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Can’t extend eir mobile broadband WiFi range with Apple base station

  • 13-05-2018 4:52pm
    #1
    griznovski
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭


    I have eir mobile broadband using the supplied Huawei B315 router. I need to extend the WiFi signal to reach the other end of the house. I used to do this successfully using an Apple Airport Extreme hooked up to my (now gone) satelite broadband and an Airport Express connected via a long ethernet cable.

    I’ve tried setting up the same arrangement with the Huawei but it doesn’t work.

    When I connect the ethernet from the Huawei to the Express and select Extend Network in Airport Utility, the Express disappears from view in Airport Utility and has a slowly blinking orange light. I’ve tried it without the ethernet, to create a wireless extension, and it doesn’t work either. Anyone know, is the Huawei not capable of being extended in this way?


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  • #2
    jamesd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,447 ✭✭✭jamesd


    griznovski wrote: »
    I have eir mobile broadband using the supplied Huawei B315 router. I need to extend the WiFi signal to reach the other end of the house. I used to do this successfully using an Apple Airport Extreme hooked up to my (now gone) satelite broadband and an Airport Express connected via a long ethernet cable.

    I’ve tried setting up the same arrangement with the Huawei but it doesn’t work.

    When I connect the ethernet from the Huawei to the Express and select Extend Network in Airport Utility, the Express disappears from view in Airport Utility and has a slowly blinking orange light. I’ve tried it without the ethernet, to create a wireless extension, and it doesn’t work either. Anyone know, is the Huawei not capable of being extended in this way?

    Try creating a new network with the same SSID and password on it instead and see does that work, ethernet frm Huawei into the express.


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