From left-to-right, we have AC power, a USB connector (which goes to my Brother 2070N laser printer), an input from the cable modem and 3 outgoing Ethernet ports. In the photo below you can see the connections. The Airport Extreme is, by far, the easiest router I have ever set up. (Kudos to Apple for including a fairly long power cable.) Inside the small box was the router itself, a quick start guide and a power cord. The unboxing experience, as with any Apple product, was a delight. But I’m giving it a chance, to see if the Airport Extreme can pass the rigors of Tampa lightning storms where other routers have failed. And for all I know at this point, this purchase could be another expensive lesson. (The last one they had in stock, as a matter of fact.)Īt $173 + tax, this wasn’t cheap. Whatever it was, I wound up going to Best Buy to pick up an Airport Extreme router. Or maybe it was just a feeling of frustration. In the past, I’ve resisted Apple’s Airport Extreme routers, because I felt that they were too expensive. Just like the Linksys, Cisco, and Netgear routers I’ve owned. Finally, on a suggestion from a few Twitter friends, I plugged the router to a different outlet in the house. Next, I tried reseting the router and cable modem. My 18 month old D-Link router, however, wasn’t as fortunate.įaced with a blinking power light and no Internet connectivity, I tried unplugging the D-Link from the network and removed any AC power going to it.
AIRPORT UTILITY 6.1 SKIN
The hairs on my skin bristled, but unfortunately no super powers were obtained. This evening, as I entered our lanai, I was nearly struck down by lightning thanks to a very severe thunderstorm. Tampa Bay is the lightning capital of the United States, a fact not lost on me in the six years that we have made this area our home.
AIRPORT UTILITY 6.1 FOR MAC
Speaking of which, Apple has rolled out three separate software updates for Mac and Windows customers looking to take advantage of the new hardware in their homes.ĪirPort Utility 5.6.1 for Mac allows you to configure and manage the new AirPort Express with simultaneous dual band 802.11n on OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard.ĪirPort Utility 6.1 arrives with the same purpose for OS X Lion users, and includes additional bug fixes too.įinally, AirPort Utility 5.6.1 for Windows lets you hook up the shiny white box to your Windows PC.Another Router Bytes the Dust: Enter the Airport Extreme “Setup is built right into OS X and iOS and can be done in just a few simple steps, and with AirPort Utility 6.0 for OS X Lion and iOS you can access a visual map of your network for viewing and reconfiguring devices,” says Apple. An additional ethernet port facilitates connections to other computers and network devices. There’s also a USB 2.0 port which enables users to share a printer wirelessly over their network. The new Express sells for $99 (79 EUR) and features a sleek compact enclosure, as well as new wireless and connectivity capabilities on the inside.Īccording to its makers, simultaneous dual-band 802.11n Wi-Fi allows users to easily create a network.Īn audio-out port allows music lovers to connect external powered speakers or an A/V receiver and use AirPlay to wirelessly stream music from their iTunes libraries on their Macs or iOS devices. Apple’s AirPort Express WiFi base station has been upgraded and redesigned to include features that had been previously available only in AirPort Extreme, the more expensive wireless router.
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