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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Q: I cannot use airport express 802.11g with maverick and airport utility 6.0. Any recommendations?

Any suggestions on how I can use the airport express 802.11g with the Mavericks and airport utility 6.0? It says that airport utility 5.6 does not support this version of the airport express.

iPad, iOS 5.0.1

Posted on Dec 21, 2013 10:04 PM

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Q: I cannot use airport express 802.11g with maverick and airport utility 6.0. Any recommendations?

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  • by Bob Timmons,

    Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Dec 22, 2013 6:25 AM in response to williamfrommableton
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    Dec 22, 2013 6:25 AM in response to williamfrommableton

    Apple has shut off support for the older AirPorts in Mavericks and AirPort Utility 6.x versions.

     

    You will need to use....or borrow for a 5-10 minutes.....a Mac running the Leopard or Snow Leopard operating system, or a PC to be able to administer the older AirPort Express that you have.

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Sep 15, 2014 5:55 AM in response to williamfrommableton
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    Sep 15, 2014 5:55 AM in response to williamfrommableton

    Bob is correct that there is no "official" support for Mavericks and the older 5.6.1 AU on it. If you have a Windows machine, that would work as well, since it currently runs AU 5.6.1.

     

    There is also a workaround in order to use 5.6.1 on Mavericks, that I currently use. Search for Corey Mahler Airport on your favorite search engine.

     

    Also, please see - AirPort Utility software and firmware downloads.

  • by John Galt,

    John Galt John Galt Sep 15, 2014 2:59 PM in response to williamfrommableton
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    Sep 15, 2014 2:59 PM in response to williamfrommableton

    Support for the original AEBS or any other 802.11b/g - only AirPort Base Station is gone in Mavericks. The last of those models was discontinued over six years ago. You will need a commensurately old version of OS X to configure it.

     

    You may find links to dubious websites containing instructions for hacking OS X to make it work. Doing that will cause unanticipated future problems, and this site never permits discussion of violating OS X's licensing agreements.