Q: How can I properly use an airport express as a range extender?
I have an Airport Extreme connected in bridge mode to a 2Wire Router/Modem provided by AT&T for our U-Verse internet. Initially, we only had the 2Wire router, but it had issues with stability and range. A friend recommended the Airport Extreme, which, after being set up in bridge mode, successfully solved the issue of stability. However, range was still an issue.
We recently got an airport express to help solve this issue. Currently, the Express is upstairs while the Extreme is downstairs, and the Express is only plugged into the wall and set into extending a network mode. However, it does absolutely nothing to help with range. Sometimes, it seems to even hurt the connection as places where originally a slow connection was available now have no connection at all.
I am curious how I can set this up properly so that the Express will extend the range without issue. As of now, it makes it very difficult to connect to the network while upstairs and it is currently completely unplugged. Does this have something to do with the bridge mode of the Extreme prohibiting using the Express as a wireless extender? How would I properly set this up?
Thank you!
MacBook Air, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)
Posted on Dec 25, 2013 11:24 AM