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What generation is AirPort Extreme A1143?

What generation is AirPort Extreme A1143?

2nd generation Airport
The 2nd generation Airport Extreme Base Station (Model Number A1143) is a wireless access transmitter.

What is the max speed of AirPort Extreme?

1.3Gbps
The Airport Extreme Base Station can reach data rates of up to 1.3Gbps with three-stream 802.11ac technology, which is triple the 802.11n standard.

When should I replace my AirPort Extreme?

When should I replace my airport extreme?

  1. When it no longer delivers the speed that your Internet provider is supplying to you.
  2. When there is a newer feature provided by another router system that you need that the AirPort Extreme cannot provide.

Can AirPort Extreme be used as Wi-Fi extender?

If you have an AirPort Extreme or AirPort Express unit as your primary wireless router, you can configure an AirPort Express device to work in conjunction with it as a Wi-Fi extender using Ethernet or Wi-Fi. Connecting the devices by Ethernet usually gives the best result.

What’s the latest version of the AirPort Extreme?

On June 10, 2013, Apple unveiled an updated AirPort Extreme, referred to as AirPort Extreme 802.11ac (6th Generation). The 6th generation AirPort Extreme (and 5th generation AirPort Time Capsule) featured three-stream 802.11ac Wi-Fi technology with a maximum data rate of 1.3Gbit/s, which is nearly three times faster than 802.11n.

What’s the difference between Airport and AirPort Extreme Mac?

For all Macs that match a specific version of Wi-Fi — courtesy of EveryMac.com’s Ultimate Mac Sort — click the Wi-Fi capability of interest (right column). Please note that AirPort is Apple’s name for 802.11b, and AirPort Extreme is Apple’s original name for 802.11g and 802.11n (some AirPort Extreme models also unofficially support 802.11a).

When did Apple stop making the airport extreme router?

The 2013 802.11ac model was re-packaged into a more vertical case, taller than it is square. In approximately 2016, Apple disbanded the wireless router team that developed the AirPort Time Capsule and AirPort Extreme router. In 2018, Apple formally discontinued both products, exiting the router market.

What kind of ports does AirPort Extreme use?

NAT, DHCP, PPPoE, VPN Passthrough (IPSec, PPTP, and L2TP), DNS Proxy, IPv6 (6to4 and manual tunnels) Gigabit Ethernet WAN port for connecting a DSL modem, cable modem, or Ethernet network