AirPort through the ages >

>The original AirPort line offered a range of products:

Card

[1999-2005] >The original card created a wireless networking interface for the Mac.

Base station

[1999-2003] >The first base station was a wireless networking switch and internet router.

Extreme

[2003-2018] >The next iteration AirPort box was a wireless networking switch and internet router and USB print server. It was updated to include networkattached USB storage and offer backup.

Express

[2004-2018] > Served as a wireless networking switch, access point, bridge, internet router, USB print server and streaming audio receiver.

Time Capsule

[2008-2018] >The final hardware served as networkattached backup storage, a wireless networking switch and a router.