Package Content - AirPort Extreme Base Station, Printed documentation, Power cordFeatures
Connect your DSL or cable modem to the AirPort Extreme Base Station, then set it up with the AirPort Utility, available as download
AirPort Extreme works simultaneously on both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands, allows all devices on the network to use band automatically.
Set up a separate Wi-Fi network with a separate password for your visitors and enable the guest networking feature
Have several computers in your home or office but only one printer? No problem.
And up to twice the range of 802.11g wireless networks.
Connect a compatible printer to the USB port on the AirPort Extreme Base Station and printer is instantly available to all the computers (Mac and PC)
In minutes, you and up to 50 others can use your Mac computers or PCs to surf the web, stream video, share photos without wires.
The latest 802.11n wireless technology is up to five times the Wi-Fi performance
Your guests can use the Internet but can't access other parts of your private network
This review is from: Airport Extreme 802.11N (5TH GEN)Just to be clear on this, I did try the Cisco E4200, which, according with people who knows about wireless networking, is the best wireless router out there but the range was not as good as the Airport Extreme. I have a town house and the router needs to be in the basement, the E4200 signal did reach the second floor, but with more than two devices connected to the router, the signal dropped so much that was unusable. With the Airport Extreme, no problems at all, the signal is fast enough with two or more devices connected. An additional perk is that with the E4200 you can use the USB port just for storage but not for a printer, but with the Airport Extreme, you can connect an USB Hub and have a printer an a external Hard Drive connected at the same time. This router is a keeper.My setup: 2 iPads, 2 iPhones, 1 PC, 3 Macs....
This review is from: Airport Extreme 802.11N (5TH GEN)Although setup is quick, it is the high performance 802.11n dual RF bands and the creation of my own cloud storage (HD on USB port) that makes the AirPort Extreme a best-in-class choice!Setup: After reading the other reviews, I knew this was going to be quick and easy. I started a pot of coffee thinking I could enjoy a cup while plugging in the AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBS) and configuring it. Here are the steps:1. Attached an ethernet cable from the AEBS to my ISP connection. Plugged in the AC adapter and power cord. AEBS powered up. Status light flashed green for a second, glowed amber for several seconds, then flashed amber until the AEBS was configured from a computer.2. From my MacBook Pro (wireless access works fine for this step), the airport utility app had already launched and was waiting for me (otherwise, go to Applications\Utilities\AirPort Utility.app). Followed instructions that included typing in a router name and two passwords. The default AEBS configuration selects channels and RF bands automatically to optimize speed.3. Plugged a spare hard drive (in my case: Mac OS Extended (Journaled) formatted 1 TB HD) into AC outlet and the USB port. As soon as the HD had started, it showed up as a MBP network drive device on 'Finder'. I then created a folder, transferred a file, and read it back.At this point, the coffee machine beeped to let me know my coffee was ready. I was done before the coffee was even ready - about three minutes from opening the box to being operational! Gotta luv it.Basic Performance Testing:Not about to let the coffee go to waste, I proceeded with some performance testing. I conducted some very basic data throughput tests by transferring files from the MBP through the AEBS to the HD. This test arrangement kept my ISP download and upload data rates out of the equation. For the wired tests, the MBP was connected to one of the three AEBS Gigabit ports.Test 1 (a control test configuration between MBP and HD via USB on MBP): Write to HD: 33.8 MBytes/sec Read from HD: 34.3 MBytes/sec Test 2 (wired data transfer) From MBP to AEBS via Gigabit port, then from AEBS to HD via USB): 13.6 MBytes/sec From HD to AEBS via USB, then from AEBS to MBP via Gigabit port): 18.3 MBytes/secTest 3 (wireless data transfer - 5 GHz RF band) From MBP to AEBS, then from AEBS to HD via USB): 7.8 MBytes/sec From HD to AEBS via USB, then from AEBS to MBP): 12.6 MBytes/secTest 4 (range test, 5 GHz RF band between MBP and AEBS with a max capacity of 300 Mbits/sec): 3 ft, devices in close proximity: 300 Mbits/sec 50 ft, indoors, no ext walls in path: 243 Mbits/sec 70 ft, outdoors, one ext wall in path: 144 Mbits/sec 80 ft, outdoors, one ext wall in path: 104 Mbits/secDefault settings seem to provide high bit-rate connections. Using 'manual setup' in Airport Utility.app, I tested several variations on the configuration without improving the rate/range for the 802.11n wireless provided by the defaul...
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