Airport Extreme Firmware Upgrade

Hi there.
I had an Airport Extreme that I wasn't using so I brought it to my father's house to set it up as a wireless network for his house.
I plugged it into the DSL modem then into the Airport Extreme. The computer can see it. ( iMac Mid-2014 )
I can't seem to figure out a way to configure it, when I plug it in it asks for me to upgrade to firmware version 7.31, but when I go to the page it suggests there are no download links, only instructions to upgrade the firmware through the Airport Utility which won't let me do anything because I need to upgrade to 7.31.
Any ideas how I could get the firmware upgrade? I have tried to navigate around the Apple Downloads page but there are no downloads that I have found.
This is for an Airport Extreme 802.11n ( Model No. A1142 ) if that is any help.
Let me know if anyone has any idea.
Thanks.
JK

The bottom line here is that you are going to need an older version of AirPort Utility 5.x to be able to upgrade the original firmware on the AirPort Extreme.
AirPort Utility 6.x in Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks and Yosemite will not work with the older version of firmware that is installed on the AirPort at this time.
However, when you update the AirPort to firmware 7.5.2, 7.6.1, etc.......then.....AirPort Utility 6.x can be used to administer the AirPort Extreme.
So, to get started on updating the firmware on the AirPort Extreme......you will need....or be able to borrow for 10-15 minutes......a Mac running Leopard (10.5.x), Snow Leopard (10.6.x), or a PC that has AirPort Utility installed on the device.

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