You might be able to get away with the Double NAT error on a very simple home network, but normally you would want to avoid the conflicts associated with that setting. On other networks, Double NAT can be a deal killer.
If it is really important that the AirPort handle both a main and guest network, you could try the Double NAT setup to see if it will behave on your network. Otherwise, the correct setting for the AirPort would be Bridge Mode. Maybe you could use the ATT Uverse router for the guest network Catch I doubt that ATT can provide you with a simple modem Check with ATT on that. Aug 2, PM. Page content loaded. After many hours with Comcast today, he turned my gateway wifi off and into bridge mode. I was wondering if I should set the Airport extreme back to factory default and start again?
I have an old express in the network for my son's Xbox which I don't even know how to configure anymore. Sep 28, PM. Sep 29, AM in response to singerdf In response to singerdf. Yes, you should do this whenever you make a change on the network with a new ISP or modem. Sep 29, AM. Thank you so much. Comcast did not provide the instructions. They did it for me on their end.
Turned off the WiFi and set the gateway to bridge mode. How will I add that back? Airport Utility no longer supports that device!?! I obviously have the modem connected to the airport extreme with an ethernet cable. Yet in the Airport utility is shows a dotted line. Any ideas on that one? The window shown below appears. Select the Enable Guest Network checkbox, and then enter a name for the guest network. Make sure you use a name that easily distinguishes it from the primary network.
If you want to protect the guest network with a password, select an option from the Guest Network Security menu. A Matt Cone project. Subscribe to our email newsletter Sign up and get Macinstruct's tutorials delivered to your inbox. Open AirPort Utility for me In the graphical overview , select the base station you want to set up, then click Edit.
Click Wireless. Select Enable Guest Network, then optionally change the default guest network name. Click the Guest Network Security pop-up menu, then choose one of the following options: None: Choose this option if you want your network to have no security and be open to all users. All extended Wi-Fi base stations must be in direct range of the primary Wi-Fi base station. Note: As a relay, the Wi-Fi base station must receive the data from one Wi-Fi base station, repackage it, send it to the other Wi-Fi base station, and vice versa.
This method effectively cuts the throughput by more than half. An For specific instructions on extending the range of your preferred network type, select from the list below:. Wi-Fi base stations: Extending the range of your wireless network by adding additional Wi-Fi base stations You can extend the range of your Wi-Fi network by using AirPort Utility to set up wireless connections among several Wi-Fi base stations, or to connect them using Ethernet to create a roaming network.
Choosing between single versus multiple Wi-Fi base stations Before you add additional Wi-fi base stations to your network, you should consider whether or not you really need to. Multiple Wi-Fi base station network types Learn about the types of networks and how to choose between them. If you need to extend the range of your wireless network, which method should you use? You can add several extended Wi-Fi base stations to expand a roaming network.
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