AirPort Extreme Base Station
The sleek, easy-to-use AirPort Extreme Base Station with simultaneous dual-band support is the perfect wireless access point for home, school or small business. It offers fast, 802.11n Wi-Fi access for Mac computers, PCs and Wi-Fi devices such as iPhone, iPod touch and Apple TV.
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Overview
The perfect wireless solution for home, school and small business.
Easy wireless networking.
Connect your DSL or cable modem to the AirPort Extreme Base Station, then quickly set it up with the easy-to-use AirPort Utility, which is included for both Mac OS X and Windows. In minutes, you and up to 50 others can use your Mac computers or PCs to surf the web, stream video, share photos and more — without wires.1
Simultaneous dual-band Wi-Fi.
For maximum range and compatibility, AirPort Extreme works simultaneously on both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands, allowing all the devices on the network to use the most efficient band automatically. It uses the latest 802.11n wireless technology, so you can enjoy up to five times the Wi-Fi performance and up to twice the range of 802.11g wireless networks.2 And improvements in antenna design give you up to 50 per cent better performance and up to 25 per cent better range than with the previous-generation AirPort Extreme Base Station.3
Guest networking.
Set up a separate Wi-Fi network with a separate password for your visitors. Simply enable the guest networking feature, and your guests can use the Internet but can’t access other parts of your private network, such as your computers, printers and attached hard drives.
Print without wires.
Have several computers in your home or office but only one printer? No problem. Just connect a compatible printer to the USB port on the AirPort Extreme Base Station, and the printer instantly becomes available to all the computers (Mac and PC) on your wireless or wired network. (See system requirements.)
Share your hard drive.
You can share an external USB hard drive over your wireless and wired networks by simply connecting it to the USB port on your AirPort Extreme Base Station. Called AirPort Disk, this feature is perfect for sharing files and more. If you’re a MobileMe member using a Mac with Mac OS X Leopard or Snow Leopard, you can even access the files on the drive over the Internet.4
Strong security and access controls.
Rest easy — AirPort Extreme takes strong measures to prevent unauthorised intrusion into your wireless network. It offers a built-in firewall and supports industry-standard encryption technologies including WPA/WPA2 and 128-bit WEP. Yet it’s still easy for authorised users to connect to the base station, thanks to its simple set-up utility and powerful access controls.
Works with iPhone, Apple TV and more.
AirPort Extreme works with Mac computers, PCs, iPhone, iPod touch, Apple TV and virtually all 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi wireless devices — all at the same time.
Most Useful Reviews
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AirPort Extreme Base Station
Great!
Written by JB from Chapel Hill
Oct 22, 2009
Just works since the day I took it out of the box. No reboots, no slow service. The device is transparent - exactly what you want from a wireless netwroking device. Delivers great reception throughout the house. I keep this in a enclosed bookshelf, on top of my DVR (not the best location), and it just plugs away. No overheating, no worries. Highly recommended. …More
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AirPort Extreme Base Station
AirPort Ext. Base Station
Written by MG from Salt Lake City
Oct 23, 2009
This is the best wireless router that I have found on the market and have used. I have never had to reset this
, never had any kick offs like with other routers. I have it in my basements, in my office. My wife works upstairs
. She has a mac book pro and I have the 24 IMac, waiting for my new 27 coming today. I have my work PC set up along with a wireless printer and a shared printer as well. …More182 of 199 people found this useful
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AirPort Extreme Base Station
GREAT ROUTER!
Written by TB from Tomball
Oct 24, 2009
I have used this router for 8 months. Great replacement coming from linksys routers. Setup was a bit lengthy but after the setup the router hasn't been off since. Airport Extreme truly sets a precedent when coming to consumer routers. …More
175 of 193 people found this useful
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Most Recent Reviews
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AirPort Extreme Base Station
Best router I've ever used!
Written by JM from Glenwood Springs
Dec 19, 2009
I work in IT and am CCNA certified. I work with routers all the time. I've used many routers including Linksys and Dlink and they all had their issues. I would get dropouts and poor performance. The Airport Extreme blows all these away. For one it was very easy to setup and now all my laptops at home connect. I have incredible download speeds and youtube loads very fast. I haven't had one dropout yet. This router looks hot and works great. Like every apple product, it works straight out of the box. If you are debating on whether or not to get this router. Just do it. It is well worth the money. You could get a cheaper router but you will get what you pay for. Just my opinion. …More
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AirPort Extreme Base Station
ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!
