My house is 2600+ Sq Ft and 2 stories, how many AirPort Extremes should I use for complete coverage and best speeds? I have 3 total (one 6th Gen, one 5th Gen & one 4th Gen APE).
My house is 2600+ Sq Ft and 2 stories, how many AirPort Extremes should I use for complete coverage and best speeds? I have 3 total (one 6th Gen, one 5th Gen & one 4th Gen APE).
With 2 aire ac, do they communicate between them faster or same comparing to 1 aire ac with 1 aire no ac or express?
I think what you are asking is if you use one Airport Extreme as a wifi extender, will two Airport Extremes with AC communicate between each other faster than One Airport Extreme with AC and One Airport Extreme/Express with N correct?
The answer is yes two with AC will communicate faster since they can use the AC as their "link"....
However, what you SHOULD be doing is using ethernet and setting the second Extreme in Bridge Mode. Why? Because you in essence cut your wifi bandwidth in half due to the "extended" Airport extreme having to send and receive to the main Extreme with each wifi call. If you use ethernet and bridge mode then the link between "stations" is the same (all would be using gigabit speeds regardless if using AC or N only stations).
Also another loss you have with mixing both an AC and Non-AC extreme is that you will only have limited AC coverage. Not exactly ideal.
I have a 2 story home with finished basement and have the house covered in a vertical triangler pattern:
1. Office in basement at one side of the house
2. In Rec room in basement on the other side of the house
3. In Guest room on 2nd floor in the middle of the upstairs
These are all 2011 Airport Extremes.
My plan is to move to 2 AC units eventually, but I haven't figured out the "best" locations for them. I might leave the main Extreme N where it is in the office and turn off the wifi. Put one AC unit in the middle of the basement and replace the one in the guest room upstairs. The AC units supposedly do a better job of wifi coverage. Worst case is I add a third one on the main floor in the kitchen (not ideal per the wife!).