You saved me a huge headache for a problem I didn't even know I had yet. Thank you so much! And that would explain why my backups are suddenly so slow. Apple yet again has some kind of disconnected elitism and dumbs down excellent utilities like the old Airport Utility. I connect to the router using ethernet over a Netgear PowerLine system. Now I can use it to extend coverage in my house as well as use it for backups. Finally! The old version of Airport Utility loaded just fine, and guess what? There's the "Join a wireless network" selection, and I was able to connect the Time Capsule to my network. You must launch it using the launcher program that he delivers with it.
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To solve the problem of the missing "Join a wireless network" selection, you search for the person's name above in Randy's original post and you'll find a download for the the old utility. Well, Apple has apparently dumbed down the Airport Utility enough that by some strange logic they think no one should use the Time Capsule to extend their wireless coverage. I used to be able to join my network and thereby extend my range by creating another access point. I have searched all over the web for why the new version of Airport Utility won't display the option to "Join a wireless network) for my Time Capsule. Why can't the new Airport Utility just support the old Airport Express? Or if an amateur programmer can so easily make the old utility work, couldn't Apple do the same? I mean, I can understand that you can't make a new, modern OS run on a very old computer, but some of the forced upgrades just don't make sense.
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I've stuck with Apple products for a quarter of a century, but I really hate it when they force up to buy an expensive upgrade when there's no need, or they drop support or features for hardware/software that still works perfectly fine. (I can't link to his site or this post will get deleted.)
Search for Airport Utility 5.6.1 Launcher and Mr. However, a fine gentleman has created a launcher that will run a small script that opens AU 5.6.1. Or perhaps you have an old disc or backup somewhere.īut then you won't be able to open that utility because it's incompatible with the newer OSs. Hopefully you can find a site that has a copy for download. So first, you need to find a copy of AU 5.6.1 and put it on your computer.
To manage these old devices, you need to use an old version of Airport Utility, version 5.6.1, which I'm sure got deleted when you installed Mavericks, Yosemite, or El Capitan. It ***** that Apple would do that, especially since the fix is so easy. For example, I have a very old Airport Express that I use to stream music to my stereo receiver. If you still have very old hardware that is not supported by the newer versions of Airport Utility, then you're unable to configure or manage those devices, even though the devices may still work just fine.
This has probably been answered elsewhere but I couldn't find it by searching.