Questions & Answers for AirPort Extreme
525 Questions from the Community
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Can I Sync an airport from home to one from work via icloud?
Syncing airports
- Asked by Gabe W from Mccordsville
- 17/06/2014
- Flag as inappropriate (Can I Sync an airport from home to one from work via icloud?)
AnswerShort answer: No. Unfortunately you can't use iCloud in that way, but, depending on what you are trying to do, you can share network disks over the internet through the Airport. You can also access printers in this way. Also, you can completely control your Mac through the internet with Back to My Mac turned on. Hopefully this helps!
- Answered by Tyler W from Helena
- 25/06/2014
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At my work I do not have any wi fi for my iPad. Is this product portable? and would it give me the same quality of wifi anywhere i went?
- Asked by Steven C from Milton
- 15/06/2013
- Flag as inappropriate (At my work I do not have any wi fi for my iPad. Is this product portable? and would it give me the same quality of wifi anywhere i went?)
Best Answer:Wifi access points such as this are not portable. You would need to get an iPad capable of cellular data service or get a portable wifi hotspot from someone like verizon or att. Generally when your talking about wifi its going to be wireless internet stationary in one general area.
- Answered by Patrick N from Summertown
- 26/06/2013
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How many watts of power does the Air port extreme draw?
- Asked by Joel G from Ocean Ridge
- 23/09/2014
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Does the current Airport Extreme provide DNLA support
I want to connect an external drive to the Airport extreme and be able to host music and videos that can be access from my apple TV or any computer on my home network. I would like it to appear as a DNLA server to the network.
- Asked by Bruce S from Londonderry
- 2/04/2014
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Best Answer:
according to the documentation no, it specifically says ios or mac only,
plus only the mac version of the utility has been updated.
I would discuss this with apple first, and if this is true. I will not be buying this product.- Answered by Jason P from Woodstock
- 12/06/2013
- Flag as inappropriate Answer (Can the new airport extremes be configured and administrated with the airport utility from windows?)
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Best Answer:
It can officially support up to three devices with a powered USB Hub.
- Answered by Josh B from Findlay
- 11/06/2013
- Flag as inappropriate Answer (Can it support a hard drive and printer simultaneously either by a USB hub or a drive with inbuilt hub?)
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Do any Apple products currently support the 802.11ac draft?
(besides the Airport stations)
- Asked by Jay M from Keller
- 30/06/2013
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Best Answer:Yes, the 2013 Macbook Air.
- Answered by Ioan S from Tokyo
- 25/07/2013
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Is it prone to power surge when lightning strikes during a thunderstorm?
I have tons of damaged d-link router because of thunderstorm. Does this specific Apple Airport Extreme has some new technology that can withstand power surge when lightning strikes?
- Asked by Ahmad Syarbini M from Kajang
- 14/06/2013
- Flag as inappropriate (Is it prone to power surge when lightning strikes during a thunderstorm?)
AnswerUnfortunately every device in your household is prone to such things unless securely protected by an outlet that eliminates such radical strikes.
- Answered by Zachary P from Austin
- 8/11/2014
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is the warranty on airport extreme country specific
Can I purchase an airport extreme from abroad as you get refurbished ones there, and will the warranty still hold good in India.
- Asked by Javid N
- 11/07/2014
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does the airport extreme support media DLNA
I have Samsung entertainment devices like a smart tv & smart dvd player.I guess my question is can the airport extreme work with a Samsung smart tv & smart dvd player with out using a apple tv ?
- Asked by Hebel R from Bronx
- 15/08/2013
- Flag as inappropriate (does the airport extreme support media DLNA)
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Will airport extreme work with the latest BT hub 4.
- Asked by Emilie L from London
- 8/09/2013
- Flag as inappropriate (Will airport extreme work with the latest BT hub 4.)
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Can the AirPort Extreme connect to AOL broadband?
I have AOL broadband and would be interested in upgrading my existing wireless router, but I want to know if the AirPort Extreme is compatible with AOL (now TISCALI).
- Asked by Robin R
- 15/06/2013
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Can one Airport Extreme (802.11ac) improve the performance of a new iMac (802.11ac) in a small Airport network?
I’m swapping out my 5 year old iMac for a new 27” iMac, which supports 802.11ac. If I purchase just one Apple Airport Extreme (which supports 802.11ac) will it improve the new iMac’s performance, given the network configuration in my house? Here are the details.
My ISP is Comcast and I have an xfinity modem. I have an older Apple Airport Extreme as my network “hub”. It is cabled to the Comcast modem. Both are located in upstairs bedroom.
Also upstairs, in the office (down the hall from the bedroom) I have an Apple Airport Express, the old iMac and my wireless printer. The new iMac will replace the old iMac in the office.
Downstairs is a second Apple Airport Express, cabled directly to WiFi stereo speakers. Also downstairs, but in a different room, is an Apple TV connected to an HDTV.
Questions:
1. If I purchase a new Extreme, but use it to replace the Express that sits adjacent to the iMac, am I correct to presume that I won’t see any improvement in the new iMac's performance over the performance I'd get with my existing Airport equipment? (In this scenareo the “hub” of my network would remain the old Extreme located in the bedroom.) The new Extreme (802.11ac) and new iMac (both located in the office) would have a fast 802.11ac link between them, but slower links would exist between the Extreme and everything else. Correct?
2. If I use a new Extreme to replace the old “hub” Extreme in the bedroom (that connects directly to my Comcast modem) it will be about 45 ft from the new iMac with many walls in between (some of which are tiled).
- Am I correct to assume that it is too far away to reliably support the iMac in the office?
- If I continue to use the old Express in the office, with a new Extreme in the bedroom, I would maintain the same signal reliability that I have now, but would have no increase in throughput speed performance. Correct?
- Would a second Extreme be needed in the office, in clear range of the new iMac?- Asked by Dennis H from Santa Cruz
- 3/12/2013
- Flag as inappropriate (Can one Airport Extreme (802.11ac) improve the performance of a new iMac (802.11ac) in a small Airport network?)
AnswerIf both ends of the connection are not the same speed, the connection will be no faster than the slower end of the connection. So, if your 802.11ac wireless devices must connect to the Express instead of the Extreme, your connection speed will be 802.11n.
- Answered by C.p. S from Dayton
- 8/09/2014
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does it support micosoft products
- Asked by Tommy C from Markham
- 3/04/2014
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AnswerYes My windows laptop works nicely with this device
- Answered by Eric A from Fond Du Lac
- 18/04/2014
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Is the airport extreme POE capable?
- Asked by Gary L from Lyons
- 20/03/2017
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Can I get a Refurbished Airport Extrmee
Can i get a refurbished Airport Extreme
- Asked by John T from Prattville
- 30/09/2014
- Flag as inappropriate (Can I get a Refurbished Airport Extrmee)
AnswerYes you can from the Apple online store. It is under Certified Refurbished and sells for 75 dollars.
- Answered by Michael S from Chandler
- 25/11/2014
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