This article provides the technical specifications for the AirPort Base Station.

The AirPort Base Station is recommended for up to 10 users. It includes a base unit, external power supply, telephone cord, wall mount bracket, and complete software.

Wireless data rate

• Up to 11 Mbps

• 50 m in typical use (varies with building construction)

• 2.4 GHz

• 15 dBm (nominal)

• IEEE 802.11HR Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) 11 Mbps and 5.5 Mbps draft standard
• IEEE 802.11 DSSS 1 and 2 Mbps standard
• IEEE C95.1-1991

• AirPort Setup Assistant to configure the computer for network access and set up an AirPort Base Station orSoftware Base Station
• AirPort application to change networks and check signal strength
• AirPort Control Strip module to quickly measure signal strength and change networks
• AirPort Utility for base station network administration

Order No. M7600/A

Environmental requirements

• Operating temperature: 0 C to 35 C
• Storage temperature: -25 C to 60 C
• Relative humidity (operating): 95 percent maximum
• Relative humidity (storage): 95 percent maximum, noncondensing
• Operating altitude: 0 to 3050 m
• Maximum storage altitude: 4575 m

AirPort Base Station

Order No. M7601/A

Interfaces

• RJ-11 connector for built-in 56 kbps V.90 modem
• RJ-45 connector for built-in 10BASE-T Ethernet
• Wireless
• AC power

• Desktop
• Wall mount (bracket included)

U.S. and Japan

• Line voltage: 100 V to 120 V AC
• Frequency: 50 Hz to 60 Hz

• Line voltage: 200 V to 240 V AC
• Frequency: 50 Hz to 60 Hz

• Operating temperature: 0 C to 35 C
• Storage temperature: -25 C to 60 C
• Relative humidity (operating): 20 to 80 percent
• Relative humidity (storage): 10 to 90 percent, noncondensing
• Operating altitude: 0 to 3050 m
• Maximum storage altitude: 4575 m

• Diameter: 175 mm
• Height: 80 mm
• Mass (weight, without wall mount bracket): 750 g

• An AirPort-capable Macintosh computer
• At least 32 MB of memory (RAM)
• Mac OS 8.6 or later