Well you do have a couple of options here. Not knowing exactly your
setup, if your router will accept an external antenna, you can
purchase some with longer cabling for mounting in a better location
and they also offer greater gain. However, my success was best when
using another AirPort Express as the extender. I do not know if you
can use other vendors access points or extenders with the Apple
products. Basically an extender is nothing more than another router
acting as a relay, Apple routers work very well in this configuration
and are very easy to setup. I have my Time Capsule acting as the main
base station and I have an older Express and Extreme acting as
extenders for the main base station.
hth
On Dec 28, 2008, at 8:55 AM, Scott Rutkowski wrote:
Hi Scott.
Can you tell me a little more about these extenders?
Are they just antennas or what?
what are they called exactly so I can go and look for one at my
local electronics store.
does the extender simply connect to your router wirelessly or what?
On 28/12/2008, at 11:45 PM, Scott Howell wrote:
Yep, get yourself another Express or extender. I use two extenders
in the house and I have had very good luck with the signal quality
as a result.
Good luck,
On Dec 28, 2008, at 7:06 AM, Scott Rutkowski wrote:
HI all.
Ok all the airport express problems seem all sorted now.
My only problem is I have another stereo which is further away
from the airport express and i'm wondering the wireless signal is
having problems reaching the airport express out in the lounge.
The router I have is a 54g wireless router which my internet also
runs through and my airport express conects to that wireless
router using wpa2 encryption.
Is there an extender or any other way I can get more wireless
range so the airport express in the lounge won't keep getting
timeout errors while trying to stream music?
Would having an airport extreeme bass station seen's it's using
the newer wireless n standard would that improve wireless signal
at all or not?
I'm not really worried if I can't stream to the stereo out in the
lounge seen's the one in my bedroom i can stream to fine.
It's more the conveenience of streaming to the lounge for parties
etc.
If there is another solution or a way I can get more wireless
range from either replacing my existing g router with an n router
if that would help i'll do it.
Is the newer n standard able to transmit further then the original
wireless g standard?
Thanks to anyone who may be able to help.
Scott Howell
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Scott Howell
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