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Now I am technical, but actually the guides make it sound worse than it is.įirst is determining your current sky username password. I have sky fibre and an Apple Timecapsule (Aebs with a hard disk in it) and removed my sky sr101 yesterday as desired by some here. The latest kit looks even better in fairness. Overall, the AirPort is a great bit of kit, and I am still using a 4th Gen. In an older, more solid construction property, then the range is more of an issue and you'll find that the 5GHz suffers more as you get further away. In my new build type townhouse, both bands have the same range as AirPort is set up in centre of middle floor and barely anything to block signal throughout. Differences between both bands are complicated, but basically the 2.4GHz is slower but has a better range, and 5GHz is faster but has a shorter range. I say best, rather than fastest, as fastest is only better if its got a good signal too. That's assuming that the device can actually use either band obviously. If you leave the AirPort as default settings, then both bands carry the same SSID, and it will connect to whichever band is best. If I gave it both passwords then it would auto connect to the best connection band. #Port forward apple airport extreme passwordBy only giving my iPad Mini the password for the 2.4GHz network, it means that it won't try and connect to the 5GHz. Some devices, like my iPhone, only use 2.4GHz but others can use both. I have mine set as different so that I can set each device to join what I choose. You can set the AirPort to use the same SSID for both bands, or to have different names. #Port forward apple airport extreme 1080pMakes streaming perfect in 1080p to all 3 simultaneously from my Mac Mini Server which connects via Ethernet.īy default, each Apple device you have will auto connect to the best WiFi connection that it is able to join. I use my 5GHz band for 3 ATV3's and then have everything else on the 2.4GHz band. #Port forward apple airport extreme tvI have had no issues with this setup, and your Sky TV boxes will connect fine via Ethernet too. In my setup it aids security as nobody can connect via WiFi even if they know my WiFi security password. Just in case you're unfamiliar, a Mac Address is a unique Hex coded set of numbers that is hard coded into each networking device. Sky is dishing out the range of IP's, but the AirPort is set to only allow defined Mac Addresses onto the network, and each Mac Address is set to be given a static IP that falls within the range dished out by the Sky. Have used it with Sky solely doing the allocation of IP's and with AirPort solely doing the allocation of IP's, but now have a hybrid setup.īasically WiFi is off on Sky, and AirPort setup with both bands for WiFi. Both work perfectly fine together, networked between Sky Modem and AEBS via Ethernet to the WAN port. Are there any issues around Sky On Demand with this set up for example? I've currently got my Sky box hard wired to the SR101 via a Home Plug so given it isn't over WIFI I wouldn't have thought there would be but thought I'd read something about it somewhere.Īny advice or guidance would be appreciated.ĭon't have Fibre, but do have Sky BB and an AEBS. I wondered whether anyone else has this set up and whether there are any issues I should be looking out for. This does seem a little more straight forward for me to attempt. I do note though that you can connect the AEBS to the SR101 and allow the Sky Router to act as the router when hard wiring via Ethernet and to also assign IP Addresses etc but then allow the AEBS to cover WIFI duties in what I understand to be Bridge Mode. I've seen a few threads on BB forums and it looks to be beyond my simple mind. The problem arises though when you realise the AEBS can't replace the Sky Router entirely without some sort of degree in Networking. I understand the AEBS works on the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands which the SR101 doesn't so should in theory improve things over WIFI. However as ever, theres always room for improvement and I wondered whether an Apple Extreme Base Station would improve things a touch given I have a plethora of Apple products, iPhone 5, iPad 2, iPad Mini, MacBook Air, Apple TV, you get the idea. I've recently had Sky Fibre installed and I'm enjoying significantly faster speeds than my previously paltry 1.8mb. ![]()
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