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Q: Extending an Apple wireless network beyond reach of the base station

Hello; I have an apple network that consists of one AirPort Extreme with two airport expresses acting as wifi extenders for the Extreme. I need to extend my wireless network even further, beyond the distance where another airport express could connect to the extreme. Could I connect, via Ethernet cable, a third airport express to one of the two existing airport express's to accomplish this? If so, would I be using the WAN or LAN port? Thanks!

Posted on Jul 29, 2014 8:30 AM

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  • by Tesserax,

    Tesserax Tesserax Jul 29, 2014 9:09 AM in response to Twindadct
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    Jul 29, 2014 9:09 AM in response to Twindadct

    Could I connect, via Ethernet cable, a third airport express to one of the two existing airport express's to accomplish this? If so, would I be using the WAN or LAN port? Thanks!

    Yes. You would configure the third Express as a roaming type network with the existing extended network. Since this Express will be in bridge mode, it really doesn't matter which port you use. However, for consistency, I would recommend that you use the WAN port for the connection.