Airport Extreme Base Station Model

The AirPort Extreme Card allows your AirPort Extreme-enabled Mac to communicate with local AirPort Extreme networks or other Wi-Fi certified 802.11b or 802.11g networks, including earlier versions of Apples AirPort Base Station. AirPort Extreme-enabled computers that join an AirPort or other 802.11b wireless network can achieve data rates up to 11 Mbpsthe maximum allowed by 802.11b. For higher data rates, you need both the AirPort Extreme Card installed in an AirPort Extreme-ready computer and an AirPort Extreme Base Station. AirPort Extreme provides a range up to 50 feet at 54 Mbps and up to 150 feet at 11 Mbps for AirPort Extreme-enabled computers. This AirPort Extreme Card is not compatible with the Mac Pro or the Power Mac G5 Dual and Power Mac G5 Quad computers.

Brand: Apple Model: M8881LL/A Original language: English Dimensions: .50 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 Join any of the thousands of Wi-Fi certified 802.11b wireless "hot spots" that are currently running in coffeehouses, bookstores, and airports 128-bit WEP encryption for secure connections

Apple's AirPort Extreme wireless networking products lets you surf the Internet from almost anywhere in your home or business, and enables schools to provide Internet access to multiple students without installing expensive cabling.* ince AirPort Extreme is based on a new wireless technology called 802.11g, it's a snap to exchange files or play multiplayer games at data rates up to 54 megabits per second (Mbps).** The AirPort Extreme Card allows your AirPort Extreme-enabled Mac to communicate with local AirPort Extreme networks or other Wi-Fi certified 802.11b or 802.11g networks, including earlier versions of Apple's AirPort Base Station. AirPort Extreme-enabled computers that join an AirPort or other 802.11b wireless network can achieve data rates up to 11 Mbps--the maximum allowed by 802.11b. For higher data rates, you need both the AirPort Extreme Card installed in an AirPort Extreme-ready computer and an AirPort Extreme Base Station. AirPort Extreme provides a range up to 50 feet at 54 Mbps and up to 150 feet at 11 Mbps for AirPort Extreme-enabled computers. Every AirPort Extreme-enabled Mac has antennas built in and optimally placed, much like a mobile phone, to provide the best possible wireless performance. And because AirPort Extreme uses radio waves for communication, it can even work through walls. With an AirPort Extreme-enabled PowerBook G4, you're ready to start enjoying the benefits of wireless networking--not just at home, but also at cafes, hotels, airports, and other businesses and public buildings around the world that have implemented 802.11b "hot spots." *** To get the full speed benefits of the 802.11g-based AirPort Extreme Card in your Apple computer, you'll want to use it with an AirPort Extreme Base Station. But since the AirPort Extreme Card is compatible with 802.11b, you can use any AirPort Base Station or other Wi-Fi certified 802.11b access point without any hassles; you don't need to change any hardware or software settings. Everything is automatic. To create your own wireless network in your home or business, just add an AirPort Extreme Base Station. This will allow you to communicate between AirPort-enabled computers, AirPort Extreme-enabled computers, Windows PCs with Wi-Fi certified 802.11b cards, and the AirPort Extreme Base Station and share access to the Internet, without wires. System Requirements: The AirPort Extreme Card can be installed only in computers that are AirPort Extreme ready. AirPort Extreme Cards cannot be used in AirPort-ready computers with an AirPort Card slot. Requires Mac OS X 10.2.7 or later and AirPort Admin Utility software version 3.1.1 or later to administer an AirPort Extreme Base Station. Wireless printing over USB requires Mac OS X v10.2.7 or later. Notes: * Wireless Internet access requires a wireless-enabled computer, a base station or other access point, and Internet access (fees may apply). Some ISPs are not currently compatible with AirPort and AirPort Extreme. **Achieving data rates up to 54 Mbps requires that all users have an AirPort Extreme-ready computer with an AirPort Extreme Card installed or a Wi-Fi Certified 802.11g Windows computer and are communicating with an AirPort Extreme Base Station. If a user with an AirPort-enabled computer or other Wi-Fi certified 802.11b product joins an AirPort Extreme wireless network, that user will get up to 11 Mbps and AirPort Extreme users on the same wireless network will get less than 54 Mbps. AirPort Extreme-enabled computers that connect to an AirPort or other Wi-Fi certified 802.11b network will achieve data rates up to 11 Mbps, the maximum allowed by an 802.11b wireless network. Actual speed will vary based on range, connection rate, site conditions, size of network, and other factors. *** Fees may apply for hot spot access.

Most helpful customer reviews 30 of 31 people found the following review helpful. easy to install, works directly by Shelley Gammon The nice thing is the simplicity of their Apple products - Mac, iPod, everything works properly, without having to Carl Sagan, Neil Armstrong or Miss Cleo advice. A note for those who want to go wireless with an older computer: AirPort Card and AirPort Extreme Card are two different animals. They look different and this card does not work on older Macs designed for standard AirPort card. Apple has not even sell the old airport cards. If you have an older Mac and want to get more speed, Hotwire can not be done with the newer cards - you'll just blow a gasket on your Mac. If you add a new computer to your existing airport network-based and disappointed by the performance, you can use an AirPort base station - the old models at 11bps, maxxed where new max 54bps - a narrow 500% increase in speed network This access is not the model for a Mac Mini. The Mac Mini is a different form factor and has a special slot for an Airport & Bluetooth combo card that this card does not work with. Installation is a snap - literally. Slide it into place and connect the antenna cable, and you have WiFi. I installed one of these on my old iBook G4 1 GHz, and immediately saw all the wireless networks in my neighborhood. Viva la Macintosh! 14 of 15 customers found this review helpful. Changed Worth Robert Graves The wireless revolution seriously, as I work. He did not seem it was that big thing to be able to anywhere in the house on a laptop. And then I was home over Thanksgiving and tried my father - it was amazing So right after I got mine and I like it - I even ended up getting another for my wife's laptop. Whether it's browsing amazon.com late at night in bed, checking e-mail morning in the kitchen while the kids run, or be able to create a desk anywhere in the house without worrying about a gateway to the Internet - the system Airport is impressive. Even if you only have a desktop computer, it is worth it - you can put your computer in a place where there is Internet connection, without the 40-foot cable to connect wall curtains. All in all, a wireless system seem extravagant, but when you'll wonder how you did without him. The airport board, along with the base allows you to connect multiple computers, even those who do not have wireless cards in them (ie We need to scan two laptops on the wireless system, and then an iMac is not an AirPort card right at the base), which you can print - everything - is wireless, so long as these additional components to the connected base . If you have a big house and the base station is not centrally located, you can look into the antenna. I have a 2500 square-foot house and the base is located at one end. I can access from anywhere in the house without the extra antenna, but one or two places it is a weak signal. My father's house, on the other hand, over 5000 square feet and the base to the other end - you can not even get a signal on the other side of the house. But he bought the antenna and the signal is now very strong wherever you are. One warning - make sure that your AirPort network is protected by a password, especially if you get the antenna. The signal is transmitted through the middle of their neighborhood and if not protected, people can enter and use your airtime, clogging your bandwidthMake sure you get the right card! There is the AirPort Extreme Card and the regular airport card (I think they are compatible with any base station). Visit the Apple website for direct compatibility between the computer and two different cards. They are of different sizes and just sort of fit in the slot. A final word - I.