The perfect wireless solution for home, school, and business, the
Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station blankets your space with a blazing-fast, secure wireless network opening up a world of possibilities for home entertainment, backups, printing, and more. This 5th generation version of the AirPort Extreme operates in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands simultaneously to ensure top performance for all your devices, and it provides a Guest Networking option for easy Internet sharing. It also enables you to share your entire wireless network with up to 50 users at the same time as well as turn a USB hard drive into a shared drive that's accessible wirelessly on your network and now over the Internet.
Simultaneous Wireless-N Dual-Band Support The
Apple Airport Extreme is based on the Wireless-N (
IEEE 802.11n) specification and it uses multiple-input multiple-output (
MIMO) to transmit multiple data streams simultaneously--resulting in data transfer speeds up to five times those of 802.11g wireless networks while also providing up to twice the range. It's compatible with Mac computers, PCs, and wireless devices such as
iPad,
iPhone, and
iPod touch that use 802.11a,
802.11b, or 802.11g technologies.
Additionally, some
Wi-Fi devices use the 2.4 GHz wireless band (such as the
iPhone,
iPod touch, and other devices using
802.11b/g). And other devices can use both the 2.4 GHz spectrum as well as the higher speed 5 GHz spectrum--such as
802.11n-based Mac computers and
Apple TV. The Airport Extreme operates simultaneously on both bands, without you having to choose one spectrum over the other--enabling your
Wi-Fi devices to receive optimal performance in speed and range. Plus, devices that can connect to the Airport Extreme on either band will automatically use the best available band. See how the Airport Extreme delivers fast wireless networking to any home or small business. Gigabit
Ethernet In addition to
Wi-Fi networking, the AirPort Extreme Base Station includes three Gigabit
Ethernet ports for fast wired connectivity with desktop computers, network drives, and more.
Airport Utility on the Mac.
Easy Setup Launch AirPort Utility and you're just a few short steps away from creating the ultimate
Wi-Fi environment. Mac users can access the AirPort Utility located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder, while Windows users can access AirPort Utility by selecting Start > All Programs > AirPort. Guest Networking Capabilities Allow guests to use your Internet connection without sharing your password or giving them access to the rest of your network. Simply enable the guest networking feature using the AirPort Utility application and create a separate
Wi-Fi network just for your friends. You can set up this guest network with a different password or with none at all. Your primary network--including your printer, attached drives, or other devices--remains secure.
Share both a hard drive and a printer using a USB hub (sold separately).
Sharing a Hard Drive The AirPort Extreme can turn an external USB hard drive into a drive you can share with all the users on your network and access securely over the Internet. This feature--AirPort Disk--is a simple and convenient way to share files among everyone in your family, office, or class. Just connect the external hard drive to the USB port on the back of your AirPort Extreme and all the documents, videos, photos, and other files on the drive instantly become available to anyone on the secure network--whether they use a Mac or a PC. Wireless Printing With its wireless printing capabilities, you can plug a printer into the AirPort Extreme, add it to the printer list on your Mac or PC, and start printing--all without a cable tethered to a computer. AirPort Extreme uses the Mac- and PC-compatible
Bonjour networking technology to let everyone on the network take advantage of one centrally available printer. If you want to share a hard drive as well as share a printer across a network, you can connect a USB hub to the AirPort Extreme and attach your devices to the hub. Share both a printer and a hard drive, multiple printers, multiple hard drives, or a combination.
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Specifications Wireless Protocols
IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n Frequency Bands 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz simultaneously Compatibility Interoperable with
Wi-Fi Certified 802.11a,
802.11b, 802.11g, or
802.11n enabled Mac computers,
iPad,
iPhone,
iPod touch, and Windows-based PCs NAT,
DHCP, PPPoE,
VPN Passthrough (
IPSec,
PPTP, and L2TP),
DNS Proxy,
SNMP,
IPv6 (6to4 and manual tunnels) Size and Weight 6.5 x 6.5 x 1.3 inches (LxWxH) 1.66 pounds Interfaces One Gigabit
Ethernet WAN port for connecting a DSL or cable modem Three Gigabit
Ethernet LAN ports for connecting computers or network devices USB 2.0 port for connecting a USB printer or USB external hard drive
802.11n wireless Security
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA/WPA2) Wireless security (WEP) configurable for 40-bit and 128-bit encryption MAC address filtering NAT firewall Support for
RADIUS authentication
802.1X,
PEAP, LEAP, TTLS,
TLS, FAST Time-based access control What's in the Box AirPort Extreme Base Station, power supply with cord, printed documentation