HT4600 Set Airport Express to "Flash on Activity"

I have an Airport Extreme that is using the 7.6.1 firmware. I wan to have the device's green light flash green when activity  is detected. However, there isn't a setting in Airport 6.0 that says "Flash on Activity" under the Base Station tab. How can I set the Airport Express's light to "Flash on Activity" when there isn't a place to set it so?
Thanks

This option is still available in v5.6 of the AirPort Utility. Both versions were released simultaneously by Apple and can co-exist on the same Mac without any issues.

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