Q: help in setting up wired apple airport extreme wifi network
I live in a home with walls too thick to support a wireless wifi network. Thus I would like to set up a wired network with access points throughout the home.
I am using Windows 10, I have a DSL modem router (ZyXEL c1000z supported by CenturyLink with 801.11n) connected to the WAN port on a 802.11ac Apple Airport Extreme. With cat 6 cable I want to connect the Extreme to other Extremes at various access points in the home.
My question is can I hook up the Extremes using LAN from a single central Extreme or will I need a switch box?
Thank you.
Windows 10
Posted on Oct 11, 2015 8:22 AM
Yes, that would work too. Just be sure to reconfigure all of the Apple base stations as bridges. You will have the basics of a roaming type network. Only the "main" router (in this case, the ZyXEL) would need to have NAT & DHCP enabled. These would be disabled when in bridge mode ... which is what you will want.
Posted on Oct 11, 2015 3:16 PM