In the past I have tried using a Linksys WRT1200AC (the blue one) to do the same. Both give me optimum speeds for the speeds I pay. I can connect to either WiFi, each have a 2 and 5 Ghz option. From this I have my AirPort Extreme (2TB) setup as an extender while still using it for backups and storing large media files. I am using an ASUS RT-AC1900 Dual band gigabit router for the main connection to my modem. I need it all from a reliable source - which, obviously I have decided is you!! It just seems that everyone that has ever written about this stuff gives a piece, but not all of the info.
Sorry if my question is so vague - asking for you to baby step me through. My biggest question is, if I set up the Airport Extreme as a bridge - could you let me know the exact settings on the utility (some say to do something with IPV6, etc.)? Recall I know NOTHING about this stuff - just been reading for hours!!Īlso, is there any concern with double NAT settings (if so, what do I do with that "stuff"?)?
I THINK, based on most of your posts that I should set up everything to be identical as far as signal settings (ID, PW.). The goal is seamless wireless connectivity with the best signal AND speed between the two places. The physical location of the Airport is actually in another building. ISP (Comcast) to Modem (Motorola.sorry don't know model, I'm currently at another location) to Router 1 (Asus rt-n66u) to Router/Bridge/whatever it should be called here (Airport Extreme a1354).Ĭonnection to be hard wired Ethernet from an Asus LAN port to the WAN port of the Airport. Because i know NOTHING about networking - I'm going to try to give you every detail that I think you might need in order to help with my question.Ĭonnections in the following order. I have searched and read all I can associated to pairing my current ASUS router (newer model of rt-n66u) with an Airport Extreme (a1354). This question is for Bob Timmons specifically as it seems to me he has the best understanding and explanations associated to my particular situation! Unfortunately Apple's choice of the "extend" terminology makes this distinction less than clear. If that is what you intended, then as Bob wrote it is not possible.Īssuming the Asus router has an available LAN port you can connect the two with an Ethernet cable, and you will have "extended" your network by virtue of adding the Extreme as an additional access point. It is not clear whether you intend to accomplish this wirelessly, that is, without an Ethernet connection between it and your non-Apple router. You asked if you can extend the wireless network of your Asus RT-N56U. The User Tip does not address using an Extreme at all. That is a trivial application and as it says, the Express can join a non-AirPort wireless network in exactly the same manner that Macs can join a non-AirPort wireless network.
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It merely explains how to configure an AirPort Express to join an existing wireless network for the purposes of using it for remote AirPlay streaming. The User Tip you referenced does not address using an Extreme to "extend" a wireless network.
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