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Adding a hard drive? |
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Background and Identification
Apple introduced its first wireless router in July 1999 with the release of the Airport Base Station. The original Base Station featured an Ethernet port to connect to an external modem as well as a built-in 56k dialup modem. The Airport Base Station is shaped like a UFO saucer topped with a cone, and the first model had a gray plastic shell. Apple released a revised Base Station in 2001 with a second Ethernet port and a white shell. You can identify both of these routers by their conical shape shown on this CBS News page.
In 2003, Apple released the Airport Extreme, which superseded the Base Station. The first generation of the Airport Extreme featured the same UFO design as the Base Station, but used a faster Wi-Fi standard and included a USB port for sharing printers on your network. You can distinguish this model from the Base Stations because this router has the words “Airport Extreme“ written on the top of the shell. Apple released six more revisions of the Airport Extreme through 2013 which all featured a new square design and faster dual band 2.4/5 GHz networking. The final version, model A1521, was much taller than all previous revisions. You can find the serial number on the bottom of all Airport Extreme models and use Apple’s serial number lookup page to find your specific router.
The Airport Time Capsule is a similar device; it is identical to the Extreme but has an internal hard drive for backups. Use the serial numbers to differentiate the two devices, and see this separate iFixit page for repair information on the Time Capsule.
In the same period, Apple released a router named the Airport Express which worked as a miniature version of the Airport Extreme. The portable router could plug directly into a wall power socket and featured one Ethernet for connecting to an existing network. Apple released a second generation Express in 2012 which used a square design like a smaller version of the Airport Extreme and had two Ethernet ports. You can find the serial number for the Express on the side of the device (first generation) or on the bottom (second generation). Use Apple’s serial number lookup page to find your model.
Additional Information
Airport (all models) on Wikipedia
