Airport Extreme 802.11N (5TH GEN)

Airport Extreme 802.11N (5TH GEN)
by Apple
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Date first available at Amazon.com: June 21, 2011

Buy new: $179.00
5 used & new from $154.00

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Review & Description

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. 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. Strong security and access controls - 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 the base station, thanks to its simple set-up utility and powerful access controls. Works with iPad, iPhone, Apple TV, and more - AirPort Extreme works with Mac computers, PCs, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Apple TV and virtually all 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi wireless devices - all at the same time. System Requirements - Mac OS X v10.5.7+ or Windows XP (SP3)/Vista (SP2)/7 (SP1) and/or Ethernet or Wi-Fi

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #95 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Apple
• Model: MD031LL/A
• Dimensions: 4.00 pounds

Features

• Package Content - AirPort Extreme Base Station, Printed documentation, Power cordFeatures
• 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 as download 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.
• 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.
• 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.