Airport Extreme Base Station Model

The sleek, easy-to-use AirPort Extreme Base Station with Gigabit Ethernet is the perfect wireless access point for home, school, or small business. Blazing fast, its 802.11n draft design delivers up to five times the performance and up to twice the range compared to 802.11g routers. And you can use it with Macs, PCs and other Wi-Fi devices such as iPhone and Apple TV.

Brand: Apple Model: M8799LL/A Platform: Mac OS X Original language: English Dimensions: 1.26 pounds Exchange files or play multiplayer games at data transfer rates of up to 54 Mbps Compatible with the industry-standard 802.11b wireless networking protocol Range of up to 50 feet at 54 Mbps and up to 150 feet at 11 Mbps Supports USB or Ethernet wireless printer sharing Includes built-in v.90 modem with an RJ-11 port and an external antenna port

The AirPort Extreme Base Station with Modem and Antenna Port is compatible with the industry-standard 802.11b wireless networking protocol, which means all AirPort products, as well as Wi-Fi certified 802.11b wireless products. For higher performance you will need to have both the Airport Extreme Card and the AirPort Extreme Base Station. The range of AirPort Extreme is up to 50 feet at 54 Mbps and up to 150 feet at 11 Mbps. The Base Station can be used in conjunction with an Ethernet connection (such as with a cable modem, DSL modem, or Ethernet network) through the integrated Ethernet port, or with a telephone line through a modem. The AirPort Extreme Base Station with Modem and Antenna Port also supports USB or Ethernet wireless printer sharing. Just plug in a compatible USB or Ethernet printer and with Mac OS X on your computer you can quickly and easily print. You can use the new USB port to attach a USB printer or use the 10/100BASE-T Ethernet LAN port to plug in an Ethernet printer directly into the base station. With the new AirPort Extreme Base Station with Modem and Antenna Port, up to 50 users can work and play on the Internet simultaneously up to 150 feet away from an Ethernet connection or a phone line. The Base Station comes equipped with a built-in firewall to protect sensitive data on your computer and the ability to secure transmissions with support for 128-bit encryption. The AirPort Extreme Base Station with Modem and Antenna Port lets you manage the range of your wireless network. An external antenna port is provided for you to attach an external antenna. There are two types of antennas available: an omni-directional and a directional, which extend the range of the AirPort Extreme base station. There is also a software feature that allows you on reduce the size of your wireless network, down to just a single room for extra privacy.

Client more useful in 56 of 58 people found this review helpful. With cross-platform bliss space Chu got this at first, so you can work anywhere in your home on our laptop. Of course, a Linksys wireless router be cheaper, but also serves as AirPort Extreme wireless print server, and that (besides the fact that our main computer is a Mac) closed the deal for us. Our cable setup is: Modem -> Linksys Cable 4-Port Router -> Airport Extreme -> Lexmark Optra E312L our laptops using Linksys Wireless-G card and get a good reception throughout the house. Our G4 and PS2 are hooked directly into the Linksys wired router for their connection. The trick to using it with an existing router is to disable the NAT address of the AirPort Extreme so that it acts only as an Ethernet "bridge" for wireless computers, the Linksys router assigns all IP addresses for the entire system, including laptop computers . The PC can print wirelessly through the airport to the laser printer and the bonus can not Mac! The installation was very fast - about 15 minutes to get everything plugged in. The hardest part was to make security set up correctly (and yes, it is best to secure your wireless network) that the format was different passwords on the Mac vs. PC platforms. I had to do some research on the Web to learn to speak the same language (hexadecimal). One thing that has worked well. If I had to do it again, would buy again in a heartbeat. 21 of 21 people found this review helpful. Extraordinary wireless router, but be careful of J. Henson have created wireless networks, more than I can remember over the last 3 years, usually using a Linksys router. However, I have only heard positive things about this router so I decided to buy one, and if I do not like, I return and get a Linksys, and so far has been much better. Set-up is not up to Apple's standards of simplicity, took the Linksys routers I've used about 5 minutes to start, it took me three hours because the configuration does not save the security settings, causing the wireless base from the airport administration page, but then I decided to problems AirPort Extreme Base Station really began to shine range alone worth the extra money, without a doubt the best option. Linksys, I have had in my house there were only about half of the range. I live in a house big enough and not a single spot in my home where I have not filled bars can really get the full bar in the middle of my street, which is pretty good. The cross-compatible router works better on my Windows laptop that the Linksys range and speed wise. Please note that Apple, the easiest to configure and support better handling much better. 20 of 20 people found this review helpful. Apple has raised the bar again. By WF Abbey I must say that this is one of the best wireless router I've ever seen is an absolute breeze to set up. Simply plug in and open a simple setup program and you can do it in less than five minutes. Use, despite its simplicity, "it is also very extensive. It allows the WPA Enterprise security, which is the standard for wireless security at almost all large organizations. It also comes with WPA Personal, which is so sure, but you are forced to enter a single unique password and the installation easy. Although it would be a very weak signal, it is possible to connect the base station up to 150 meters, also has with walls in the way. (It will not be easy by the steel and concrete, but wood / plaster walls do not interfere much) simply Among other great features like a built-in firewall and printer sharing, the base station has a fast transfer rate and allows up to 50 users simultaneously. However, I would recommend against using "Interference Robustness" feature, if absolutely necessary because a large amount of interference over short distances, even though it is.