What os do I need to use the newest Airport Extreme?
what operating system do I need to use the newest Airport Extreme? I am running on 10.6.8 but I think I need 10.7.5. Is it worthwhile to go with the latest Mavericks?
1. You should check if Mavericks is supported on your Mac - OS X Mavericks - Technical Specifications
2. You can also check AirPort Utility 6.3.1 for Mac. It supports 10.7.5+, 10.8.3+ or 10.9+.
3. On Windows side AirPort Utility 5.6.1 for Windows . It supports W7+.
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Factory reset universal
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eg AEgen5 and AEwifi for basestation and wireless respectively.
Even better if the issue is more wireless use AE24ghz and AE5ghz with fixed channels as this also seems to help stop the nonsense.
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