Will this work to 'Extend' a cable wireless router to an iMac OS 10.9.2? If not, do you have other solutions? Thanks, so much!
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I use it with OS 10.9.2. The problem is that it is not recognized and I could not set it up. I pulled my old g3 lap top out and set up went fine. Apart from that it asks that it's firmware be updated. Even my engineer son in law could not get it to do that.l
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Jeff, I have no doubt. My MacBook Air right now is at 10.9.2, and it works flawlessly. If the iMac is feeding off the cable wireless router, which is hardwired to the AEBS, provided the wireless router is properly connected to the AEBS and functioning well, you should have no problems.
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I am sorry but I had to have help setting mine up. I am not a tech smart person. I don't have an answer to help !
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Hi Gene,Utilizing this item as a Universal Repeater should accomplish the task you have mentioned. Keep in mind, it will only extend WiFi signal, it will not make the connection "faster". Hope this helps (and I've enjoyed this product).K.O.
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I had a similar problem and now use two in bridge mode and connect the distant one to a DLink DAP-2553. I then use the DAP-2553 for wireless connections. The two EnGenius work great together and the DLink works excellent with my MacBook Pros. Cannot confirm, but my belief is that a single EnGenius sends a strong signal but has difficulty receiving from distant MacBook Pro.
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I have Yosemite 10.10.2. If anyone has found a driver that enables this dongle work with my Macbook Air...Let me know and I'll order it. Desperately need a wifi antenna/amp soon... but would be foolish to order until there are some assurances that the thing works!
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Mine is an IMac DV G3 slot-loading, Grape. It does need the adapter for the (original style) Airport card. Can't find my notes but as best I recall, the airport card I purchased did come with the adapter- this is important since the adapter is NECESSARY and a pain to acquire separately so buy it with. Bear in mind that the original-style airport card supports WEP encryption which is not very secure. I have read that with software updates it might support TKIP, somewhat better than WEP but still not very secure. I have searched but never found the TKIP software for my hardware. If you need serious security, use an external wifi adapter or hard-wire to Ethernet.
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I am using it in a mixed Mac/Windows home network. It's been a long time since i set it up, but as I recall, I got it to connect without resorting to running the Windows program.I did run the program on a Windows box later just to see what it did, but don't believe I needed it for initial setup.
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Hmm, I'm not very familiar with the technological aspects of iMacs, since I only use my mac to surf the internet, write my papers, etc. I originally bought a tera grand adapter because I wanted to watch movies on my television and not on my computer. I don't know what's going on with your fried HDMI ports. I don't have that problem. Perhaps, you could ask someone else? I honestly can't answer this question. Sorry!
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I do not know for sure and I am not a computer wizard. However, this is a similar to the age of my IMac and it works just fine. It might depend upon what software version you have updated to. For $20 you could try it (buy the router) and if it does not work upgrade to newer software. ON this issue, I had to leapfrog about 3 or 4 software versions not long ago. I went to the Apple store and they said I had to add additional memory. They helped me order it online and instructed me on how to install it on the front of the computer. It was very easy to do. I then returned to the store, memory upgraded, and they assisted in upgrading the software to Mavericks (which is one short of the latest I believe). They also did not charge me but I did have to pay for the newer version of Office in order to get Word and Power Point. I don't know if this information is helpful but our computers are of similar vintage and it worked just fine for me. Good Luck!! This is the best $20 bucks I ever spent on computer gear.
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is this a wireless dongle you are talking about? you may want to add the MAC address of the dongle to the router as 'Allow' in the admin console
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Tim , I reread your question , apologies . if your extending your wifi , this is not the item . This bridge can extend your wired lan , but its a bridge and upstream are wired connections , downstream is your router on wifi .
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I do not own a Mac, so I guess I can't make any promises. However, wifi in general is a fairly stable standard. In other words, I'd be really surprised if this didn't work with any Mac. I have had a guest with a Macbook Pro connect to it without issue. I don't mean to offend you, but if you are asking a question like this I'm concerned that you don't know what you are looking at. This is an "Access Point" and not a "router". If you don't know the difference between the two, you're probably looking for a "router"...
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Thanks for reply...So, that is in fact what I am trying to determine in these threads. If I have the USB wi-fi plug, then I should be able to use any computer (or wi-fi capable device) as my music 'server' - correct...?There should be no need to buy another router (Apple TV or Apple Airplay)...Getting very close to pulling trigger on this purchase so thanks for thots if you know.
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I used it with my 27" iMac running the most recent OSX release and it worked perfectly via plug and play. Increased the distance from my WAP by at least 50 yards.
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It's hard to know how to respond, because you don't say what ports your router has - or what OS you're using.The spec is pretty complete, and yes, there is no ethernet. If this is really vital, I might try connecting this to a specific host machine (I use Firewire) and then remote mounting it on other machines. (This is easy in the mac world, and I'm sure there are Windows solutions.)Hope this helps. At least, it's probably better than, "Huh?"
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I would strongly consider Extreme if you have a new MacBook with 802.11n, you will see a TREMENDOUS speed increase, esp with a cable modem! I'm about ready to spring for one as I've just gotten a new MacBook Pro with 802.11n and the range on my old Netgear router is great, I can finally take advantage of the speed!
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I am sorry but I don't have an apple router. So I am unable to speak on that. I do have a NetGear router that it connected automatically with. I set it up as an access point and it works great. Since I have a kind of long house and the router is at one end. This has greatly extended our wireless signal in our home. A access point is the best way to go, since it connects to our router by a Cat 6 internet cable so you don't lose part of your bandwidth when you set it up as a WiFi range extender.
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I'm curious, has anyone tried both the Apple Airport Extreme 5th Gen, and Linksys e4200? Feature wise they appear the same, but what about in terms of reliablity