What is apple airport utility

AirPort Utility 5.4.2 for Windows

AirPort Utility v5.4.2 is the simple to use, setup and management utility for the AirPort Express Base Station, the AirPort Extreme Base Station, and Time Capsule.

Use AirPort Utility to setup and manage the following products:

• AirPort Express Base Station
• AirPort Extreme Base Station
• Time Capsule

In addition, AirPort Utility 5.4.2 provides several fixes, including:

• An issue causing AirPort Utility to be unable to read certain AirPort wireless device configurations.

• An issue causing AirPort Utility to sometimes be unable to discover an AirPort wireless device when Back To My Mac is enabled.

• An issue causing AirPort Utility to sometimes be unable to download firmware.

• An issue causing AirPort Utility to not correctly import Access Control Lists created in AirPort Admin Utility 4.x

• Added the ability in AirPort Utility to show all wireless passwords in the «Equivalent Network Password» sheet.

For the latest information on AirPort software, check Software Update in System Preferences or the following Apple website: Apple Support Downloads

Learn more about Apple Wi-Fi at: http://www.apple.com/wifi/

For more information on using Apple AirPort products with your Internet account, contact your ISP or go to the AppleCare Knowledge Base at:www.apple.com/support

Internet service provider (ISP) compatibility: Internet access requires a compatible ISP; fees may apply.

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AirPort Utility 5.4.2 for Mac

AirPort Utility v5.4.2 is the simple to use, setup and management utility for the AirPort Express Base Station, the AirPort Extreme Base Station, and Time Capsule.

Use AirPort Utility to setup and manage the following products:

• AirPort Express Base Station

• AirPort Extreme Base Station

• Time Capsule

In addition, AirPort Utility 5.4.2 provides several fixes, including:

• An issue causing AirPort Utility to be unable to read certain AirPort wireless device configurations.

• An issue causing AirPort Utility to sometimes be unable to discover an AirPort wireless device when Back To My Mac is enabled.

• An issue causing AirPort Utility to sometimes be unable to download firmware.

• An issue causing AirPort Utility to not correctly import Access Control Lists created in AirPort Admin Utility 4.x

• Added the ability in AirPort Utility to show all wireless passwords in the «Equivalent Network Password» sheet.

For the latest information on AirPort software, check Software Update in System Preferences or the following Apple website: Apple Support Downloads

Learn more about Apple Wi-Fi at: http://www.apple.com/wifi/

For more information on using Apple AirPort products with your Internet account, contact your ISP or go to the AppleCare Knowledge Base at:www.apple.com/support

Internet service provider (ISP) compatibility: Internet access requires a compatible ISP; fees may apply.

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AirPort Utility 5.4.2 for Mac

AirPort Utility v5.4.2 is the simple to use, setup and management utility for the AirPort Express Base Station, the AirPort Extreme Base Station, and Time Capsule.

Use AirPort Utility to setup and manage the following products:

• AirPort Express Base Station

• AirPort Extreme Base Station

• Time Capsule

In addition, AirPort Utility 5.4.2 provides several fixes, including:

• An issue causing AirPort Utility to be unable to read certain AirPort wireless device configurations.

• An issue causing AirPort Utility to sometimes be unable to discover an AirPort wireless device when Back To My Mac is enabled.

• An issue causing AirPort Utility to sometimes be unable to download firmware.

• An issue causing AirPort Utility to not correctly import Access Control Lists created in AirPort Admin Utility 4.x

• Added the ability in AirPort Utility to show all wireless passwords in the «Equivalent Network Password» sheet.

For the latest information on AirPort software, check Software Update in System Preferences or the following Apple website: Apple Support Downloads

Learn more about Apple Wi-Fi at: http://www.apple.com/wifi/

For more information on using Apple AirPort products with your Internet account, contact your ISP or go to the AppleCare Knowledge Base at:www.apple.com/support

Internet service provider (ISP) compatibility: Internet access requires a compatible ISP; fees may apply.

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AirPort Utility 4+

Apple

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Description

Use AirPort Utility to manage your Wi-Fi network and AirPort base stations, including AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme, and AirPort Time Capsule — right from your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. See a graphical overview of your Wi-Fi network and devices. Change base station and network settings, or manage advanced features such as security modes, wireless channels, IPv6 configuration, and more.

AirPort Utility works with all Apple 802.11n and 802.11ac Wi-Fi base stations, including AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme, and AirPort Time Capsule.

