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Q: how to add old airport extreme 11g to new airport extreme 11n to extend network?

I am trying to use my old Airport Extreme 11g to extend my wireless network from my newer Airport Extreme 11n. Are they compatible?

Posted on May 23, 2012 8:44 AM

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Q: how to add old airport extreme 11g to new airport extreme 11n to extend network?

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  • by Tesserax,

    Tesserax Tesserax May 23, 2012 8:51 AM in response to trob from va beach
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    May 23, 2012 8:51 AM in response to trob from va beach

    They are, but you may want to think twice before using this approach. The reasons are: 1) The extended network will only operate in the 802.11g Radio Mode, and 2) The overall bandwidth will be reduced by half for each base station added. Since this will be a "g" network, you'd be getting around 25-27 Mbps maximum of bandwidth.

     

    If you still would like to pursue this, please check out the following Apple Support article for the details.