I have an older airport express and my computer states that the air port utility version does not support it. Do I need to download an update? My Imac is from SEP of last year, the version with the optical drive

I have an older airport express. My airport utilities states that it does not support this base station. I am try ing to use the airport express in conjunction with a base station to air play my itunes library in another room. I have mountain lion on my Imac (purchased new in SEP of last year. My Imac was the last issued with an internal dvd drive.

Unfortunately, Apple discontinued support of the older AirPort base stations with the introduction of Lion and Mountain Lion.
You might be able to use a somewhat complicated workaround.....not supported by Apple.....if you want to try to use the older AirPort Express.
See this thread for details:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/21397085#21397085
More background info here:
http://www.macworld.com/article/1167965/mountain_lion_and_the_ancient_airport_ba se_station.html

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So: is it that the older AE and the new MacBookAir are not compatible, using different versions of the 802.11 ?
Yes, they are compatible. The older AirPort Express Base Station (AX) is a 802.11b/g-capable device, which the new MacBook Air also supports.
The MacBook Air should also have the latest version of the AirPort Utility already installed so it should just be a matter of setting up the AX for what you need. There are several way to configure the AX to share a USB printer. The two most common ways is either a "stand-alone" wireless network or to "join" it to an existing one. Since you don't appear to have the latter, here's the set up steps for a stand-alone configuration.
Perform a "factory default" reset of the AX
o (ref: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=108044)
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AirPort - Base Station
o Base Station Name: <whatever you wish or use the default>
o Base Station Password: <enter the desired base station administrator password>
o Verify Password: <re-enter the base station administrator password>
o Remember this password in my keychain: (optional)
o Set time automatically: (optional)
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AirPort - Base Station - Base Station Options
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o Location: (optional)
o Status Light: Always On (Default)
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o Channel: Automatic
o Wireless Security: None
AirPort - Wireless - Wireless Options
o Multicast Rate: 2 Mbps
o Transmit Power: 100%
o Create a closed network: unchecked
o Use interference robustness: unchecked
AirPort - Access Control
o MAC Address Access Control: Not Enabled
Internet - Internet Connection
o Connect Using: Ethernet
o Configure IPv4: Using DHCP
o DNS Server(s): (optional)
o Domain Name: (optional)
o DHCP Client ID: (optional)
o Ethernet WAN Port: Automatic (Default)
o Connection Sharing: Share a public IP address
Internet - DHCP
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o DHCP Beginning Address: 10.0.1.2
o DHCP Ending Address: 10.0.1.200
o DHCP Lease: 4 hours
o DHCP Message: (optional)
o LDAP Server: (optional)
Internet - NAT
o Enable default at: unchecked
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AirPort > Wireless
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Using Airport Utility I try to discover the AE but scanning comes up with nothing. The AE in the meantime when first plugged in shows solid green, then a solid amber, then after about 15 seconds goes to flashing amber. Evidently, the AE, Airport Utility and my MacBookAir are not finding each other.
So: is it that the older AE and the new MacBookAir are not compatible. using different versions of the 802.11 ? Or have I got the set up completely wrong ? - ie. does the AE not speak wirelessly to the computer ? - does it need another base station to create the wireless network eg. Time Capsule or Airport Express Base Station ? I thought an AE would create its own little wireless network.
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I have an older Airport Express (not sure if it is a, b, g ?)...
The configuration I envisaged was as follows: Airport Express in to plug socket;...
What do you mean by "plug socket"? Is that the AC/power connection?
...then after about 15 seconds goes to flashing amber.
That indicates that everything is OK but the AirPort Express (AX) could not get an IP address. You would expect that if the AX is not connected to the Internet.
So: is it that the older AE and the new MacBookAir are not compatible. using different versions of the 802.11 ?
The MacBook Air is compatible with 802.11b/g so you should be able to see and use the AX.
Some countries allow operation in different channels. US made and sold equipment only uses channels 1 to 11. If your AX is using a channel above 11 and the MacBook Air is a US model, the MacBook Air will not be able to connect. Try configuring the AX to use a channel between 1 and 11.
Using Airport Utility I try to discover the AE but scanning comes up with nothing.
Have you done a reset on the AX?
Have you tried temporarily connecting your MacBook Air (or another computer) to the AX via Ethernet to configure the AX?

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http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1482
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http://www.timdoug.com/unpkg/
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ATOV,
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So I consider this dealt with ;)
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