Apple's Air Port Extreme wireless networking lets you surf the Internet from almost anywhere in your home or business, & enables schools to provide Internet access to multiple students without installing expensive cabling. Since Air Port 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). The Air Port Extreme Card allows your Air Port Extreme-enabled Mac to communicate with local Air Port Extreme networks or other Wi-Fi certified 802.11b networks, including earlier versions of Apple's Air Port Base Station. Air Port Extreme-enabled computers that join an Air Port 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 Air Port Extreme Card installed in an Air Port Extreme-ready computer & an Air Port Extreme Base Station. Air Port Extreme provides a range up to 50 feet at 54 Mbps & up to 150 feet at 11 Mbps for Air Port Extreme-enabled computers. Every Air Port Extreme-enabled Mac has antennas built in & optimally placed, much like a mobile phone, to provide the best possible wireless performance. & because Air Port Extreme uses radio waves for communication, it can even work through walls. To get the full speed benefits of the 802.11g-based Air Port Extreme Card, you'll want to use it with an Air Port Extreme Base Station. But since the Air Port Extreme Card is compatible with 802.11b, you can use any Air Port 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 Air Port Extreme Base Station. This will allow you to communicate between Air Port-enabled computers, Air Port Extreme-enabled computers, Windows PCs with Wi-Fi certified 802.11b cards, & the Air Port Extreme Base Statio