HT201519: Update the software on your AirPort base station

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Brian Dix

Q: Update the software on your AirPort base station.  ***?

I am spending too much time trying to update the airport base station.  Apparently it can't be done from my iMac .  *** APPLE, stop being engineers and be intuitive again for us layman

Posted on Sep 29, 2016 5:17 PM

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  • by Brian Dix,

    Brian Dix Brian Dix Sep 29, 2016 5:19 PM in response to Brian Dix
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    Sep 29, 2016 5:19 PM in response to Brian Dix

    Wasted two hours trying to update the software.  This should be simple gang

  • by LaPastenague,

    LaPastenague LaPastenague Sep 29, 2016 6:05 PM in response to Brian Dix
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    Sep 29, 2016 6:05 PM in response to Brian Dix

    If the airport is normal.. plugged into your network and do use ethernet to your iMac it should work pretty easily.

     

    Unfortunately some update situations.. eg using a proxy server can make updates fail and this is outside of Apple's control.

     

    In fact Apple would do better to give a simple set of instructions for manual updating.. instead they rely 100% on automatic systems that work for the majority. Unfortunately not for all.

     

    What is the exact model of your Airport.. and what firmware is it now running??

     

    An iMac is a perfectly fine tool to run the updates on.. Any mac looks like any other mac to the Airport.. although iOS version airport utility often works better nowadays.

     

    There is a manual method but it sounds like something you would prefer to avoid.

     

    Since it is not an Apple method it does have a bit more complexity than is necessary if apple would support it.

     

    Manual firmware update.

     

    https://discussions.apple.com/message/30266385#30266385

     

    Apple firmware update doc

     

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201519