New Airport express question....

CrAkD · Dec 12, 2012, 06:20 PM

I have our modem/time capsule on the 3rd floor in the attic. I have a cable running to the first floor for my aunts mac mini. I got her an ipad mini for christmas and want to give her my old apple tv as well. the time capsule wireless signal is shaky on the first floor. its fast in some parts and super slow in others. So i was thinking about adding an airport express to extend the signal. Can I attach the cable from the time capsule that gos to the mini into the express and a cable from the express into the mini? I saw the new express has 2 ethernet ports but im not familiar with all the networking lingo.

I just want to extend the wireless but keep the mac mini wired.

charlien · Dec 12, 2012, 08:57 PM

Yes, that is how I have mine set up and works great.

mwhities · Dec 12, 2012, 08:57 PM

Yes, the new Airport Express has a WAN and LAN port. You will want to put the ethernet cable that's currently in the mac mini, into the WAN part of the AE and then run another ethernet cable from the LAN port to the mac mini.

This is the manual:

http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/...etup_guide.pdf

Chapter 1: Page 11 shows a sample diagram of a network utilizing the WAN and the LAN.

Product info:

http://support.apple.com/kb/SP651

CrAkD · Dec 13, 2012, 08:06 AM

Thanks guys!

nephron8 · Dec 13, 2012, 03:33 PM

Or you can use airport express just to extend wireless network

lucasfer899 · Dec 13, 2012, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by nephron8

Or you can use airport express just to extend wireless network

nope, wired gigabit ethernet is so much better, it's useful to save the wireless bandwidth for things that can't be hard wired, like iPads, iPhones, and apple tvs.

apunkrockmonk · Dec 13, 2012, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by lucasfer899

nope, wired gigabit ethernet is so much better, it's useful to save the wireless bandwidth for things that can't be hard wired, like iPads, iPhones, and apple tvs.

One think to keep in mind though is the APE only has 10/100Mbps LAN/WAN ports, so the mini's link to the main router (and all other devices on the network) would be effectlively reduced from 1Gbps to 100Mbps by setting up the network this way.

When setting up the network this way you'd want to setup the APE in bridge mode to have the main time capsule handle all the routing duties.

charlien · Dec 13, 2012, 09:31 PM

[You will want to put the ethernet cable that's currently in the mac mini, into the WAN part of the AE and then run another ethernet cable from the LAN port to the mac mini.]

You have it backwards.

nephron8 · Dec 14, 2012, 12:17 AM

theoretically, this airport express can connect over wifi n at rate of 300 mbps.
but over ethernet at 100mbps.

jasontrucks76 · Dec 16, 2012, 10:32 AM

I am having similar thoughts of adding an express to broaden my wireless coverage in my home...
Please correct me if I am wrong here.

I was under the impression that if I simply plugged in the express to the outlet that I could set it up to connect to my current wireless signal and it then would be amplifying my current signal. (airport extreme)

I have my extreme set up in my office up stairs and the signal is too weak to connect my thermostat to so I can control my furnace and AC remotely from my iPhone. At the end of the day i am looking for advice on how to get my wireless coverage amplified so I will cover the entire house... 3 Floors. Any mode of completing the task if fine with me so if the express is the wrong item to use I am happy to listen to any input.

Thank you~

Dec 12, 2012, 06:20 PM	#1
CrAkD macrumors 68020 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Boston, MA	New Airport express question.... I have our modem/time capsule on the 3rd floor in the attic. I have a cable running to the first floor for my aunts mac mini. I got her an ipad mini for christmas and want to give her my old apple tv as well. the time capsule wireless signal is shaky on the first floor. its fast in some parts and super slow in others. So i was thinking about adding an airport express to extend the signal. Can I attach the cable from the time capsule that gos to the mini into the express and a cable from the express into the mini? I saw the new express has 2 ethernet ports but im not familiar with all the networking lingo. I just want to extend the wireless but keep the mac mini wired. __________________ iPhone 5 64GB Macbook Air TV iPad Mini 16gb 4G Hackintosh i7 920
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Dec 12, 2012, 08:57 PM	#3
mwhities macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Mississippi	Yes, the new Airport Express has a WAN and LAN port. You will want to put the ethernet cable that's currently in the mac mini, into the WAN part of the AE and then run another ethernet cable from the LAN port to the mac mini. This is the manual: http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/...etup_guide.pdf Chapter 1: Page 11 shows a sample diagram of a network utilizing the WAN and the LAN. Product info: http://support.apple.com/kb/SP651 __________________ Mid '10 White MB 2.4/16G RAM/128G SSD MP 1,1 2.66 Quad/4G - 23" ACD - Blue Nano 8G Black 4S 16G - Black iPad2 16G - AEX - AEP - 2TB TC
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CrAkD Thread Starter macrumors 68020 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Boston, MA	Thanks guys! __________________ iPhone 5 64GB Macbook Air TV iPad Mini 16gb 4G Hackintosh i7 920
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Dec 12, 2012, 08:57 PM	#2
charlien macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2006	Yes, that is how I have mine set up and works great.
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Dec 13, 2012, 03:33 PM	#5
nephron8 macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2012	Or you can use airport express just to extend wireless network
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Dec 13, 2012, 09:31 PM	#8
charlien macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2006	[You will want to put the ethernet cable that's currently in the mac mini, into the WAN part of the AE and then run another ethernet cable from the LAN port to the mac mini.] You have it backwards.
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Dec 14, 2012, 12:17 AM	#9
nephron8 macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2012	theoretically, this airport express can connect over wifi n at rate of 300 mbps. but over ethernet at 100mbps.
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Dec 16, 2012, 10:32 AM	#10
jasontrucks76 macrumors member Join Date: Dec 2009	I am having similar thoughts of adding an express to broaden my wireless coverage in my home... Please correct me if I am wrong here. I was under the impression that if I simply plugged in the express to the outlet that I could set it up to connect to my current wireless signal and it then would be amplifying my current signal. (airport extreme) I have my extreme set up in my office up stairs and the signal is too weak to connect my thermostat to so I can control my furnace and AC remotely from my iPhone. At the end of the day i am looking for advice on how to get my wireless coverage amplified so I will cover the entire house... 3 Floors. Any mode of completing the task if fine with me so if the express is the wrong item to use I am happy to listen to any input. Thank you~
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