New Airport Extreme cannot be found by Airport Utility

Previous to purchasing this new Airport Extreme(DualBand "N") I had the older model Airport Extreme. I also have two Airport Express devices. Previously, all 3 were detected immediately by Airport Utility and NEVER dropped off.
Last week I replaced my Airport Extreme with a new one so that I could use the dual band feature and the guest access.
Since then I cannot get Airport Utility to discover/find the new Airport Extreme. I can ONLY access it by using the Airport Utility > Configure Other... option.
I've tried removing all devices except Airport Extreme.
I've tried Airport Utility by wirelessly connecting to Airport Extreme.
I've tried Airport Utility by hard wiring to Airport Extreme.
I've tried factory default settings
I've tried factory reset
I've tried setting values manually
I've tried setting values automatically
I've tried older Airport Extreme firmware versions
I've tried older Airport Utility software versions
I've tried running Airport Utility from laptop
I've tried running Airport Utility from desktop
I've tried running Airport Utility from remote desktop
I've tried waiting
What is the problem with this device/software ????? I should add that at this moment the Airport Extreme firmware and Airport Utility are both fully updated.
Thanks,
nevian
Message was edited by: nevian1

see the post by Bob Timmons in this thread: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=10726015&#10726015.

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