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: Airport Express b/g: 10.7.5 returns install error for 5.6

I am trying to reconfigure my older Airport Express to work within a new wireless environment (i.e. I have a new wireless router). I am running 10.7.5 with Airport Utility 6.3.1. It reports that I need 5.6 to configure the Airport Express. The thread I am following says that the two utilities will coexist within the utilities folder. Two problems: 1. In try ing to instal 5.6 I get an installation failure dialog box; 2.  I installed 5.5.3 to see if it would fail. It didn't, but it does not show up anywhere on my system. What to do?

Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Mar 30, 2014 11:34 AM

by Bob Timmons,Solvedanswer
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Unfortunately, Lion 10.7.5 will not allow you to install AirPort Utility 5.6 on the Mac. (You could do this with Lion 10.7.1 and 10.7.2). Apple shut it off in 10.7.3.

 

The simplest solution....if possible....is to use (or borrow for 15 minutes) another Mac running Leopard, Snow Leopard, or a PC to administer the older Express.

 

Yes....there are workarounds....but none supported by Apple, so I would not recommend this....and even if we posted the link, the forum moderators would likely pull it anyway.

Posted on Mar 30, 2014 11:42 AM

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Q: Airport Express b/g: 10.7.5 returns install error for 5.6

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  • by Bob Timmons,Solvedanswer

    Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Mar 30, 2014 11:42 AM in response to millerburf
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    Mar 30, 2014 11:42 AM in response to millerburf

    Unfortunately, Lion 10.7.5 will not allow you to install AirPort Utility 5.6 on the Mac. (You could do this with Lion 10.7.1 and 10.7.2). Apple shut it off in 10.7.3.

     

    The simplest solution....if possible....is to use (or borrow for 15 minutes) another Mac running Leopard, Snow Leopard, or a PC to administer the older Express.

     

    Yes....there are workarounds....but none supported by Apple, so I would not recommend this....and even if we posted the link, the forum moderators would likely pull it anyway.

  • by gzottie,

    gzottie gzottie Sep 15, 2014 11:40 AM in response to millerburf
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    Sep 15, 2014 11:40 AM in response to millerburf

    Yes, you can...with a little help from Pacifist....


    1. Download airport utility 5.6

    2. Download and install Pacifist

    3. Open Pacifist.

    4. Choose open package and navigate to the downloaded airport utility 5.6

    5. Download airport utility 5.6 into Pacifist

    6. Navigate to airport 5.6.app in Pacifist menu and drag and drop into Applications/Utilities folder

    7. Open Airport Utility 5.6 from Applications/Utilities folder