#Apple airport express multiple setup full#
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#Apple airport express multiple setup mac#

#Apple airport express multiple setup full#

Hold in the reset button on the Express for 7-8 seconds, then release and allow a full minute for the AirPort Express to restart to a slow, blinking amber light statusĬlick on the WiFi menu at the top of your Mac's screenĬlick directly on AirPort Express under the listing of New AirPort Base Station Power up the Express.if it is not already on.and let it run a minute or two. Make sure that the Ethernet cable from the AirPort Extreme connects to the WAN 'O' port on the office AirPort Express Realistically, the Express is going to do 80-90 Mbps if it is set up correctly.

Remember that the AirPort Express Ethernet port is only 100 Mbps, so the theoretical maximum speed that the Express can ever attain is 100 Mbps. > with the Airport Express set to 'create a wireless network” (using the same network name etc as the main network), it is more stable but only about 16 - 20 mbps.

#Apple airport express multiple setup mac#

Your Mac then tried to pick up the wireless connection from the AirPort Extreme, but this is a very poor connection, as you know. The result is a massive feedback loop which erases the AirPort Express portion of the network. But.you have connected the Ethernet cable to the AirPort Express, so it 'sees' two different connections.wired and wireless.and it does not know what to do. If the AirPort Express is configured to 'extend a wireless network', then it is expecting a wireless connection from the AirPort Extreme. > with the Airport Express set to ' extend a wireless network”, things are weird.

This confirms that the Ethernet cable is working correctly, so that is a good start. With my Mac plugged in to Ethernet it gets full (150+) speed I ran an Ethernet cable from the Airport Extreme to the office. Please power off the Airport Express that is being used only for music and leave it off until the office AirPort Express is working correctly. But which of the above configurations should I use: Join, Create or Extend? And not keep losing its connection and not reconnecting. SO, have I got a faulty AirPort Express, or am I missing something? Basically all I want is for it to be able to extend my wi-fi and Ethernet network, but by using the incoming WAN signal from my TC via TP Link.

Join a Wireless Network – this seems to work, but then presumably is just giving me AirPlay and Ethernet extensions, with a limited throughput as again it’s relying on the incoming, wavering wi-fi signal from downstairs and just acting as another client, not an extender or router.

Do I need to plug it directly into the TC in order to do this, and even then, will it ignore the wi-fi it will be picking up? I know the TP Link Ethernet output is working. But wouldn’t it keep trying to reconnect if it loses wi-fi? I can’t seem to be able to force it to take its incoming connection from the WAN port, despite having followed numerous guides.

Extend a Wireless Network – configures itself and works for about 48 hours and then the device gets lost and it permanently flashes yellow, nowhere to be seen on the network without a restart – if it’s relying on the wi-fi from my Time Capsule, this may be why it loses connection.

Ethernet in (via TP Link) – Create Wireless Network – give it the same SSID (doesn’t seem to work at all and I’ve not managed to get the green light of joy once).

I’ve tried various ways of setting it up, with the following results: I decided to buy an Airport Express mainly to give me AirPlay into an old speaker, but I thought it would also act as a useful network booster for wi-fi and Ethernet. The wi-fi in there is not bad but not great. I have a TP Link extender in there which successfully gives me one Ethernet connection, which I’ve connected to the AEX.

#Apple airport express multiple setup Pc#

Right, so I have recently set up a new study upstairs to house my Mac and PC laptop. New AirPort Express in Study (connected to TP Link Ethernet #4, which works).

4x TP Link Powerline adaptors – one of which extends the wi-fi successfully as a roaming network in the extension, the rest are Ethernet only and all work fine.Time Capsule as main base station router connected by Ethernet to modem.Virgin Media Cable Router (in modem mode).I’ve read through many threads on similar topics, and thought I had concluded the answer, but remain unsure as every time I think I’ve nailed it, it doesn’t work again.