AirPort Extreme
Comparison chart

AirPort Extreme

Section Title: Comparison chart
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Approx. release date	Consumer nickname	AirPort Extreme	Model	Wireless standard	Gigabit Ethernet	Guest network	Radio type	MIMO	IPv6 router mode***	Time-Machine Backup****

January 7, 2003	Original/round	M8799LL/A	A1034	802.11b/g	No	No	Single band 2.4 GHz	No	No	No

January 9, 2007	1st generation	MA073LL/A	A1143	802.11a/b/g/n*	No	No	Dual band 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz	3×3:2	No	No

August 7, 2007	2nd generation	MB053LL/A	A1143	802.11a/b/g/n*	Yes	No	Dual band 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz	3×3:2	No	No

March 3, 2009	3rd generation	MB763LL/A	A1301	802.11a/b/g/n*	Yes	Yes	Dual band (simultaneous) 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz	2×2:2 (in each band)	No	No

October 20, 2009	4th generation	MC340LL/A	A1354	802.11a/b/g/n	Yes	Yes	Dual band (simultaneous) 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz	3×3:3 (in each band)	Yes, but not over PPPoE	No

June 21, 2011	5th generation	MD031LL/A	A1408	802.11a/b/g/n	Yes	Yes	Dual band (simultaneous) 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz	3×3:3 (in each band)	Yes, but not over PPPoE	No

June 10, 2013	6th generation	ME918LL/A	A1521	802.11a/b/g/n/ac**	Yes	Yes	Dual band (simultaneous) 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz	3×3:3 (in each band)	Yes, but not over PPPoE	Yes

Sentence(s)

Time Machine is supported by the AirPort Extreme 802.11ac model only.

final_sentence: Time Machine is supported by the AirPort Extreme 802.11ac model only.