I have the five and sixth generation airport wifi routers and I believe both are called AirPort Extreme. I also believe that although the sixth gen looks different and taller that it does not contain any sort of hard drive inside.
With that being said, I hear that both mode also allow for an external drive to be connected via usb and either use it as a server for everyone under the Wi-Fi network to access OR as a time machine backup drive. Either way I’d love to know how to set up both on my MacBook Pro running Big Sur.
I currently have my external ssd connected to the 5th gen A1408 model but doesn’t show up anywhere under the Disk Utility or AirPort Utility apps on my
MacBook Pro.
I know these two devices are capable
Of airplay 2 which is cool. Also know that the USB port can be used to connect any standard printer and it automatic becomes a wireless printer.
Wondering if there are any other cool things these devices can do. But even if they don’t the option of having a server or time machine backup seem great to me and would love how to go about setting it up.
With that being said, I hear that both mode also allow for an external drive to be connected via usb and either use it as a server for everyone under the Wi-Fi network to access OR as a time machine backup drive. Either way I’d love to know how to set up both on my MacBook Pro running Big Sur.
I currently have my external ssd connected to the 5th gen A1408 model but doesn’t show up anywhere under the Disk Utility or AirPort Utility apps on my
MacBook Pro.
I know these two devices are capable
Of airplay 2 which is cool. Also know that the USB port can be used to connect any standard printer and it automatic becomes a wireless printer.
Wondering if there are any other cool things these devices can do. But even if they don’t the option of having a server or time machine backup seem great to me and would love how to go about setting it up.