How to setup airport express as a wireless repeater

B Message was edited by: Rick Lyon2. There may be some old conflicting settings that interfere with new settings. Just hold in the reset button until the amber light begins to flash quickly.

However, I rebooted the cable model and then the AE and that worked. I then used the ethernet for the Express, set it up and it's now all working!!

I have full bars on the far side of my house. That was a big deal as I have the wifi iPad. Thanks for the assist! Glad you got things working. User profile for user: Michael Dickey2 Michael Dickey2. Oct 4, PM in response to prady16 In response to prady16 I'm about to do this in two rooms in order to have a place Airport Express to hook up network-ready BluRay players.

Is this the same process I want to go through for that application or is it one of the other configurations? Once all is done I will have my Extreme base station plus 3 Airport Express, all used to create a hardwire access point.

It potentially could as long as each band intersects with each other. If you move the Express too far from the Extreme, you will only be extending the 2. Yes, if you want the AirPort Express to act as wireless router and provide a wireless network. The best way is to create a wireless network with the same SSID and same security setting and password as the other Extreme..

Any device will connect to the AE with the best signal. Your email address will not be published. Next, disconnect from that router and connect to the secondary router you plan to use as an extender. Make sure the network name, security settings and password are set to the same settings on the secondary device as on the primary device.

Click "Update" when you are done. If you can't run an Ethernet cable between the routers, you can have them speak to each other via Wi-Fi. Plug in each of the devices where you want them and turn them on with the primary router connected to your internet modem.

Then, open AirPort Utility on your computer. The general rule is to keep the Wi-Fi network as simple as possible. You can accomplish this by using the minimum number of Wi-Fi base stations required to service the physical network area and by using Ethernet wherever possible. Extending the range of your Wi-Fi network by connecting Wi-Fi base stations together using Ethernet is always the best option, and will provide the best throughput.

Ethernet offers up to one gigabit rate, which is much faster than wireless for wireless, the maximum rate is Mbps on Ethernet is also resistant to radio frequency interference and is easier to troubleshoot. Additionally, as there is virtually no management overhead over Ethernet, more data will move from one point to another in the same space of time.

Consider that the farther away you are, or the more obstructions between your Wi-Fi client device and the Wi-Fi base station such as bathroom tile which the signal must attempt to pass through , the weaker the radio signal strength and the lower the throughput. Assuming that a single base station doesn't fulfill your requirements, you should understand the different methods you can employ to extend your Wi-Fi network range, and choose which of those methods is best for you.

These methods are explained below. At the bottom of this article are links to individual articles that explain the set up and configuration for each method. Wi-Fi base stations will provide an Internet connection with client computers wirelessly or through an Ethernet connection if the client computers are connected to the base station by Ethernet. For