Can Airport Extreme/Express be used with another wireless router like ASUS RT-N56U?
And will it support multiple hard drives connected to it? I have 2 hard drives I want to access through the network. One of them is my time machine drive.
Can Airport Extreme/Express be used with another wireless router like ASUS RT-N56U?
Yes, if the AirPort router connects to the other router using a permanent, wired Ethernet cable connection.
No, otherwise.
The one exception here would be if you only want to use the AirPort Express for AirPlay. In most cases, it will connect to the third party wireless network.....but....it will not repeat the wireless signal from a third party router.
And will it support multiple hard drives connected to it?
The AirPort Express will not support a USB hard drive at all.
The AirPort Extreme will support multiple USB hard drives if you use a powered USB hub, and the drives are formatted for Mac in Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
Can Airport Extreme/Express be used with another wireless router like ASUS RT-N56U?
Yes, if the AirPort router connects to the other router using a permanent, wired Ethernet cable connection.
No, otherwise.
The one exception here would be if you only want to use the AirPort Express for AirPlay. In most cases, it will connect to the third party wireless network.....but....it will not repeat the wireless signal from a third party router.
And will it support multiple hard drives connected to it?
The AirPort Express will not support a USB hard drive at all.
The AirPort Extreme will support multiple USB hard drives if you use a powered USB hub, and the drives are formatted for Mac in Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
Thank you! That makes sense.
One more question, would something like Anker usb hub work?
Yes, as I mentioned above if the USB hub is a powered product.....meaning the hub has its own power supply.
Airport Extreme/Express with other routers
