HT4145: Wi-Fi base stations: Extending the range of your wireless network by adding additional Wi-Fi base stations

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Todd Howes
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Q: Can I setup a roaming network using 2 Primary base stations?

I need to extend the WI-FI range at home.

I have an Airport Extreme, and plan to get a Time Capsule.

I can't connect the base stations with an ethernet, but can connect to the same modem.

I don't want 2 separate networks.

 

I can connect them by coax cable, if that helps.

 

Thanks,

 

Todd

Time Capsule

Posted on Mar 7, 2012 8:25 PM

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Q: Can I setup a roaming network using 2 Primary base stations?

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  • by Bob Timmons,

    Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Mar 7, 2012 8:46 PM in response to Todd Howes
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    Mar 7, 2012 8:46 PM in response to Todd Howes

    If both the AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule will connect to the modem using Ethernet connections, it might be possible to do what you want.

     

    Can you provide the make and model number of your "modem"?

  • by boink boink,

    boink boink boink boink Mar 7, 2012 8:37 PM in response to Todd Howes
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    Mar 7, 2012 8:37 PM in response to Todd Howes

    if i have an airport extreme and a time capsule, this how i'm going to set it up.

     

    - configure the airport extreme's ip address to a different one. change the last digit to something else. if not it will conflict with the time capsule

    - modem goes to internet port of the time capsule

    - from time capsule's port 1, it goes to internet port of the Airport extreme

    -time capsule will handle the DHCP and the Extreme is in bridge mode, disabled dhcp

    - as for the wireless settings, they will have the same for everything but the channel will be different.

     

     

    easy way:

     

    - modem goes to internet port of the time capsule

    - run the wizard to configure the internet

    - from time capsule's port 1, it goes to internet port of the Airport extreme

    - run qozard for the extreme and select the extending the range

     

     

    the reason i do manual is because of the ip conflict that might occur from the modem.