Q: Best Setup To Network Three Devices
Just got a new Airport Time Capsule. So I now have two as well as one Airport Extreme. I’m trying to set up my network to get maximum range and hoping I can get some help on the best way to do this. I’ve done some experimenting, but could use some help.
I have the new Time Capsule network mode set to “create a wireless network” and the Airport Extreme set to “extend a wireless network”. It’s all running well and the connection is “excellent” when you click on the edit button.
Everything looks fine in my Airport Utility settings.
This set up works well for most of the house, but there is a bedroom on the other side away from the modem that’s the signal is weak. So I’m hoping I can extend it there using my second time capsule.
I’ve read that you can’t daisy chain devices together wirelessly to do this, but you can connect an ethernet cable to extend the range. So I’ve connected a cable from the Extreme to the second Time Capsule and also set the second time capsule to “extend a wireless network”.
This seems the best way to go, but doing it just screwed up all my Airport Utility settings. I can go into detail about that if needed. I had to shut down the second time capsule and restart my iMac to get everything back to normal.
So what’s the best way to go with this?
Also, if you only had two devices to work with, would it be better to use the Extreme or the second Time Capsule? The Extreme is a couple years older running version 7.6.4. So I’m thinking it might be better to just use the second TC instead.
Thanks for any help!
iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.1)
Posted on May 29, 2015 12:37 PM