"older" airport extreme and 4 port switch?

Daddy Elmis · Daddy Elmis #1 (**permalink**)

11-09-2009, 09:46 PM

I've got the prior version of the airport extreme (the "dome") that has a USB port and one ethernet port. Currently, I have a Canon MX700 network printer hooked to the AE by the ethernet connection.

I'd like to add a network drive to store document, iTunes, etc, for the home network, and what I'm wondering is if I can put a simple 4 port router on that single ethernet port on the AE and connect multiple ethernet devices to it ("multiple" here meaning my Canon network printer and a NAS drive).

Thanks.

mdfuller · mdfuller #2 (**permalink**)

11-09-2009, 10:17 PM

You are looking for an Ethernet switch. Hook up the Ethernet switch to the AirPort and you should be good to go.

Daddy Elmis · Daddy Elmis #3 (**permalink**)

11-10-2009, 06:50 PM

great -- suspected that would work but wasn't sure.

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Daddy Elmis #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 28, 2006 Posts: 390	11-09-2009, 09:46 PM I've got the prior version of the airport extreme (the "dome") that has a USB port and one ethernet port. Currently, I have a Canon MX700 network printer hooked to the AE by the ethernet connection. I'd like to add a network drive to store document, iTunes, etc, for the home network, and what I'm wondering is if I can put a simple 4 port router on that single ethernet port on the AE and connect multiple ethernet devices to it ("multiple" here meaning my Canon network printer and a NAS drive). Thanks.
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mdfuller #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 01, 2007 Location: Sconie Posts: 1,217 Mac Specs: 15-inch MacBook Pro	11-09-2009, 10:17 PM You are looking for an Ethernet switch. Hook up the Ethernet switch to the AirPort and you should be good to go.
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