Problems with Airport Extreme Ethernet roaming setup
Hi all,
I have:
- DSL router with 4 ethernet ports
- 2 airport extreme's (A1521)
- 1 house with 3 stories
I want to:
- create a roaming network to have the same network name on all stories
- do the roaming with ethernet (not extend over wifi)
I can not find appropriate documentation on apple support page. the one i have found:
Wi-Fi base stations: Setting up and configuring a roaming network (802.11 a/b/g/n)
But this one is outdated. Neither Airport Extreme ports nor Setup utility version is actual.
My questions:
- Do both AE's need to be set in Bridge mode?
- Which AE ethernet port (WAN or LAN) need to be connected to where?
- Would you recommend setting the channels manually or automatically
What I have already tried:
- Set up the master AE to DHCP and NAT
- Connect the masters WAN to the DSL router
- Setup the "extending" AE to Bridge mode
- Connect the "extending AE"s WAN to the master's ethernet port
- use same SSID and password on both wireless settings using "create wireless", auto channel, same password
Did not work. As soon I connect the "extending AE"s WAN with the masters ethernet port, the airport utility jumps around. At one time, a roaming setup is shown, a few seconds later it shows it like 2 different devices. When I unplug the "extending AE", everything works again.
Then I have tried:
- Setup both as bridge
- Connect master & extender on two of the DSL routers ethernet ports
- Master and extender setup with same SSID, auto channel, auto channel, same password
Same problem as above.
Could anybody provide a full documentation, step-by-step, including the used ports and configuration? Would be greeeeat!
Airport Extreme 802.11ac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)