where can I find AirPort utility 5.6 - my old Airport express module is not supported by Airport Utility 6.1. I was directed by the program to this page, but I can not find that application anywhere on Apples's webpages.

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where can I find AirPort utility 5.6 - my old Airport express module is not supported by Airport Utility 6.1. I was directed by the program to this page, but I can not find that application anywhere on Apples's webpages.

Airport 6.1 does not support my Airport module (the second iteration), and tells me to download Airport Utility 5.6. I can not find it via the directed link from Airport utility 6.1 nor anywhere else on Apple's web site. It is also not on the App store.

Thanks in advance.

AirPort Express Base Station, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Jan 9, 2013 12:52 PM

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Answer 1

mende1

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Jan 9, 2013 12:57 PM in response to wwalshiii

Welcome to the Apple Support Communities

To install AirPort Utility 5.6 on OS X Lion, follow these steps:

1. Download AirPort Utility from the Support website > http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1482 Don't open the installer after downloading that.

2. Open Terminal and copy:

cd ~/Downloads && pkgutil --expand ./AirPortUtility56.pkg ~/Downloads/AirPortUtility56 && gunzip -c<./AirPortUtility56/AirPortUtility56Lion.pkg/Payload | sudo tar -C / -xvf - "./Applications/Utilities/AirPort Utility 5.6.app"

3. Open Finder, select Go menu > Go to Folder, type /Applications/Utilities and open "AirPort Utility 5.6", so you will be able to use your AirPort on Lion

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Answer 2

Jan 9, 2013 2:25 PM in response to mende1

You don't need to open Terminal to install AirPort Utility 5.6 on Lion 10.7.x. It will install just fine.

AirPort Utility 5.6 for Mac OS X Lion

Maybe you were thinking about installing 5.6 directly on Mountain Lion 10.8.x?

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