i have a "new" but older airport extreme. Model A1143.
When I plug it in, airport utility says "This version of Airport Utility requires this Airport Extreme use firmware 7.3.1 or later." BUT, it doesn't give me an option to update the firmware?! HELP!? I've tried it on my two iMacs. An older iMac at the office Retina, built in 2015, running Monterey 12.6.8 and a new iMac at home, that's totally up today.