Photos of new 802.11n AirPort Extreme
updated 06:55 pm EST, Sat February 3, 2007
Unboxing the new AE
Apple earlier this week began shipping its new 802.11n-enabled AirPort Extreme, which provides not only faster networking connectivity using the latest 802.11n WiFi standard, but also offers shared network storage via USB connection, a built-in three-port Ethernet router, a built-in firewall for security protection, and timed access controls for parents. The new AirPort Utility software can control the new 802.11n-enabled base stations as well as older Apple-branded base stations and features a new wizard to easy setup, improved UI, better responsiveness, and more features for new devices.
Apple also posted new troubleshooting documents related to the new devices as well as offered a new AirPort Disk Utility (CD-only) for locating shared storage volumes. The AirPort CD software also includes the 802.11n software enabler for Core 2 Duo-based Macs--for which Apple is charging $1.99 to download; the patch enables other users to use the faster wireless connectivity standard without purchasing Apple's base station.
