Questions & Answers for AirPort Extreme
519 Questions from the Community
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How many subnets does the extreme support? Is it possible to isolate my security surviellance system from computer LAN data?
- Asked by John B from Albuquerque
- 06 26, 14
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AnswerCan't answer the first, but maybe the second: you can use the guest mode with encryption a surveillance system from the rest of your network.
One big disclaimer: the Airport Extreme does NOT support any form of client Wireless/AP isolation mode. All clients on the guest network can see other clients, all clients on the main network can see other clients. The lack of client Wireless/AP isolation mode is surprising security weakness in an Apple product.- Answered by Kevin M from Dayton
- 01 27, 16
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i have a airport extreme and am thinking of adding a time capsule for the storage. What do I do with the Extreme? I also have an express to broaden
- Asked by James P W from San Antonio
- 10 30, 16
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Can you plug an auxiliary cable out of this and into an aux in on my speakers? Like the airport express has the aux out jack?
- Asked by Chad W from La Jolla
- 08 14, 16
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AnswerNo, only with the airport express
- Answered by James G from Wimberley
- 09 13, 16
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How many MAC addresses can be added to the ACL list of the Airport Extreme?
I have many devices, most of which are not connected simultaneously, and I only want to allow these devices to connect to the network. I currently have an older Cisco WIFI router that needs to be replaced.
- Asked by Stephen S from Germantown
- 06 27, 13
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Does this work with Snow Leopard 10.6.8?
- Asked by Patrick G from Los Angeles
- 06 26, 13
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Best Answer:As a WiFi router, yes. But you will not be able to administer the Airport Extreme as it requires Airport Utility 6.3 or higher which is only available on OS X 10.7.5 or higher.
You can however use an iOS device running iOS6.0 or higher using the Airport Utility app.- Answered by Alfred D from Chicago
- 07 4, 13
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No, it can only replace the Wifi router. You will need to keep your modem because you will have to run an Ethernet cable from your modem to the back of the AirPort Extreme.
- Answered by Josh P from Brooklyn
- 11 7, 13
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what is the difference between the airport express and the airport extreme?
- Asked by Spencer M from Oklahoma City
- 12 5, 13
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Best Answer:the airport extreme is a really fast and powerful router. the airport express is much smaller and less powerful. the airport extreme can't do airplay because there is no audio jack on it. the airport express can.
- Answered by Derek V from Grand Haven
- 01 7, 14
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Yes. I have four separate computers all configured to print at one printer.
- Answered by Joseph T from Oakdale
- 01 14, 17
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Yes, you should be able to see the drives using the Airport Utility or Finder under Shared. I don't think you need to partition the drive unless you want to, as multiple machines can all go to the same partition, and having a larger partition means more space for backups.
- Answered by Jigs G from Washington
- 09 10, 16
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can an old extreme be used with this new one to extend a network?
in other words: if i connect the new one to my router and set it up to send a wi-fi signal, can i use my older extreme like an express and extend my network?
- Asked by Ronald S from Plymouth
- 06 17, 13
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Best Answer:Yes. But depending on how old the "old one" is and what type of internet you have, the old Airport Extreme may not be able to match the speed of the current one. Configure a new one to "create a network", then reset the old one and configure it to "extended an existing network".
- Answered by Mitchell W from Athens
- 01 20, 15
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what is the Gbps rating of this device?
- Asked by Jeffrey F from Aliso Viejo
- 11 19, 16
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Does this wireless router support DFS (Dynamic Frequency Selection) on the 5GHz band?
Does this wireless router support DFS (Dynamic Frequency Selection) on the 5GHz band?
If DFS is supported will it then be activated when you chose "Auto" in the channel selection menu? -
Does the Airport Extreme support IPSec, PPTP and L2TP?
I work from home and use Cisco VPN client to connect to work. I need to know that the AE would allow these protocols.
- Asked by Steven H from Jacksonville
- 11 12, 16
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does airport extreme work with drobo
- Asked by Lianne B from Kinburn
- 04 5, 15
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AnswerGenerally speaking, yes. The connectivity options matter. You need to be able to connect the Drobo by USB or Ethernet to the AirPort Extreme.
- Answered by Jerame D from Washington
- 06 20, 16
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Can this be used with fibre optic broadband?
- Asked by Malcolm C
- 06 11, 13
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Best Answer:You could use it with the fiber optic broadband, if you have a modem. Most likely you have one.
- Answered by Charles W from San Diego
- 06 11, 13
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Can you do port forwarding?
Is there a limit to the number of port forwarding rules allowed?
- Asked by Chirag P from Dayton
- 06 29, 13
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