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Figure 8-4:
The OS X
Select Base
Station
window.
Upgrading AirPort base
station firmware on OS X
Chapter 8: Setting Up a Wireless Mac Network
In this section, we explain how to upgrade the firmware of a new AirPort
Extreme base station. Upgrading the firmware on your AirPort Extreme base
station through a direct Ethernet cable connection is easiest. Use an Ethernet
cable (either a straight-through cable or a crossover cable; the base station
automatically detects the type of cable you’re using) to connect your computer’s
Ethernet port to the base station’s LAN port. You can also do the
upgrade over a wireless connection.
To upgrade the firmware of a new AirPort base station that you’re setting up
for the first time, follow these steps:
1. On the Dock, click the Applications folder.
2. When the Applications folder opens, double-click the Utilities folder.
3. Double-click the AirPort Admin Utility icon to display the Select Base
Station window, shown in Figure 8-4.
4. Highlight the base station name and then click the Configure button.
5. After a message pops up requesting a password, enter public as the
password and then click OK.
• If the firmware installed in the base station is older than the
firmware supplied with your updated software, you see a message
prompting you that a newer version of the base station software is
available. Click the Upload button to install it.
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