Is Airport Extreme Right For Me?

I am moving into a new apartment and will be living on my own. My MacBookPro OS 10.5.1 will be the only computer on the network. i would love to be able to print wirelessly and also play my itunes through my stereo.
I am worried that my all-in-one printer (HP Deskjet F4180) will not work through the Airport Extreme. Is it really as simple as plugging in the USB cord? When I looked on HP's website for wireless printer accessories it seemed like it would cost me over $200! Would I also be able to scan through airport? If amazingly, i could print and scan wirelessly, I think I would buy it.
Also, when I activate my Comcast internet at the new apt, do I still need to buy comcast's router? Or can I just plug the ethernet into the Airport? Again, I'd love to be able to just tote my MacBookPro around my apartment and print, browse, and rock out without any cords!
Thanks!
Alexandra

Arddnaxela wrote:
I have been looking at iFelix's list of compatible printers for the new and old airports and found it VERY helpful. Can anyone recommend the BEST all-in-one printer to be used over airport? I do not need to be able to scan wirelessly but I need an all-in-one available to me.
I am very pleased with my wireless Canon MP600R
I also found that my Canon i860 works with the old airport extreme. Is the new one so much better than the old one that I should try to keep looking for the right printer?
If your printer works with the old base station then it will (probably) work with the new one.
Or would my i860, internet, and airtunes work sufficiently on the old model which I could find on craigslist or so?
Remember to use AirTunes you need to use the Airport Express and not the Extreme, the Express is still available.
iFelix

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Is Airport Extreme right for this setup?

I'm currently using a new IMac and am going to purchase a used macbook 1.83 that has the "g" wireless card.
I want to run an ethernet cable to the imac (rather then use wireless) from the Airport extreme, use wireless to connect to the macbook, as well as support a shared printer and external hard drive.
Can i do all that with the airport extreme?

+Can i do all that with the airport extreme?+
Probably. Depends on the printer. See below.
The AirPort Extreme (AEBS) has 3 ethernet ports for devices and will support up to 50 wireless connections. You will need to make sure that the AEBS is broadcasting a "g" signal or a compatible "g" signal to be able to connect.
You will need to use a powered hub to connect both a shared printer and hard drive.
Not all printers are compatible, and if you have an all-in-one device, only the printing function will be supported.
Be sure to format the external hard drive in Mac OS Extended (Journaled).

Where can i buy an airport extreme card for my powerbook

Where can I buy an airPort extreme caed for my powerbook? are they even available, if not how can I go wireless ?

eBay is a good source, though as ever, buy wisely and make sure you get the right card for your specific model.
Alternatively there are wireless cards available that go in the card slot. Again eBay is full of them but be sure they're OSX compatible - its a good idea to put this phrase in your search terms.
I can vouch that this one works as I'm using it now:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SAGEM-PCMCIA-AIRPORT-54MBPS-WIRELESS-WIFI-CARD-MAC-OS-X-/4 00124141388?pt=UK_Computing_Apple_Mac_Accessories&hash=item5d2941df4c#ht_3229wt_ 886
It just plugged straight in and was recognised as an Airport Card. This is from the UK site but I'm sure you can find the same thing wherever you live, or at that price just have it shipped.

Which Airport Extreme Card for 1.25Ghz 17"

I am trying to purchase an Airport Extreme card for my 1.25Ghz iMac G4 17", but I seem to be finding a lot of iBook and other random Extreme cards, so I am lost which one is compatible with mine.
I found this one that also is combined with a Bluetooth card. I would love if this is the right one or if it will even work because i hate having to use the corded mighty mouse with it.
http://cgi.ebay.com/APPLE-AIRPORT-EXTREME-IMAC-G4-G5-A1126-BLUETOOTH-CARDW0QQitemZ330350308839QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCC_Drives_Storage_Internal?hash=item4ce a69ade7&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14#ht_1375wt1167
Any info would really help me out. Thanks!

