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The needed information to extend your wireless network with an AirPort Express

l0renz

l0renz

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Hi

At my home I'm not getting the WiFi range I wanted with my Fritz!Box 7390. (one of the best wireless routers at the time I purchased it)
Now I've bought an AirPort Express, to extend that range of the existing WiFi network.
This isn't as simple as I thought though.
I have now created a second WiFi network while the AirPort is connected to the wall with an ethernet cable. The WiFi works perfectly fine, it's just that I don't like the fact that I have now two networks.
Which information/settings is needed to get it right and extend my network?


Thank you and god bless

Lorenz
 

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LorenzMeir said:
Hi



At my home I'm not getting the WiFi range I wanted with my Fritz!Box 7390. (one of the best wireless routers at the time I purchased it)

Now I've bought an AirPort Express, to extend that range of the existing WiFi network.

This isn't as simple as I thought though.

I have now created a second WiFi network while the AirPort is connected to the wall with an ethernet cable. The WiFi works perfectly fine, it's just that I don't like the fact that I have now two networks.

Which information/settings is needed to get it right and extend my network?





Thank you and god bless



Lorenz
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Since this is a roaming network (over Ethernet) you simply have to change the settings for the wireless on the Express to be exactly the same as the first router.
 
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