Why can't I back up my Macbook Air using Airport extreme.

I "used to" back up my Macbook air via Time machine using external harddisk connected to Airport extreme, of course back up wirelessly over WiFi. But now I've seen on Apple support page about Airport extreme that this cannot be done anymore. I've only 3 choices to do Time machine back up using Time capsule, external harddisk that connected to Time capsule or connect harddisk directly to Macbook air. But not harddisk connectd to Airport extreme anymore. So did Apple just change how backing up can be done recently? And is there any way I can back up using harddisk connected to Airport extreme?
Thanks in advance for any help.

But now I've seen on Apple support page about Airport extreme that this cannot be done anymore.
Not sure what you mean here by "anymore".
Apple never did officially support Time Machine backups to a drive connected to the USB port on any of the Generation 1 though 5 AirPort Extreme versions. These were all the "flat" or "square" shaped versions of the AirPort Extreme.
Some users seemed to be able to do this though, while others.....like me....had nothing but problems when they tried it.
Time Machine backups are supported with a USB drive connected to the newer "tower" 802.11ac version of the AirPort Extreme.
I've only 3 choices to do Time machine back up using Time capsule, external harddisk that connected to Time capsule or connect harddisk directly to Macbook air. But not harddisk connectd to Airport extreme anymore
Do you have the drive that is connected to the USB port on the AirPort Extreme mounted and displayed on the desktop of your Mac? If you do, it should appear as an option to choose as a destination for Time Machine backups, even though this is not officially supported if you have a Gen 1 through Gen 5 AirPort Extreme.

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