What is Apple's Airport Express?

[CBGFilms]

I probably sound so dumb asking this but Apple's website doesn't seem to make it very clear on what the Aiport Express actually is, is it a router? Is it an extender? What is it?

Can this be used as a main router, and is this good enough for a medium sized house of 4 computers and 2 Xbox 360's?

 

[miles01110]

I probably sound so dumb asking this but Apple's website doesn't seem to make it very clear on what the Aiport Express actually is, is it a router? Is it an extender? What is it?

It's a wireless-only router that can accommodate up to 10 users. It can also act as an extender.

Can this be used as a main router, and is this good enough for a medium sized house of 4 computers and 2 Xbox 360's?

Yes, if you don't mind wireless-only internet.

 

[CBGFilms]

Oh cool, so it is a router, can it do stuff that a normal router can do like forward ports, block sites etc?

 

[miles01110]

You can do anything the Airport Utility allows you to do.

 

[CBGFilms]

Where can I find out what it allows me to do?

 

[miles01110]

http://support.apple.com/downloads/AirPort_Utility_5_4_1