AirPort Extreme - No guest network tab

I'm trying to create a guest network but there is no guest tab on the utility menu... How can I resolve? Thanks!!

It doesn't say simultaneous dual band... Is that the issue?
Yes. You have an older version of the AirPort Extreme. It is not possible to "update" or "upgrade" the older version to the +simultaneous dual band+ version.
anything else i can do to set up a separate guest access
You could add an AirPort Express and connect it to the AirPort Extreme with an ethernet cable. Configure the Express with a different wireless network name and password. The downside to this type of setup is that "guests" will be able to "see" the devices on your network...other computers, hard drives, etc.
If you get the simultaneous dual band version of the AirPort Extreme and setup the Guest Network, "guests" will be able to connect to the Internet, but they will not be able to "see" any of the devices on your main or "private" network.

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