AirPort Extreme Base Station with Gigabit Ethernet
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, it delivers up to five times the performance and up to twice the range compared to 802.11g routers.1 And you can use it with Macs, PCs and other Wi-Fi devices such as iPhone and Apple TV.
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Overview
The sleek, simple solution for fast wireless access
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 available for both Mac OS X and Windows. Within minutes, you and up to 50 others can use your Macs or PCs to surf the web, stream video, share photos, and more — without wires.2
Up to 5x the performance, 2x the range
AirPort Extreme uses next-generation 802.11n wireless technology3 and features multiple antennas to deliver maximum speed and range throughout your home, classroom, or small office. You can enjoy up to five times the performance and up to twice the range of 802.11g wireless networks.1
Print without wires
Have several computers in your home or office but only one printer? No problem. Just connect a printer to the USB port on the AirPort Extreme Base Station and the printer instantly becomes available to all computers (Mac and Windows) on your wireless or wired network. (See system requirements.)
Share your hard drive
Now you can share an external USB hard drive over your wireless and wired network by simply connecting it to the USB port on your AirPort Extreme Base Station. Called AirPort Disk, it's perfect for sharing files, making backups, and more. You can even connect multiple drives and printers using a USB hub (sold separately). And it works with both Mac and Windows. (See system requirements.)
Strong security and access control
Rest easy — AirPort Extreme takes strong measures to prevent unauthorized 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 authorized users to connect to it, thanks to its simple setup utility and powerful access controls.
Works with iPhone, Apple TV and more
AirPort Extreme works flawlessly with iPhone and Apple TV. It's compatible with 802.11a/b/g Wi-Fi wireless clients. And because it's dual-band, you can set it up to work on either the 2.4GHz or 5GHz band, reducing the chance of radio interference. The AirPort Extreme Base Station is Wi-Fi Certified for 802.11n draft 2.0.
(1) Based on a comparison with Apple's 802.11g products. Comparison assumes AirPort Extreme network with 802.11n-enabled computer. Speed and range will be less if an 802.11a/b/g product joins the network. Accessing the wireless network requires an AirPort or AirPort Extreme enabled computer or other Wi-Fi Certified 802.11a/b/g-enabled computer. Actual performance will vary based on range, connection rate, site conditions, size of network, and other factors. Range will vary with site conditions.
(2) 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 Extreme.
(3) The AirPort Extreme Base Station is based on an IEEE 802.11n draft specification and is compatible with IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, and IEEE 802.11g.
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What's in the Box
- AirPort Extreme Base Station
- CD with AirPort Utility (Mac and Windows), 802.11n Enabler for Core 2 Duo and Xeon-based Macintosh computers (except 17-inch 1.83GHz iMac), Bonjour for Windows
- Printed and electronic documentation
- Power cable
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System requirements
For setup and administration:
- Macintosh computer with Mac OS X v.10.4 or later, CD drive, Ethernet or wireless networking capability
- PC with Windows XP (SP2) or Windows Vista, CD drive, Ethernet or wireless networking capability
For wireless client access:
- Mac with AirPort or AirPort Extreme wireless capability
- PC with 802.11a/b/g/n
For shared printing:
- USB printer
- Macintosh computer with Mac OS X v10.2.7 or later
- PC with Windows XP (SP2) or Windows Vista; Bonjour for Windows included on AirPort Extreme CD
For shared hard drive:
- Mac with Mac OS X v10.4.8 or later
- PC with Windows XP (SP2) or Windows Vista; Bonjour for Windows included on AirPort Extreme CD
Most Recent Reviews
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AirPort Extreme Base Station with Gigabit Ethernet
Best wireless router I have ever owned.
Written by CD from La Crosse
Oct 6, 2008
Recently I bought a Draytek 2910G. I loved the unit, and it worked flawlessly with my macbook pro but I ran into the (evidently i…Read morenfamous) chipset compatibility issues between the Atheros in the router and the Broadcom in my girlfriend's Macbook.
Since I picked up the Airport Extreme a couple of weeks ago, our notebooks have been continuously connected with no router restarting or dns resolution errors.
I've never experienced this level of consistency with any home-grade wireless router and the feature set is fairly complete. I would like to see VPN for the price, but the print server feature was a selling point.(10 of 10 people found this review useful)
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AirPort Extreme Base Station with Gigabit Ethernet
I've forgotten that it's there
Written by AS from Montgomery
Oct 4, 2008
I called the Apple Care folks to help me set this up--we connected two Macs, a Dell PC and an EMachines laptop on our wireless net…Read morework--and they were great. The range is better than I expected, and I never even think about the network anymore. The green light came on that first day and it's been on ever since.
(6 of 7 people found this review useful)
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AirPort Extreme Base Station with Gigabit Ethernet
Great Potential, but Falls Short with Actual Performance
Written by BF from Columbia
Sep 30, 2008
According to the Apple Store Website which is what sealed the deal for my decision to purchase this. "...Now you can share an ext…Read moreernal USB hard drive over your wireless and wired network by simply connecting it to the USB port on your AirPort Extreme Base Station. Called AirPort Disk, it's perfect for sharing files, making backups, and more..." What they don't tell you is that you can't use their Time Machine software to make the backup. I didn't need a Time Capsule because I already have a hard drive which contains my Time Machine backup for the past 10 months, now I can't use the new $200 base station to continue my backup wirelessly.
(38 of 54 people found this review useful)
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Most Useful Reviews
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AirPort Extreme Base Station with Gigabit Ethernet
Perfection with one flaw
Written by EG from Santa Clara
Aug 11, 2007
Pluses: Can use the 802.1a frequencies (much faster when there are competing wireless networks on all sides of you on the 802.1b f…Read morerequencies). FAST -- I get the full 300mbit/sec throughput from the wireless. It's all gigabit Ethernet now. Right now it's the only thing in its class that will use the 802.1a frequencies and go 300mbit/sec with a Mac. It does everything a home router should do. Minuses: The "Storage Link" is excruciatingly slow (as in, 1/4th the speed of writing to the same USB disk drive attached to my server over the same network). As is, it is the fastest 802.11n base station for your recent-vintage Mac. Fix the "Storage Link" (maybe a firmware update?), and it would be perfection.
(2963 of 4312 people found this review useful)
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AirPort Extreme Base Station with Gigabit Ethernet
Works great, but...
Written by RJ from Galesville
Aug 9, 2007
One suggestion. In your manual, you don't explain that the status light will flash amber even though all is working correctly. T…Read morehe reason for the flashing amber is due to not setting up security. If you would have explained this in the manual, it would have saved me some confusion.
Thanks!(2789 of 4183 people found this review useful)
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AirPort Extreme Base Station with Gigabit Ethernet
Works and then it doesn't
Written by WC from Roanoke
Oct 29, 2007
I got my Airport Extreme about 3 weeks ago. It worked great at first but then it dropped out. I had to reset it. After a week it w…Read moreent out again. I had to do a hard reset this time. It worked fine for another week. Then I had to try to do another reset when it went out. Luckily, the Airdisk didn't trash my drives. Anyways, now it doesn't work at all. I can't soft reset it, I can do a hard reset, and it won't show up in my network.
It's a great idea but unlike Apple's usual dependability this one falls flat.(2764 of 4332 people found this review useful)
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