UPC Router to Airport Extreme

Deep Thought

Hi

I have a UPC Cisco Wireless router, its not great,

I want to use my Airport Extreme

Is is as simply as switch off wireless on UPC, ethernet into the AE and thats it? and let AE manage Wireless ?

Any help appreciated


DT

Graham

Yes, just set the Airport to work in bridge mode.

Deep Thought

Graham wrote: »

Yes, just set the Airport to work in bridge mode.

Perfect...works a dream...

Graham

Now you just need another 2 or 3 of them, blanket the house in WiFi and connect speakers to them all. Perfect for music around the house in the summer

Brian017

Deep Thought wrote: »

Perfect...works a dream...

Thinking of doing this with my UPC modem. How are you finding it?

Graham wrote: »

Now you just need another 2 or 3 of them, blanket the house in WiFi and connect speakers to them all. Perfect for music around the house in the summer

How do you go about linking them all up? Run an ethernet cable from all of them to the UPC modem? Or can it be done wirelessly?

Stephen P

I'd be interested to hear how the signal strength is? I have UPC and need to seriously change router from Netgear to AE. Signal strength with Netgear is brutal so need something better.

Graham

Brian017 wrote: »

Thinking of doing this with my UPC modem. How are you finding it?



How do you go about linking them all up? Run an ethernet cable from all of them to the UPC modem? Or can it be done wirelessly?

They can all connect wirelessly, just leave the original airport connected to your router over ethernet.

It's great for Skype/FaceTime too.

Deep Thought

Stephen P wrote: »

I'd be interested to hear how the signal strength is? I have UPC and need to seriously change router from Netgear to AE. Signal strength with Netgear is brutal so need something better.

Signal strenght is excellent, and speeds are ok, Ihave 50MB and was getting 35 on wireless based on two rooms away

May connect Airport Express next

Sad Professor

I hope you don't mind me hijacking this thread, OP, but does anyone have any experiences with the Technicolor TC7200 modem/router that UPC are now providing? Will I be able to get it working with my Airport? Nothing but complaints about it in the Broadband forum.

flyguy

Here's a good step-by-step guide to setup the UPC Cisco router to work with an another/apple router;
http://www.ronanskehill.com/2013/02/16/bridging-cisco-epc3925-and-using-asus-rt-n16-instead-howto/
Especially like the bit about using the same SSID/password on the new router so you don't have to re-connect all your devices.
I used this with the latest time capsule, connection stability seems improved and wifi speed is up from <40Mbps to >50Mbps (yes just over 50Mbps on "up to" 50Mbps connection)

danger mouse

Sad Professor wrote: »

I hope you don't mind me hijacking this thread, OP, but does anyone have any experiences with the Technicolor TC7200 modem/router that UPC are now providing? Will I be able to get it working with my Airport? Nothing but complaints about it in the Broadband forum.

Ok press the reset pin on your Airport Extreme.

Then connect your TC7200 modem/router by ethernet to the Airport Extreme. Then put the Airport extreme into bridging mode. Next step is to turn off the SSID/wifi address on your UPC modem. leaving the only SSID searchable on your network the Airport Extreme. This should give you a nice stable connection.

uphillonly

Stephen P wrote: »

I'd be interested to hear how the signal strength is? I have UPC and need to seriously change router from Netgear to AE. Signal strength with Netgear is brutal so need something better.

I've been doing this for a couple of years. I think my Airport Extreme model is about 3 years old.

Wifi coverage is impressive & does 50mb in the same room. 20mb a floor above.

miralize

If you have the 3925 and have the ability to turn it into bridge mode, rather than the airport extreme, it works perfectly.

Description here http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056758726

karlitob

danger mouse wrote: »

Ok press the reset pin on your Airport Extreme.

Then connect your TC7200 modem/router by ethernet to the Airport Extreme. Then put the Airport extreme into bridging mode. Next step is to turn off the SSID/wifi address on your UPC modem. leaving the only SSID searchable on your network the Airport Extreme. This should give you a nice stable connection.

Hey
Quick question - I've been using mac for years, have the iMac, extreme, iPhone, iPad. I got my TC7200 today and I'm not sure why I'm using the extreme anymore. What benefits does it have over the TC7200 on its own.

Thanks

Creamy Goodness

Another hijack, can these work with the horizon box? Parent's house is shocking for wifi signal strength.

Graham

If your cable box has an ethernet port, the Airport Extreme should plug straight into it. As danger mouse said, you'll probably then need to stick the Airport into bridging mode.

MadDogGreener

As a side note, for anyone thinging buying an extreme, the 5th gen are now €79 in the refurb store.


I've been running this model with the cisco modem (bridged) for almost two years and its been rock solid.

patrickobrien

Apologies for jumping but need similar advice. I have UPC Technicolor TC7200 A Time Capsule and an airport Extreme at present I have TC and the extreme plugged into the back go UPC. The signal is not great from the TC but it is from the extreme is this the best setup method or should they be in a daisy chain

Deep Thought

patrickobrien wrote: »

Apologies for jumping but need similar advice. I have UPC Technicolor TC7200 A Time Capsule and an airport Extreme at present I have TC and the extreme plugged into the back go UPC. The signal is not great from the TC but it is from the extreme is this the best setup method or should they be in a daisy chain

Hi

Make sure the UPC is in Bridge mode and plug the AE into it allowing the AE wo manage the wireless stuff and DHCP., then plug the TC into the ethernet on the AE

I am not sure if the UPC you have is possible to have in bridge mode, so if not and you have the AE plugged into it, its really doing nothing other than being a device plugged in and in fact make be causing problems as its a router and trysto do router stuff, you could try putting the AE in bridge mode and use it as a wireless extender

patrickobrien

I have my AE plugged intone the UPC router I have tried to set it up in bridge mode or extend mode but the option is not there the only option is create a new network?

Graham

This might help (post 8)

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4463371?start=15&tstart=0