Apple Airport Express & Extreme wireless download speed

This is the photo that I took from my airport express.  Does it mean that my maximum download speed is 100Mbps even though I subscript to a 200Mbps fibre plan?
What is the maximum download speed for the Apple Airport Express and Extreme?

Sorry, I don't have an iMac, so cannot answer without guessing. I will say that the settings on my MacBook Pro regarding the Ethernet port are found as follows:
System Preferences (gear icon on the dock) > Network > Ethernet > Advanced > Hardware
You might want to ask your question in the iMac support area:
iMac (Intel)

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