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Apple AirPort Extreme - 5.5.1

firmware for Extreme base station

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Version 5.5.1:	(5.0)
Selected Version:	5.5.1
Release Date:	2004-12-20
License:	Update
Downloads (version 5.5.1):	5,788
Downloads (all versions):	66,002

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Product Description:

AirPort Extreme Base Station Firmware is an upgrade for the AirPort Extreme Base Station. This firmware revision is not for use with the original (Graphite) or the dual-Ethernet (Snow) base stations.

What's new in this version:

Hard reset behavior is improved. With this firmware version pressing and holding the reset button for more than 5 seconds will cause the LED to flash rapidly. This visual feedback lets you know you’ve held the button long enough to trigger a hard reset
Resolves a potential problem with PPPoE configurations when updating from 5.4 or earlier
Improved reliability of WDS networks when using WPA security. If you had a WDS network secured by WDS and then removed any of the WDS nodes, this could cause a memory leak resulting in the need to reboot your WDS network nodes
Resolved an issue with inbound passive FTP to a port-mapped computer on the network
Resolved an issue with certain printers which were no longer recognized by the base station after the 5.5 firmware update was installed. With the 5.5.1 firmware these printers are again recognized by the base station.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.3

Additional Requirements:

AirPort Extreme Base Station
Mac OS X 10.3 or higher

Feedback Summary:

Version 5.5.1:
Overall Rating:	(5.0)	Features:	(5.0)	Support:	(4.5)
Ease of Use:	(5.0)	Quality / Stability:	(5.0)	Price:	(5.0)

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crap - Version: 7.4.2, 7/2/2009 07:50PM PST

plaintiger

i'd finally gotten my airport setup working perfectly when this &%$#?! update came out. since installing the update, one of the benefits of which is supposedly that it fixes a problem that was causing dropped connections, my connection drops at least once a day and usually more. this sucks big time.

i hope i can down-date.

Still not supporting wireless HP scanner. - Version: 7.4.2, 6/27/2009 08:51AM PST

wdspd

After updating to 7.4.1 my wireless hp Photosmart 3310 (scanner only) stop communicating with my network. 7.4.2 did not fix this problem. I have to use older 7.3.2 which is working OK but I am bothered with messages about new available update and yellow light.

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Still not supporting wireless HP scanner.

i don't know... - Version: 7.4.2, 6/27/2009 01:28AM PST