Q: Can Airport Extreme be set up in client mode?
I've set up the Express in client mode before but I am having trouble setting up the Extreme. During set up it sees that I am on an existing network but it bypasses that and asks me if I would like to create a new one. When I try and force it to connect to an existing network it says that an unexpected error occurred. I also tried to set it up as a new network and then went into Airport Utility to force it to connect to the existing network. It takes the password and restarts and then never reappears in Airport Utility after I switch back to the existing network.
Posted on Aug 26, 2016 2:32 PM
Can AirPort Extreme be set up in client mode?
No, not using any 6.x version of AirPort Utility.
Maybe, if you have an older "flat or square" shaped AirPort Extreme and you can use an older 5.x version of AirPort Utility to maybe set it up.
But, even if you could do this, the Extreme doesn't really do anything in client mode. The Ethernet ports are not enabled, and the Extreme would not "extend" or "repeat" the network. The only thing that would work would be the USB port, which runs at half the speed of a normal USB 2.0 port.
Posted on Aug 26, 2016 5:33 PM