AirPort Utility 5.6 vs. 6.0

I'll have problems in future if I install 5.6 beside 6.0?

No

For example with automatic update?

If there is a update for 5.6....it should not affect 6.0.

If there is an update for 6.0....it might provide more features and functionality.

The guidance I received is that, unequivocally 6.0 is the way forward, and that the vast majority of Apple Wi-Fi users don't use the features that were removed.

This can be nicely supported by putting a minimal number of features into a default interface and then adding an "advanced" setup button. Is Apple saying they are incapable of supporting advanced features or that they don't see any point in it.

Is Apple saying they are incapable of supporting advanced features or that they don't see any point in it.

You might want to check with Apple....since none of us on a user to user forum can speak for them.

But, if you want an opinion....it is bit concerning that Apple is on record as saying that the "next" operating system....Mountain Lion....will have new features inspired by the iPad.

How about advenced section in 5.6 which allow you to manage IP6, syslog, snmp and get information regarding who connected to you airport and it's performance?

I prefer to use 5.6 because it provide more advenced futures. I have Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station

(MD031LL/A)

Version of Airport utilities should chosen regarding your needs and your level of network understanding.

Hello,

I need Airport Utilities 5.6 or 5.6.1 for Mountain Lion, and when i tried to install it, both versions it said uncompatible with this software ... Any idea ? except manual extracting the software ?

Is there an Airport utilities 5.6 for Mountain Lion (all except 6.0) - I need all the functions Apple removed in 6.0

Thanks for answer

There is nothing available on the Downloads page for AirPort Utility 5.6 for Mountain Lion.

You likely already had AirPort Utility 5.6 installed on your Lion machine when you upgraded to Mountain Lion, correct?

interesting, when I downloaded 5.6 and opened the .pkg file I got a warning that "Airport Utility cannot be installed on disk. The version of Mac OS X on this volume is not supported"

Or did you have 5.6 installed prior to updating to Mountain Lion?

One one machine, I simply copied the AirPort Utility 5.6 file over from another drive to the Applications folder in Mountain Lion. Runs just fine.

On the other machine, AirPort Utility was already installed under Lion, and it remained fine on the Mountain Lion update.

Haven't tried a file extractor program yet, but imagine that it would work as well.

I prefer from very far the Old tool Airport Utilities 5.6/5.6.1 it allow more possibilities and setting to my old 1st Generation Airport extrem access point... but sooner i will go for another router like a Netgear or something like that compatible with Polarcloud Tomato...

A few summary points to help folks getting buried in this long thread:

1) It's not clear whether Apple is discontinuing the v5.6.x line of the Airport Utility. What we do know is that the documentation for it is terrible and that Apple hasn't bothered to update the installer for OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, at this point anyway. IMHO Apple would be mobbed with bad feedback if the 5.6.x line was killed because the v6.0 line does NOT offer full functionality, not at this point.

2) Versions 5.6 and 5.6.1 are essentially identical, despite the differences in the installers and lousy documentation. They both work fine on OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.

3) The best way to work around all the installer nonsense is to:

- a) Download the installer package.

- b) Crack open the installer package with the shareware utility Pacifist. Dig around inside the installer and drag out the actual application. Use it.

I'm successfully running both v5.6 and v6.1 on OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.

On a similar note, I am ruuning Snow Leopard 10.6.8 with Airport Utility 5.6.1 and two Ariport Express modules, one an older "b/g", one 1st generation "n". the N is used as the interface to a cable modem and the b/g is used to extend the network. All has worked fine until recently when the b/g locked up in error mode.

When brought within 10 feet of the iMac, the b/g only appears on the available airport list if reinitialized to factory settings. attemptimg to reconfigure to the previous network extender mode (i.e. without it's own cable connection) causes it to fail to restart and not ever appear on the list -- nothing but blinker amber. HOWEVER, if factory reset and then reconfigured for direct internet access with cable connected, it works fine. But then the N router, which has now entered error mode due to cable being disconnected, has disappeared from the Airport list and reappears only when the internet cable is reconnected. And yes, the b/g disappears from view with the amber light flashing when the cable is disconnected.

What am I missing here? Is Apple no longer supporting these configurations? what about an Airport Express used only for AirTunes? Appreciate any suggestions or ideas / Thanks,

Tom

I had the same problem, until I downloaded Pacifist app for Mac and pulled the 5.6 app out and extracted it to my desktop, then moved it into my Applications folder. It works fine on my Mountain Lion MacBook Pro, and it took me a total of 5 minutes.

I'm still seeing the listing for v5.6 on the Apple Downloads page.

To everyone which need old airport utilities, here is the link to ask, i created a new post, to not deviate the subject here, thanks to post on it :

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4141324

Please bring back the advanced options