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Q: airport express on comcast wifi network

I have a comcast modem, time machine, and a few airport expresses. I want to cut out the time machine and run the airport expresses off the comcast

wifi network so I don't need to switch networks to do airplay to various devices. also planning to buy an apple tv to do the same.

MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012), OS X Yosemite (10.10.1), Logic X, NI Komplete,NI Kontrol 49

Posted on Mar 15, 2015 7:06 AM

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  • by dwdavedw,

    dwdavedw dwdavedw Mar 15, 2015 7:58 AM in response to dwdavedw
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    Mar 15, 2015 7:58 AM in response to dwdavedw

    Forgot to actually add the question---- How do I do this?

  • by Smokerz,

    Smokerz Smokerz Mar 15, 2015 10:22 AM in response to dwdavedw
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    Mar 15, 2015 10:22 AM in response to dwdavedw

    assume you have a comcast modem not router. Use the TM router, create a local network. You don't have to switch networks just configure your network. If your Comcast modem is a router also then place the TM router in bridge mode and create a wireless network. You may have two wireless networks, just point your Macs, ATV3 to your specified wireless network.

  • by Tesserax,

    Tesserax Tesserax Mar 15, 2015 12:50 PM in response to dwdavedw
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    Mar 15, 2015 12:50 PM in response to dwdavedw

    To configure your AirPort Express base stations for AirPlay please check out the following Apple Support article.

  • by dwdavedw,

    dwdavedw dwdavedw Mar 22, 2015 3:10 PM in response to Tesserax
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    Mar 22, 2015 3:10 PM in response to Tesserax

    OK, was confused - I have an older style Airport express - which was why I was confused by the links - they all looked liked a different device - which they

    are, apparently - My airport expresses were set up to connect to wifi via my time machine (they still are), but I want to take the time machine out of the wifi loop,

    and have them connect to my comcast modem, so all my wifi devices - mac, iPads, iPhones, expresses, printer, etc. are all on the same network and

    I don't have to switch to do particular things - how can I set up these older airport expresses to connect to the comcast modem wifi network instead of the time machine wifi network? I'm on yosemite, but I do have access to some older laptops with mountain lion and snow leopard.  I've heard Yosemite is a problem

    with these older expresses. 

  • by Tesserax,

    Tesserax Tesserax Mar 25, 2015 3:08 PM in response to dwdavedw
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    Mar 25, 2015 3:08 PM in response to dwdavedw

    By "older," I am assuming that you have 802.11g AirPort Express base stations. These would be model# A1084 ... and not the 1st gen 802.11n models, which look identical. The 802.11n are model# A1264.

     

    If you have the former then you will need to use either a Snow Leopard or earlier Mac, or a Windows 7 or earlier PC to administer it. The method to have these base station join your Comcast modem's Wi-Fi network is the same as to any Wi-Fi network. The article I referred you to earlier should cover this.