Q: Connecting Airport Express to switch disables wireless
Hi experts! Here's my current configuration:
Comcast router -> Airport Express -> 8-port switch -> in-wall ethernet cords -> Airport Extreme -> Smart TV, Xbox, Sonos, etc.
I have my network set up with the Airport Express as the primary base station in my basement next to the Comcast router and 8-port switch which is connected to all of the in-wall ethernet cords for the rest of the house. Upstairs, next to the TV, is the Airport Extreme which is set up to extend my network.
My goal is to connect the switch to the Airport Express downstairs so that I can add other devices in the other rooms of the house, but as soon as I connect it to the switch, the network goes down and I can no longer connect to the internet. As soon as I unplug the switch, I'm back up and running.
Have I done something wrong in my set up? I need the Airport Extreme to be near the TV so I can connect my other devices (Xbox, Smart TV)
Please help!
AirPort Extreme 802.11n (2nd Gen)
Posted on Sep 8, 2014 6:59 AM
Everything looks good. You may not have to enter the base station password if it has been previously saved on your Mac.
1. Factory reset Express
Correct
2. Connect <--> on Express to <--> on Extreme (Primary base station, already functioning)
Connect from a LAN <--> port on the Extreme to the WAN "O" port on the Express with a spare Ethernet cable that you know is working.
3. Open APU, wait for connection via ethernet
You will have to use the steps that I previously provided and refer to the screenshots that LonerT has generously provided.
4. Move Express to final location
Correct
5. Connect (O) on Express to in-wall Ethernet port (which is connected to switch)
Correct
I prefer to setup the Express with it directly connected to the Extreme, so I know that the configuration is working. If for some reason, things do not work when you move the Express to the remote location, you will have to start troubleshooting the Ethernet wiring and switch(es).
If you connect the Express up front at the remote location and try to configure it that way......and you have a problem.....you won't know whether the problem is the Express or the wiring.
Some users do not want to set up the Express with it connected directly to the Extreme as I suggest....to save a few steps....Your call on that, but as I said, if the setup has a problem, you won't know whether the problem is the Express or the wiring.
Posted on Sep 10, 2014 9:14 AM