Airport Extreme ready?

I am wanting to make my iMAC 17" 1.25ghz wireless but I am unsure if it is Airport/Airport extreme ready, how do I check this?

iMac G4, Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Posted on May 1, 2006 6:18 AM

19 replies

Tami1

Level 1

55 points

Jun 6, 2006 9:45 PM in response to Duane

Any of those will work. I would guess that some of
them will use channels that aren't supported in the
US. See KB 58567, Using AirPort Wireless Communication
Internationally.

Thanks Duane,and Thanks Adam
Having read your answers and the support hints highlited, I should have no problem with installation. I feel that a choice of the model A1026 would be the safest one since I don't plan on going out of North America channel range, or at least not taking my iMac with me given the chance!
Would you agree?
Thanks again, the help you give is priceless!
Tami

Jun 7, 2006 12:58 AM in response to Tami1

I simply maintain that in general this kind of thing should be bought from a reputable Apple dealer in the country within which you live.

I take it you've found yourself somewhere that has many many bargin Airport cards taken from machines! in which case I now understand why you worried about the exact model number. I feel foolish as I never checked this myself when I bought my card (2nd user) from a large firm clearing stock over here.

I have to say that I think even if you were putting this in a laptop and travelling pragmatically it would never be a problem - you'd have to use the wrong freqs at too high a power in the wrong place at the wrong time and get caught! Even if you were visiting a foreign military establishment they'd just make you turn off all wireless devices. I wonder what cards they put in current laptops - the most limited I suppose - or is there a slip of paper in a MacBook box that says don't use such and such channels in the following countries?

My original Airport card (supplied in my Nov 02 TiBook) has access to the same 13 channels.

mrtotes

Tami1

Level 1

55 points

Jun 7, 2006 4:16 PM in response to Adam Coates

It's an easy, 4/5 minute job.
Here are the instructions..
mrtotes

You were right about the easy installation. Tho it took me a minute more to install more ram (512) at the same time.
Both items were recognised right away.
Thank you! Thank you!
T

iMac 1ghz 17" flat-panel 768MB Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Jun 8, 2006 2:55 PM in response to Tami1

Good News!
😉

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