Airport Extreme 2009 Model - Firmware 7.4.2 Not Upgradeable

I am very disappointed that this model- A1143 - earlier 2009 model is not upgradeable to the latest firmware - 7.5.1
The behavior of this Apple Router is random dropped WiFi DHCP TCP/IP connections. I am currently overseas setting up a complete Apple architecture for my fiancee's network in the Caribbean and cannot easily provide tech support. This is not what I expect from a PREMIUM manufacture like Apple. The 7.5.1 update, according to the release notes, will correct the PPPoE issues.
The bottom line is that I will have a very critical eye on purchasing any non laptop/computer products from this manufacture.

Sorry, but as far as I know, the A1143 version of the AirPort Extreme cannot be upgraded to have the same functionality that the latest model has with a simple firmware update ... even if one was available. That is because there was more than just a firmware change to this model. Improvements would require hardware changes as well.

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I have installed a new Airport Extreme (2009) and experiencing the following problem:
The airport extreme software (7.4.1) does NOT allow me to encript my network with a simple WEP pasword( like before). (only WPA(2))..
Some pC devices with older hardware cannot connect..
How can downgrade my security to WEP encoding?
tx for replying

I wasn't aware that Extreme cannot use WEP encryption. I don't have the newest Extreme, but that would surprise me as I believe XBOX uses WEP. Are you certain?
As well, what OS are the PCs you have running? I believe XP SP2 supports WPA2.

Have airport extreme, square model, have a external harddrive to use as back up(formated for mac)hooked it up to the usb port in back. can't find it on my computer. what am i doing wrong

have the airport extreme, square model. have a external harddrive formated for mac hooked up to the usb port in back.
i can't find the harddrive on the computer for back up in timemachine. what am i doing wrong?

First, if you are not aware, you need to know that Apple does not officially support Time Machine backups to a drive at the USB port of the AirPort Extreme.
That may be part of the problem here, so if you want to continue to try this, you need to understand that there are no guarantees of success.
Some users do seem to be able to make this work, but most have some problems and some....like me....have nothing but problems when they try this.
If you want to continue to try this, the first thing to verify is that the drive is formatted specifically in Mac OS Extended (Journaled). Have you verified that the drive is formatted correctly by connecting it directly to your Mac and using Disk Utility to check?
Some drives that are advertised as being "compatible for Mac" are not formatted correctly in Mac OS Extended (Journaled). Time Machine has no chance of success unless the drive is first formatted correctly.
I would also ask that you consider leaving the drive connected to your Mac for Time Machine backups. That will be supported, and is a far more reliable way to keep backups if your data is important to you.
Next, we need to know what operating system you are running on your Mac. If you do not know, click the Apple icon in the upper left corner of the screen and then click About This Mac. Post back with the OS X Version number that you see there.

Need to open NAT for Xbox 360 using AirPort Extreme 2012 Model

Alright this is driving me crazy haha.
Here is the equipment im working with.
Xbox 360
Motoroloa SB6141 Modem from time warner cable
Airport extreme 2012 model
Early 2011 Macbook pro
if its been released i have the update for it. haha
So i have not had this issue before i got the SB6141 on Saturday.
I have read things about it and none of it is clicking. trying to get more personalized help here.
Any Help is appreciated.
Thank you in advance!

So i have not had this issue before i got the SB6141 on Saturday.
That.....is the problem.
Right now, you are getting Double NAT because the modem is providing NAT firewall and the AirPort is providing NAT firewall. That equals Double NAT also known as Strict NAT.
Contact Time Warner support to get the default IP address for the modem so that you can get into the settings and turn off the firewall in the modem. It needs to be set to pure bridge mode. A decent phone tech will know how to do this.
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Adding 3 Airport Extremes to Linksys WGT4400N in Bridge Mode Not working

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The Netgear wireless server has control over what what devices are allowed to connect.
Unless you tell the Netgear what devices you want to allow to connect, it will allow any wireless device to connect as long as it knows the wireless network password.
IF.... .you were using two AirPort Extremes, and not a Netgear, the two Extremes would communicate to each other....so you would only have to enter Timed Access settings on one router and other AirPort would automatically pick those settings up.
But, even this was not the case until the last year or so when Apple updated firmware. A few years ago, you might have had 2 Apple AirPort Extremes on the network, but you still had to manually set up Timed Access on both devices separately.
Bottom line, you need to setup the equivalent of Timed Access on the Netgear router.

My Airport Extreme and Time Capsule both cannot do not mount my Seagate USB external hard.

My Airport Extreme and Time Capsule both cannot do not mount my Seagate USB external hard.
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"Next"

It sounds like you may be confusing "mount" with "recognize".
Connect the drive to the USB port on the AirPort Extreme
Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
Click on the AirPort Extreme icon, then click Edit
Click the Disks tab
Does the AirPort Extreme "recognize" your hard drive? If yes, it will be displayed in the window.
See example below of a WD 500 GB drive connected to the AirPort Extreme.
If your drive is formatted HFS+ and it does not appear here, then you will almost certainly need to use a powered USB hub with the hard drive.....even if the hard drive has its own power supply. The USB port on the AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule is under powered.
Post back when the drive is "recognized" and we will next "mount" the drive.....although you likely already know how to do this.

