Set up hard drive with airport extreme

Anyone know how, I have followed the instructions as per the Apple site and the hard drive, contrary to Apple's claim does not appear in the Airport Utility. Can anyone help please?

Check to make sure that the drive is formatted in Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
Try using a powered USB hub with the hard drive, since the USB port on the AirPort Extreme is under powered
If the hard drive is formatted correctly and it has sufficient power, it will appear in AirPort Utility, assuming that the drive is operating normally

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