Apple AirPort Extreme Wi-Fi Base Station, with Power over Ethernet and UL 2043

Apple's AirPort Extreme wireless networking products lets you create campus-wide wireless network for your school, university, or business. This will allow students, faculty, and business professionals to surf the Internet from almost anywhere on campus. The AirPort Extreme base Station with Power over Ethernet and UL 2043 makes this investment cost effective.

This AirPort Extreme Base Station model includes a 10/100BASE-T RJ-45 Ethernet WAN port for wired network access, a 10/100BASE-T RJ-45 Ethernet LAN port for connecting computers a USB port for sharing a printer across the wireless network (1), and an external range extending antenna port.

Additionally, this model supports Power over Ethernet and UL 2043 (2). The AirPort Extreme Power over Ethernet solution, which is based on the IEEE 802.3af standard, allows wireless network administrators to run both data and power through an Ethernet cable.

This provides an incredible amount of flexibility in deploying base stations across a campus. Now the added expense and hassle of making sure that power plugs are available where the base stations need to be deployment is removed. Coupled with the Power over Ethernet feature is the ability to deploy this base station in air-handling spaces.

This is possible because this model conforms to UL 2043 - a safety standard fromthe Underwriters Laboratories, who have deemed this product safe to use above ceiling tiles. Now it is possible to place base stations out of sight and close to where the Ethernet cables are typically run in a building. Again for a wireless network administrator this adds a tremendous amount of flexibility. TheAirPort Extreme Base Station supports AirPort-enabled and AirPort Extreme-enabled Mac computers, as well as Windows PCs with Wi-Fi certified 802.11b or 802.11g solutions installed.

Based on the high-speed wireless technology called 802.11g, it enables you to achieve data rates nearly 5 times faster than the original AirPort (3). Using the AirPort Extreme Base Station, up to 50 users can work and play on the Internet simultaneously up to 150 feet away from the base station.

With this AirPort Extreme Base Station model you can extend the range of your wireless network by adding an Apple-approved omni-directional or directional external antenna. A software feature allows you to reduce the coverage area of your wireless network to just a single room to help prevent channel overlap and provide extra privacy.

The AirPort Extreme Base Station comes equipped with support for 128-bit WEP encryption and WPA-Enterprise to secure over-the-air transmissions.