I want to install this for my mother in law. She has an old but good mini mac. Its at least 8 or 10 years old. Will this router work with it?
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I am not sure that this newer device will support a Mac product that is as old as your Mother-in-law's. There is a point at which Apple's newer products are no longer compatible. However, that having been said I would suggest you take this question to the Apple Site and submit it in the Apple Forum. Someone with more technical expertise will provide a more accurate answer. Good luck.
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It will definitely work. It is backwards compatible with any wireless adapter b,g and n. The Wired Ethernet ports also support network adapter all the way back to 10baseT. Basically any computer with either wireless or wired networking will work.
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It should. I use my refurbished Apple AirPort with a Mac Mini that's probably 6-7 years old, and it's fine. My Apple AirPort Extreme is the primary router for a very large house right now, with a Mac Mini, two MacBook Pros, and two iPhones. I bought my AirPort Extreme several years ago now, and it was refurbished when I bought it. Will replace with another refurbished AirPort Extreme, when I feel a need to replace it. Hope that helps.
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I do not see any reason it would not! Mine even worked with an old e-mac (since retired), an old power book that runs OS 10.4 as well as a newer PowerBook, MacMini. My Nexus7 tablet, iPod touch all work great. Guests and visitors have always been able to get on my guest network with anything the had! Get it! Set it! Forget it (because it never gives me any trouble)!
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I don't know; however, i owned this router for approximately 1 1/2 years. It worked great until one year, then, i had to reboot it constantly. Tech support was also not much help. I finally bought a new router. Apple Airport Extreme. No problems since. Obviously i don't recommend this router.
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If you plugged in both units and connected the smaller of the two units to your router with an ethernet cable then it should work. No setup was required for me once I understood the small one is wired to the router and the big one goes far away where I want the wifi coverage improved. I had done the opposite (big one wired to router and small one far away where I needed improved coverage). The other thing is to try different power outlets, and look at what the lights are telling you about signal strength coming to the remote unit.
660804
I have owned 2 macs and they both worked fine with my netgear router. It'll detect your network just like any other wifi device should.
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No it does not work with any newer MAC OS. I tried it on the Yosemite and it DOES NOT work! Netgear, are you listening your customers at all? Amazon, fix the label, it does not work with the Time Machine!
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In theory it will work. This particular model is not very well made, however. Mine lasted as long as two runs of my router before it started smoking. There are better models out there, they cost a little more, but you get what you pay for. \
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It works with most of the routers. Unless your router is very old more than 5 years you should not have a problem with any router. I just installed this a few months ago, and have it set up WPA for my wireless LINKSYS and also for direct wire RJ45 to a CISCO. I also set it up originally for use with my Verizon FIOS wireless that they installed with the system (can not remember but think it is Motorola) in any case it works well with this. If you have a very new router that only supports WPA2 IE is not backward compatible you should not have a problem. You can always fall back to WEP if you have trouble with the newer security Protocols. Not likely anyone that is going to be breaking into your home is going to be able to disable any of the protocols. Most like may rip them out but hopefully by then the system will have done it job. I connected this and the wireless phone add in just in case. Hope this helps
925339
Yes, as long as the router has an SMC(male) connector it will work. If the router does not have an external to replace it will not work.
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It worked for my IMac I don't really know what about Mac mini. The specs for my IMac also said max per slot 4gb but I read 8 will work too and that's it.
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I do not know for sure and I am not a computer wizard. However, this is a similar to the age of my IMac and it works just fine. It might depend upon what software version you have updated to. For $20 you could try it (buy the router) and if it does not work upgrade to newer software. ON this issue, I had to leapfrog about 3 or 4 software versions not long ago. I went to the Apple store and they said I had to add additional memory. They helped me order it online and instructed me on how to install it on the front of the computer. It was very easy to do. I then returned to the store, memory upgraded, and they assisted in upgrading the software to Mavericks (which is one short of the latest I believe). They also did not charge me but I did have to pay for the newer version of Office in order to get Word and Power Point. I don't know if this information is helpful but our computers are of similar vintage and it worked just fine for me. Good Luck!! This is the best $20 bucks I ever spent on computer gear.
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Kinda late, but if you still need to know, I wouldn't be worried about compatibility. You might need an adapter though. I don't know what ports a mac mini has.
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I have mac mini Late 2012 and it is working fine with me, I suggest you go with the 16GB Kit (8+8) 1600Mhz DDR3
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Yes and no. I have a Mac that's running OS 10.8 (Mountain Lion) and the Cisco connect software that is supposed to make connections easy doesn't work with the new OS. However, I was able to manually configure the router and I'm using it right now with my Mac, my PC laptop and my Android tablet.
1419944
Yes, it will work. However, you may not be able to maximize the performance of your modem. It would be better to get a newer router.
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All Wireless standards are the same. If your Mac supports wireless N or G for that matter this router should work. They are backwards compatible to older technology.
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To check for compatibility go to Apple > About this Mac > More info... I have the 2010 mini and it uses DD3 1067MHz, as long as those numbers match it should work. Remember to disconnect the AC power cord when updating memory or the new one will not register.
1988418
The powerline doesnt care what device it is connected to it just extends the signal from your router in one room to another - try hooking up you iMac directly to the router if that works it should work on the other room - good luck