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Apple AirPort Base Station Update

Apple AirPort Base Station Update

for AirPort Utility 5.0

Version:  2007-002

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HOW TO MAKE THIS WORK

Feedback Type:  Usage Tip

Contributed by: frankiecheezoli Friday, March 30 2007 @ 11:01 AM PDT

Product Platform: MacOSX

Used Product For: Less than a month

For people (like me) that only have the AirPort Express (which is listed as support by this software) we can only update to AirPort 4.2.
I understand that this has confused alot of people here that have AirPort Extreme base stations with AirPort Utility 5.

THERE IS NOT AIRPORT UTILITY 5 FOR SOME OF US.
EVEN THOUGH "AIRPORT EXPRESS BASE STATION" IS LISTED AS SUPPORTED WE CAN NOT USE THIS SOFTWARE.

But now here's how:
1. Download this software and mount it.
2. Control-click on the install package, choose "Show Package Contents".
3. Go to Contents/Packages.
4. Now you can install the updated AirPort Admin Utility and the new AirPort Utility.
Note: AirPortDisk.pkg is not needed for the AirPort Express or old AirPort Extreme. It's for the new AirPort Extreme's USB drive feature.

--------------------WHAT THIS DOES--------------------
Before these directions:
/Applications/Utilities/AirPort Admin Utility <-- Version 4.2. THIS WAS ALL!

After these directions:
/Applications/Utilities/AirPort Admin Utility for Graphite and Snow <-- Version 4.2.5. UPDATED!
/Applications/Utilities/AirPort Utility <-- Version 5.1. NEW!

Note: AirPort Admin Utility is now called AirPort Admin Utility for Graphite and Snow.
------------------------------------------------------------

AirPort Utility 5.1 does make a difference compared to AirPort Admin Utility 4.2.
It is much nicer and easier to use.

Finally! *roll eyes*

  

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Installation fix - frankiecheezoli

My installation instructions were wrong, here's the new ones.

(You may need to download and install The Unarchiver before doing this.)
1. Download this software and mount it.
2. Control-click on the install package, choose "Show Package Contents".
3. Go to Contents/Packages.
Note: AirPortDisk.pkg is not needed for the AirPort Express or old AirPort Extreme. It's for the new AirPort Extreme's USB drive feature.
4. Control-click on AirPortUtility.pkg, choose "Show Package Contents".
5. Go to Contents/Packages.
6. Double-click on Archive.pax.gz.
7. It will uncompress to the Desktop.
8. Move ~/Desktop/Applications/Utility/AirPort Utility to /Applications/Utility.
9. Remove ~/Desktop/Applications and ~/Desktop/Archive.pax.
10. Now do the same for APAdminUtility425.pkg to get "AirPort Admin Utility for Graphite and Snow" and put it in /Applications/Utility. Remove or archive the old /Applications/Utility/AirPort Admin Utility.

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Friday, March 30 2007 @ 11:10 AM PDT


HOW TO MAKE THIS WORK - Moonwatcher

Thanks ! This worked for me - with older Extreme Station plus Express Station.
Airport Utility works nice !!

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Friday, March 30 2007 @ 11:49 AM PDT


HOW TO MAKE THIS WORK - frankiecheezoli

"Thanks ! This worked for me - with older Extreme Station plus Express Station.
Airport Utility works nice !!"

I'm glad I could help! :)

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Friday, March 30 2007 @ 11:54 AM PDT


HOW TO MAKE THIS WORK (doesn't) - jpellinovt

Of the individual packages:
APAdminUtility425.pkg installs fine.
APAirportUtility.pkg still claims I need to have 5.0

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Saturday, March 31 2007 @ 07:14 PM PDT


HOW TO MAKE THIS WORK (doesn't) - axman4806

Help! I installed thwe graphite and snow utility, and i didn't get the airport utility 5.1 why?

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Thursday, June 14 2007 @ 06:49 AM PDT


Now, where do I find.... - stupheyewant

any firmware updates for the Snow base Stations?

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Saturday, August 04 2007 @ 05:06 PM PDT


Now, where do I find.... - stupheyewant

any firmware updates for the Snow base Stations?

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Saturday, August 04 2007 @ 05:28 PM PDT


HOW TO MAKE THIS WORK - Chris!

G'day Frankie,

Can you give me a bit of a hand here? You wrote, "3. Go to Contents/Packages.
4. Now you can install the updated AirPort Admin Utility and the new AirPort Utility.
Note: AirPortDisk.pkg is not needed for the AirPort Express or old AirPort Extreme. It's for the new AirPort Extreme's USB drive feature."

Okay, I did step 3, do I click on what there or just drag and drop what? Sorry, for sounding a bit dumb.

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Monday, August 13 2007 @ 06:47 PM PDT