| Apple M8209LL/A AirPort Base Station |
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Model: Base Station
Brand: Apple
Manufacturer: Apple Computer
Average Rating: 
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Total Reviews: 15
Form factor: External
Hardware platform: PC
Data link protocol: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b
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| AirPort is the cutting-edge wireless networking technology that lets you get on the Internet from anywhere in your home, school or office - without cables, additional phone lines, or complicated networking hardware.A small device, similar to the base station of a cordless telephone, that plugs into your telephone outlet, DSL or cable modem, or Ethernet network, the AirPort Base Station receives web pages and email from the Internet and sends them to your computer - without wires. Communicate and collaborate wirelessly with others up to 150 feet away. Your wireless network can extend across several rooms and even outdoors from a single base station. |
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| User Reviews (15 total): |
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Fantastic product but now outdate by the Airport Extreme, January 25, 2003
By gene (Trout Creek, MT USA)
Check out B0000899ZA and B0000899ZC, the new Airport Extreme. Much faster and lower prices.
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Great Product, January 13, 2003
By Peter Saflund (Covington, WA USA)
One of the best features of the AirPort is its built - in modem and Network Address Translation (NAT) which allows multiple wireless computers to share a single dial in connection. If you're not up with cable or DSL yet, you can still get a wireless home or small business network going in no time, even if you're not a techie. When connected to cable or DSL, this little guy really shines, fully connects both Apples and PCs and is the coolest looking networking device you'll find. Apple just announced a new version with print server, but the current model AirPort has botth WAN and LAN connectors, so you if you're all wireless now, you can set up a 10BT print server as a peripheral and print off the WAN port. More expensive than some other solutions, but it does more too.
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Wait for new version, January 9, 2003
By Paul Gorman (Detroit, MI)
Think carefully before you buy this BaseStation. At the MacWorld expo Keynote on January 9th, Steve Jobs announced a new version of the Airport Base Station which supports 802.11g--boosting the speed from 11Mbps to 54Mbps. The new version also acts as a print server, and the units automatically bridge between each other.
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Excellent product--works very well, December 12, 2002
By cloudia (Seattle, WA United States)
It's also easy to set up. Although I did have some problems
when I wanted it to handle my wired computer as well, I was able to negotiate those with the help of a friend, and without the use of any extra hardware like a router. Once set up the Airport? worked great, and even switching from DSL to Cable was a snap. I haven't noticed any range problems, though admittedly I'm not asking for much, and the unit is transmitting through solid walls without any problems.
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Easy, November 28, 2002
By Tech Expert (Chalfont, PA United States)
If you have never networked anything, ever, and want to be able to walk around your house with your iBook, then buy the airbase and aircard. I plugged it in, put the card in my ibook, and I was surfing from the bathroom, basement, and even the neighbor's! A great buy. ...
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Wireless Networking Access Point, November 26, 2002
By Kevin Harrington (NH United States)
The Apple AirPort Base Station is extremely easy to use. The ABS software from Apple is designed with the same Apple Macintosh simplicity. This product includes security features that are easily understood, robust and fully standardized. The ABS is configurable via both Mac OSX and OS9 with support for computers running the Windows OS and third party PC cards. I can easily roam anywhere in the home and still maintain internet access.
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This might be easy to use, but it's range is abysmal, September 24, 2002
By tomfromboston
Though this base station is the easiest to set up, configure, and administer, it is by far the worst in range. At only 150 feet, it pales next to its competitors that are nearly half the price. Netgear and Macsense both make wireless routers that do more, also have built-in modems, have double, even triple the range, and provide more WAN ports (usually 4, some even have 8) for printers and other items on your network. Don't be fooled by its lovely design. This base station needs either a new antenna or a new price, like about a buck for every foot in its limited range.
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Another awesome product from Apple, September 13, 2002
By hEADcRASH (Fairfax, CA USA)
Incredibly easy to set up, configure, and use. I have 3 Macs (including a PowerBook) using it as a router, both with Ethernet wiring as well as wireless. Works *flawlessly*.
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Works Great, August 17, 2002
By neo-geo (San Francisco)
Own a Mac and want wireless? buy the airport basestation. It's worth it.
