Q: Hub 2000 Modem - Fibe Internet - extending WiFi using Airport Extreme
I have Fibe TV / Internet with Bell - using the Hub 2000 Modem/Router combination. The Hub is in my utility room / furnace room where all the Cat 5 data cable runs come into. The WiFi coverage from the Hub 2000 is all right for the Basement and Main Floor - however, the 2nd floor - not so good. What I want to do is extend the existing Wireless Network that I have set up on my Bell Hub 2000 using the Airport Extreme on the 2nd floor in my office - using the same SSID as already set up on the Bell Hub 2000. My goal is to connect the Hub 2000 using the existing Cat 5 cable drop from the 2nd floor office - plugging one end into the Bell Hub 2000 LAN Port and then the other end into the Airport Extreme WAN port in the 2nd Floor office.
Will this work based on the logic I've mentioned?
Daren
Mac Pro (Late 2013), iOS 8.4
Posted on Jul 15, 2015 12:24 PM
One question, if I'm in Bridge mode - on the AE - are my LAN ports still accessible / useable?
Yes, in Bridge Mode.....(Apple has to complicate things by calling it "Off (Bridge Mode)".....the Ethernet ports are all active and they all behave like a simple Ethernet switch.
So, when you are in Bridge Mode, all ports behave the same.......like LAN ports. The WAN port becomes a 4th LAN port when the AirPort is in Bridge Mode. Another way of saying the same thing is that there is no WAN port in Bridge Mode.
Posted on Jul 20, 2015 7:05 PM
