![]() ![]() I'm not asked to save the firmware image to my hard drive first. I'm just curious, on the Mac version of Airport Utility, if you wanted to update to a newer level of firmware, what do you do from here? On my Mac, when I use Airport Utility for my Time Capsule, it has an update button next to the firmware and then just automagically downloads it for me. From the screenshot you pasted in, it looks like you are using a Mac. If I click on Version, next to the 7.2 above, Windows opens a new "Open File" window and is waiting on me to point it to the spot on my hard drive where the firmware is located. My problem, I still can't update the firmware. When I click on my Airport Extreme and select "Manual Setup" I see this. So I went to my Windows PC, since that is the only place I have the back level Airport Utility (5.5.3) installed. As far as I can tell, Windows version of Airport Utility isn't equipped to just update the firmware automagically like it does on the Mac version. However, unlike the Mac version of Airport Utility which just has an "Update" button next to your firmware level, the Windows version of Airport Utility attempts to search your hard drive for the firmware bundle to load. In fact, it will even let me try to update the firmware. Now, as I said, if I use Airport Utility from my Windows PC I can interact with the Airport Extreme. I can do absolutely nothing with the Airport Extreme from the Mac since I have version 6.3.2 installed, which apparently refuses to play at all with the older Airport Extreme. Clicking on it in Airport Utility brings up the image I included in my original post. On my Mac, when I open up Airport Utility and click on the Airport Extreme I do not have the option of doing a manual setup. Ok, I don't think you are understanding my problem here. Then, click directly on the word Version on the summary page. ![]() Open up AirPort Utility, click on the AirPort Extreme and click Manual Setup If the AirPort Extreme is set up and working, then it should be a simple matter to update the firmware on the AirPort Extreme if you wish to do so. And my Windows PC wants to download the firmware onto my hard drive, but that doesn't seem possible. I need to update firmware, but my MBP won't talk to it until I update it. This seems like a major chicken and egg problem. But pages like this ( ) imply the only way to update firmware is via the "Update" button in Airport Utility. Makes sense, but the Apple website does not seem to let you download the firmware directly. On my Windows PC it asks me to point to the firmware I want to update to. Like I said, my MBP won't talk to it and directs me to the link in the image above. So its setup and working, but now I want to update the firmware on the Airport Extreme and I can't figure out how to do it. That worked, as the older Airport Utility was willing to communicate with the older firmware (7.2) on the Airport Extreme. I installed an older version of Airport Utility (5.5) on my Windows PC in an effort to hook up the Airport Extreme. That link provides no real help as it takes me to the top level of airport support. When I try and set it up with my MBP, it gives me a message I have an old 2nd generation Airport Extreme that my wife picked up at a garage sale for me.
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