Apple AirPort Router Wireless Range Extending
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- Now that we have the AirPort Extreme router setup and working, let's extend the network wirelessly and make a larger more robust network! This could be done with any of Apple's routers, including the Time Machines.
Thank you for posting this! It's still helping people after nearly eight years. I installed a new backup home generator and I wanted to use the generators iPhone app to monitor and control it remotely. But my WiFi signal didn't quite make it outside the house to where the generator is installed. Fortunately I never throw old electronics out. I still had an older model Airport Extreme sitting around. I wondered if I could use it as a wireless WiFi extender. All the instruction that I came across online seemed to expect that I'd be running an ethernet cable between my primary router and the one I wanted to use as an extender. That would not be a practical solution. Fortunately a search on RUclips led me to your channel. Fantastic! It works just perfectly for my purpose. The only problem I had at the start was is that my AirPort utility would not see the second AirPort Extreme. So I did a factory reset and then everything worked just as you described.
I have a non-Airport router and was gifted an Airport. Is there a way I can use it as a wifi extender without a first airport?
Howdy from Oct 2020. Just snagged a pair of these for $50 from OfferUp. Excellent video on extending a wireless network wirelessly.
Got a refurbished Apple Airport Extreme and followed the video directions on my iPhone. Worked without a hitch. Thanks.
THIS WAS EXCELLENT...Thank You! I have been messing around trying to figure out how to do this via the Airport Utility on my iMac for a couple of hours. The result was that one or the other would work but not both at the same time. In between losing my Internet connection and having it, I had your RUclips post displaying in the background so I dragged the link to my desktop before restarting the computer - again. By now I had already disconnected and unplugged the 2nd Extreme to end the torture but while doing so, clicked on the link I'd captured and started watching your post. The phone was what caught my attention... maybe that would work better - I had that app on my phone too! Plugged the 2nd Extreme back into the wall and followed the post using the phone to configure them. It was like "whaaat" this is working!
Everything went together just like in your video. It even displayed a red dot" after the configuration and I tapped on it to see what else it could be. It was a notification that there was a firmware update for the 2nd Extreme. After the phone downloaded the update it proceeded to update the router through the app and everything worked flawlessly. In five minutes I had both routers talking to each other, seamlessly
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So, 125 minutes: 120 minutes of pure frustration, 4 minutes of hope and optimism, 1 minute of "I can't believe this worked after everything else, and that = DONE!
Thank You! Thumbs Up!
Very good! Just got my 2nd Extreme and followed your instructions. Easiest network task I've ever done. I think I need to get another while they're still available. Thank you.
I'm not quite ready to bite the bullet and buy new, meshy-type products to extend my network some; so, I bought a couple of used AirPort Extremes. I will return my cable company's router (I've had shortly) and go back to just their modem and revert to the Apple system I had... just will have two more now to the two I have plus I still use my AirPort Express to a music receiver. My routers will be ethernet or hard-wired connected; I have the cabling so I might as well use it. Thanks for showing me that you make no big deal out of resetting a router. I will do the same when my two used ones show up; these two, 6th generations (model A1521 with AC) are newer than my other two -- the one is the Time Capsule, 5th generation version (model A1408) with the spinning hard drive and the other is the short version, 4th generation (A1354). These older ones seems to be just fine for what we do here; I have never had to do anything with them for the longest time.
Brilliant! I have decades of experience with these routers and I didn't know this.
Hey, watched your video and setup my extra Airport sitting in the closet as an extender of the 5G from my Apple airport downstairs. Your a lifesaver!
Perfect!
Ok, here's how to make it a home run. Stand next to your main router/extreme and use your iphone to determine internet speed using wifi. Then go to your second r/e and repeat the speed test. go to the furthest point in your house and do another speed test. let us know your results. thanks.
thank you for this video. I have the time capsule, with a flashing Amber Light and it is not backing up. Any clue? Dead Drive? I see notes about over Heating. thanks
I didn't get it at first because I didn't put it in factory setup. Then it was very easy to adjust. Great help thanks a lot
Using airport extremes will give you a full 802.11ac deployment, airport expresses only do 802.11n.
I've been doing this for 6 years with an Airport Extreme and two Airport Expresses. It's really an under sold feature of the Apple wifi line. Too bad it's being discontinued. The Airport Extreme rates as one of the best routers for both range and speed. I'd still suggest picking up a refurbished extreme for $120 and a couple refurbished expresses $50/each and build a solid 802.11n mesh network. or do two extremes if you want that full 802.11ac network.
