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Airport Utility vs Nipper

A side-by-side look at Airport Utility and Nipper. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Airport Utility

Airport Utility

Network & Admin

AirPort Utility is an application developed by Apple that allows users to configure and manage AirPort base stations, AirPort Express units, and Time Capsules. It provides an interface to change network settings, manage connected devices, update firmware, set up WPA2 encryption, and more.

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Nipper

Nipper

Security & Privacy

Nipper is an open source network infrastructure security auditing tool. It can audit and report on the configuration of network devices such as routers, switches, firewalls, and load balancers to identify potential security issues.

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