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Can I turn off Wi-Fi on the extreme, like you can on express ie ‘join a wirelesss network’. I want to use it to extend my Wi-Fi signal but only then to enable Ethernet on 2 devices. My Wi-Fi speeds have dropped and I’m wondering if it’s because of too many Wi-Fi signals in one house?
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If you have an AirPort Extreme as the main base station, you can set up the second AirPort Extreme to "Extend a wireless network" and the Ethernet ports on the Extreme will be enabled as well.
How well the second Extreme extends the network will depend on the quality of Wi-Fi signal that it receives from the "main" AirPort Extreme. Ideally, you would want line of sight between the two AirPorts. For every wall or obstruction in the signal path between the two AirPorts, the signal will slow 20-25% or more.
Nature of the beast when you try to use Wi-Fi to "extend" a network.
If you have an AirPort Extreme as the main base station, you can set up the second AirPort Extreme to "Extend a wireless network" and the Ethernet ports on the Extreme will be enabled as well.
How well the second Extreme extends the network will depend on the quality of Wi-Fi signal that it receives from the "main" AirPort Extreme. Ideally, you would want line of sight between the two AirPorts. For every wall or obstruction in the signal path between the two AirPorts, the signal will slow 20-25% or more.
Nature of the beast when you try to use Wi-Fi to "extend" a network.
Can I turn off Wi-Fi on the extreme, like you can on express ie ‘join a wirelesss network’.
No, since there is no setting or option on an AirPort Extreme to "Join a wireless network". The AirPort Express is the only AirPort device that can "Join a wireless network" and provide an Ethernet signal at the same time.
In addition, the AirPort Extreme will not be able to "Extend a wireless network" unless it will be connecting to a Wi-Fi signal that is provided by another Apple AirPort router. Or in other words, the AirPort Extreme cannot connect to a 3rd party router using a Wi-Fi signal.......it must connect to a 3rd party router using a permanent wired Ethernet cable connection.
My Wi-Fi speeds have dropped and I’m wondering if it’s because of too many Wi-Fi signals in one house?
The Wi-Fi network will slow down as the number of Wi-Fi devices connect to the network increases. So, if you have a 50 Mbps Internet Connection with your provider and things are slowing down on the network, you will need to look at a 100-200+ Internet connection plan.
Thanks for that.
I do have another extreme as the main base station. I was using the second one to enable wired connection to an Xbox and TV in another room. Just swapped it out for another express. Wi-Fi quality has been so variable recently, but this not reflected in modem stats (talk talk router with Wi-Fi switched off), so was thinking it must be my Apple Wi-Fi set up.
Thanks for replying Bob
Can I turn off Wi-Fi on the AirPort Extreme?
