HT204616: Wi-Fi base stations: Setting up and configuring a roaming network (802.11 a/b/g/n)
Learn about Wi-Fi base stations: Setting up and configuring a roaming network (802.11 a/b/g/n)
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Aug 30, 2013 8:56 PM in response to Bill Gladstoneby Tesserax,What models of AirPort Extreme and Express do you have? Which version of the AirPort Utility are you using to administer them? Are you using a Mac or PC? What operating systerm version is it using?
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Sep 3, 2013 11:01 AM in response to Tesseraxby Bill Gladstone,My Goal is to set up a roaming network that I expect will be faster and more stable than a wireless link from the express back to the extreme router. My attempts created mayhem, as I think both the extreme and express were trying to set up competing wireless networks. I've since gone back wireless and seems stable and reasonably fast.
Current configuration:
OSX 10.8.4
Airport 7.6.3
AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0xF5)
Not the new one
Model A 1408 with USB, one WAN and three LAN ports
Firmware Version: Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.17)
Supported PHY Modes: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Supported Channels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 120, 124, 128, 132, 136, 140, 149, 153, 157, 161, 165
Wake On Wireless: Supported
AirDrop: Supported
Status: Off
Airport Express
Older model - has just one Ethernet port, sound output, and USB.
Wi-Fi:
Type: IEEE80211
BSD Device Name: en1
Hardware (MAC) Address: 20:c9:d0:d8:5f:69
IPv4:
Configuration Method: DHCP
IPv6:
Configuration Method: Automatic
Proxies:
Exceptions List: *.local, 169.254/16
FTP Passive Mode: Yes
IEEE80211:
Join Mode: Automatic
PowerEnabled: 0
RememberJoinedNetworks: 1
RequireAdminIBSS: 0
RequireAdminNetworkChange: 0
RequireAdminPowerToggle: 0
PS: Further reading found this method to create a roaming network: (seems like this would be setting up a 2nd network, but...)
Configure the AirPort Express to "Create a wireless network" using the exact same wireless network name, same wireless security setting and same wireless password as the AirPort Extreme network.
Make sure that the AirPort Express is configured in Bridge Mode as the final step before you Update to save the settings.
Then power cycle the entire network. Power everything off. Wait a minute. Start the BT device first and let it run a minute. Then start the AirPort Extreme the same way. Then the Express. Keep starting devices one at a time until the entire network is powered back up.
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Sep 3, 2013 11:12 AM in response to Bill Gladstoneby Bob Timmons,Bill, see your other post for detailed instructions on what you want to do. As I mentioned in that post, you are looking at a support article that is more than 2 years old, which would not apply to your current Mac operating system and version of AirPort Utility.
That article has good general information, but nothing specific for your needs.
(seems like this would be setting up a 2nd network, but...)
That is in fact exactly what you do when you want to set up a roaming network. The 2nd network will have the same wireless network name, same security and same password as the "main" network, so everything will behave as one "big" network.
Your Mac computer will automatically pick up the best signal as it "roams" from one area to another.