Q: How do I correctly bridge my Airport Extreme to my Time Capsule?
I am trying to set up an Airport Extreme as a bridge to my Time Capsule via ethernet, so I can extend the reach of my network. However, when I followed this: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204616 I didn't see an option to "Share a public IP address" because the step by step appears to be older than my current Airport Utility. How do I make sure that setting applies?
Airport Extreme 802.11ac
Posted on Jul 5, 2016 3:37 PM
In the new version of the airport utility the setup should be near automatic.
Simply plug the new Extreme into the TC with a patch ethernet cable.. WAN Extreme to LAN TC.
Then run through the setup wizard in the airport utility.
Use your own names.. not apple recommended.. I strongly suggest using short names.. <10 characters pure alphanumeric no spaces.
It should then come up with extend by wire (ethernet).
If it fails we can do it manually.. it is simple setup.
Share a public IP is irrelevant as it is handled by the TC anyway.
The Extreme is dhcp on the Internet tab.
Create a wireless network on the wireless tab.
And bridge on the Network tab.
Posted on Jul 5, 2016 4:04 PM