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New Airport Express with 802.11n Next Week?
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offwidafairies
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Spritey
macrumors regular
Difference between Time Capsule and Airport Express
How exactly does Airport express differ from Time Capsule? Just the harddrie?
Additional question: Could someone who bought Time Capsule in US or Canada check the AC/power adapter: does it accept voltage of about 110v to 220v?
I'm probably moving to Europe in a few months, and although I'm desperate to replace my Linksys router that crashes about ten times daily and can't handle streaming windows media files (no joke), I might hold off if I can't use it in Europe with just the plug adapter.
How exactly does Airport express differ from Time Capsule? Just the harddrie?
Additional question: Could someone who bought Time Capsule in US or Canada check the AC/power adapter: does it accept voltage of about 110v to 220v?
I'm probably moving to Europe in a few months, and although I'm desperate to replace my Linksys router that crashes about ten times daily and can't handle streaming windows media files (no joke), I might hold off if I can't use it in Europe with just the plug adapter.
Westside guy
macrumors 604
There seems to be a misunderstanding somewhere along the line. The Express is a wireless router. If you don't have any devices that need wired Ethernet, you can connect the Express to your cable/dsl modem and let all your computers and other wireless devices have internet access. You can even plug a printer into it, and let multiple computers print to it (you don't need a separate print server in other words).
If you've only got one computer, and don't need wireless for your Tivo or Wii or whatever, then you're right you don't necessarily need a router. But many folks now have more than one computer and/or other devices that can access the internet. Also routers are nice in terms of providing some insulation (via NAT) between your computer(s) and the Internet.
balamw
Moderator emeritus
Apple has changed it back
I did a quick look and only 802.11b/g is referenced now. Too late Apple! We already know 🙄
I did a quick look and only 802.11b/g is referenced now. Too late Apple! We already know 🙄
hindering iPod touch usage?
Can someone just clarify for me:
If using this supposed new Airport Express as your only router in a small apartment, two 802.11a/b/g/n enabled MacBook Pros would work fine, but the iPod touch would not even connect? I could care less about WiFi speed or range in this scenario for the touch, but does this mean it cannot even connect to the WiFi if it is supplied by an 802.11n Airport Express?
Thanks.
Can someone just clarify for me:
If using this supposed new Airport Express as your only router in a small apartment, two 802.11a/b/g/n enabled MacBook Pros would work fine, but the iPod touch would not even connect? I could care less about WiFi speed or range in this scenario for the touch, but does this mean it cannot even connect to the WiFi if it is supplied by an 802.11n Airport Express?
Thanks.
Westside guy
macrumors 604
By default 802.11n is backward-compatible, so your iPod Touch should do fine. However it is possible to turn that compatibility off; so you could find yourself in an 802.11n setting where your Touch wouldn't work.
Supposedly 802.11n provides faster connections to 802.11n devices if you turn backward compatibility off.
I'm so glad!
I had to keep bringing that little device to my tutoring center to get wireless, and I finally lost it. I'm now stuck on a horrible linksys for the time being. This makes me so happy! I get a faster connection, and it should only cost around 99 dollars I expect.
I had to keep bringing that little device to my tutoring center to get wireless, and I finally lost it. I'm now stuck on a horrible linksys for the time being. This makes me so happy! I get a faster connection, and it should only cost around 99 dollars I expect.
steve_hill4
macrumors 68000
At work we have had no stock of the express since before Christmas. I checked yesterday and it said on our systems deleted by both us and Apple. I couldn't recall an updated model number being released, even with same specs, but that was the only logical reasoning I could give the customer. Maybe not so.
If Apple brought out a model with ADSL built in, it would be welcomed. If they brought out only this model, they would be incredibly stupid.
As far as I recall, cable through Virgin is actually the biggest single way consumers get broadband in the UK. While more are getting it down their phone-line, Virgin have more subscribers than any other provider. Since they are about the only ones who don't provide a router with their modems, it is the most commonly asked for in our store. I guarantee you for every customer we have with ADSL wanting to buy a router, we have another with cable. Most of the ADSL ones also tend to be replacements as time goes on because more are providing them these days.
