The main difference between the three, as I remember, is: 1. Airport Express is simply an extender, 2. The Extreme is a router and wifi and, 3. The Time Capsule is a router, wifi and disk drive.
I suspect you can use the drive as a regular drive, but I'm only using mine for time machine backups, so can't really say for sure. Jeff > On Apr 27, 2015, at 11:44 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland > <clgillan...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I guess, here is my ultimate question: what are the differences in the > Express, the Extreme, and the Time Capsle? I’m considering which I want to > get. I know the Express would work for my purpose, but I’m wonderring down > the road if having the Extreme or what not might be beneficial over having > this Linksys router. I love my Linksys, don’t get me wrong, really I do, and > seeing it was a birthday gift last year to me, I won’t get rid of it, but I > just wonder if I could expand the functionality of my network from the bigger > picture if I had an extreme instead of an Express. > > Also, I do a lot of audio production work, and therefore need a ton, and I do > mean a ton of hard disk space, as my work is all uncompressed. OK, yes, I’ll > eventually compress to an mp3, but not right away. Anyway, my point is, > would it work for me to get a time capsal? I hear that even though those > things are mainly used for Time Machine backups, do they have to be? In > other words, theoretically, could I use the storage drives on the device as > just that… storage drives? Then, connect to them over the network in my > Finder from any computer in the house? If so, that would be absolutely > brilliant! > > Chris. > >> On Apr 27, 2015, at 10:42 AM, Jeff Berwick <mailingli...@berwick.name >> <mailto:mailingli...@berwick.name>> wrote: >> >> When you go into Airport Utility, you will see an option for devices not on >> your network. It will be a hexadecimal name (I think) and you click it and >> then edit it. You'll go through the setup process like that. Anybody else' >> Express will already be configured, so it won't show up for you--I don't >> think. At any rate, I don't think you'll have a problem with it. >> >> Jeff >> >>> On Apr 27, 2015, at 10:27 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland >>> <clgillan...@gmail.com <mailto:clgillan...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> >>> Then, how do you make sure it's detecting your Airport, and not someone >>> elses by mistake? I don't think anyone else around here has one, but just >>> in case... Is it one of these things, I'm gonna start by connecting it via >>> ethernet, not wifi? If so, then that answers my question entirely. >>> >>> Chris. >>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: Jeff Berwick <mailto:mailingli...@berwick.name> >>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>> Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 10:12 AM >>>> Subject: Re: Major trouble with internet: Warning: not for the basic user! >>>> >>>> I think you have to use Airport Utility to set it up; I do not know if >>>> there is a web interface. There is no default username/password...It >>>> isn't secured until you do the setup. >>>> Jeff >>>> >>>>> On Apr 27, 2015, at 10:00 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland >>>>> <clgillan...@gmail.com <mailto:clgillan...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Excellent! I'll definitely give that a try. My only question really >>>>> remains is, do I have to use the utility to configure things, or is there >>>>> a way I can log into the router as well via a web based admin interface? >>>>> Also, do you know what the default login credentials are for the device, >>>>> until you change it, which of corse, I would do? >>>>> >>>>> Chris. >>>>> >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: Jeff Berwick <mailto:mailingli...@berwick.name> >>>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>>>> Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2015 7:23 PM >>>>>> Subject: Re: Major trouble with internet: Warning: not for the basic >>>>>> user! >>>>>> >>>>>> When you get the Airport Express home, Launch Airport Utility and you'll >>>>>> see it in the list of additional devices. I have a Time Capsule, so it >>>>>> detects my network automatically and extends it. I don't know if this >>>>>> works with a 3rd party router though. At any rate, it is a simple >>>>>> procedure to make the necessary entries inside Airport Utility to have >>>>>> the Express extend your wifi. >>>>>> >>>>>> Jeff >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Apr 26, 2015, at 7:19 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland >>>>>>> <clgillan...@gmail.com <mailto:clgillan...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Oh, ok, so in other words, I'd be bridging making my Linksys router >>>>>>> carry to the Express, which then would get carried to it's ethernet >>>>>>> port, which then in term, would be sent out it's LAN port to my >>>>>>> receiver. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Brilliant. I may just go that route, as to be frankly honest with you, >>>>>>> I'd actually been looking at getting an Airport Express. Would an >>>>>>> Express work, or do I need an Extreme. >>>>>>> If the Express will support extender bridging ability, then that's all >>>>>>> I need. Do you have specific directions on how to set the router up as >>>>>>> an extender? 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