If your router is on a low-traffic channel, there’s little to slow it down. But during rush hour, you’re at the mercy of the cars in front of you. If you get lucky and the road ahead is clear, you can go as fast as you want-minding the speed limit, of course.

Think of it this way: Interstate 95 is a major highway, but it only has so many lanes.

You might be surprised when you see what settings have been applied to the AirPort Extreme.This tip applies more to apartment dwellers in big cities than people who live in single-family homes in the suburbs.Ī channel is essentially a slice of the WiFi spectrum used by your router. If you are curious, you can use AirPort Utility to go back in and take a look at how the Extreme was set up. Now move the AirPort Extreme back to the location where it is needed and connect the long Ethernet cable to the WAN 'O' port on the Extreme and power up the AirPort. When you see the message of Setup Complete, click Done. This confirms that the setup wizard has picked up the Ethernet connection between the devices and will apply the correct settings to the Extreme. Now watch the next screen very carefully to verify that the Extreme is being set up to extend using Ethernet. Type in a short, simple name that you want to call the AirPort Extreme The example below shows an AirPort Extreme and AirPort Express, but you will see your devices on the screen. When you click on AirPort Extreme, the setup 'wizard' will open up and take a few seconds to analyze the network, then suggest that the AirPort Extreme will extend the network from the Time Capsule. Temporarily, move the Extreme close to the Time Capsule and use the short spare Ethernet cable to connect from one of the LAN ports on the Time Capsule to the WAN 'O' port on the Extreme.Ĭlick the WiFi menu icon at the top of the Mac's screen and click on AirPort Extreme under the listing of New AirPort Base Station Allow a full minute for the AirPort to restart to a slow, blinking amber light status. Power up the Extreme, if it is not already on, and then hold in the reset button on the back of the device for 7 to 8 seconds and release.

If you have a spare Ethernet cable handy.any length will do.I suggest setting up the AirPort Extreme in this manner: If the AirPort is set up this then add an Ethernet connection.this will create a massive feedback loop and in effect, crash the network. Chances are, when the AirPort Extreme was reconfigured, it was first set up to 'extend a wireless network' to connect wirelessly.

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