Airport Admin Utility can't read config

I replaced my broken Express with a new one. It came with newer Admin Utility software that requires 10.3.3 or higher (even though the box says 10.2.7 is required). The new software won't install on my iBook, which runs 10.2.9. So, I installed the Express with my existing software- 3.1.1. It installed fine and it works but I can't access it with my Admin Utility to change the config or view the key. I can see the device in the Utility window, but it can't read the configuration. The old Express was v5.4 and this one is v5.6.

You don't have an Express - you must have an Extreme Base Station if it is running firmware version 5.6.
You could revert the firmware on your Base Station back to version 5.4 using:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/airportextremefwupdate.html
If you cannot get this to work from your own Mac, you will need to bring the Base Station in to someone with a Mac running at least MacOS 10.3 to do the firmware downgrade process for you.
You should then be able to use the old Airport configuration software version 3.1.1 on your Mac.

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