Written by AB from Chichester
Dec 18, 2009
This is an absolutely brilliant airport! Despite the fact, are line is really slow because of where we live, and even though we have broadband with are old router (A Netgear G Router) We were averaging on 15kb/s (Very Slow) and 20kb/s when we were lucky, however now with the Apple Airport Extreme 802.11n Base Station we are averaging at 60kb/s (what was predicted by BT, our isp) and sometimes when were lucky ranging up to 100kb/s! Still very slow, however look at the difference! Also this airport also haves lots of more advanced features which are very useful, the only disapointment is that it doesn't have web- based management, however Airport Utility is okay, the port- mapping is also very useful as well! Thank you so much Apple for yet not failing to bring out another fantastic product! …More
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AirPort Extreme Base Station
Horrible
Written by RM from Lake Oswego
Dec 16, 2009
I am an Apple fan-boy, and my house is filled with Apple gadgets. I love all of them except for the Apple wireless devices. I have two airport extremes (one of the gigabit ones, and one of the new dual band versions) as well as 3 airport expresses and an apple TV on wireless. I'm not sure what is causing he problems, but the devices are constantly in need of reboots and Airtunes constantly skips during playback.
I had Linksys routers before, and they were much more robust. The Apple devices were easier to set up, and have much better range, but that is not very helpful when they are constantly cutting out! …More12 of 24 people found this useful
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Questions & Answers
Most Interesting
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Let me get this straight: I can plug my ethernet cable into Airport Extreme and it converts my current internet service to wireless? Or am I way off?
- Asked by CD from Mascotte
- Oct 9, 2009
Best Answer
Actually you are spot on. That is the whole purpose really of AirPort. As you say, plug in your ethernet cable and the AirPort Extreme Base Station, set it up and it becomes your wireless access point for your home, office or wherever you will be using it. It will allow any computer, Mac or PC to wirelessly connect to the internet provided, of course that you have an ISP (Internet Service Provider) and it also has dual Band Wi-Fi so any Wi-Fi device will also use it to connect like an iPod Touch or iPhone.
You can also plug a USB printer into it so that any computer on your network can print wirelessly as well. You can even plug in a USB hard Drive into the base station for use as a network drive which can also be accessed over the web if you are away. If you own a PS3 or XBOX the base station will also allow you to connect those devices wirelessly to your network. …More- Answered by CB from Schenectady
- Oct 10, 2009
- 33 of 35 people found this useful
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Can I connect multiple printers using a USB hub?
- Asked by BP from Seattle
- Oct 9, 2009
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Yes. You can connect multiple printers and even multiple external hard drives to your Airport Extreme using a USB hub. …More
- Answered by MJ from Dublin
- Oct 12, 2009
- 36 of 38 people found this useful
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Does Airport Extreme provide a greater range than Airport Express?
- Asked by PS from Guildford
- Oct 2, 2009
Best Answer
Technically no, but for certain customers, their environments may make it seem so. Wireless interference is one of the main causes for certain customers having a bad experience with the Airport products. Take note of how many other wireless networks are around and what devices are in the same area that utilize similar wireless technology. The Airport devices use same wireless technology and consist of the same hardware. With the Airport Extreme, you get the Dual-band feature and the extra ethernet ports.
Hope this helps. …More- Answered by KR from Folsom
- Oct 9, 2009
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Most Recent
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Does it work with ADSL or only cable? Because all of the port at the back look the same size.
- Asked by GR
- Dec 19, 2009
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Does the Airport Extreme do disk pooling? So if you added 500gb at first and then 500gb later, would it automatically 'pool' the drives as 1gb?
- Asked by SC from Spokane
- Dec 18, 2009
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Should I get an AirPort Extreme, and will it interfere with a 2WIRE wireless router?
- Asked by NE
- Dec 18, 2009
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What about IPTV? What about IGMP proxy(milticasting)?
- Asked by VT from Saint-Petersburg
- Dec 18, 2009
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Is my Airport Extreme A1143 (draft n protocol) compatible with Netgear's GS608 8 port Gigabit Switch?
- Asked by TH from Brooklyn Park
- Dec 17, 2009
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If you buy a security lock for the airport, does that mean that no one can get into it? Can I buy a lock at the apple store for it?
- Asked by SK from Pittsburgh
- Dec 17, 2009
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Is the Airport Extreme Base Station backwards compatible with wireless G devices? Will G and N run from the same base station?
- Asked by MS from West Palm Beach
- Dec 16, 2009
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Can I connect a G4 OS-10.4.11 by ethernet and a MacBook Pro-OS snow leopard by wireless?
- Asked by BS from Madison
- Dec 16, 2009