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Apple Wi-Fi Made Simple - The Airport Rocks!, August 7, 2002
By goatswood (Goatswood, USA)
The Apple Airport Base Station is simply the easiest to deploy and trouble free 802.11b wireless access point networking solution available today. As with all Apple products I have recently purchased, in less than 10 minutes out of the box, this product was fully setup and operational and supporting multiple iBooks and iMacs with full signal strength wireless networking made even more impressive with a broadband internet connection. But what is really cool is that even if you do not have a fast internet connection, you can still share a dial up internet connection over the Airport network. How many other routers on the market today have this RJ-11 feature? I uplinked the Airport to a Linksys 4-port router and turned off the NAT and DHCP capabilities of the Airport - just to let the Linksys continue serving NAT & DHCP - using the Airport as a bridge (and a wireless access point), instead of a router. Yet, the Airport can serve as your primary router if you have no additional hardware - I did not want to turn my Linksys into an expensive switch! A hub or switch can be connected to the uplink ethernet jack if more wired LAN capability is needed. This product is a breeze to setup in either OS 9.x or OS 10.1 (and will be even easier in OS X 10.2). Make sure you use the latest Airport software for your OS (currently version 2.0.4 for OS X 10.1.5 and OS 9.2.2). The Airport Setup Assistant and the Airport Admin Utility (in the Applications -> Utilities directory in OS X) are you friends - just plug the Airport into your LAN or modem, run the Assistant, and the next thing you know, you will be enjoying the freedom that only Wi-Fi can provide. No more wires! If you are an Apple user who is looking for a Wi-Fi solution, look no further. You want the Airport Base Station - a purchace you will not regret!
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Almost as exciting as getting online for the first time, August 6, 2002
By Tony Gonzalez (South Ozone Park, NY USA)
What can be said about the amazing ability to surf the net from any room in the house?
While the setup was a tiny bit tricky for me- a quick visit to the Apple support pages led me to the solution, and I am so far totally loving it! I can't believe how low key they're being about the fact that you can use the internet to stream video/audio/etc. while you're in the kitchen, on the patio, in the yard... anywhere. It's incredible. As an added bonus, I get to share the internet connection between the two computers in my house without wires. Definitely a must buy if your computer is airport ready.
Unlike someone below, my connection to Road Runner worked flawlessly and feels even quicker than usual. While getting optimal performance might require a tweak or two, they are definitly worth it if you don't give up so easily.
Great product, as usual from Apple.
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Worst Apple Product I Ever Bought, August 1, 2002
By gadgetmaster (Austin, TX United States)
I took this back to the store after wasting an entire weekend.It worked with OS10 a little. Didn't work with OS9. The supplied utility software is pathetic. Just plug and pray. I managed to get 300 bps through it. Yep that's 1/1,000 what my cable modem connection is capable of. Is incompatible with most RoadRunner modems. No provision to upgrade or even adjust the antennae. Unconventional shape shows that more effort was put into artistic merit than software convenience and hardware function. I ended up with a Linksys at less than half the price with greater range, more features at a much lower price. Don't pay the Apple premium thinking this router will have the best chance of working without a lot of tinkering. There is no provision for tinkering.
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Definitely the best for Macs - but get the latest software, July 3, 2002
By H. A. Grant (Ireland)
While the Airport mightn't have all the bells and whistles of some of the competition, it is the absolutely the best solution for Mac users. I use it at home to support a mixture of Macs and PCs, and found it a breeze to set up and use.It's also really easy to upgrade, unlike some other wireless routers I've used. Apple keep adding new functionality that you can download for free...(e.g., 128-bit encryption, PPP dial-in, and PPTP support). N.B. - If you use a Windows PC to access your office network over a VPN, then you will need to check the Apple website to get the latest version of the Airport software (version 2.0.4). Earlier software versions don't support Microsoft's PPTP tunnelling protocol, but the latest version works just fine (you also need to be running MacOS X 10.1.5). Upgrading is a breeze, after you install the update on your Mac, you just have to hit the "update" button in the Airport confugration tool! No messing around with setting up tftp or serial connections.
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connect to the internet by magic, May 6, 2002
By A. Freed (Portland, OR USA)
The airport base station is the coolest and most under appreciated device I own. It connects two iBooks and a desktop to the internet, and is amazingly simple to use. I've used non-apple routers in the past, and this was almost too easy to set up. I have the v.1 model, and the newer editions have more features, like an extra port. If you want easy wireless, use this. If you want to save money and deal with more headaches, get something else.
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Works great, but impossible to install, April 28, 2002
By unknown
I'm writing this review marvelling that my iBook isn't hooked up to anything. This wireless internet is wonderful, and the Airport base station works great. The only reason I docked it one star is the difficulty in setting up the base station. I spent two days trying to figure it out and finally called Apple support. I was ready to ship it back to them, I was so frustrated. They walked me through the set-up for a half an hour and had me doing things never discussed clearly in the manual. The manual makes it look like you're hooked up in 3 easy steps. No way. I could not have done it without the Apple technician, and the process was so complicated I could not replicate it if my life depended on it. So if you buy this product, call and ask for directions.
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