+Courtland Kerstetter agreed! I truly wish they would release a new Extreme and Express, both at AC
Great! Thanks for the info. I got an airport extreme but the box says 2013. How do I find the generation and then the specs for it? I hope it's not the bare minimum AC chip set from 2013 still.
This is hilarious, 5 years later and with my serious lack of knowledge I’ve networked my entire 1,176sqm block of land (including 5 bedroom house and huge shed) with 3 Airport Extremes hardwired to each other and my NBN. I did have them piggy backing off each other wirelessly and got wireless everywhere when the experts said it couldn’t be done but hardwired them for consistency of connection between house and shed in bad weather.
The only issue I have is the security protocols are out of date so when I’m financial I’ll have to get a decent router/modem thing to sit between the NBN box and the first AirPort Extreme. I also really wish Apple still did these things, they’re fantastic and specially for those of us willing to admit we’ve no idea and need our hands held. 😂
I bought a home that has 2 airport extreme routers. Can they be connected to my Motorola MG8702 Modem/Router combo to extend my network? Thanks
@@dhpuls Good afternoon I hope this message finds you well.
You cannot connect the Motorola router wirelessly to the airport extreme.
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You can connect one of the airport extremes to the router and then set the second extreme wirelessly through the AirPort Utility app.
"Newest" one /ac/ is base station and older /n/ just spread wifi to the floor I can't bring cable. Thank you for awesome video!
this was super clear. set it up in exactly 7 minutes!!!
Is there a way to do it without Ethernet, taking a pre existing wifi signal and broadcasting it with different settings
I've followed the steps and setup my extreme as an extender to my time capsule. On my airport utility it has a green light. However, it does not come up in my wifi list for me to connect to it. Am I doing something wrong? Or does it just extend the same network and password?
Hello, how can a follow the process when I want to use AirPort Time Capsule as extender but my main router is NOT an Apple router? Thank you.
yes I would like to know the same thing
Thank you, old Airport Extreme made WiFi work in spots that didn't before.
Fantastic...glad to help
Just used it today worked 100%
Very good video. I want to know if the set up to extend using a cable is the same as you show in this video and I also want to know if the network works with the same password and with no need of choosing a different network while you move in your house.
This is awesome! Thanks! I never knew you could set these up from an iPhone and even though the airport utliity won't set up the older Airport Express, the phone's app did easily! thanks!
At 4.09: Between the internet and the airport it is a solid line. What does the dashed line mean between the two airports? Thx in advance.
The solid line means that there is a cable connection between the two. The dashed line means that the connection is through WiFi. Would you have an UTP cable between the two Airports the line would become solid as well.
Hope that helps
I phone 13 when I go to wifi and multiple wifi's load there is no box stating to add a airport extreme---I currently have a fios router with a ethernet cable going to a airport extreme but want to extend the 1 gb wifi service -big house---
Very very useful!!! You solved my life with this video! Easy and clear!
its so easy on apple devices, I am trynna figure out how to extend my wifi in windows..
Thank you so much! I'd been puzzling over how to do this...solved!
What happens if you change your WiFi password and the extension disconnects? How do you reconnect it to the network as it was before?
did you know when its WIRED and we extend, the Airport Extreme Network dies and network clogging occurs
Does anyone else in the same boat?
Secondly - bare internet provider router direct connection or wifi gives 400-500 Mbps but when connected via Airport extreme, I see 90 Mbps.
Exactly what I was looking for! There's not enough information out there about how to extend your 802.11ac network using another AirPort Extreme. The guy at Best Buy told me it was not possible, and sold me an AirPort Express. Imagine my dismay when I set it up and it won't extend 802.11ac (just b,g,a, and n). Kudos to this video and a download of iStumbler to help figure out why my wifi upstairs was so crappy! I'm actually using a Time Capsule, but I would imagine it would work the same as an AirPort Extreme? Liked and subbed.
+Phillip & Kristi Cockrell awesome, thanks for subscribing!!
Hi GeekSmart - Thanks for this video, but- can i do the same proccess with 3 units but i want to extand them as well as with network cable so the wifi maybe will be more solid..?
