Q: Roaming network settings in AirPort Utility not updated
I have a AirPort time capsule and an AirPort Extreme and would like to set up a Roaming Network with a cable between the Time Capsule and the AirPort Extreme. Not using Wifi Extension.
I have tried to set up a Roaming network in AirPort Utility using this guide: Wi-Fi base stations: Setting up and configuring a roaming network (802.11 a/b/g/n) - Apple Support
But the settings demonstrated in the pictures is not the updated version of AirPort Utility. I have version 6.3.5 but all the settings in the page above are from a very old version of AirPort Utility.
Is there someone who knows the best way to set up this in the new version of AirPort Utility?
Posted on Jul 23, 2015 2:09 PM
When you connect an Ethernet cable from a LAN <--> port on your main AirPort to the WAN "O" port on a new AirPort that you want to use to extend the network.....and you then start the setup wizard......the first screen will look like this:
In the example above, a new AirPort Express will be set up to extend the network that is already being provided by by an AirPort Extreme, called AEBS.
You would enter a name that you want to call the AirPort Express in the Base Station Name box. Keep is simple
Click Next.......and the next screen that will appear will look like this:
Do you see how the message has changed to indicate that the AirPort Express is being set up to extend using Ethernet? This is the detail that you probably missed. "Extend using Ethernet" confirms that the wizard picked up the Ethernet connection between the AirPorts and automatically will configure things correctly the way that you want.
The next screen that will appear will simply say Setup Complete, and you click Done to end the process.
So, if you have the AirPorts connected using Ethernet, and you run the setup wizard.......all that you really have to do is assign a device name to the AirPort this is being set up. The wizard takes care of everything else automatically.
IF......you did not have the AirPorts connected using an Ethernet cable when you ran the setup wizard, the wizard would configure the Express in this case to wirelessly extend the signal from main AirPort router. Again.....all that you would really need to do is assign a name that you want to call the Express. The wizard takes care of everything else for you automatically.
The only way that things could possibly be any easier would be if the wizard assigned the device name for you. It does suggest a name, but it lets you change that if you want.
Posted on Jul 27, 2015 1:00 PM


