It's even easier to connect the satellite slaves wirelessly than to connect them by wire, but connecting by wire means that everything connected to your WiFi network is directly connected to the Internet and isn't having to make a couple of extra wireless hops. If you don't already have Cat 5 wiring on the property (most properties built since 2000 have it all over), you can connect the AirPort Express slaves wirelessly, or ideally have more Cat 5 wires run.

Use an Apple AirPort Extreme as the central hub, and then connect several smaller Apple AirPort Express to it and spread them around the property.Ĭonnect each AirPort Express to the hub with regular Cat 5 Ethernet cables, set up the AirPorts with Apple AirPort utility with the commands I'll share, and you're done. Oddly no one has written down how to do it - until now. It's easy to do, but only if you know which secret boxes to click in the set up program. That required several wireless devices, all connected together. One day I had to install a network for 8,500 square feet (850 m 2) of living space, all on one level, and cover almost an acre of land outdoors. I've used just one old-style (flat white square) Apple AirPort Extreme, and it easily covers a 2,500 square foot (250 m 2) single-story, 5,000 square foot (500 m 2) two-story or 7,500 square foot (750 m 2) three-story home all by itself - presuming you put it in the middle of everything. B&H Photo - Video - Pro Audio I use these stores.įor a normal house or apartment, just one wireless router should be all you need.

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