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Q: Extended network

I have 1 Airport Extreme base, 2 Airport Express. 1of these Express shall act as extended wi-fi for the Extreme, the other one shall act ONLY as AirPlay (where I have connected my stereo) for the Extreme. The AirPlay shall NOT be a part of my wi-fi. It shall NOT be posible to connect with any other wi-fi devices, such as smartphone etc. As is now, both Express are a part of my wireless network.It makes interference, which means that I can't connect devices (IPad, IPhone) to the last one in my house.

Is it something to do with the bridge, NAT or HTCP settings on one of them??

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Posted on Aug 26, 2012 5:13 PM

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I just reconfigured everything, and now it seems to be working. I cross my fingers. Thanks for your help to get my eyes in the correct direction.

Posted on Aug 27, 2012 8:31 AM

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  • by Tesserax,

    Tesserax Tesserax Aug 26, 2012 8:41 PM in response to perernst
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    Aug 26, 2012 8:41 PM in response to perernst

    AirPlay will require either a Wi-Fi or an Ethernet connection to work. If I understand your current network configuration, you have the second AirPort Express configured to join the extended Wi-Fi network created by the Extreme and the other Express ... correct?

  • by perernst,

    perernst perernst Aug 26, 2012 11:17 PM in response to Tesserax
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    Aug 26, 2012 11:17 PM in response to Tesserax

    They are both on my Extreme Extended network, yes. But only No.2 shall work as Airplay, not as a point where other devices can "hook Up".

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    Tesserax Tesserax Aug 27, 2012 7:51 AM in response to perernst
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    Aug 27, 2012 7:51 AM in response to perernst

    Then you just need to configure the 2nd Express to join the existing extended Wi-Fi network for AirPlay. Please check out the following Apple Support article for the details.

  • by perernst,

    perernst perernst Aug 27, 2012 8:02 AM in response to Tesserax
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    Aug 27, 2012 8:02 AM in response to Tesserax

    That's the way it is today. That gives the interference, and I can never connect any devices to the last one. Okay, forget it. I will found out later. Thanks until now.

  • by Tesserax,

    Tesserax Tesserax Aug 27, 2012 8:04 AM in response to perernst
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    Aug 27, 2012 8:04 AM in response to perernst

    If configured properly to join an existing network, the Express will NOT broadcast a Wi-Fi network and should not cause any type of Wi-Fi interference. That is because, it is acting like a Wi-Fi client ... just like any other wireless computer. Please double-check your 2nd Express' configuration against the Apple Support article to be sure you didn't miss anything.

  • by perernst,Solvedanswer

    perernst perernst Aug 27, 2012 8:31 AM in response to Tesserax
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    Aug 27, 2012 8:31 AM in response to Tesserax

    I just reconfigured everything, and now it seems to be working. I cross my fingers. Thanks for your help to get my eyes in the correct direction.