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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Margo Burns
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Q: Airport Utility 5.6 would not install

Airport Utility 5.6 would not install on my MacBook Pro with 10.7.5 (Lion): "The installer encountered an error that caused the installation to fail. Contact the software manufacturer for assistance."  Hello, Apple?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Jul 28, 2013 8:02 AM

by John Galt,Solvedanswer
John Galt John Galt
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A:

Use the workaround described in this thread: How do I configure an Airport Express when I get this message in Airport Utility? "This version of AirPort Utility doesn’t support this base station."

 

Pay attention to the caveat in the final paragraph, restated here for emphasis:

 

Keep in mind that Apple's decision to abandon support for your original AirPort Express was for reasons known only to them. Remember that you are using obsolete equipment, should some future OS X feature not work for you.


Posted on Jul 28, 2013 8:06 AM

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