Q: Guest network signal weak
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My simple Airport network consists of an Airport Extreme 802.11AC (bought new a year ago) and an Airport Express BaseStation (definitely not the latest model). I have been using the Airport Express to extend the reach of the network, and it has worked fine for the past year. However, when I recentlly set up a Guest network (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204590), the Guest network did not work properly in a particular room far from the Express. I would get a message to the effect that my machine was too far from the router. However, in the very same room, our main network continued to work well. (I am testing with a single machine, a MacBook Air 13-inch, Mid 2013, running OS X Version 10.9.5, Mavericks. )
Here is my question: if I replace the old Express with the newest model, is the Guest network more likely to work properly?
If the question is difficult to answer, any help or advice would be much appreciated.
Thank you,
Roger
(Roger Purves)
Posted on Aug 28, 2015 10:11 PM