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I was connecting to the _EXT network fine with my devices by using a manual IP address (DHCP wouldn't allocate an IP) but i was unable to i added these entries to my allowed devices on the airport router. I was struggling with this for a while and getting the same results as lots of other folks when first trying to set this up.

Apple airport wifi extender mac#

Try adding another entry into your allowed devices on your airport with those three segments fixed and the last three segments from the actual device MAC address and you may solve the issue.

For my setup the Netgear range extended changed the first three MAC address segments to the following: 02:0F:B5: Be sure to add the virtual mac address of each device you wish to pass through the range extender to your list of allowed devices on your airport router. This would be true whether you plan to connect the extender using wireless only or use a wired Ethernet connection.įor anyone who has Mac Address isolation (timed access in airport language) setup on their airport router. Your best bet in terms of ease of installation would be to use an Apple AirPort Express or another AirPort Extreme, which will work with your existing AirPort Extreme to 'extend' the wireless network.

If you do find a way to configure the Netgear product to work with an Apple router, please post back with details on the configuration. Another Netgear support tech told us that the product would not work with Apple routers, but 'should' work with most other brands. One Netgear tech we worked with said the setup 'should work', but it never did. While we are tempted to say that the WN3000RP is not compatbile with Apple products at all as a range extender or repeater, we will stop short since we have only tested 2 of the WN3000RP devices.none of which would work with an Apple router. (You have to look for the disclaimers in the Netgear literature.but there are there).

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Sorry for the guys that say it wont work with mac products.Īpple uses proprietary settings and software for their 'extend' feature that is designed to only allow other Apple routers to connect and 'extend' the ing wireless only.Īlthough Netgear claims that their WN3000RP is a 'universal' range extender, it would be extremely unlikely that the device would work with another Apple router. I used to have less than 10 percent speed downstairs. I already did the speed test and now I have the same speed through all my 2 floor apartment. If i want to disconect the extender I will connect to the original network. Next time If I want to use the extender I just have to choose in wifi networks the one with the EXT so it means the extender is connected to the airport express and I am connected to the extender. when i choose the Netgear network automatically the NETGEAR genius popped up so I coul tell it to connect to my network and then It created a Network with the same name of my already existing network with the extension letters EXT. Reading this post help me through in some way because when I conected the N300 to the power outlet no Netgear genie popped up so I did the factory reset and voila I could see the Name the NETGEAR network in the dropdown menu of the wifi nectworks search tool (wifi icon) in the upper right side of the screen of my 2010 Imac. I just got mine brand new and tought it was going to be headache connecting it to my airport express. For anyone using Netgear N300 WIFI extender.