This is the profile page for your iMac at EveryMac.com
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/stats/imac1.25_17fp.html
That linked product looks like this one, which is described more accurately below, and is not for an iMac G4
http://www.megamacs.com/item/Apple-AirPort-Extreme-and-Bluetooth-Combo-Card,-Par t--A1126/view,4073062/criteria,airport%20extreme/
This is the correct AirPort Extreme card for your iMac G4 model
http://www.megamacs.com/item/Airport-Extreme-Card/view,3471750/criteria,airport% 20extreme/
It does not include Bluetooth. The best way to add Bluetooth, if that is important, is with a USB Bluetooth adapter. This is the one that Apple officially approves for use with Macs that do not have built-in Bluetooth.
http://www.amazon.com/D-Link-DBT-120-Wireless-Bluetooth-Adapter/dp/B00006B7DB
Since that G4 iMac has USB 2.0, you may want to consider a USB wireless adapter as well, instead of the AirPort Extreme card. Here is one, sold by OWC (a Mac-oriented vendor).
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Newer%20Technology/MXP802NU2C/
It (probably) costs less, and it uses the faster 802.11.n standard (compared to 802.11g used by the AirPort Extreme card). You will have to install driver software, but that is provided with this adapter and it supports Panther (10.3.9) or later. And you don't have to open up the iMac to install it. If you get a different brand, make sure Mac OS X drivers are available for that product.
The advantage of the AirPort Extreme card is that (once installed internally) nothing appears connected on the outside, and no additional driver is needed.

Airport Extreme Card for Mac Pro (bought in 2006)

In or around 2006 I bought a Mac Pro (it was right when the starting coming with Intel Chips) and didn't upgrade to have it come with a Airport Extreme Card inside. A week later I ordered one, but it wasn't the right one. I have been looking online and found one, the MA688Z/B on amazon.com. I have looked at websites showing how to install this, however, I don't see the place on the motherboard where it goes. Is this the right internal Airport Extreme card for my Mac Pro from 2006 or is there a different one? Also, is the Airport Express that is external better and should I just go that route?
Please help! Thanks!

Here's a picture of the 802.11n module installed in a Mac Pro.
It's small and fits near drive bay 2. It's not designed to be fitted by customers, so you cannot buy the card on the Apple Website. Fitting involves plugging in the card. A small brass screw - and two antenna cables, which clip onto the corners.
Unless you have tiny fingers, I'd pay to have it fitted in an Apple Store.
Warning. The Mac Pro is heavy. Do not attempt to carry it to the mall if you have a heart condition or are pregnant.

I have a Apple Power Mac G5 Dual 2.3 GHz/6GB RAM/500GB HDD/Superdrive PowerPC Desktop and just bought an Airport Extreme card for it. The card is recognized but will not see the in-house network. This is a pre-intel computer. Do I need an antennae?

I have an Apple Power Mac G5 Dual 2.3 GHz/6GB RAM/500GB HDD/Superdrive PowerPC Desktop and just bought an Airport Extreme card for it. The card is recognized but will not see the in-house network. This is a pre-intel computer. Do I need an additional antennae? If so, which one because my research is confusing me about what is supposed to work with this computer.

Please check out the following Apple Support article to see if your particular Power Mac model supports an external Wi-Fi antenna.

Airport Extreme card for Powerbook G4 12"

I want to get an Airport Extreme card for my 12" Powerbook, however, am a little confused as to which one will work with it. I am currently running a 867Mhz PowerPC system. I have seen two part numbers for the Airport Extreme card, A1026 and A1027. I was hoping that someone might be able to clarify the correct one I need, thanks.

behappysomeday, Welcome to the discussion area!
Those cards are both the same thing. Either one will work.

Airport Extreme Cards for Powerbook Ti

So, why noy make an internal airport extreme card for the Ti Powerbooks? It's not like theyre that old of a model. and if other companys can make em for external use why cant Apple do this?
Hopefully someone at Apple reads this. Ive been an avid supporter of Apple comps and its not like customers such as myself wouldnt actually buy these if they were to release them. Think about it....every titanium power book user would prolly run out and re-buy the already installed cards all over again. Makes sense to me.
WM

It may make sense to you, Wil, but not many people nowadays are investing in hardware enhancements for their three-and-four-year-old Tibooks. And with other manufacturers producing cards that can be installed in a Tibook and moved on to the next laptop without ever opening up the Tibook, and offering (in many cases) far better wireless range than the built-in Airport antenna can offer, Apple would face tough competition for the few customers who might be interested in such a product.

