Download Airport Utility 5.6.1 For Mac; Download Airport Utility 6.3.1 For Mac; AirPort Utility 6.3.1 resolves an issue where AirPort base stations may not appear in AirPort Utility. For the latest information on AirPort software, check Software Update in System Preferences or the following Apple Support Downloads website.

• What Is The Apple Airport Utility

Airport Utility is a practical utility that guides owners of Apple's AirPort devices to share a wireless Internet connection.

• The latest AirPort Utility (6.x) doesn't support this device, so I can't go in to re-configure it, even though it's still connecting everything fine. I can't even download the last utility that supported the device either, because it's not supported under my latest OS, which is Yosemite. (AirPort Utility 5.6 for Mac OS X Lion).
• Jul 11, 2013 Download Apple AirPort Utility for Mac to setup and manage airport base stations.

The main interface of this application on Windows is rather easy to understand. It includes two panels, the right-hand side is where a list of discovered Airport networks will be displayed.

The Airport Utility provides and possibility of connecting multiple devices to connect to an AirPort network or even configure the settings of an AirPort Base Station. It does so by establishing a connection through a Time Capsule or an Apple AirPort Base Station.

The usefulness of this program for owners of AirPort WiFi networks is great, as it cuts down any of the tedious work involved in setting up network connections; an often difficult task.

Other things that Airport Utility is useful for include updating the firmware of the router, restarting, addition of wireless clients and more.

All in all, Airport Utility is a must-have for owners of Apple's AirPort router, providing quick configuration for Windows users. Apart from AirPort base station, Airport Utility also supports AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme and AirPort Time Capsule.

Features and highlights

• 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
• Easily access network information such as IP address, DNS servers, and router address

AirPort Utility 5.6.1.2 on 32-bit and 64-bit PCs

This download is licensed as freeware for the Windows (32-bit and 64-bit) operating system on a laptop or desktop PC from wifi software without restrictions. AirPort Utility 5.6.1.2 is available to all software users as a free download for Windows.

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Apple on Thursday released an update to its AirPort Utility software for Mac, giving users the ability to extend guest Wi-Fi to multiple AirPort Base Stations.

AirPort Utility 6.2 for Mac is now available to download from Apple. The update is 20.64 megabytes and requires OS X 10.7.5 or later, or OS X 10.8.2.

AirPort Utility can be used to set up and manage a Wi-Fi network and 802.11n AirPort Base Stations, including AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme, and Time Capsule. The software update includes the following fixes and additions, according to Apple:

• The ability to extend the Guest Wi-Fi network on a network that is configured with multiple AirPort Base Stations
• The ability to add a WPS-capable Wi-Fi printer
• Improved international support

Update: Apple has also released firmware version 7.6.3 for its AirPort Base Station and Time Capsule to go along with AirPort Utility 6.2. The latest update is meant for all 802.11n AirPort Express, 802.11n AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule models.

Aside from the usual bug fixes, the update includes the following additions:

• Extend the Guest Wi-Fi network for a network configured with multiple AirPort Base Stations
• Ability to add a WPS capable Wi-Fi printer
• Support for additional countries

What Is The Apple Airport Utility

Apple recommends that users have AirPort Utility 5.6 or later installed before updating to version 7.6.3.