HT204616: Wi-Fi base stations: Setting up and configuring a roaming network (802.11 a/b/g/n)

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Q: Does this setup assume each additional base station remains connected to the primary by ethernet?

I have 1 x Time Capsule + 1 x Extreme + 3 x Express which I would like to connect in a roaming network. The TC is connected to the internet directly through ethernet (my house is ethernet wired). The remaining base stations should all connect to the same network created by the primary base Time Capsule (same name and password), but not wired back to the Time Capsukle but through the ethernet ports in each room. However I can't get this to work.

 

Any suggestions as maybe I am missing something here?

 

Thanks P

Time Capsule 802.11n (4th Gen), Mac OS X (10.7.4)

Posted on Jul 20, 2012 11:02 AM

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Q: Does this setup assume each additional base station remains connected to the primary by ethernet?

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  • by Tesserax,

    Tesserax Tesserax Jul 20, 2012 11:30 AM in response to sieyes
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    Jul 20, 2012 11:30 AM in response to sieyes

    For a roaming network to work, all of the base stations need to be connected back to the Time Capsule (in this case) by Ethernet. So, one configuration would be to connect an Ethernet drop cable between the LAN port on the TC and an Ethernet switch or switch panel. From there Ethernet would run to various locations in the house. At any of these runs, you would connect a base station ... so that all base stations are on the same subnet as the TC.

     

    The key is that the primary router must be connected to the Internet modem and all other routers reconfigured as bridges. Please check out the following Apple Support article for additional details on configuring a roaming network.