AirPort Extreme Drivers for Windows XP???

This may be a very silly question, but I've got a new Mac Pro that will be arriving in two days and I couldn't help but wonder, "How will the AirPort Extreme WiFi card be able to connect to the Internet when I'm running Windows XP from a separate hard drive using Boot Camp?
The Internet connection in my apartment is wireless only (coming from a router upstairs in my landlord's part of the house). Are there any AirPort Extreme drivers for Windows XP? If so, I have not been able to find anything online.
Any suggestions on how to do this?
Thanks,
~Greg

Thanks for the info Stefan,
However, I don't think that the Macintosh driver CD will do me any good in this case because I am not planning on running the 32 bit version of Windows XP. I will be installing XP64 tomorrow once my CD arrives in the mail.
I've heard of quite a few people who are currently running XP64 on their Mac Pro's, but I'm also pretty sure that the driver CD created by Boot Camp will only work in Windows XP 32-bit.
If ANYONE knows of a work around for installing macintosh drivers for my super drive and airport extreme, PLEASE let me know, because I will most certainly need to be able to use my wireless card and keyboard (especially for the CD tray)
Thanks,
Greg

Purhasing an Airport Extreme especially for controlling WiFi in my house.

I am thinking about purhasing an Airport Extreme especially for controlling WiFi in my house. To protect/limit internet use of my childeren. Not just a single guest account but perphaps 2 or 3 with different time settings is this possible? To my opinion it would be ideal to control it via the airport because there is no need for software and via an administration account I should be able to modify the settings

Do you perhaps know of any good parenting tool / app that I can install on the Ipad mini of my childeren.
As LaPastenague says, Apple expects you to set restrictions like this on the device itself. You will select a passcode when you establish the settings that you want. Only you will be able to change the settings that you have selected.....unless you provide the passcode to someone else.
On the iPad....
Tap Settings
Tap General
Tap Restrictions
See Allow, Allowed Content, Privacy, etc.
For more information about this, you need to post in the iPad support area. The link is here:
Using iPad
As far as allowed times, again as LaPastenague notes, Timed Access will allow you to do this for any device that connects using wireless.
For example, you could limit the use of the iPad to the hours of 3 PM to 8 PM Weekdays and 8 AM to 11 PM on Weekends.
Another device could be programmed to use the same "rules", or you could establish different "rules".
At the same time, you could specify "Unlimited" access for your own personal computer, etc.

AirPort Extreme Card for "Late 2005" G5 needed

Hello!
I am trying to buy and install WiFi in an old G5 which identifies itself as
PowerMac11,2
Dual 2,0 GHz
According to Mactracker that makes it a "Late 2005" G5, and this is where trouble begins for me…
I searched for information on that; this is what I think is right at the moment:
All G5s – except for this "Late 2005" Modell – work with AirportExtreme! Cards.
This one needs an AirportExtreme!/Bluetooth card.
This card cannot be purchased from Apple, costs loads of money and is hard to install.
Could anyone help me confirm or invalidate anything of that?
Maybe you even know what I can do to still get WiFi?
All I would like is an affordable solution.
Thank you very much for helping out a recent switcher who thought life would be easier on the other side
greets,
Ludwig

Thank you for your encouraging answer, Silent One.
Now, I don't want to rebuff you, but I think Apple wrote this for a reason:
+"This AirPort Extreme Card is not compatible with the Mac Pro or the Power Mac G5 Dual and Power Mac G5 Quad computers introduced in October 2005. To add an AirPort Extreme card to one of these systems, please contact an Apple Retail Store or other Authorized Apple Service Provider. "+ (http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=85A 8FBC1&nplm=M8881LL/A)
I am quite sure that I need to find a different solution.
Thanks for your help, though, and please correct me if I'm just talking nonsense here,
Ludwig

AirPort Extreme Card for Power Mac G5 (August 2005) 7,3

I've Power Mac G5 (August 2005) Model 7,3 (Model M9748)
Is this Airport Extreme Card the right one for my mac:
1. Airport Extreme Wireless Card 802.11G A1026
Is there any difference between M8881LL/A A1026 and 802.11G A1026 or are they the same?

