HT5022: AirPort Base Station: How to set up and configure an 802.11g AirPort Extreme Base Station or AirPort Express in OS X Lion

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luptonn

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Q: AirPort utility 5.6 on OS X 10.8.2

Hi,

I'm trying to setup an old AirPort Express (Model 1088 from 2004). I've tried to install version 5.6 and 5.6.1 on OSX 10.8.2 and both give the message "Airport Utility can't be installed on this disk. The version of Mac OS X on this volume is not supported." Is there a way around this ?

Thanks

Posted on Jan 1, 2013 8:09 AM

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Q: AirPort utility 5.6 on OS X 10.8.2

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Bob Timmons Jan 1, 2013 8:30 AM in response to luptonn
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Jan 1, 2013 8:30 AM in response to luptonn

See this article for a workaround:

http://www.macworld.com/article/1167965/mountain_lion_and_the_ancient_airport_ba se_station.html
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luptonn Jan 1, 2013 12:48 PM in response to Bob Timmons
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Jan 1, 2013 12:48 PM in response to Bob Timmons

Thanks Bob - I also found this, which explained the root cause for my Airport Express not working in the first place; I needed to switch it from WPA/WPA2 to just WPA2.

http://www.myglasseye.net/news/2012/10/setup-a1088-airport-express-on-mountain-l ion/

Thanks - Nigel.
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HT5022: AirPort Base Station: How to set up and configure an 802.11g AirPort Extreme Base Station or AirPort Express in OS X Lion

Q: AirPort utility 5.6 on OS X 10.8.2

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