Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station

Product code: 72416

Apple Airport Extreme is the all-in-one solution for all your wireless needs. It's far beyond a wireless router. With true Dual-band wifi technology, printer & hard drive sharing, & support for up to 50 users. The Airport Extreme is all the wireless technology you will ever need!

Simultaneous dual-band support.

Some Wi-Fi devices use the 2.4GHz wireless band, including iPhone, iPod touch and devices using 802.11b/g. Other devices can use either 2.4GHz or the higher-speed 5GHz band, such as the latest 802.11n-based Mac computers and Apple TV. Instead of choosing one of the bands, AirPort Extreme now operates simultaneously on both bands, and your multiband devices automatically use the best available band. This means all your Wi-Fi devices get the fastest possible wireless performance and the best possible range.

Even faster performance.

Based on the IEEE 802.11n specification, AirPort Extreme uses a technology called multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) to transmit multiple data streams simultaneously. The result? AirPort Extreme delivers data transfer speeds up to five times those of 802.11g wireless networks - while achieving up to twice the range.1 And improvements in antenna design give you up to 50 percent better Wi-Fi performance and up to 25 percent better range than with the previous-generation AirPort Extreme Base Station.

Compatible with 802.11a/b/g.

All currently shipping Mac systems support the next-generation 802.11n technology in the AirPort Extreme Base Station. And AirPort Extreme is compatible with Mac computers, PCs, and wireless devices such as iPhone and iPod touch that use 802.11a, b or g technologies. You can also rest assured that AirPort Extreme works with other certified 802.11n products.

Hard drive sharing.

AirPort Extreme can turn your 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.

Wireless printing.

Ever wish you had more than one printer in your home or office - one for every computer so you never have to go far to print something? Say you want to print a business letter from the living room, or your son wants to print his school report from his bedroom. Taking each computer into the den simply to print something is inconvenient, and buying a printer for every room is expensive.

Airport utility.

If the process of setting up your wireless network seems intimidating, it's probably because you've never used AirPort Extreme.

Other wireless routers make you do all the work - from deciphering obscure instructions to figuring out where to enter your passwords. AirPort Utility for Mac and Windows does most of the work for you by stepping you through the setup process quickly and easily. In most cases, your wireless network can be up and running in less time than it takes to make a cup of coffee.

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