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I am seriously technologically challenged, though surrounded by several Apple devices. I currently have a Netgear router which doesn't have enough range in the house, so I'm contemplating getting the Airport Extreme and Express, have some basic questions:
1. Extreme is a wireless router and will replace the Netgear router I currently have
a. Correct?
b. Is it easy to set up?
c. When I connect it to the Comcast modem, I need to set it up using my Mac? Does it come with a standard default password or will I have to create one? What if I get locked out?
2. Set up Airport Express to connect to Extreme and place it in a different part of the house. This will give me better wifi signal in that part of the house. Is this accurate too?
I'm not sure if Express is just a device that lets me stream music wirelessly from the iPhone or iPad or if it acts as a WiFi booster as well. I've read "WiFi Repeater" on several posts but I have no idea what that means.
I apologize if these questions are too basic, but I'm very nervous about this and don't want to mess up the existing configuration I have just in case I can't set up correctly.
Any help with these basic questions would be very much appreciated!
1. Extreme is a wireless router and will replace the Netgear router I currently have
a. Correct?
b. Is it easy to set up?
c. When I connect it to the Comcast modem, I need to set it up using my Mac? Does it come with a standard default password or will I have to create one? What if I get locked out?
2. Set up Airport Express to connect to Extreme and place it in a different part of the house. This will give me better wifi signal in that part of the house. Is this accurate too?
I'm not sure if Express is just a device that lets me stream music wirelessly from the iPhone or iPad or if it acts as a WiFi booster as well. I've read "WiFi Repeater" on several posts but I have no idea what that means.
I apologize if these questions are too basic, but I'm very nervous about this and don't want to mess up the existing configuration I have just in case I can't set up correctly.
Any help with these basic questions would be very much appreciated!