Trying to Install Airport Extreme on 2003 eMac

Hi--the Airport Extreme Card that is compatible with eMac PowerPC G4 includes the CD installation disk for Airport Extreme 3.1.1. Obviously this is an ancient version. WHat should I do? Install 3.1.1 and then upgrade? Or will the card work with more recent versions?
Luna Petuna

The drivers to access the AirPort Extreme Card are actually a part of the OS X operating system...and your Mac should "recognize" the new card once it's installed. The installation CD, typically, includes the AirPort administration utilities for AirPort base stations. In this case, if you're using the new 802.11n AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBSn), you will want to use the AirPort Utility that came on the CD with the base station itself.

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