Run airport utility 5.6 on 10.9 Mavericks ?

[MacXperte]

On my Mavericks machine it says the app can't be opened because it's damaged. Any ideas?

Sorry for the inconvenience. It is the combined effect of a signed App with modified Info.plist, when it is also quarantined. One way to fix this, is running xattr -c on the Utility or on the .zip file to remove the "com.apple.quarantine" attribute.

Note however, that this is roughly equivalent to allowing an unsigned application to run. Similar caution should be applied.

 

[hamis92]

Sorry for the inconvenience. It is the combined effect of a signed App with modified Info.plist, when it is also quarantined. One way to fix this, is running xattr -c on the Utility or on the .zip file to remove the "com.apple.quarantine" attribute.

Note however, that this is roughly equivalent to allowing an unsigned application to run. Similar caution should be applied.

That's alright.

At first I was afraid I had completely lost the ability to manage profiles on my AirPort Express (it's amazing that's not possible with the current version). After that I was appalled at having to use a script for launching the Utility. Your modifications to the app made it really simple to avert both of those scenarios, so I am happy. Thank you

 

[raftr]

I found an even more elegant way to do it without a helper script. I added the old framework to the .app folder itself (under Contents/Frameworks/) and modified Info.plist in a way that:

• links the framework (using LSEnvironment with DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES and the relative path @executable_path/../Frameworks/...) in a portable, self-contained manner;
• modifies the version to 9.6.1 so that Mavericks will let you launch the app normally and no App updates will be proposed;
• and shows the modified name "AirPort Utility 5.6" fully localized.

Other than adding the old Apple80211 framework and modifying Info.plist and InfoPlist.strings this is an unaltered AirPort Utility v5.6.1.
Here is a download link to the zipped app, hope it works:
https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B262SDNMasL5UGpyTTNPeWlYdEU&export=download

This has worked for me, thank you. However, the app keeps asking for Keychain access to all my Airports and when I do allow it, it still asks for Airport access passwords — always. Is there a way around it? Maybe I should erase the old Keychain entries?

 

[zukefresh]

Self contained launcher

There a nice self contained package at http://coreyjmahler.com/2013/10/24/airport-utility-5-6-1-on-os-x-10-9-mavericks/.

In addition to the Airport Utility, it just has a launcher which includes an AppleScript to handle the command line environment variable setting and launching of the app.

 

[raftr]

Thank you for that. Is there a way to stop the app asking for permission to use Keychain every time I go to "Manual Setup" for an AirPort?

 

[Dreadnought]

Thank soooo much guys, these kind of things really make life sooo much easier!

 

[nebo1ss]

I am one of those who kept 5.6 AU because of its better functionality. Of course hit a brick wall with Maverick and finally had to use the newer less functional version.

Did not realize that so many were doing the same thing. Surely it is time for Apple to update the latest version of AU to bring back the functionality we miss from the older version.

 

[ntsurertnw]

bump

does this even still work

 

[bubsdaddy]

does this even still work

It still works for me.

 

[clik]

Solved!

I found an even more elegant way to do it without a helper script...

Thanks MacXperte! Your modded AirPort Utility 5.6.1 still works here in 2016, using an old AirPort Express and a machine running El Capitan...

And thanks for keeping that download link live for the last 3 years : )

 

[kbw1]

CoreyJMahler.com which is now zcs.zyniker.org/airport-utility-v5-6-1 has posted the following to get Airport Utiltiy 5.6.1 to work under MacOS 10.12 Sierra+:

1. re-download the *.dmg or the *.zip,
2. open the file after download,
3. and then move the two *.app files inside the resulting “AirPort Utility 5.6.1” folder one at a time to a folder on your hard drive (the Utilities folder in Applications is the recommended location for obvious reasons).

Then open AirPort Utility 5.6.1 Launcher. Pretty simple. When you start AU 5.6.1, reply Cancel when it asks to download later version.
Worked for me. Although AU 5.6.1 doesn't see my AirPort Express. Tried connecting it via Ethernet cable to iMac without success.