Features
• See a graphical overview of your Wi-Fi network
• Get information about your connected Wi-Fi devices
• View and change network and Wi-Fi settings
• Restart or restore a base station, or update the firmware on a base station when available
• View or update passwords for your network, base stations, or disks
• Easily access network information such as IP address, DNS servers, and router address
• Manage DHCP reservations and port mappings
• Configure base stations for IPv6
• View status or error messages
• Archive Time Machine backups

What’s New

This update includes general stability and security improvements

Ratings and Reviews

Workable but Ripe for a Redesign

This app allows interfacing with the AirPort, which is helpful. However, the interface is not especially intuitive and this really shows up in the design/setup for limiting wifi access. I want to program in when my kid can’t get wifi on their phone and laptop. This is possible but awkward, requiring many clicks. Once one gets to the point of programming the access restriction, it is actually a bit confusing whether one is delineating times wifi is allowed or not allowed. Also, it is set on a 24 hour day, so there is not one easy way to say no wifi all night, starting at 10pm on one day and going till 7am the next. One must program 10p-11:59 then 12am to 7am on a separate «restriction.» Some better, more visually intuitive examples of setting up access restrictions and permissions exist in other areas — this piece needs work. I also would like to be able to have a quick way to force wifi off for my kid’s tech quickly and easily, like «stop access now and for the next x hours, just this one time» or similar. This app does not provide anything even close that sort of immediacy. Finally, when we are using access restrictions for one or two devices, it somehow seems to gum up the works for every other device in the house as well.

OH NO, I didn’t mean to update!

I’ve been using this app to manage my AirPort Extreme for years. It’s not the most in-depth router management tool but, it’s the only router management tool available to manage an Apple Airport product.
I had no intentions on upgrading/updating this app. on my iPad, which is what I use for pretty much everything apple based on the terrible reviews this update 1.3.6 was getting. Unfortunately I accidentally did update the app while I was updating other apps.

Once I realized what I’d done, with great hesitation I launched the app and held my breath. it seemed to launch normally, in fact it was fine! After testing several features I could not find any issues or even any changes. The WiFi scanner is still present and works fine, (I’d seen a few comments saying the upgrade broke or removed the WiFi scanner). I went through several areas in the app, NAT setting, port forwarding, etc. everything works fine. if I didn’t know I updated the app I wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between the two versions. Apple has stopped supporting all things Apple Airport but as of this review are still selling airport products. Apple’s not exercising Best Practices in my humble opinion but everyone knows the Apple knows what’s best for us, the Apple is here to help us, the Apple will keep you safe, the Apple is good, trust the Apple.

but seriously, the update works just fine for me.

Not compatible despite claims

At some point a few versions ago, this app started telling me it no longer works with my iPod Touch 5th generation, presumably because iOS won’t update. There’s nothing this app does that should need an OS update IMO and I’m not going to just toss it on the trash when it still works, but at the very least Apple could do a version check BEFORE telling me there’s an update available. There is no way to clear this off the update list! It keeps telling me there’s a newer version available, but gives then says it doesn’t work on this iPod Touch. I tried to report this to Apple, but it wanted to install a support app instead first, which is ridiculous just to send a text message to support and probably won’t work on this iPod Touch anyway. Apple makes it too difficult to report problems these days, probably because they don’t want to hear about them. I can’t see myself buying an iPod Touch ever again given how long they last, but get dumped for software support so quickly, more from Apple apps than 3rd party even. How new an OS do you need to check WiFi routers they no longer even make. It’s ridiculous!

App Privacy

The developer, Apple , indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

Data Not Collected

The developer does not collect any data from this app.

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

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Question: Q: Windows AirPort Utility will not find airport extreme or airport express

Airport utility drops its recognition of my airport extreme and my airport express. Sometimes airport utility will show the airport extreme and airport express, and then they disappear.

When I talk about «recognizing» or «showing» the airiport extreme and express, I mean that they show up in the opening window when I start up the airport utility app. I’ve attached a screen shot. (Since I’m not having the problem at the moment, I can’t produce a screenshot of the window displaying my problem. But I’m confident it will happen again.)

What happens when I am having a problem is that, when I open Airport Utility, this opening page says briefly that it is discovering airport devices, and then it reports that it cannot find any devices and produces a button which permits me to «rescan.» Of course, the rescan does not locate my airport extreme and express.

(After producing the screenshot above, I left my computer alone for a few hours. The next screenshot shows the trouble I’m describing.)

The really odd thing in connection with this behavior is that the airport extreme works fine as a router, and even when I cannot find it in Airport Utility, the light on the airport extreme glows green and permits anybody who signs onto my wireless network to use it normally.

My problem shows up with my laptop, which is running Windows 10 and (obviously) using the Windows version of Airport Utility, version 5.6.1. My airport extreme is a 5th generation, and the firmware version is 7.6.9.

My only clue is that I seem to be able to find my airport devices for awhile after I have done something in the nature of a reboot. Then after awhile, they disappear again. The things that I have done that enable me to find the airport devices are—

• Reboot the computer
• Pull up my router by going in Airport Utility to File —> Configure Other, entering the IP address and password for the airport extreme, modifying its configuration, accepting the modification, and waiting for the airport extreme to reboot. Any change in configuration seems to work, though I certainly haven’t tried everything. I’ve done
  • in the «configure apple wireless» window, go to Airport —>wireless —>wireless network options (button)—>click «create closed network» button
  • in the «configure apple wireless» window, go to Advanced —>IPv6 —>IPv6 mode (drop-down menu), change selection from «Router» to «Link-local only.»
  • Or change the selection back from «Link-local only» to «Router.»

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