Q: Possible to force Airport Express to connect to Extender not TC?
I use an Airport Express + Airplay to play music in my front living room, and everything runs fine when the device (C. below) connects to my extender (B. below) but I just had a power reset and when everything came back up C was connected directly to A, which causes frequent drops in audio playback. I have tried unplugging an plugging back in the devices in various order, but each time the Airport express always seems to connect direclty to the further away and weaker TC rather than to the Extender.
My question is: Is there a way to force the Airport Express to connect ot the Extender rather than the TC?
Short of a configurable option, any tips on how to get it to connect the way I want - I know it connects this way at times because I can see it on on the Airport Utility clearly connected to the Extender, and the music streaming never ever drops when it is set this way.
My system consists of the following:
1st floor:
A. Airport TimeCapsule 802.11n 2nd generation hard wired to Cable Modem
B. Airport Express 802.11n 1st generation set as extender outside of brick walled room where TC is located
C. Airport Express 802.11n 1st generation used for airplay in Living Room
D. Airport Express 802.11n 1st generation used for airplay in Den (although I don't think it's relevant here, including for completeness)
2nd floor (although I don't think it's relevant here, including for completeness)
E. Airport Express 802.11n 2nd generation - hard wired to downstairs TC and set as extender to cover all of upstairs
Here is how it is (incorrectly) configured now:
Posted on Mar 2, 2014 12:13 PM

