Q: I have a third Airport Express who won't extend network
I have the setup as in the article, but with Airport Express. I also have a third AE who is in range to the "second" AE but not the Primary, can I get it to extend my network? Right now I have it setup to extend, but it only connects to the second one, doesn't extend the WiFi...
OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)
Posted on Oct 20, 2012 8:12 AM
I also have a third AE who is in range to the "second" AE but not the Primary, can I get it to extend my network?
Sorry, but no.
Apple's "extend" setup works like the hub and spokes of a wheel. The main rotuer is the "hub". Each extender resides the end of a "spoke".
The extenders at the ends of spokes always communicate directly to the hub.....not to another extender at the end of another spoke.
If an extender is located too far from the main hub to be able to extend the signal using wireless only, you will need to consider a wired Ethernet connection for the most remote extender.
Posted on Oct 20, 2012 8:31 AM