The Apple corporation offers toforthe Macintosh series of the same company,general termof the wireless LAN technical equipment.

When being announced with the American home country, it was called"AirPort ", but because in other companies trade mark have already applied for this name, in only US "AirMac" and name it was modified.

Presently other than USthe name, "AirPort " is used, but basically they are same ones, (according to difference and the like of radio wave laws of each country as for specification it is different somewhat).

As for the product which forms AirMac,the wireless LANcard (AirMac card) for Macintosh and,twoof the stations (AirMac based station) which have function. ... The continuation is read

You can connect to 1 AirMac based station the client up tomaximum of50. The based stationhas,the function which such as fire wall function is necessary for the wireless LAN,encodingcommunication facility and user identification function in a general way.

With the wireless LAN becauseof most generalIEEE 802.11b, you can connectthe protocol whichAirMac has used to AirMac networkeven fromOSother than Mac OS. However, Mac OS has become necessary insettingof the AirMac based station.

By the way, direct connection communication with of the AirMac corresponding clientis possibleeven with when there is no based station.