The AirPort Extreme Base Station requires the versions of the Airport Admin Utility application that come with the AirPort 3.0 software package. This software is on the CD that comes with each AirPort Extreme Base Station.
AirPort 3.0 software can be used to administer all versions of AirPort and AirPort Extreme Base Stations, including AirPort Base Station (Graphite), AirPort Base Station (Dual Ethernet), and AirPort Extreme Base Station.
There are two installers for the AirPort 3.0 software on the CD. One installer is for use with Mac OS X 10.1.5 and the other for Mac OS X 10.2. The first installer contains Airport Admin Utility 2.0.7 and the second contains AirPort Admin Utility 3.0.1.
When working from Mac OS X 10.1.5 to administer an AirPort Extreme Base Station, you must have AirPort Admin Utility 2.0.7. When working from Mac OS X 10.2, you must have AirPort Admin Utility 3.0.1 or later.
Even though some versions of the AirPort Admin Utility are later than 2.0.7, they will not be able to administer the AirPort Extreme Base Station. For example, you can not use the AirPort Admin Utility 2.1 or 2.1.1 (available with some versions of the Mac OS X 10.2) to administer the AirPort Extreme Base Station.
Notes
- AirPort client computers do not require 3.0 software and can use earlier versions to join the AirPort Extreme Base Station (including versions of Mac OS 9).
- Some AirPort Extreme Base Station features are only available when using a client computer with an AirPort Extreme Card.
- If you have AirPort Admin Utility version 2.0.6, see AirPort 3.0 Software: About the Two Versions of the AirPort Admin Utility.