<s>
The	O
AirPort	B-Device
Extreme	I-Device
is	O
a	O
residential	B-Application
gateway	I-Application
combining	O
the	O
functions	O
of	O
a	O
router	B-Protocol
,	O
network	B-Protocol
switch	I-Protocol
,	O
wireless	B-Device
access	I-Device
point	I-Device
and	O
NAS	B-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
varied	O
other	O
functions	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
Apple	O
's	O
former	O
AirPort	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
system	O
with	O
a	O
built-in	O
network-accessible	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
are	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
AirPort	B-Device
Time	I-Device
Capsule	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
discontinued	O
developing	O
its	O
lineup	O
of	O
wireless	O
routers	B-Protocol
in	O
2016	O
,	O
but	O
continues	O
limited	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
"	O
AirPort	B-Device
Extreme	I-Device
"	O
originally	O
referred	O
to	O
any	O
one	O
of	O
Apple	O
's	O
AirPort	O
products	O
that	O
implemented	O
the	O
(	O
then	O
)	O
newly	O
introduced	O
802.11g	O
Wi-Fi	O
standard	O
,	O
differentiating	O
it	O
from	O
earlier	O
devices	O
that	O
ran	O
the	O
slower	O
802.11a	O
and	O
b	O
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
that	O
time	O
the	O
gateway	O
part	O
of	O
this	O
lineup	O
was	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
AirPort	B-Device
Extreme	I-Device
Base	I-Device
Station	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
even	O
faster	O
Draft-N	O
standards	O
in	O
early	O
2009	O
this	O
naming	O
was	O
dropped	O
,	O
and	O
from	O
then	O
on	O
only	O
the	O
gateway	O
has	O
been	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
AirPort	B-Device
Extreme	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AirPort	B-Device
Extreme	I-Device
has	O
gone	O
through	O
three	O
distinct	O
physical	O
forms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
2007	O
to	O
2013	O
the	O
Extreme	O
was	O
packaged	O
in	O
a	O
rounded-rectangle	O
white	O
plastic	O
housing	O
,	O
similar	O
in	O
layout	O
and	O
size	O
to	O
the	O
Mac	B-Device
mini	I-Device
or	O
earlier	O
Apple	B-Device
TVs	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
approximately	O
2016	O
,	O
Apple	O
disbanded	O
the	O
wireless	O
router	B-Protocol
team	O
that	O
developed	O
the	O
AirPort	B-Device
Time	I-Device
Capsule	I-Device
and	O
AirPort	B-Device
Extreme	I-Device
router	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Apple	O
formally	O
discontinued	O
both	O
products	O
,	O
exiting	O
the	O
router	B-Protocol
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bloomberg	O
News	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
Apple	O
rarely	O
discontinues	O
product	O
categories	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
its	O
decision	O
to	O
leave	O
the	O
business	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
boon	O
for	O
other	O
wireless	O
router	B-Protocol
makers.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Runs	O
VxWorks	B-Operating_System
Operating	O
System	O
by	O
WindRiver	O
or	O
a	O
customized	O
version	O
of	O
NetBSD	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AirPort	O
Disk	O
feature	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
plug	O
a	O
USB	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
into	O
the	O
AirPort	B-Device
Extreme	I-Device
for	O
use	O
as	O
a	O
network-attached	B-Application
storage	I-Application
(	O
NAS	B-Application
)	O
device	O
for	O
Mac	O
OS	O
X	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	O
clients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
performance	O
of	O
USB	O
hard	B-Device
drives	I-Device
attached	O
to	O
an	O
AirPort	B-Device
Extreme	I-Device
is	O
slower	O
than	O
if	O
the	O
drive	O
were	O
connected	O
directly	O
to	O
a	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
processor	O
speed	O
on	O
the	O
AirPort	B-Device
Extreme	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
NTFS-formatted	O
drives	O
are	O
not	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
AirPort	B-Device
Extreme	I-Device
Base	I-Device
Station	I-Device
was	O
so	O
named	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
802.11g	O
standard	O
of	O
the	O
day	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
for	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
serve	O
up	O
to	O
50	O
Macs	O
or	O
PCs	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
9	O
,	O
2007	O
the	O
AirPort	B-Device
Extreme	I-Device
began	O
shipping	O
,	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
802.11n	O
draft	O
specification	O
,	O
and	O
built-in	O
wireless	O
print	O
and	O
storage	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
19	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Apple	O
released	O
a	O
firmware	O
update	O
for	O
both	O
models	O
of	O
the	O
AirPort	B-Device
Extreme	I-Device
that	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
third-party	O
reports	O
,	O
allowed	O
AirPort	O
Disks	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
Time	B-Operating_System
Machine	I-Operating_System
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
functionality	O
provided	O
by	O
AirPort	B-Device
Time	I-Device
Capsule	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
3	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Apple	O
unveiled	O
a	O
new	O
AirPort	B-Device
Extreme	I-Device
with	O
simultaneous	O
dual-band	O
802.11	O
Draft-N	O
radios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Apple	O
unveiled	O
an	O
updated	O
AirPort	B-Device
Extreme	I-Device
with	O
antenna	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
21	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Apple	O
unveiled	O
an	O
updated	O
AirPort	B-Device
Extreme	I-Device
,	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
AirPort	B-Device
Extreme	I-Device
802.11n	I-Device
(	O
5th	O
Generation	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
10	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Apple	O
unveiled	O
an	O
updated	O
AirPort	B-Device
Extreme	I-Device
,	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
AirPort	B-Device
Extreme	I-Device
802.11ac	O
(	O
6th	O
Generation	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
6th	O
generation	O
AirPort	B-Device
Extreme	I-Device
(	O
and	O
5th	O
generation	O
AirPort	B-Device
Time	I-Device
Capsule	I-Device
)	O
featured	O
three-stream	O
802.11ac	O
Wi-Fi	O
technology	O
with	O
a	O
maximum	O
data	O
rate	O
of	O
1.3Gbit/s	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
nearly	O
three	O
times	O
faster	O
than	O
802.11n	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Time	B-Operating_System
Machine	I-Operating_System
was	O
now	O
supported	O
using	O
an	O
external	O
USB	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
connected	O
to	O
AirPort	B-Device
Extreme	I-Device
(	O
802.11ac	O
model	O
only	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
Bloomberg	O
report	O
on	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
"	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
has	O
disbanded	O
its	O
division	O
that	O
develops	O
wireless	O
routers	B-Protocol
,	O
another	O
move	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
sharpen	O
the	O
company	O
’s	O
focus	O
on	O
consumer	O
products	O
that	O
generate	O
the	O
bulk	O
of	O
its	O
revenue	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
people	O
familiar	O
with	O
the	O
matter.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
April	O
2018	O
statement	O
to	O
9to5Mac	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
its	O
AirPort	O
line	O
,	O
effectively	O
leaving	O
the	O
consumer	O
router	B-Protocol
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
continued	O
supporting	O
the	O
AirPort	B-Device
Extreme	I-Device
.	O
</s>
