1st generation AirPort Express - no software

I'm still using a 1st generation AirPort Express ... there's nothing wrong with it, it's still doing its job just as good as when it was new.
But there's a big problem.
The latest AirPort Utility (6.x) doesn't support this device, so I can't go in to re-configure it, even though it's still connecting everything fine.
I can't even download the last utility that supported the device either, because it's not supported under my latest OS, which is Yosemite.
(AirPort Utility 5.6 for Mac OS X Lion)
Any advice, besides buying a new AirPort? It's crazy to have to buy a new basestation just because it's a few years old and the only utility on your computer can't simply talk to it.

Why would you say that?
Because it is correct.
The model number is A1084, which is 1st generation
No, it is not, according to Apple. A 1st Generation AirPort Express is model number A1264. Apple began to use the Generation naming with the introduction of wireless "n" products in 2008.
Hopefully, the screenshot to illustrate that will appear below, but Apple is having problems with screenshots on the forums displaying correctly. If he screenshot does not display, let us know and I will post some links for you.
A1084 is a much older wireless "b/g" version of the Express, which was sold long before Apple began to use Generation naming on the AirPorts.
The A1084 was introduced in June 2004 and discontinued in March 2006.
I have AirPort Utility 6.3.4, and when I click on my A1084 base station, a message pops up that says "This version of AirPort Utility doesn't support this base station."
Correct. AirPort Utility 6.3.x introduced in Lion, and carried into Mountain Lion, Mavericks and now Yosemite does NOT support the older "b/g" versions of the Apple Airport routers.
If you want to be able to administer the older 10 year old AirPort that you have, I gave you the information needed above. It is repeated again here........
You can use, or borrow, a Mac running Leopard (10.5.x), Snow Leopard (10.6.x) or a PC with AirPort Utility installed on the computer to administer the old AirPort Express.
Yes, the model I have is at least 8 years old. It's about 10, but it still works perfectly fine ...
That is great. You can still use it if you follow the instructions that I provided above.
But, any version of AirPort Utility 6.x cannot be used to administer the A1084 version.

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