Configuring Airport equipment without internet?

I have some Airport N equipment that I have not used for a long time and I want to update the firmware on them, though I do not want to use them for my network yet.
1. How do you update the firmware on Extreme, Express and Time Capsule units without them being connected to the internet? Can this be done?
2. Is Airport Utility built into Mavericks the best way to configure Airport gear these days?
Thanks.

How do you update the firmware on Extreme, Express and Time Capsule units without them being connected to the internet?
Cannot be done without an Internet connection.
Is Airport Utility built into Mavericks the best way to configure Airport gear these days?
Doesn't really matter which version of AirPort Utility that you use.

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I no longer have Internet access in my home. I do still have a MacBook Pro streaming 2TB of iTunes media through an AirPort Extreme to two AppleTV's, and 5 iPhones. Music, movies, and TV shows are slow to load since the loss of the introwebs.
Just so I understand correctly, are you saying since you no longer have Internet access, the overall streaming performance on your local wireless network has decreased? If so, Internet streaming and local network streaming are not directly related and, whether or not, you have Internet access should not matter.
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Domain Name: <leave blank>
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DHCP Beginning Address: <leave default or change to a desired starting address>
DHCP Ending Address: <leave default or change to a desired ending address>
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nicandmac wrote:
I am hooking up the Mackie DL 806 mixing console. my airport only works if i first have a internet connection. after I disconnect the internet it still works. I need it to work no matter what in a non internet environment
I am trying to understand this.. it sounds like you have it setup in bridge mode.. so it must get an IP from the main router to begin working.
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It is possible also to setup in static IP mode.. but you will still need to ignore errors.
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They are not "finding" each other - even when connected directly via the ethernet cable to each other as dictated by the MA instructions (see the link you provided and click:
Transferring with the Setup Assistant that appears when your Mac starts up for the first time
This is what I am doing. This is what 2 different guys from Apple Care also said was correct.
They do not communicate. This is why some in the ML discussion area are telling me I can't do this with an ethernet cable even though these are the instructions. They are telling me to use the TC as a router between them.
The PC is already wirelessly connected to the TC but when I connect the Mac to the TC it still does nothing (because I assume it hasn't been "set up" yet to the wireless network).
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Hello!
I´m sorry it took so long to reply, but I´m new to these blogs; and I´ve been travelling a lot... Anyway, I was able to configure Airport Express, but I was told I could use it to expand my wireless network inside my house; which I found it´s not possible.
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