Good video. I watched just to make sure I set up the new AirPort Extreme correctly. I have the newest model upstairs and the older non 5ghz AC model as a repeater downstairs. The 5ghz just isn’t penetrating the lower floors and I’m trying to free up how many items are on the 2.4ghz band.
after connecting my extender to the main network, the wifi settings are not displaying the extender's name in the available networks. i have an airport extreme connected to the network and it is extended with an airport express. should i connect to the airport express or the airport extreme? if i will have to connect to the express, it is not seen on the available wifi networks. please help. thanks
Worked very well. Was able to set it up easy. Between Apple airport devices and arris modem 6900
+enka3 fantastic!
can you do the same thing with a different router, let's say from asus? asus primary and apple extender?
Hello. I just switched over to an orbi mesh system after using time capsule for years as a router . How do I reset the time capsule to use as only a time machine back up for my macs and not as a router ? Thanks v much
Nice video. Thanks. What’s the difference if I wanted to use a smaller Express than another Extreme?
Can you extend another router than an Extreme router ?
Can I use a ASUS router as my main router and then use my apple router as a repeater do you know if this would work.
without this info, this video is worthless for non-apple base router. this should be made clear!
I dont think it will work. I tried
So, Can I ethernet just one Apple airport extreme from to main cable modem at my pc into my bedroom at the back of the house or even out the window from my bedroom into the back yard to extend my range to my back yard? I have an old Apple Airport extreme and found out tonight that my wifi does not reach to my back yard. I would just put the Apple Wifi extreme back inside my window when I was done so it does not get screwed up from the elements.
I wish all setups were done thru the Apple Utility App, not thru iOS settings.
This dude is so hyped about his wifi he's literally out of breath! lol... just imagine when he finds out mesh wifi!!! haha
Can you extend a network wirelessly using a AirPort Time Capsule 802.11ac if the main Router is not Apple?
The options that AirPort Utility give me in this scenario are:
1) Create a New Network 2) Add ro an Existing Network 3) Replace an Existing,Network 4) Restore Previous Settings
If this is possible, can you make a video of it?
Im looking for this answer too
Easy and well explained, great video, greetings from Mexico 🇲🇽.
I have 2 of these devices 1 is hardwired to my main network. The second is currently connected wirelessly to the 1st exactly like the video. However the speeds are very poor off of the 2nd one, i have a lan connection available next to the 2nd unit. My question is: Can i have both of these units connected via Lan connection? Doesn't seem to want to work for me.
Btw, thank you for the info. I just purchased an airport extreme, hoping to link it with my 2tb time capsule!!
Thanks for the video!!!
Nick Hahn Does the Time Capsule work well as a Time Machine?
@@WarriorsPhoto yes for sure , i have the one with 3TB and 5 mac's are backing up there daily!! i hope Apple will create a new line of routers !!
@@raffiolly Nice 👍. I often wonder why they got out of that business as well? (:
I want to wirelessly extend my network to the guesthouse. So I am trying to connect an Apple airport extreme time capsule 802.11n WIRELESSLY to a NetGear R6300 AC1750 Dual band router supplied by Cox Cable (ISP). The Apple Airport Utility software doesn't recognize the NetGear router as wired router connected to my fiber optic internet modem. So, it keeps trying to make the time capsule as the primary router. I know it would be easier to simply buy an Airport Extreme 802.11ac and connect as shown in the video, but they are pricey. I tried to configure the Time Capsule MAC address using the NetGear genie software, but I an not an IT professional, so it's pretty greek. Any advice?
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Wish somebody responded to this question.
Thank you for the video. I have a time capsule and airport express. The airport is hard wired to the modem while express is set up as to extender through the wifi. I tried a couple of times to hardwire the time capsule with the airport express but without success. Do you by any chance have a video that describes this network setup? Many thanks
Great explanation! On my way to setting up my wi-fi extender! Thanks...
Does this hand off wireless from one to another? Like repeaters or do they connect differently with different passwords? I’m looking to set up my AirPort Extreme and time capsule to cover all my house with easy use for family members
Hi! Currently I’m having this setup: main router - 5ghz only output, and range extender - 5ghz input and 2ghz only output (for smart home devices only +iPhone). I consider buying AirPort Time Capsule as the main router, and AirPort Extreme as the extender. The question is if I will be able to use this exact input/output with AirPort setup? Many thanks!
Do the LAN ports work on the one connected wirelessly? For example, can I put the second one in a bedroom and use it to connect wired to my SMART TV?
