AirPort Firmware Update 7.1.1 Improves Shared Disk Support, More

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Apple released the AirPort Extreme Base Station 802.11n Firmware 7.1.1 update on Friday. The update included the previous 7.1 firmware update along with improved AirPort USB disk stability, power saving, read/write performance, and file sharing support.

The update also improved support for printers and routers, VPN, PPPoE, WDS(ACL), and WEP(TSN), improved Keychain support, enhanced the ability for third-party applications to save files to a shared USB disk, addressed an issue where a Base Station would not request a password when expected, and more.

The AirPort Extreme Base Station 802.11n Firmware 7.1.1 update requires AirPort Utility 5.1 which is included with the AirPort Base Station Update 2007-001.

AirPort Extreme Base Station 802.11n Firmware 7.1.1 update is free, and available for download from the Apple Support Web site.

Jeff Gamet

Jeff Gamet

Jeff is the Mac Observer's Managing Editor, and co-host of the Apple Context Machine podcast. He is the author of "The Designer's Guide to Mac OS X" from Peachpit Press, and writes for several design-related publications. Jeff has presented at events such as Macworld Expo, the RSA Conference, and the Mac Computer Expo. In all his spare time, he also co-hosts the We Have Communicators podcast, and makes guest appearances on several other podcasts, too. Jeff dreams in HD.

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