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drees8
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Q: Must I de-activate ATT U-verse Wi-Fi to set up Apple Airport ?

I Have ATT U-verse Ethernet and wi-fi.

I Want to connect my Apple Airport to the incoming ATT Ethernet for output to NAS hard drive, iMac, and HP printer.

Since I wouldn't need two separate Wi-fi networks, do I ignore, de-activate, or echo the U-verse system into the Apple Network system?

ATT U-verse, OS X El Capitan (10.11.2), Apple Airport

Posted on Jan 17, 2016 1:27 PM

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Q: Must I de-activate ATT U-verse Wi-Fi to set up Apple Airport ?

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  • by Bob Timmons,Helpful

    Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Jan 17, 2016 2:08 PM in response to drees8
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    Jan 17, 2016 2:08 PM in response to drees8

    It all depends on where the AirPort Extreme will be located.  If it is located a few rooms away from the ATT router, and you need more wireless signal range,  then you can have the AirPort provide a wireless signal that uses the same wireless network name and password as the ATT network.......and you will have one "big" network.

     

    If the AirPort Extreme will be located in close proximity to the ATT router and  you plan to use the AirPort wireless, then it would not make sense to have two routers using the same network name. In that case you can ignore the ATT wireless or turn it off by getting into the configuraton settings for the ATT router.

     

    If you have frequent guests, and do not want to give out your AirPort wireless network password, you could use the ATT router wireless as a "guest" network.

  • by drees8,

    drees8 drees8 Jan 20, 2016 10:43 AM in response to Bob Timmons
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    Jan 20, 2016 10:43 AM in response to Bob Timmons

    Thanks so much for your response to my original query.

    In addition to the two options you suggested, Apple help mentions the use of a "bridge" that seems easy to implement

    My U-verse equipment is new, transmitting both 2.4 and 5.0, like my Apple Airport.

    Please comment on a "bridge" setup.

  • by Bob Timmons,Helpful

    Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Jan 20, 2016 11:57 AM in response to drees8
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    Jan 20, 2016 11:57 AM in response to drees8

    Which product was Apple help talking about as the "bridge"?

     

    It cannot be the Uverse router since it cannot be set up as a "bridge". The Apple support folks should know this.

     

    When you use either of the setups that I mentioned, the AirPort Extreme will automatically be configured in "bridge mode", by the setup software.....so there is no "bridge" to implement.....it is already done. Again, something that Apple support should have known, so there was no need to suggest something that was going to happen automatically....with no action required on your part.