Ethernet cable to cable is the best because the speed is much better.
Can two time capsule work or does one have to be the extreme only? Probably a dumb question
I’m extending a 6th generation AirPort Extreme with a 5th generation airport. Considering one has A/C while the other one is N, does this effect my connectivity?
Can the apple airport be used as an extension for a different make router?
Thank you, you saved me a lot of time.
Super Awesome video GeekSmart i used your video to help me set up 2 airport extremes in my house. Thanks Again
+blue light awesome...glad to help
oh yeah thanks agian
Great Video! If you want to extend, do the 2 routers need to be the same? I tried one Airport Extreme N and the NEW AC Airport extreme , Airport Util didnt find the AC router ? TIA
Hi ... I have new ATT service at my Apt. they installed the modem/router from att, now I have my Apple Airport router, can I install this as extender? its compatible? help please
clear and concise , earned a sub, many thanks
+Rob George thanks
i have the same setup (airport extreme in bridge mode extended by an airport time capsule). how does this setup compare to the new mesh networks like google wifi?
+maz-e I still have yet to use Google WiFi, but I have used Linksys Velop, Netgear Orbi and the eero system as well, the way that the Apple Routers do it is very similar, but not as advanced as the newer systems anymore!
Are you able to just extend the signal of a stock modem with an AirPort Extreme like the model you are using?
In 2020 there is f all help 😂
a wireless modem? Yes you can!
Thank you.
To compare 3 airport extreme with Velop Linksys 3 nods ..... is there big difference? Does is it worth to upgrade to velop?
Thanks again! Second time I used this video
I’m still rocking a 2 Airport Extreme setup exactly like you have in this video IN 2019!! So my question is, should I still rock it until it poops out or should I just go for an Eero Pro?
its probably better than eero
Hello would I get the same speed extending my network wirelessly???
+CESAR MEREJO there would be some loss with a wireless extendion
I have the airport extreme hooked up to my PC. Can I do this same thing through my PC and Android? I definitely need an extender in my house.
Worked like a charm?
Awesome vid. Thanks man !
I picked up a second airport extreme today, and though I was a little apprehensive about the set up, but it could not have been easier. So with this method, I don't have to reconnect anything right? All I am doing is giving my home a bigger/better signal so to speak. I recently added 2 Nest cameras, and one kept dropping out. I'm hoping this solves this issue. So will my cameras connect to this, and should I see them on this extreme, or will the still be on the extreme connected to my router?
You should be good, in both regards. As long as you setup with the same SSID everything should reconnect automatically
Hi there,
Great video btw :)
I have Airport Extreme (main network)
Have another Airport Time Capsule as extended network and now I need to make another extended network but don't have another Airport router and I need to use my TP Link TL-WR841N as a 2nd extender - is that possible?
Thank You!
Great video, very useful, thank you. I have a AirPort Extreme, and Express as an extender, Am I supposed to see the extender on my wifi list of available networks?
No, it should be the same SSID as the main router, so single network
Great explanation. Thanks!
Nice, I just wanted to make sure that you didn't connect the second router to the modem?
+Z. Hilmi gotcha
So if I were to place an Airport Extreme in my office, and put an express that I own upstairs, do they need to be hard-wired to each other in order for my wifi network to extend?
+Jeremy Aludino no, you can do wireless extension as long as they are close enough to communicate wirelessly
Is there a way to see which airport say my phone is connected to? Like, if im in my living room its connected to the main router, but if im in my bedroom its connected to that router?
+Chase Harrison open the Airport Utility app, you can see what devices are connected to each
I have ATT Uverse and use an airport time capsule right now for back up purposes. On one side of my house the wifi is shaky so I was thinking of getting a Netgear Nighthawk but the Apple representative at BestBuy told me to just buy another time capsule and link the 2 together like the video above. Is this my best option and do I need to call ATT and have them turn my Router/Modem to just be a modem or should I leave that the way it is?
David Malone u
I want to do the exact setup, but through powerline networking. Will that work as well? I don't see why not, but want to make sure.
+smittyboy007 absolutely!
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awesome video man! thank you for the help
+DallyBoy RulZ no problem
@@GeekSmart Thanks for this great video, but- can i do the same proccess with 3 units but i want to extand them as well with network cable so the wifi maybe will be more solid..?
