the airport extreme was quite simplistic to set up.. only 1 step really.. I'm not sure if i like the new airport extreme software though. The previous version had many more administrative options than the current one does. I would say the new one is almost too much dumbed down for the price.. At the price point it's at, i would expect many more administrative options if one wanted them.. But, then again, maybe they are there and i am just ignorant to their existence...