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  "name": "airport-express-tools: rebuilding AirPort Express configuration and Wi-Fi client mode",
  "name_zh": "airport-express-tools：重建 AirPort Express 配置及 Wi-Fi 客户端模式",
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    "A1392 on firmware 7.8.1 is the documented fully tested model; other models have limited or untested write support.",
    "The CLI requires Python 3.8 or newer; installing the replacement Wi-Fi client requires the device's debug SSH login.",
    "The firmware's own wpa_supplicant crashes in client mode on 7.8.1; the replacement supports WPA2-PSK on 2.4 GHz.",
    "MIT License."
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    "完整测试范围是运行 7.8.1 固件的 A1392；其他机型的写入支持有限或尚未测试。",
    "命令行工具需要 Python 3.8 或更新版本；安装替代 Wi-Fi 客户端还需要设备的调试 SSH 登录。",
    "7.8.1 固件自带的 wpa_supplicant 在客户端模式启动时崩溃；替代程序支持 2.4 GHz WPA2-PSK。",
    "MIT 许可证。"
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