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Specification Sheet
AirPort
AirPort in the classroom
AirPort wireless networking offers educational institutions exceptional opportunities for
increasing communication and collaboration. Not only does AirPort remove the constraints of
having to locate computers in specific areas near the network connection, it enables educators
to creatively integrate technology into their curriculum. Consider these possibilities:
• Mobile lab. It’s easier to incorporate computers into daily learning when teachers have
access to mobile carts with portable computers. A mobile cart that is equipped with a printer,
a charging station, and portable computers can easily be wheeled from room to room so
students can use computers at their own desks regularly during the day. Wireless networking
also makes classroom operation more efficient by eliminating the need to plug cables into
each student’s computer.
• Ethernet alternative. When it comes to networking, one of the greatest challenges facing
schools is existing facilities. Many schools must address asbestos issues, inflexible wiring
configurations, or architectural details that need to be protected. In these cases, AirPort
eliminates the need to run Ethernet cabling into every classroom. Simply by locating a base
station in a lab or a hallway near a classroom, you can provide wireless networking to AirPort-
enabled computers nearby.
• Ethernet supplement. AirPort also provides an effective solution for classrooms with Ethernet
drops that may be poorly situated for instructional use. Instead of running more Ethernet cable
in the room, educators can simply place an AirPort Base Station near existing Ethernet cable
and a power outlet to extend the Ethernet network.
AirPort on campus
AirPort gives students, faculty, and administrators unmatched access to the Internet and the
campus LAN anywhere on campus. With AirPort Base Stations installed throughout the campus
as part of the network infrastructure, institutions can deliver Internet access in lecture halls,
classrooms, libraries, student unions, dormitories, and even outdoor quadrangles.
• Anytime, anywhere collaboration. Because a PowerBook with AirPort can easily network
with other AirPort-enabled computers, communication and collaboration among faculty and
students is now possible wherever they may be, even outdoors.
• Modern classrooms. By installing AirPort Base Stations in college classrooms, lecture halls,
or auditoriums, students and faculty can collaborate wirelessly in ways never before possible.
Simply plugging an AirPort Base Station into an existing network port enables the wireless
exchange of files, email, assignments, and chat sessions—all at speeds up to Ethernet rates.
Administrators can finally stop thinking about expensive and disruptive hard-wired Ethernet
classroom retrofits and focus on the learning process.
