▁into ▁a ▁more ▁vertical ▁case , ▁t aller ▁than ▁it ▁is ▁square . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁Blo om berg ▁report ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁" App le ▁Inc . ▁has ▁dis band ed ▁its ▁division ▁that ▁develop s ▁wireless ▁rou ters , ▁another ▁move ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁sh ar pen ▁the ▁company ’ s ▁focus ▁on ▁consumer ▁products ▁that ▁generate ▁the ▁bulk ▁of ▁its ▁re venue , ▁according ▁to ▁people ▁familiar ▁with ▁the ▁matter ." ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁statement ▁to ▁ 9 to 5 Mac , ▁Apple ▁announced ▁the ▁dis continu ation ▁of ▁its ▁Air Port ▁line , ▁effectively ▁leaving ▁the ▁consumer ▁router ▁market . ▁Apple ▁will ▁continue ▁supporting ▁the ▁Air Port ▁Ext reme , ▁however ▁the ▁company ▁now ▁provides ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁recommended ▁features ▁when ▁consum ers ▁are ▁searching ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁wireless ▁router . ▁ ▁Fe atures ▁ ▁Over view ▁ ▁Ful ly ▁featured ▁ 8 0 2 . 1 1 ac ▁Wi - Fi ▁base ▁station ▁ ▁S leep ▁Pro xy ▁Service ▁▁ 4 ▁E ther net ▁ports ▁( 3 ▁L AN ▁ports , ▁ 1 ▁W AN ▁port ) ▁— ▁all ▁ports ▁are ▁gig ab it ▁E ther net ▁on ▁newer ▁versions ▁ ▁USB ▁interface ▁for ▁disk ▁and ▁printer ▁sharing ▁ ▁Bu ilt - in ▁file ▁server ▁( AF P ▁and ▁S MB ) ▁ ▁R uns ▁V x Work s ▁Oper ating ▁System ▁by ▁Wind R iver ▁or ▁a ▁custom ized ▁version ▁of