I'm trying to decide between the time capsule & airport extreme. With either option, will i not have air play?

I'm trying to decide between the time capsule & airport extreme. With either option, will i not have air play? I have an IMAC, MACBOOK, 2 Apple TVs, 3 iPhones...

AIrplay to digital or analogue devices like speakers or hifi system is only available in Express. Or Apple TV.
The TC or Extreme will pass airplay protocol just fine to your ATV.
The Extreme and TC and now identical apart from the TC having an internal hard disk.

Time Capsule / AirPort Extreme Base Station Firmware Update 7.5.1 download?

Hi, I went to this page (link below) hoping to find the firmware download link but can't find it. All I see is the software update. I need the firmware update 7.5.1 for Airport extreme. Can someone send me the correct link?
Thanks,
Mike
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL965

Hi Mike,
according to the page you linked, this firmware update is only applicable *"for late 2009 AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule"*
There seems to be no direct download link. Maybe to avoid confusion.
Do you have one of those ?
If not this won't work.
If yes, then use these instructions http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1218 to update using the Airport Utility (which you should update to 5.51 before).
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Airport Extreme 7.1 Firmware Upgrade - problems with Airdisk

I recently upgraded the Airport Extreme firmware from 7.0 to 7.1 but have experienced several problems.
After the initial upgrade, I encountered a double NAT warning, which was fixed by switching into Bridge mode, followed by an invalid IP address warning. I rebooted the AE and the warning disappeared.
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Worst of all however is that I can no longer see my AirDisk - a LaCie 500 GB USB HD connected to the AE.
The disk name is simply upper case ASCII and so I cannot understand why this is occurring. It worked perfectly using version 7.0. Has anyone else had these problems or aware of a workaround?
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The 7.1 update has caused problems for many many people.
What I did to solve problems was to revert back to 7.0. here's a link to a post I made over at jmacrumors.com explaining how to do it:
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I have an airport extreme and I need to revert back to an older version of the firmware. Specifically I need the 7.2.1 firmware.
A link is here, http://support.apple.com/kb/DL218 And it does not work...
Where can I find a copy of that specific firmware?

The reason:
I have jailbroke my apple tv and I an using the extreme as a hub to pass through my hard drives so I can see them on XBMC (XBMC is the media center program I am running on the apple tv box)... I need the old firmware so I can make it work...
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Internet became slow, and often wouldn't load pages. This was on wired and wireless connections. When I attempted to administer the Airport in the Utility, they would not load, an error would occur. Also, at one point the Airport Extreme had renamed it self with a (2) at the end. Which was super odd. So far, the only solution has been to unplug the Airport Express and attempt to devise a solution.
Anyone have any ideas? Of course, I will continue to tinker with this, but it seems realllly strange. The previous setup was also extended (granted, using wireless only, not ethernet > wireless) and worked fine, granted it was a smidge slow, but it worked.

I wanted to add this.. I followed the guide here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4260 to extend using ethernet, and the above is the result.
I just tried re configuring in OS X Mavericks and got the same, odd, result.

How to downgrade Airport Extreme Base Station firmware?

I updated the firmware of Airport Extreme Base Station to 5.7 recently. However, I notice that the speed is very slow if one of the computer is downloading. I am thinking to revert the firmware to previous but don't know how to do it. Any advice and suggestion please?
Thanks

See if this helps.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=285838&tstart=0
Cheers Don

Airport Extreme (2005 model) compatible with PCs?

Hello, been a while since Ive been on the boards maybe you can help.
Have an airport extreme base station from 2005. Mac powerPC G5 tower and Macbook are both connecting fine. However, HP pc and dell laptop recieve 'limited or no connectivity', even though both PC models can see
the airport device. They show 'excellent' signal strengh, yet cannot access
the web via the airport extreme. Not sure how they can see the airport if
they are not compatible, perhaps my setting are not in order. Any info
appreciated, thank you!

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Airport Extreme -- latest model ?

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The country they were originally sold in. As the first five characters and the last one are the same, they are the same model.
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Installing Airport Utility 5.6.1 in order to configure older Airport Extreme/g model doesn't work as it won't install with OS 10.8.5 Mountain Lion. Solution?

I need to configure Airport Extreme Base Station 802.11b/g but Airport Utility 6.3.1 will not work.
I found this page: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5022
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AirPort Utility 5.6.1 is for Snow Leopard. Use 5.6 for Lion or Mountain Lion.
You can use the following workaround to install AirPort Utility 5.6 on a Lion or Mountain Lion Mac:
Be sure to read the caveats at the end.
Lion / Mountain Lion's package installer will refuse to install superseded versions of AirPort Utility. Instead you will need to use a package extractor such as Pacifist or unpkg. Pacifist is shareware, unpkg is free.
Download Pacifist here: http://www.charlessoft.com/
Download unpkg here: http://www.timdoug.com/unpkg/
Download AirPort Utility 5.6 here: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1482
When the AirPort Utility .dmg file finishes downloading, open it to expand and reveal the AirPortUtility56.pkg package installer file.
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