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Q: Airport Extreme generation?

I have an AE hooked up to all PC's (2 Win7, 1 Win8).  How do I tell what generation my AE is running?  I just purchased it last week at Best Buy.

 

Sullfam

Airport Extreme, Windows 8

Posted on Jun 21, 2015 8:43 AM

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  • by LaPastenague,Solvedanswer

    LaPastenague LaPastenague Jun 21, 2015 5:18 PM in response to Sullfam1
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    Jun 21, 2015 5:18 PM in response to Sullfam1

    If you bought an extreme last week and it is tall.. (other than refurbished you will not get a flat one). It is Gen6.

     

    Screen Shot 2015-06-22 at 10.16.54 AM.png

     

    Only the Gen6 AE looks like this.. it also has the model number on the base in microscopic print.

     

    A1521

  • by Sullfam1,

    Sullfam1 Sullfam1 Jun 22, 2015 3:02 AM in response to LaPastenague
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    Jun 22, 2015 3:02 AM in response to LaPastenague

    Great....thanks. it works great I love disappointed about the five gigahertz. Seems like it's very fast if you're close to it.

  • by jackell,

    jackell jackell Jul 5, 2015 5:03 PM in response to Sullfam1
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    Jul 5, 2015 5:03 PM in response to Sullfam1

    acording to  Consumer Support Specialist. & a supervisor tech. That the generation 6 Apple Airport Extreme cannot be set up properly on a Windows device.

     

    Because this offer is updated Apple is chosen to not update the software to support generation 6 hardware.

     

    Therefore it must only be set up with a Mac device.


    so u might want to return it i have one and ya the 5 ghz band keeps dying this is the 3third replacement and 4th unit