Glen Miller2
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Q: I have a mac intel 2.66 running 10.7.5 as my main computer. I have an additional G5 mac in another building running Leopard. I have an apple extreme connected to my cable modem. I have added an additional airport extreme in another building about 60'

I have a mac intel 2.66 running 10.7.5 as my main computer. I have an additional G5 mac in another building running Leopard. I have an apple extreme connected to my cable modem. I have added an additional airport extreme in another building about 60' away and hard wired it with cat 6 to the G5. Currently it is in bridge mode. I can see both routers in the airport utility. I added the second one to be able to access 2 ip cams I have. I can see one of the ip cams on the intel wirelessly, but no luck with the G5. I cannot see the other ip cam on either computer.

 

My question is: Is bridge mode to correct way to do this?

Any input and help is greatly appreciated.

 

Thank you.

Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Feb 13, 2015 10:31 AM

by Tesserax,Solvedanswer
Tesserax Tesserax
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A:

Ok, thank you for the updates. Both base stations should be configured for a roaming type of extended network. Please refer to the link I provided earlier for the correct setup.

 

The basic requirements for a roaming network are:

  • The base station must be interconnected by Ethernet. (Your's is already.) Note: Connect the Ethernet cable between the LAN port of the first base station and the WAN port on the "extending" base station.
  • Each base station must have a unique base station name.
  • The "extending" base station must be in bridge mode. (Your's is already.)
  • Each base station must use the same wireless network name, security type, and password.

 

With both base stations in a roaming configuration, each will have its respective Ethernet ports active, and both, will be broadcasting it own Wi-Fi network ... but those wireless networks will have the same name (aka, SSID) so wireless network client can roam between them.

Posted on Feb 16, 2015 9:15 AM

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  • by Tesserax,

    Tesserax Tesserax Feb 13, 2015 5:34 PM in response to Glen Miller2
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    Feb 13, 2015 5:34 PM in response to Glen Miller2

    I am assuming that the connection between the AirPort Extreme base stations is a wireless one ... correct? I am also assuming that both base stations are 802.11n or later models. If so, then both base stations need to be configured for an extended wireless network. Please use the following Apple Support article for reference.

  • by Glen Miller2,

    Glen Miller2 Glen Miller2 Feb 14, 2015 5:45 PM in response to Tesserax
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    Feb 14, 2015 5:45 PM in response to Tesserax

    They are connected by cat 6. So no, not connected wirelessly. Both are model 1354.

  • by Tesserax,Solvedanswer

    Tesserax Tesserax Feb 16, 2015 9:15 AM in response to Glen Miller2
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    Feb 16, 2015 9:15 AM in response to Glen Miller2

    Ok, thank you for the updates. Both base stations should be configured for a roaming type of extended network. Please refer to the link I provided earlier for the correct setup.

     

    The basic requirements for a roaming network are:

    • The base station must be interconnected by Ethernet. (Your's is already.) Note: Connect the Ethernet cable between the LAN port of the first base station and the WAN port on the "extending" base station.
    • Each base station must have a unique base station name.
    • The "extending" base station must be in bridge mode. (Your's is already.)
    • Each base station must use the same wireless network name, security type, and password.

     

    With both base stations in a roaming configuration, each will have its respective Ethernet ports active, and both, will be broadcasting it own Wi-Fi network ... but those wireless networks will have the same name (aka, SSID) so wireless network client can roam between them.

  • by Glen Miller2,

    Glen Miller2 Glen Miller2 Feb 17, 2015 7:55 PM in response to Tesserax
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    Feb 17, 2015 7:55 PM in response to Tesserax

    They are connected by cat 6. So no, not connected wirelessly. Both are model 1354.