AirPort Express

This article is about a product from Apple Inc. For other uses, see Airport Express (disambiguation).
The redesigned AirPort Express released in 2012
1st Generation AirPort Express
Historical development of some wireless router chipset variants

The AirPort Express is a discontinued Wi-Fi base station product from Apple Inc., part of the AirPort product line. While more compact and in some ways simpler than another Apple Wi-Fi base station, the AirPort Extreme, the Express offers audio output capability the Extreme lacks. The AirPort Express was the first AirPlay device to receive streamed audio from a computer running iTunes on the local network. AirPort Express outperforms the stringent requirements of the ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Small Network Equipment (SNE) Version 1.0.[1]

Apple discontinued developing its wireless routers in 2018,[2] but as of 2021 continues limited support of later models.[3]

In Japan, the AirPort Express is called the AirMac express.[4]

  1. ^ "AirPort Express Environmental Report" (PDF). Apple and the Environment. Apple Inc. June 2012. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
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  4. ^ "アップル - AirMac Express - パワフルでコンパクトなWi-Fiベースステーション。". Archived from the original on 2013-01-04.