Does extending mean the same thing as bridging? I have them currently in bridge mode to extend the wifi to two dead spots. I never realized that when in bridge mode I could hardwire devices in to add to my network(just found that out). I'm probably not going to do this to the additional "extenders/bridges" but would like to know is being in bridge mode deprecates the extending mode? Thank you in advance for your help.
+DeeJay Shepard when you do the extension it is a bridge mode
Is there any advantage to setting up second one using Ethernet connection then move it to the room you need it in?
That will be the best way to extend. It gives you great connection.
Is there a reason to use a second Airport Extreme rather than an Airport Express as the extender?
+Robert Cook wireless speed, the express is on Wireless N
Airport express does not support 1.3gbps
So our house is 4bdrm/2300 sft with 2 bedrooms upstairs. originally had comcast put modem in common area but the office upstairs at opposite side of house kept losing connection and I work from home. we moved modem to the office upstairs but smart tv's and devices downstairs had bad connection. bought nighthawk tri band x6 (299.00) and put it upstairs STILL no good connection downstairs. I'm considering buying 2 airport extremes (maybe a 3rd?) but should I swap my daughters' room with the office so that if i keep the main apple router downstairs in common area I can have my office keep a reliable connection?
+Chris Richardson I had a bad time with the Netgear X8, but using 2-3 Apple Airports would work, or also check out the eero WiFi system.
thanks, worked like a champ
hey, great video. can i extend a non-apple network with the airport extreme?
quick question. I have a 3Tb Time Capsule as my main router in the basement. I just purchased a new Extreme to try to make it the main router and then move the Time Capsule upstairs as an extender. How can I keep my same network and replace the older Time Capsule with the new Extreme?
wifi signals move downward! this was a year ago but if you haven't, move your main router out of your basement and maybe extend it to the basement but in general keep those things up high
Can I connect a computer via ethernet to the Apple device that is extending the network?
Yes
Does this also work on if one wireless router is not an apple?
I don’t believe you can do it like this, you would have to do a repeater mode. I haven’t tried doing a non-apple extension with the airports.
Have you added another extreme to this setup? I have three, but when I've tried to setup, the third one always extends from the base instead of from the second extreme.
+Jay Campbell it will always be that way. The main extreme is the main router and the only one assigning IP addresses. So, even if the third is connecting through the second one, it is still an extension of the first.
So, I have the main extreme in the basement, then the second one directly above it on the main floor. The third I have put in the far corner of my main floor hoping that it can use the stronger signal from the second, but it's just picking up the basement signal, and it's pretty weak. Any other options on how to get the area where my third extreme is, to a more powerful signal?
If I use a 2nd one, will I still get the same speeds in my bedroom that my living room Airport Router gets? My bedroom is about 60 feet from my livingroom.
Your video was incredibly helpful. Thank you! I am using an Airport Extreme and an Airport Express. I followed your directions exactly, but instead of getting a solid line from my Internet to my Airport Extreme and a dotted line from the Airport Extreme to the Express, I got a bracket from the Internet with the Extreme at one end and the Express at the other. Did I do something wrong? I'd show you the picture from my Airpot Utility, but I don't know how to load a picture to this. Thanks!
It sounds like they are acting like 2 independent networks, and not as extending the primary unit.
Yes, that's exactly what is happening although I followed the directions in the video exactly. Any suggestions on how to remedy? My DL speeds downstairs where the Express is are nearly half of what my DL speeds are upstairs where the modem and Extreme are. Really appreciate your willingness to share your knowledge. :-)
The only other think I could think of is that it is placed too far away from the primary unit. Try placing closer and see if that helps
What happens if I don't have a macbook can I use a chromebook
These are designed for the Apple home and would need a iPhone, iPad or Mac to setup. At their current age however, I no longer recommend using these routers.
I'm trying to get internet in my garage its bout 70 feet from my main router . what can I do?
+OBEY ALBERT extend!
@geeksmart. Are you currently still using this setup?
Thanks, it worked very well
can I extend my current wifi network (Linksys WRT 1900ac) with the airport extreme?
+Dany Lachapelle you should be able to
Can I use my AirPort Extreme router to extend my network from a non Apple router?
no that is not possible, at least not through the app. There are some other utilities that modify netgear routers to allow repeating.
You would need to use an ethernet cable between the routers and then yes your airport extreme could extended the original router signal, but only wire connection between the routers. That method works on any router system.