| Apple's AirPort Extreme wireless
networking products lets you surf the Internet from almost anywhere in your home
or business, and enables schools to provide Internet access to multiple students
without installing expensive cabling.1
Since AirPort Extreme
is based on a new wireless technology called 802.11g, it's a snap to exchange
files or play multiplayer games at data rates up to 54 megabits per second
(Mbps).2 The AirPort Extreme Card allows your AirPort Extreme-enabled
Mac to communicate with local AirPort Extreme networks or other Wi-Fi certified
802.11b or 802.11g networks, including earlier versions of Apple's AirPort Base
Station. AirPort Extreme-enabled computers that join an AirPort or other 802.11b
wireless network can achieve data rates up to 11 Mbps--the maximum allowed by
802.11b. For higher data rates, you need both the AirPort Extreme Card installed
in an AirPort Extreme-ready computer and an AirPort Extreme Base Station.
AirPort Extreme provides a range up to 50 feet at 54 Mbps and up to 150 feet at
11 Mbps for AirPort Extreme-enabled computers.
Every AirPort
Extreme-enabled Mac has antennas built in and optimally placed, much like a
mobile phone, to provide the best possible wireless performance. And because
AirPort Extreme uses radio waves for communication, it can even work through
walls.
With an AirPort Extreme-enabled PowerBook G4, you're ready to
start enjoying the benefits of wireless networking--not just at home, but also
at cafes, hotels, airports, and other businesses and public buildings around the
world that have implemented 802.11b "hot spots." 3
To get the
full speed benefits of the 802.11g-based AirPort Extreme Card in your Apple
computer, you'll want to use it with an AirPort Extreme Base Station. But since
the AirPort Extreme Card is compatible with 802.11b, you can use any AirPort
Base Station or other Wi-Fi certified 802.11b access point without any hassles;
you don't need to change any hardware or software settings. Everything is
automatic.
To create your own wireless network in your home or business,
just add an AirPort Extreme Base Station. This will allow you to communicate
between AirPort-enabled computers, AirPort Extreme-enabled computers, Windows
PCs with Wi-Fi certified 802.11b cards, and the AirPort Extreme Base Station and
share access to the Internet, without wires.
System Requirements:
- The AirPort Extreme Card can be installed only in computers that are AirPort
Extreme ready. AirPort Extreme Cards cannot be used in AirPort-ready computers
with an AirPort Card slot.
- Requires Mac OS X 10.2.7 or later and AirPort Admin Utility software version
3.1.1 or later to administer an AirPort Extreme Base Station.
- Wireless printing over USB requires Mac OS X v10.2.7 or later.
Notes:
(1) Wireless Internet access requires a
wireless-enabled computer, a base station or other access point, and Internet
access (fees may apply). Some ISPs are not currently compatible with AirPort and
AirPort Extreme.
(2) Achieving data rates up to 54 Mbps requires that
all users have an AirPort Extreme-ready computer with an AirPort Extreme Card
installed or a Wi-Fi Certified 802.11g Windows computer and are communicating
with an AirPort Extreme Base Station. If a user with an AirPort-enabled computer
or other Wi-Fi certified 802.11b product joins an AirPort Extreme wireless
network, that user will get up to 11 Mbps and AirPort Extreme users on the same
wireless network will get less than 54 Mbps. AirPort Extreme-enabled computers
that connect to an AirPort or other Wi-Fi certified 802.11b network will achieve
data rates up to 11 Mbps, the maximum allowed by an 802.11b wireless network.
Actual speed will vary based on range, connection rate, site conditions, size of
network, and other factors.
(3) Fees may apply for hot spot access.
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