<P> In an April 2018 statement to 9to5Mac, Apple announced the discontinuation of its AirPort line, effectively leaving the consumer router market . Apple will continue supporting the AirPort Extreme, however the company now provides a list of recommended features when consumers are searching for a new wireless router . </P> <Ul> <Li> Fully featured 802.11 ac Wi - Fi base station </Li> <Li> Sleep Proxy Service </Li> <Li> 4 Ethernet ports (3 LAN ports, 1 WAN port)--all ports are gigabit Ethernet on newer versions </Li> <Li> USB interface for disk and printer sharing </Li> <Li> Built - in file server (AFP and SMB) </Li> <Li> Runs VxWorks Operating System by WindRiver or a customized version of NetBSD . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Fully featured 802.11 ac Wi - Fi base station </Li> <Li> Sleep Proxy Service </Li>

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