Product Description

The sleek, easy-to-use AirPort Extreme Base Station is the perfect wireless access point for home, school, or small business. Get up to five times the performance and up to twice the range of conventional 802.11g routers. Quickly set up your wireless network with AirPort Utility, available for both Mac OS X and Windows, to your DSL or cable modem. Within minutes, you and up to 50 other users can stream videos, share photos and more without wires. Next-generation 802.11n wireless technology features multiple antennas to deliver maximum speed and range. You can even connect a printer to the USB port on the AirPort Extreme Base Station and it will instantly become available to everyone on your wireless or wired network. AirPort Extreme offers a built-in firewall and supports industry-standard encryption to prevent unauthorized intrusion into your wireless network. WPA/WPA2 and 128-bit WEP let authorized users to connect to it easily with simple setup utility and powerful access controls.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #453 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Apple
• Model: MB053LL/A
• Released on: 2007-08-31
• Platforms: Macintosh, Windows
• Format: CD
• Dimensions: 1.30" h x 6.50" w x 6.50" l, 1.66 pounds

Features

• Three Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports for connecting computers or network devices
• Wireless networking router based on the 802.11n draft standard
• Interoperable with Wi-Fi Certified 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g Mac computers and Windows-based PCs
• Up to 5 times faster and twice the range of 802.11g routers
• USB port turns external hard drives, printers, and other devices into network resources

From the Manufacturer
Introducing the new AirPort Extreme Base Station, the perfect wireless solution for home, school, and business. As it blankets your space with a blazing-fast, secure wireless network, it opens up a world of possibilities for home entertainment, backups, printing, and more.

With the new AirPort Extreme Base Station, you and up to 50 of your friends, colleagues, or family members can enjoy a robust wireless network offering up to five times the performance and up to twice the range of networks created with the earlier 802.11g standard.

Easy as a Mac.
Setting up a network should be as easy as setting up a Mac. And it is--if you’re using a new AirPort Extreme, which features a completely redesigned setup utility. Just take the AirPort Extreme out of the box. Plug it in. Install the software, and in five minutes or less, you’re good to go.

Surf the web, chat, send email, or exchange photos from any computer or from your iPhone. Print or access a shared hard drive--wirelessly. Set limits for when your kids can access the Internet. Secure your network with a firewall and strong encryption. Even use AirPort Extreme as the perfect companion to Apple TV.

Superfast, supercompatible.
The AirPort Extreme Base Station features 802.11n,2 the next-generation high-speed wireless technology included with most shipping Mac computers and some newer PCs with compatible cards. The AirPort Extreme is also Wi-Fi Certified to work with the 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g wireless standards--which means the systems you’re already using will work seamlessly with the new base station.

Elegantly simple.
Just 6.5 inches square and 1.3 inches tall, the new AirPort Extreme features a simple, elegant design that will fit almost anywhere--your desk, a table, a bookshelf, or any flat surface.

What's in the box:
Airport Extreme Base Station, AirPort Utility for Mac and Windows, AirPort Disk Utility for Mac and Windows, 802.11n Enabler for Mac, Bonjour for Windows, power cord, printed and electronic documentation.

Customer Reviews

Good solid router
I've used this router for a few months now. 3 Macs, Airport Express via ethernet, Squeezebox via ethernet and a Netgear switch. All wifi devices are 802g. The house is tough on wireless due to layout and plaster walls sheathed in metal. It is a good router, albeit pricey.

Pros:

Build quality and design. Probably typically Apple: eventual replacement will be caused by technological obsolescence versus dying like all the other routers we've had.

Very easy to set-up. Let Apple's auto configure do the work and go back later in "Expert Mode" to make any changes you need.

Most stable router I've had (5 routers, 1st Apple). Consistent performance. Have yet to reboot.

Although MacStumbler signal strength on 802g has not improved from my old router, download speeds have improved considerably. This was noticed by all users in short order. Beyond me.


Cons:

I was hoping at a price close to twice my old routers, wifi would be stronger. Had to wire via ethernet an Airport Express to get whole house wifi.

AirPort Extreme
I have had several different routers in the past this is the first that has compelled me to actually write a review. We used to have a saying in the Navy "Don't want to hear about the Labor pains, just want to see the Baby." I am certain that there is a more politically correct way to say it now, but the point is this baby delivers! Some other routers require constant resetting making VOIP phones or a home Wifi network impractical. This was a breeze to set up (and I am not a Tech Guru) and just like all other Apple gear it JUST WORKS as it should.

Apple Airport Extreme Base Station
The item was shipped from Amazon. It arrived, plugged it in, followed instructions, and never got light to come on (green)indicating that is was operational. I called Amazon and Apple, was told had to take it to an Apple "genius" in an Apple Store to verify it was inoperative to get a new one. Had to make appointment to see "genius", no appts until following day. So my time, multiple phone calls, my gas money to get replacement. Amazon should have authorized return to them overnight and sent me one next day! Intolerable!

Also not intuitive how to set up a windows pc to operate through this router, especially getting a network printer to operate from windows pc. Had to download another program (Bonjour) from Apple to accomplish this......another phone call to Apple.

Operationally, once got a functional unit, and once all pcs and macs connected wirelessly, worked fine. Good reception all over my house, but not exceptional. My linksys with 802B had better coverage than this 802N unit.