airport utility for windows that supports 802.11ac

Is there ever going to be a utility for windows that supports the airport extreme 802.11ac? I'm at a point of no return with this. The only reason I have kept an iphone is so I have the ability to manage the airport, but even then it is severely crippled in functionality. I am unable to make backups or set the radios up in the way that I need them setup. Any of the apple computers I have now are too old to support the new utility either. I'm not about to go spend a ton of money on a new Mac just to be able to configure my router properly. Any advice or assistance is greatly appreciated.

Also, I didn't realize the lack of integration with windows when I purchased it and the sales guy at the apple store told me it worked the same as the old ones, even when I asked him specifically about managing it from windows he replied "yes". But the 5.6.1 utility didn't work that way, at least not correctly. I called support a couple of times on this was was told by one rep that it would "never be supported" and by another that they were pretty sure that a utility would be released at some point, because why would a company intentionally screw over part of their customer base?

Airport Extreme 802.11ac, Windows 7

Posted on Feb 13, 2015 8:01 AM

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Feb 13, 2015 8:58 AM in response to Warbeast

Is there ever going to be a utility for windows that supports the airport extreme 802.11ac?

A strong clue.....despite what you might have "heard"....which would have about as much value as a rumor.....would be that 802.11ac products have been out for almost 2 years, and Apple has not introduced an updated version of AirPort Utility for Windows in over 3 years.


The real bottom line to your question, though......no one on a user-to-user support forum will have any information about what a notoriously secretive company like Apple might do, or when they might do it.


If Apple makes an official announcement about this, we will all know.

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