Is Apple AirPort Express a router?

AirPort Express is a lightweight router designed for music sharing. AirPort Extreme is a more powerful router with additional ports and features. Time Capsule is essentially an AirPort Extreme with a built-in hard drive for wireless file sharing and Time Machine backup.

Is Apple AirPort Extreme Gigabit?

Airport Express have 100mbit ethernet port.. so regardless of the wifi speed the max throughput is never greater than around 95mbps. The Extreme does have gigabit but is no where near fast enough as a NAT router.

What can I do with an AirPort Express?

You can use an AirPort Express to extend Wi-Fi from your wireless router and it can also act as an access point. The AirPort Express can access music or audio streamed from an iPhone, iPad, iPod or iTunes via your computer, and using AirPlay, play it on a connected powered speaker, stereo, or home theater system.

Does Apple sell AirPort Express?

The AirPort router line may be discontinued, but much of the technology Apple developed for it lives on in many other Apple devices. AirPlay, and other wireless technology with Apple TV, came about thanks to work completed with the AirPort Express.

Does airport express support Wi-Fi Protected Access?

Support for WPA requires OS X v10.3 or later. Use of Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) reduces the maximum number of network users. When joining an existing wireless network, AirPort Express supports only WPA-Personal. WPA2 requires a Mac computer with an AirPort Extreme Card and OS X v10.3 or later.

Can I add an AirPort Express to my Network?

Important note for AirPort Express Users: If you are considering adding an AirPort Express to your network to stream music, or to provide wireless printing, you may find this article helpful: What is client mode? Wi–Fi base station – Any variety of AirPort Extreme Base Station, AirPort Express, or Time Capsule.

How can I extend the range of my airport network?

Extending a wireless network – Using multiple Wi-Fi base stations wirelessly to extend the range of an AirPort network over a wider physical area, when the range of a single base station is insufficient.

Where can I find the airport ID (MAC address)?

The AirPort ID, also known as the Media Access Controller (MAC) address, is printed on the label on the bottom of the AirPort Extreme Base Station next to the AirPort symbol, and on the power adapter side of the AirPort Express Base Station.