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Getting Started
Congratulations on purchasing your AirPort Extreme Base Station.
Read this guide to get started.
AirPort Extreme is a fully featured Wi-Fi base station that provides simultaneous dual-band
wireless networking using the 802.11ac specication. When you set up your AirPort Extreme, it
creates two high-speed Wi-Fi networks:
 A 2.4 gigahertz (GHz) network for 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n devices, such as iPhone,
iPod touch, and older computers
 A 5 GHz network for 802.11n, 802.11a, and 802.11ac devices, such as iPhone, iPad, Apple TV,
and newer computers
Wi-Fi devices automatically join the network that provides the best performance and
compatibility, and AirPort Extreme shares your broadband Internet connection with computers
and devices on your network.
