Q: New Airport N network has less range than old WDS network
Hi friends,
I recently reconfigured my network from a WDS network using an airport express as a WDS relay to extend my network. My range was excellent, but since I bought new generation Airport express and extremes, I thought I'd let Airport self-configure an N network. Now I no longer get the range I once had, despite having the same number of Aiport base stations.
The problem is, the "Bedroom Extreme" doesn't extend the range whatsoever. At times it might even be connecting to the Serendip Base rather than the relay (Mezzanine Espresso).
1. Is there a way to configure my network to extend the range with the final airport extreme (Bedroom Extreme)
2. Or ... how can I reconfigure everything using my old setup ... create a WDS network, where the Airport extreme "Serendip Base" would be the WDS main, the Airport Express (Mezzanine) would be WDS relay, and I suppose the Bedroom Extreme a client?
I imagine these options are just hidden with the new Airport Utility. Perhaps by pressing option/command/etc I could reveal the old setup ways?
At this point, I will do anything to get my old range back. The new N network is maybe 15% faster, but I need the distance more.
Thank you for your time and expertise.
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8), 12GB of RAM
Posted on Dec 30, 2013 11:06 PM
