Apple's AirPort wireless networking technology lets you surf the Internet from almost anywhere in your home or business, and enables schools to provide Internet access to multiple students without installing expensive cabling.

With AirPort-enabled Macintosh systems it's a snap to exchange files or play multiplayer games at data transfer rates of up to 11 Mbps. And because AirPort uses radio waves for communication, it can even work through walls.

Since AirPort antennas are built into all new computers from Apple, all you need to add is an internal AirPort card for each system you want to bring onto your wireless network, and an AirPort base station.

Apple's new AirPort base station provides a wireless connection between Macintosh systems with AirPort cards and your Internet connection. It even works with PCs using the same IEEE 802.11b protocol. It can be used in conjunction with a telephone line through a modem, or with an Ethernet connection (such as for a cable modem, DSL modem, or Ethernet network) through the integrated Ethernet port.

• Technical Information :

  • Model:Apple AirPort Card
  • Product Manual: Click here to download
  • Standards: Wi-Fi certified 802.11b
  • Speed: 11 Mbps
  • System requirements: AirPort-enabled Macintosh systems

• Compatibility :

  The Apple AirPort Card (Figure 1) can be installed in the following computers:

  • iMac - see this article instead.
  • eMac
  • iBook (All models, except G4)
  • Power Mac G4 (AGP)
  • Power Mac G4 Cube
  • Power Mac G4 (Gigabit Ethernet)
  • Power Mac G4 (Digital Audio)
  • Power Mac G4 (QuickSilver)
  • Power Mac G4 (QuickSilver 2002)
  • Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors)
  • PowerBook G3 (FireWire)
  • PowerBook G4
  • PowerBook G4 (Gigabit Ethernet)
  • PowerBook G4 (DVI)
  • PowerBook G4 (1 GHz/867 MHz