AirPort base station differences
This article has two tables which show the differences between Apple's Airport base stations. The first table shows the differences between Apple's different 802.11n devices, whilst the second shows the differences between Apple's older 802.11b and 802.11g base stations.
AirPort 802.11n Differences |
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Feature |
802.11n Airport Extreme |
802.11n Airport
Express
MB321LL/A |
Time Capsule 500GB
MB276LL/A |
Time Capsule 1TB
MB277LL/A |
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MA073LL/A |
MB053LL/A |
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Wireless
technology | 802.11a/b/g/
draft
802.11n
(see note 3) |
Speed |
300Mbps
130Mbps
54 Mbps
802.11n 5x
(see note 5)
|
WDS capable? | Yes (extend capability as well) |
Encryption | 40/128 bit WEP, WPA, WPA2 | WAN port speed (Mbps) | 10/100 |
10/100/1000 |
10/100 |
10/100/1000 |
Ethernet ports
support Auto-MDIX | Yes | # of Ethernet ports | 1 WAN,
3 LAN | 1 WAN |
1 WAN,
3 LAN |
56K modem | No | USB Printer port | Yes
(see note 4) | Yes |
Yes
(see note 4) |
USB hard drive support |
Yes
(see note 4) |
No |
Yes
(see note 4) |
Internal Storage |
None |
500GB |
1TB |
Audio out | No | Yes |
No |
Antenna port | No |
# of clients | 50 | 10 |
50 |
PoE (Power over
Ethernet) | No |
Feature |
802.11n Airport Extreme |
802.11n Airport
Express
MB321LL/A |
Time Capsule 500GB
MB276LL/A |
Time Capsule 1TB
MB277LL/A |
MA073LL/A |
MB053LL/A |
AirPort 802.11b/g Differences |
Feature |
Graphite
M7601 |
Dual
Ethernet
(aka 'snow') |
Airport Extreme |
Airport
Express
M9470LL/A |
M8930LL/A |
M8799LL/A |
M9397LL/A |
Wireless
technology |
802.11b |
802.11g |
Speed |
11 Mbps |
54 Mbps |
WDS capable? |
No |
Yes |
Encryption |
40 bit WEP |
40/128 bit WEP |
40/128 bit WEP, WPA, WPA2 |
WAN port speed (Mbps) |
10 |
|
10/100 |
Ethernet ports
support Auto-MDIX |
No |
Yes |
# of Ethernet ports |
1
(see note 1) |
1 WAN, 1 LAN |
1
(see note 2) |
56K modem |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
USB Printer port |
No |
Yes |
Yes (see KB 107857) |
Yes |
USB hard drive support |
No |
Internal Storage |
None |
Audio out |
No |
Yes |
Antenna port |
No |
Yes |
No |
# of clients |
10 |
50 |
10 |
PoE (Power over
Ethernet) |
No |
Yes |
No |
Feature |
Graphite
M7601 |
Dual
Ethernet
(aka 'snow') |
Airport Extreme |
Airport
Express
M9470LL/A |
M8930LL/A |
M8799LL/A |
M9397LL/A |
More details can be found in Identifying AirPort hardware.
Which Airport Extreme 802.11n do I have?
NOTES:
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The single Ethernet port can be used for Ethernet clients if the graphite AirPort base station (ABS) is used to connect to a dial-up ISP.
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The single Ethernet port can be used for Ethernet clients if the AirPort Express is used in a WDS (wireless distribution system). More information can be found in:
- The new AirPort Extreme Base Station is based on an IEEE 802.11n draft specification and is compatible with IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, and IEEE 802.11g. Find out more on 802.11n.
- The new Airport Extreme Base Station supports multiple printers and hard drives via a USB hub.
- 802.11n 5x wide channel operation only available in certain countries (including US). The following countries do not allow wide-channel operation: Austria, Estonia, Germany, Japan, Latvia, Slovakia, Spain, United Kingdom and therefore only 2.5 speed available.
Document inspired by an original by Duane.
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