Alex in devon
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Q: extending network

Hi, hope someone with more network knowledge that I can help me.

Here is the scenario

I have an Airport Extreme that I as using as my router and which, with one Airport Express covers about half of my house.   Unfortuately the signal wont go right down to the far end of the house extension where I also need it, even when i use some further Airport Express's.

 

I have a Time Capsule and my plan was as follows:

 

Position the Time Capsule within the extended part of my house and hard wire to the Airport Extreme.   Then use the Time Capsule signal, with if necessary a further AE to cover the house extension area.  However, when i plugged the ethernet cable into both the Airport Extreme and Time Capsule ethernet ports, my wifi signal seemed to be lost and the WifI connection icon on my iMac was flickering.  I also lost Internet connection.

 

My questions are thus:

1. Is what I am trying to do feasible

2. Do I keep everything on a single network to make it easy to move around without having to keepo changing networks on the computers.

3. The only options that I appear to have on the Time Capsule are to Create a new network or extend an existing one.  Which should I choose, given that I am actually intending to connect the TC and Airport Extreme with a hard cable.

4. Are there any other settings that I need to change on either the Time Capsule or Airport Extreme?

 

Any other tips tricks or suggestions would be most welcome

 

Thanks

 

Alex

Posted on Mar 13, 2012 9:01 AM

by Bob Timmons,Solvedanswer
Bob Timmons Bob Timmons
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A:

If you are using Lion and AirPort Utility 6.0, you would select the DHCP option for Internet Connection.

 

Click the Wireless tab and set things up to "Create a wireless network" using the same wireless network name, security settings and password as the "main" AirPort Extreme network

 

Click the Network tab to make sure that the Time Capsule is set to "Off (Bridge Mode)"

 

Then Update the settings.

Posted on Mar 13, 2012 11:49 AM

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  • by Evo 6.5 & 7,

    Evo 6.5 & 7 Evo 6.5 & 7 Mar 13, 2012 9:32 AM in response to Alex in devon
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    Mar 13, 2012 9:32 AM in response to Alex in devon

    Hi Alex,

    Extending your network may be the best thing....try this, i hope it gets you up & running.

    Apple's step by step instructions to do exactly what you want are here:

     

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4259

  • by Alex in devon,

    Alex in devon Alex in devon Mar 13, 2012 11:25 AM in response to Evo 6.5 & 7
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    Mar 13, 2012 11:25 AM in response to Evo 6.5 & 7

    Hi

    Thanks for your post and link which has helped a bit.  My two base stations are out of wifi range of each other so I am creating a roaming network, using the apple aricle http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4260 . 

    My settings are as follows:

    Primary Base station (Airport Extreme). connects to Internet using PPPoE - Creating a  Network - WPA set - LAN IP 10.0.1.1 - Router Mode DHCP and NAT.  This connects me to the Internet without any problems and I have an Airport Express linked into this which i can see in AirPort Utility and which gives me an excellent connection.

     

    My Secondary Base Station (Time Capsule) is connected to the Primary base station via an Ethernet cable.  the Apple article says that I should be able to select Connect to Internet via Ethernet.  However I do not have that option.  Under Connect to the Internet, I only have DHCP or Static.

     

    Can someone advise me what the settings should be please

     

    A

  • by Bob Timmons,Solvedanswer

    Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Mar 13, 2012 11:49 AM in response to Alex in devon
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    Mar 13, 2012 11:49 AM in response to Alex in devon

    If you are using Lion and AirPort Utility 6.0, you would select the DHCP option for Internet Connection.

     

    Click the Wireless tab and set things up to "Create a wireless network" using the same wireless network name, security settings and password as the "main" AirPort Extreme network

     

    Click the Network tab to make sure that the Time Capsule is set to "Off (Bridge Mode)"

     

    Then Update the settings.

  • by Alex in devon,

    Alex in devon Alex in devon Mar 13, 2012 11:49 AM in response to Bob Timmons
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    Mar 13, 2012 11:49 AM in response to Bob Timmons

    I am using 10.7.3 on both my imac and MBP.   All of the Airport Extreme.TC/Express are running 7.6.1

     

    A

  • by Bob Timmons,

    Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Mar 13, 2012 11:49 AM in response to Alex in devon
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    Mar 13, 2012 11:49 AM in response to Alex in devon

    Check edited post above, as I guessed that you were using Lion.

  • by Alex in devon,

    Alex in devon Alex in devon Mar 13, 2012 12:18 PM in response to Bob Timmons
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    Mar 13, 2012 12:18 PM in response to Bob Timmons

    Thanks Bob that has sorted it.  Now have access everywhere, and what is more I was able to use an Airport Express for a Secondary base station and it seems to work, so I still have the Time capsule which I can put elsewhere.

     

    Thanks v much

     

    A

  • by architectbuilder,

    architectbuilder architectbuilder May 21, 2012 7:51 PM in response to Bob Timmons
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    May 21, 2012 7:51 PM in response to Bob Timmons

    Bob, I who understands little,

     

    had the same problem.  Thank you for the clear explanation.  Took me two hours from ground zero (no knowledge of your post) but now, this is just friggin lovely.

     

    Many thanks,

     

    Donald