Shree, Welcome to the discussion area!
Yes that card is what you need. No there is no difference between the cards referenced with those terms.

Airport Express or Airport Extreme Base for home wireless

I've read some of the comparisons between the Airport Express and Airport Extreme Base station to make an informed choice before purchasing. The Airport Express probably will suffice for my needs, plus having AirTunes is a bonus. Mobility is not such a concern (most hotels now offer wireless in any case, making the Express less appealing than when it first came out).
But my only concern with Airport Exress is durability and quality. Some postings on the Apple site note that these can go bad after a year or so. I realize that only those having problems are posting but wondered if there might be some issues with the Express that would make the Extreme Base station a better decision, especially since it's only $30 more now.
Thanks in advance.

Actually it really boils down to your needs.
Either one will work and work well, but if air tunes, and portability is important Express is the way to go. The Extreme is a very good choice as well.
I suggest you look over both of these links and decide the features you need.
http://www.apple.com/airportexpress/
http://www.apple.com/airportextreme/
Good Luck
Don

How to allow access to my airport extreme network for more than one wirelss device at the same time

I received a Kobo Vox ereader for Christmas and have not been able to connect to my home wireless network. It works with unsecured networks and I tested it out at an Apple reseller with their airport extreme netwok and it connects fine.
It seems as if I cannot have more than one wireless device connected to my home netork at the same time.
So here is what I did to test this out:
- I powered off the Kobo vox
- I shut down my macbook
- I turned off the modem and unplugged the power cord and removed the cable connection from the modem.
- I also unplugged the airport extreme router.
- I waited for about 15 minutes and then set it all up again and turned on the power to the router and the modem
- I turned on the kobo vox (I left my laptop shut down)
- my kobo vox was able to connected to the internet.
- I powered up my laptop and it couldn't connect to the internet.
So, I went through the above steps again and powered up my laptop first and was able to connect to the internet. I then turned on my Kobo and was not able to connect.
It seems as if I can only have one device connected to my wireless network at one time and that device is the first one to be powered on and connected to the internet.
Am I missing some network or airport extreme settings...
thanks

Try the following on your Mac.....
Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
Click Manual Setup
Click the Internet icon
Click the Internet Connection tab
Change the setting for Connection Sharing to read Share a public IP address
Click Update

How do I change one airport extreme device for a new one?

I have an old Airport Extreme (looks like a flying saucer) that my cable modem is connected to. Other Airport Express devices expand the wireless network around my house and Time Capsule is connected to the wireless network.
I want to take advantage of 802.11n so I'm looking to buy the latest model of Extreme to replace the old one. I still want to connect the cable modem to the WAN port of the new Extreme but just wanted to be sure how I can "swap" the two devices and minimise the disruption to my wireless LAN and the devices that connect to it.
I'd be grateful for any help or guidance.
Kind regards,
Cliff
Brighton, UK

Welcome to the discussions, Cliff!
There is an old saying that goes something like "change one thing on the network and everything else on the network changes".
While it should be relatively straightforward to connect your new AirPort Extreme to the cable modem, you will also be creating a new "main" network and a new "guest" wireless network...assuming you will use the dual-band version of this product.
That means that any current devices that you have now that have been connecting to your old wireless network will all need to be reconfigured again to join the new network, so you are basically starting all over again from scratch with each device.
Since you have configured your old system, you already know that it is not that difficult providing that you follow the configuration instructions carefully. I'm guessing that you have the older b/g versions of the AirPort Express, so perhaps the most tedious process will be to setup the AirPort Extreme and Express devices to participate in a WDS (Wireless Distribution System).
You may need to refer to both the older and newer AirPort Networks guides as the older one includes step by step instructions for configuring the WDS while the newer guide covers the advanced features of the dual band Extreme. Please post back on your progress.
http://manuals.info.apple.com/enUS/Designing_AirPort_Networks10.5-Windows.pdf
http://manuals.info.apple.com/enUS/Apple_AirPort_NetworksEarly2009.pdf

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