Questions & Answers for AirPort Extreme

I want to improve my existing 6 year old network. My existing network uses Linksys W54G router connected to Charter cable modem. This is connected to a switch and Linksys access point in main house 150 feet away via 5e cable. Both locationis have computers wired to network as well as wireless connections as well.
I want to add hard drive capability connectd directly to this network aswell as increase speed of the system. Ideally I would like to replace Linksys router with airport express that would serve as the primary router feeding an airport extreme as a bridges router that has hard drive connected to it in the main house.
Will the 10/100 limit of the express limit the overall communications speed between the modem and main house wireless running on the APE? Will the computer in the office building be ablle to talk to the hard drive on the airport extreme?

• Asked by Richard W from Traverse City
• 01 30, 15
• Flag as inappropriate (If i use airport express as main router from modem and connect to airport extreme in separate building 150 feet away, does the 10/100 LAN ratelimit th)

• Asked by Troy W from New York
• 06 23, 15
• Flag as inappropriate (can you use it in africa? Nairobi?)

I'm a roommate in a house with 4 users. Internet is extremely slow. Just opening this page it scrolled for one minute seven seconds. Because its not my house I can not get my own service put in. Does this replace the router from the cable company or do I have to connect it to the U-verse line coming in? Or is there another option to get internet to my IMAC.

• Asked by Carole L from Kennesaw
• 06 19, 15
• Flag as inappropriate (do I have to connect this to the incoming cable/internet line/)

I have Comcast Blast internet with speeds north of 200 while plugged into the ethernet but wireless is rarely faster than 50. I am currently using the Airport Extreme as my router and the Netgear 6300 as my modem.

Thanks

• Asked by Matthew R from Houston
• 02 14, 17
• Flag as inappropriate (What is the best router to purchase and pair with an Airport Extreme? Comcast provides my internet)

I'm wondering if I can get more information about the use and health of my AirPort networks. I'd consider upgrading to this if it had some management features other than the amber light and Airport Utility. Can I have this feed data to syslog or SNMP?

• Asked by Michael B from Eden Prairie
• 06 2, 15
• Flag as inappropriate (Can this router send data to either syslog or SNMP for management and troubleshooting?)

• Asked by Victor M. G from London
• 11 5, 14
• Flag as inappropriate (I will move back to US in a few months, but live in Canada now. Will the Extreme work in the US? Does Canada & US share the same wifi regulations? Thx)

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?

• Asked by Mqc 7
• 11 27, 14
• Flag as inappropriate (Does this wireless router support DFS (Dynamic Frequency Selection) on the 5GHz band?)

By default I believe (correct me if I am wrong here) , you are only allowed IP addresses starting with 10.0, 172.16, and 192.168. I have a need to distribute a different range due to some of the older equipment we have with "pre set" addresses in a different range. Can the ranges offered by this unit be varied to something else that is not "predetermined"?

• Asked by Robert Y from Aiken
• 08 23, 14
• Flag as inappropriate (DHCP address ranges with NAT.....can they be changed?)

• Asked by Clifford O from St. John's
• 05 7, 15
• Flag as inappropriate (I use time works with my current Airport Extreme. Can I continue that with the new Apple Extreme?)

• Asked by Goran S from Willow Springs
• 04 18, 15
• Flag as inappropriate (Is a larger powered USB drive, like the Western Digital 2 TB my book, compatible with this product?)