If Apple brought out a model with ADSL built in, it would be welcomed. If they brought out only this model, they would be incredibly stupid.
I'll testify to that. I love the MM and defended it to the death, but I was a little too vigourous with cleaning it and the scroll ball got forced inwards. When I took it apart to look, there is a bent piece of metal claiming to be a spring and that had snapped. Ball still works, but not raised enough and the ball button requires that metal as a contact. Must have fallen out of place as I put it back together as that no longer works either.
koobcamuk
macrumors 68040
I've been on ADSL broadband for years now. Everyone I know at work (I asked ~40 people) is either with BT, Be, Daemon etc... no-one is with Virgin. No-one has cable. I would like to see your stats 🙂
As my network connection is so slow; pay for 8MB get 3 MB, there's no point in Wireless N in my apartment. Nothing has N in here and I already have an airport express (and extreme). Looks like I will be missing this one.
B-Dizzy
macrumors newbie
New Apple Hi-Fi
Why doesn't apple create an apple hi-fi with built in airport express, its annoying to have this big block plugged into the wall that hardly stays in there unless its a brand new outlet, then having to run another wire from the airport express to your speakers. If they would just build a set of speakers that already had an airport express it would be beautiful.
Why doesn't apple create an apple hi-fi with built in airport express, its annoying to have this big block plugged into the wall that hardly stays in there unless its a brand new outlet, then having to run another wire from the airport express to your speakers. If they would just build a set of speakers that already had an airport express it would be beautiful.
Chunk72
macrumors regular
A 20 second look on Google would have confirmed that BT are the biggest provider of ADSL in the UK with over 4 million subscribers.
Virgin is the largest cable provider by default following it's purchase of NTL:Telewest.
Chunk
notsofatjames
macrumors 6502a
yeh, I'd love to have cable, but I just cant. Googling tells me its about 50% of the UK thats covered. So at least half the market will want an ADSL modem, thats not including people with Cable coverage, who want adsl service.
Hopefully, it will have bi-directional capabilities. Right now you can only print but there are a lot of people with all-in-ones (printer/scanner/fax/etc) that are left out in the cold.
MacTech68
macrumors 68020
Hinted in AirPort Utility 5.3.1
The recent AirPort Utility 5.3.1 Update hints at a new Airport Express too.
For the firmware update, each Airport basestation has a "ProductID". A new one cropped up in the file "AirPortSettings.strings" and is listed as ?syAP.107? = ?AirPort Express? so it can't be too far away. 😀
The recent AirPort Utility 5.3.1 Update hints at a new Airport Express too.
For the firmware update, each Airport basestation has a "ProductID". A new one cropped up in the file "AirPortSettings.strings" and is listed as ?syAP.107? = ?AirPort Express? so it can't be too far away. 😀
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Another feature which some people might not know about is that if you have an older computer without the ability to add an airport card, you can plug an ethernet cord from the express to the computer and it will received Internet signal that way (assuming you already have wireless broadcast from somewhere else throughout your house).
The Airport Express is just kind of hard to describe: it's a jack of all trades.
The Airport Express is just kind of hard to describe: it's a jack of all trades.
EagerDragon
macrumors 68020
Regardless of brand, I never seen a combo printer (printer/scanner/fax/etc) ever work over wired or wireless. All those features to my knowledge are only available when connected to a computer via USB. Only printing works over the network, all the other features to my knowledge will not work.
Check your manual.
Scanning, as well as printing, works over network with my Brother MFC-7820N. It is connected to Ethernet port of Airport Express. But there is the letter "N" in model number of course.
Stella
macrumors G3
That will work, because of the ethernet capabilities - the printer is designed to be plugged into a LAN .
However, instead of the ethernet, use USB connection. You'll find that only printing will work ( even this, some printers don't work ).