I actually tried that. It allowed me to install AirPort Utility V5 but it didn’t appear to run properly (it couldn’t find the Airport Express that V6 found but said was too old). I gave up at that point.
P ---- Phil Ward Skype: aphilw E: [email protected] W: musicandmiscellany.com W: audio-icons.com W: peggysdiaries.wordress.com W: soundcloud.com/philberish • Freelance writer and product designer. • Exclusive UK distributor for Veillette Guitars. www.veilletteguitars.com. • Contributor to Sound on Sound magazine. > On 4 Dec 2018, at 17:14, 'Tony Crooks' via Sussex Mac User Group > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yeah, that’s really old. > > Try this web site - > https://zcs.zyniker.org/airport-utility-v5-6-1/ > <https://zcs.zyniker.org/airport-utility-v5-6-1/> > which might give you what you want. I gather you can have more than one > version of Airport Utility installed at the same time. > > Regards, > > Tony > Sent from my iPhone > Email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Tel: +44 7428 706227 > > On 4 Dec 2018, at 17:04, 'Phil Ward' via Sussex Mac User Group > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> Not knackered, just old (it’s an A1088) >> >> Here’s what I get from Airport Utility: >> >> <Screen Shot 2018-12-04 at 16.59.25.png> >> >> >> And earlier versions of Airport Utility won’t install on El Cap. >> >> Regards >> Phil >> >> PS. If anybody locally (Brighton) has a spare more recent Airport Base >> Station that I could borrow and try….. >> >> ---- >> Phil Ward >> >> Skype: aphilw >> E: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> W: musicandmiscellany.com <http://musicandmiscellany.com/> >> >> W: audio-icons.com <http://audio-icons.com/> >> W: peggysdiaries.wordress.com <http://peggysdiaries.wordress.com/> >> W: soundcloud.com/philberish <http://soundcloud.com/philberish> >> >> • Freelance writer and product designer. >> • Exclusive UK distributor for Veillette Guitars. www.veilletteguitars.com >> <http://www.veilletteguitars.com/>. >> • Contributor to Sound on Sound magazine. >> >>> On 4 Dec 2018, at 16:52, 'A C Crooks' via Sussex Mac User Group >>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> Phil, >>> >>> My one was built in 2009 week 16 ( serial number 3,4,5 characters). Model >>> is A1264. >>> >>> <image1.png> >>> >>> I can only think yours maybe knackered. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Tony >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>> On 4 Dec 2018, at 16:12, 'Phil Ward' via Sussex Mac User Group >>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Tony, >>>> >>>> Well my Airport Express looks like yours but I think it’s a very early >>>> model and definitely won’t work with the current Airpot Utility V6, which >>>> is the only one that’s El Capitan (and later) compatible. I know that for >>>> a fact ‘cause I’ve tried it (with the Airport Express reset) and the >>>> Aiport Utility reports that the Airport Express is incompatible. So my >>>> Airport Express is basically a paperweight. >>>> >>>> The one I’m thinking about getting is this: >>>> https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/232933044298?ul_noapp=true >>>> <https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/232933044298?ul_noapp=true>. But even though >>>> it may well work, the NAS speed I’ll get over Wifi may well render it >>>> pointless (although I’ll be using it for is shuffling archive data around). >>>> >>>> My other option might be to get a couple of network over mains >>>> thing-a-ma-bobs, but money is very tight in these parts so I’m trying to >>>> do this without spending much more than the price of a posh coffee. >>>> >>>> P >>>> >>>> ---- >>>> Phil Ward >>>> >>>> Skype: aphilw >>>> E: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> W: musicandmiscellany.com <http://musicandmiscellany.com/> >>>> >>>> W: audio-icons.com <http://audio-icons.com/> >>>> W: peggysdiaries.wordress.com <http://peggysdiaries.wordress.com/> >>>> W: soundcloud.com/philberish <http://soundcloud.com/philberish> >>>> >>>> • Freelance writer and product designer. >>>> • Exclusive UK distributor for Veillette Guitars. www.veilletteguitars.com >>>> <http://www.veilletteguitars.com/>. >>>> • Contributor to Sound on Sound magazine. >>>> >>>>> On 4 Dec 2018, at 15:23, 'A C Crooks' via Sussex Mac User Group >>>>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi, Phil, >>>>> >>>>> If it is one of these; >>>>> <image1.jpeg> >>>>> >>>>> then it should certainly work with the latest version of the Airport >>>>> Utility as mine still works. You probably need to do a factory reset to >>>>> get it to appear as a new device in the app. The Express firmware also >>>>> likely needs updating if it has been dormant for the last 2-3 years. >>>>> >>>>> One thing I’ve found is that Airport Express units of all ages have >>>>> difficulty in staying online with some makes of routers, especially BT >>>>> Smart Hubs, which is something to do with changes that Apple have made to >>>>> the Bonjour ‘mechanism’. I’ve been surprised at how many people I’ve >>>>> encountered recently still using one or more Express units, so clearly >>>>> valued. >>>>> >>>>> Sam is undoubtedly correct about throughput but as I only use mine to >>>>> provide AirPlay support to speaker systems this isn’t a factor for me. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> Tony >>>>> Sent from my iPad >>>>> >>>>> On 4 Dec 2018, at 09:17, 'Phil Ward' via Sussex Mac User Group >>>>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Morning all, >>>>>> >>>>>> I want to see if I can use an ancient Airport Express I’ve had sitting >>>>>> in a drawer for years to connect a network storage box via WiFi. The >>>>>> snag is that the Airport Express is so old that the current version of >>>>>> the Airport Utility won’t work with it and Apple’s download links to >>>>>> older versions of the Utility appear to be dead. 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