Q: Extend range of WiFi with Airport Time Capsule and Airport Express
I would like to extend the range on my WiFi network being run on an Airport Time Capsule with an Airport Extreme. The Internet signal, DSL, runs from the cable box in a closet and has two Ethernet cables running from the box. I installed a simple Ethernet switch and ran the Internet into it, with the two Ethernet cables running out and into two rooms in my apartment. I set the Time Capsule up as the WiFi router and then the Express in the other room in Bridge Mode to extend the range of the WiFi network and allow for AirPlay. This setup works fine for a while, but after a while problems arise. The Express appears to change back to creating the WiFi network on its own and I have seen the problem of conflicting DCHP addreses.
What seemed to work fine was using the Express as the "hub" and I ran the Internet straight into it and one Ethernet cable out to connect the Time Capsule in Bridge Mode. This is less than ideal for me, however, because I would like the Express to be in another room to extend the range of the WiFi network to that part of my apartment and to be able to use it for AirPlay.
Please help.
Airport Time Capsule, Extending range of WiFi
Posted on Mar 14, 2016 5:46 AM
