I'm sorry to sound so dense but I would like to extend my wifi and I'm not sure how it should all fit together. Comcast comes into the house and plugs into a little box. The box connects to the router. The router connects to the AirPort Time Capsule. If I want to extend the wifi, do I use another Airport or do I use Comcast extenders? Thanks!
Airport Time Capsule 802.11ac Gen1
Comcast comes into the house and plugs into a little box. The box connects to the router. The router connects to the AirPort Time Capsule. If I want to extend the wifi, do I use another Airport or do I use Comcast extenders? Thanks!
The answer will depend on whether your router provides your WiFi network now, or whether the Time Capsule provides your WiFi network. They might both be providing a WiFi signal, but you might only be using one for normal WiFi service.
If your router provides your WiFi network, then you will need a Comcast extender, assuming that Comcast furnished the router.
If the Time Capsule provides your WiFi network, then you will need an Apple AirPort extender.......ideally an AirPort Extreme, but an AirPort Express would work as well (with slower performance).
AirPorts are still available from eBay as new, refurbished or used.
Comcast comes into the house and plugs into a little box. The box connects to the router. The router connects to the AirPort Time Capsule. If I want to extend the wifi, do I use another Airport or do I use Comcast extenders? Thanks!
The answer will depend on whether your router provides your WiFi network now, or whether the Time Capsule provides your WiFi network. They might both be providing a WiFi signal, but you might only be using one for normal WiFi service.
If your router provides your WiFi network, then you will need a Comcast extender, assuming that Comcast furnished the router.
If the Time Capsule provides your WiFi network, then you will need an Apple AirPort extender.......ideally an AirPort Extreme, but an AirPort Express would work as well (with slower performance).
AirPorts are still available from eBay as new, refurbished or used.
Thank you, Bob. Seems so simple! So I disconnected the router from the Airport Time Capsule. The iphone and iMac continued to work just fine on the wifi. No problem, obviously the wifi comes from the router. But the Roku stopped working!!! Isn't that the weirdest thing? I'll buy the Comcast extenders. Thanks for your help!
Sounds like the Roku was connecting to the WiFi that your Comcast service provided. So, when you disconnected it, the Roku could not longer connect to the Internet.
Comcast, wifi, and Apple Airport Time Capsule
