With ExtremeZ-IP, Windows® computers can provide Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) file sharing and IP-printing to Macintosh® computers. ExtremeZ-IP is optimized to provide the fastest file and print services available, resolve common Mac/Window file sharing issues, and provide support for Apple technologies such as Network Spotlight full-content search and Time Machine backup.

ExtremeZ-IP includes the following services:
- ExtremeZ-IP File Server
- ExtremeZ-IP Print Server

With ExtremeZ-IP, Macintosh users can connect to and mount directories on a Windows file server just as native AFP volumes. With the ExtremeZ-IP Print Server installed, Macintosh users can create desktop printers that deliver print jobs to printers via the server automatically and just as easily as with AppleTalk. ExtremeZ-IP’s integration into the existing network is seamless–Macintosh users continue using the same tools and applications for accessing servers and printers that they always have.