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Apple has, like other manufacturers, used this latest update to introduce 802.11n a new wireless protocol which has complicatedly yet to be approved by the body that looks after all things wireless (it's not supposedly happening until 2008). Of course if you do want to get into the nitty gritty you can and there is everything here for the networking fan, within reason, although the device still doesn't support UPnP for connecting your Slingbox or wireless cameras with ease.īut the new USB socket and design aren't the only reason you'll want to invest.
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It even automatically sets up a password protected network for you.
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Coming with a new Airport Utilities tool, the new software takes on the iTunes interface with your Base Stations listed graphically down one side and the information down the other.įor those not knowledgeable about networks, and lets face it, who wants to be, there is a series of wizards that allow you to set up the Base Station with little or no knowledge of what you are doing.
Where the Apple Airport Extreme 802.11n Wi-Fi Wireless Base Station succeeds is its simplicity, not only in design, but setting up.
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The USB socket means two exciting things - yes I know it's hard to get excited about a USB socket - one, that you can connect a printer to it so you can then print from any computer on the network, and two - and this is the exciting bit - so you can plug in a hard drive, be it a USB memory key or full blown hard disk drive and then access it via any computer on the network. On the back and the biggest difference is the inclusion of three rather than one LAN ports and more importantly the inclusion of a USB socket. Now flat, it means you can stack to your heart's content and hiding it behind your desk is now considerably easier to do rather than as previously with the design statement that was the original Airport Extreme.īeing Apple everything is kept to a minimum - there is just one light on the front of the device and those who like feedback through a panel of lights like the Starship Enterprise need to look elsewhere. About the same footprint as the company's miniature desktop the MacMini or newer Apple TV and the whole thing is no bigger than an old 7-inch record and about 3cm deep. In is a new design, new features including the promise of greater range and a new wireless connectivity protocol that promises to be 2.5x faster than the previous Base Station. Out is the cone shape design, modem support and the ability to extend the range via an external aerial. For starters it’s a different shape, its got more technology in it and its even lost some of the functionality of previous models.
The Apple Airport Extreme 802.11n Wi-Fi Wireless Base Station to give it its full name has undergone plenty of change. (Pocket-lint) - Apple's latest Airport Extreme offers just more than connecting to you to the Internet, but is it any good and what features does it offer? We got connected to find out.