U (dual band) and the Airport Express will ever so often drop the wireless connection to the ASUS AP. I have to power off the Airport when that happens to recover...
I figured Apple designed it to work flawlessly with only their Airports.- Answered by Ronald Y
- Jun 20, 2012
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Can you put a normal 2.0 usb into the 3.0 if not is there any adapters so that i can run my 2.0 usb
- Asked by Nick H from Cooktown
- Oct 20, 2012
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Yes. It is backwards compatible with USB 3.0 and 2.0
- Answered by Marc B from Woodland Hills
- Oct 23, 2012
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Does the updated airport express extend existing wifi as the previous models do ?
- Asked by Earnest R H from Yakima
- Jun 11, 2012
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Yes, it will extend the network of an airport extreme.
- Answered by Sean D from Tempe
- Jun 13, 2012
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Does the new Airport Express MC414LL/A provide POE?
- Asked by Joel S from Quincy
- Sep 29, 2012
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Is this device capable of sharing a typical hotel WiFi connection?
Problem: Some hotels have expensive WiFi only internet access that is tied to a single device. I'd like to share this connection amongst my devices (MacBook, iPhone, iPad, etc). Some hotels only offer fee-based WiFi and are bound to a single device. Can this device extend a WiFi only network like those found in some hotels?
- Asked by Michael S from Newport News
- Jun 14, 2012
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Usually not - as the hotels want each device to be connected/authorized. Instead, I connect my MAC via WIFI to the hotel, then share the wifi connection over the MAC's ethernet port, that is then connected to the Airport Express, which is configured to create its own network. This way all my other devices use the Airport Express and they all share the MAC's wifi connection.
- Answered by Joseph V from Clifton
- Jun 19, 2012
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I use a first generation in hotels to create a reliable - relatively secure hotspot. Will the new version do the same thing?
I would really like to use the dual mode capability. 2.4GHz for laptop and 5 GHz for ipad.
- Asked by Harold S from Springfield
- Nov 14, 2012
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Can I use this to extend the range a WiFi network from a non apple router?
- Asked by Anthony C from Fitzroy North
- Jun 11, 2012
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Yes, Wifi is not proprietary, it's a universal standard.
- Answered by Bobak F
- Jun 18, 2012
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Yes it supports IPv6. In its tech specs apple states that the Airport Express is compatible with "NAT, DHCP, PPPoE, VPN Passthrough (IPSec, PPTP, and L2TP), DNS Proxy, SNMP, IPv6 (6to4 and manual tunnels)."
- Answered by Dean S from Encino
- Jun 21, 2012
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