then ) ▁newly ▁introduced ▁ 8 0 2 . 1 1 g ▁Wi - Fi ▁standard , ▁differenti ating ▁it ▁from ▁earlier ▁devices ▁that ▁ran ▁the ▁slower ▁ 8 0 2 . 1 1 a ▁and ▁b ▁standards . ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁the ▁gateway ▁part ▁of ▁this ▁line up ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Air Port ▁Ext reme ▁Base ▁Station . ▁With ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁the ▁even ▁faster ▁D raft - N ▁standards ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁this ▁naming ▁was ▁dropped , ▁and ▁from ▁then ▁on ▁only ▁the ▁gateway ▁has ▁been ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Air Port ▁Ext reme . ▁Several ▁minor ▁up gr ades ▁followed , ▁mostly ▁to ▁change ▁anten na ▁and ▁power ▁in ▁the ▁Wi - Fi . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁a ▁major ▁upgrade ▁added ▁ 8 0 2 . 1 1 ac ▁support ▁and ▁more ▁internal ▁anten nas . ▁ ▁The ▁Air Port ▁Ext reme ▁has ▁gone ▁through ▁three ▁distinct ▁physical ▁forms . ▁The ▁earliest ▁models ▁were ▁pack aged ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁Air Port ▁Base ▁Station , ▁in ▁a ▁round ▁housing ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" f lying ▁sau cer ". ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁the ▁Ext reme ▁was ▁pack aged ▁in ▁a ▁rounded - rect angle ▁white ▁pl astic ▁housing , ▁similar ▁in ▁layout ▁and ▁size ▁to ▁the ▁Mac ▁mini ▁or ▁earlier ▁Apple ▁TV s . ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁ 8 0 2 . 1 1 ac ▁model ▁was ▁re - pack aged