Owais Crawford
Updating your Airport Extreme firmware is an important step to prevent any risk of intrusion from hackers. The first step is to download Airport Utility for iOS, OS X, or Windows. Once you've installed the application, it will check for updates automatically and alert you if any are available for your devices. If you have a Mac, click the Update button to install the update; if you have an iOS device, the Update button is next to the base station's version number. Before updating the Airport firmware or the Airport Extreme firmware, you must first restart the base station.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| How to install firmware | Download Airport Utility for iOS, OS X, or Windows |
| Restart the base station | |
| Click the Update button | |
| Select your AirPort device | |
| Click 'update' |
What You'll Learn
Download Airport Utility for iOS, OS X, or Windows
To update Airport Extreme firmware, you must first download Airport Utility for iOS, OS X, or Windows. Once you've installed the application, it will check for updates automatically and alert you if any are available for your devices.
If you have a Mac, you can click the Update button to install the update; if you have an iOS device, the Update button is next to the base station's version number. Before updating the Airport firmware or the Airport Extreme firmware, you must first restart the base station.
You can also download an older version of Airport Utility (5.5) on your Windows PC, which is compatible with older firmware (7.2) on the Airport Extreme.
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Restart the base station
Before you can update your Airport Extreme firmware, you must first restart the base station. To do this, you will need to download Airport Utility for iOS, OS X, or Windows. Once you have installed the application, it will check for updates automatically and alert you if any are available for your devices.
To restart the base station, you will need to power cycle it. This means turning it off and then back on again. To do this, locate the power button on the base station and press it to turn it off. Wait a few seconds, and then press the power button again to turn it back on.
Once the base station has restarted, you can proceed with updating the firmware. To do this, open the Airport Utility application and select your AirPort device. Click the "Update" button to install the update. If you have an iOS device, the Update button is next to the base station's version number.
If you are using a Windows PC, you may need to install an older version of Airport Utility (5.5 or 5.5.3) to communicate with the older firmware on the Airport Extreme.
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Click the Update button
To install firmware on an Airport Extreme, you will need to download Airport Utility for iOS, OS X, or Windows. Once you've installed the application, it will check for updates automatically and alert you if any are available for your devices. If you have a Mac, you can then click the Update button to install the update; if you have an iOS device, the Update button is next to the base station's version number. Before updating the Airport firmware or the Airport Extreme firmware, you must first restart the base station.
If you are using a Windows PC, you can install an older version of Airport Utility (5.5) to communicate with older firmware (7.2) on the Airport Extreme.
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Select your AirPort device
To select your AirPort device, you must first download the AirPort Utility application for iOS, OS X or Windows. Once you've installed the application, it will check for updates automatically and alert you if any are available for your devices. You can then select your AirPort device and click 'update'. If you have a Mac, the 'Update' button will install the update; if you have an iOS device, the 'Update' button is next to the base station's version number. Before updating the AirPort firmware or the AirPort Extreme firmware, you must first restart the base station.
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Click 'update'
To update your Airport Extreme firmware, you must first download Airport Utility for iOS, OS X, or Windows. Once you've installed the application, it will check for updates automatically and alert you if any are available for your devices.
If you have a Mac, click the Update button to install the update; if you have an iOS device, the Update button is next to the base station's version number. To upgrade Airport firmware, click on it. Before updating the Airport firmware or the Airport Extreme firmware, you must first restart the base station.
If you are using a Windows PC, you can also install an older version of Airport Utility (5.5) to communicate with older firmware (7.2) on the Airport Extreme.
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Frequently asked questions
First, restart your base station. Then, download Airport Utility for iOS, OS X, or Windows. Once you've installed the application, it will check for updates automatically and alert you if any are available for your devices. If you have a Mac, click the Update button to install the update; if you have an iOS device, the Update button is next to the base station's version number.
Your device may be vulnerable to intrusion from hackers.
As of 2020, the latest firmware was 7.2.
An older version of Airport Utility may be able to communicate with older firmware.
Once you've installed Airport Utility, it will check for updates automatically and alert you if any are available for your devices.
