Apple Airport Express Base Station vs Apple AirPort Extreme

3.86 in

0.91 in

Apple Airport Express Base Station

3.86 in

6.61 in

Apple AirPort Extreme

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Connectivity
	Apple Airport Express Base Station	Apple AirPort Extreme
Number of LAN ports	1	3
Number of WAN ports	1	1
USB	yes	yes
Total USB ports	1	1
Number of USB 2.0 ports	1	1
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports	0	0

Design
	Apple Airport Express Base Station	Apple AirPort Extreme
Colour of product	White	White
Active cooling (fan)	no	yes

Dimensions
	Apple Airport Express Base Station	Apple AirPort Extreme
Width	3.86 in	3.86 in
Height	0.91 in	6.61 in
Depth	3.86 in	3.86 in
Weight	0.53 lb	2.09 lb
Number of units	1	1
Rack-mount design	no	no

Features
	Apple Airport Express Base Station	Apple AirPort Extreme
Built-in DSL modem	no	no
Built-in printer server	yes	yes
Mobile app for controlling features	yes	yes

Communication
	Apple Airport Express Base Station	Apple AirPort Extreme
Management interface	SNMP	Web/network
6to4	yes	yes
Communication protocol	IPv6	IPv6 Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Data link layer	Ethernet Fast Ethernet IEEE 802.11a IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g IEEE 802.11n	Ethernet Fast Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.11a IEEE 802.11ac IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g IEEE 802.11n
Number of simultaneous connections	50	32360
Wireless standards	IEEE 802.11a IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g IEEE 802.1x IEEE 802.3 IEEE 802.3ab IEEE 802.3u IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.11a IEEE 802.11ac IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g IEEE 802.1x IEEE 802.3 IEEE 802.3ab IEEE 802.3u IEEE 802.11n
Mobile broadband support	no	no
VoIP (SIP)	yes	no
Wireless network	yes	yes
2.4GHz wireless network	yes	yes
5GHz wireless network	yes	yes
External antenna	no	no
MIMO	yes	no
Total wireless data transfer rate	300.0 Mbps	1300.0 Mbps
Wireless security	WEP WPA-Enterprise WPA-PSK WPA WPA2-Enterprise WPA2-PSK WPA2	WEP WPA WPA2-Enterprise WPA2 WPA3

Compatibility
	Apple Airport Express Base Station	Apple AirPort Extreme
Target audience	Home users	Home users

Power
	Apple Airport Express Base Station	Apple AirPort Extreme
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	no	no

Security
	Apple Airport Express Base Station	Apple AirPort Extreme
DMZ	no	yes
VPN protocol	IPSec L2TP PPTP	IPSec L2TP PPTP
VPN client	yes	no

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Apple Airport Express Base Station vs Apple AirPort Extreme - User Opinions

jalisa
over 1 year ago
AirPort Express is a lightweight router designed for music sharing. AirPort ExtremeAirPort ExtremeThe AirPort Extreme is a residential gateway combining the functions of a router, network switch, wireless access point and NAS as well as varied other functions, and one of Apple's former AirPort products.https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › AirPort_ExtremeAirPort Extreme - Wikipedia is a more powerful router with additional ports and features. Time CapsuleTime CapsuleThe AirPort Time Capsule (originally named Time Capsule) is a wireless router which was sold by Apple Inc., featuring network-attached storage (NAS) and a residential gateway router, and is one of Apple's AirPort products. They are, essentially, versions of the AirPort Extreme with an internal hard drive.https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › AirPort_Time_CapsuleAirPort Time Capsule - Wikipedia is essentially an AirPort Extreme with a built-in hard drive for wireless file sharing and Time Machine backup.Apr 27, 2018
kandice.mann
over 1 year ago
AirPort Express is a lightweight router designed for music sharing. AirPort ExtremeAirPort ExtremeThe AirPort Extreme is a residential gateway combining the functions of a router, network switch, wireless access point and NAS as well as varied other functions, and one of Apple's former AirPort products. The latest model, the 6th generation, supports 802.11ac networking in addition to older standards.https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › AirPort_ExtremeAirPort Extreme - Wikipedia is a more powerful router with additional ports and features. Time CapsuleTime CapsuleThe AirPort Time Capsule (originally named Time Capsule) is a wireless router which was sold by Apple Inc., featuring network-attached storage (NAS) and a residential gateway router, and is one of Apple's AirPort products. They are, essentially, versions of the AirPort Extreme with an internal hard drive.https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › AirPort_Time_CapsuleAirPort Time Capsule - Wikipedia is essentially an AirPort Extreme with a built-in hard drive for wireless file sharing and Time Machine backup.Apr 27, 2018
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