Airport Management Utility

Is there any way to assign a Client Name to the MAC Address Airport Management Utility displays?
Is there any way to determine if a Client is connected 802.11B vs 802.11G?
Thanks
iBook G4, iMac FP 800mhz, iMac DV SE Mac OS X (10.4.5) Airport Extreme/Express

And better yet, a way to turn individual clients on or off. There's no way to do that is there?
No
You can enable the 'access list' feature and list the allowed clients. But this is easily fooled by MAC address cloning.

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Intel Macbook and Airport management Utility

I am trying to set up airport management utility on my new Intel Macbook Pro. I have downloaded the utility and attempted to open it and get an error stating that it requires Airport 3.4. The update doesn't work and I believe I must have the latest Airport update. Might this be an Intel Mac issue?

I am trying to set up airport management utility on
my new Intel Macbook Pro. I have downloaded the
utility and attempted to open it and get an error
stating that it requires Airport 3.4. The update
doesn't work and I believe I must have the latest
Airport update. Might this be an Intel Mac issue?
Yes.
Airport Management Tool on Intel Macs
Download the AirPort 4.1 install from here:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/airport41formacosx.html
1. Open the .dmg if it did not auto-open.
2. Control-click "AirPortSW.pkg" and select "Show Package Contents"
3. Open Contents
4. Drag Archive.pax.gz to the Desktop
5. Double-click Archive.pax.gz to unarchive the file
6. AirPortConfig.framework is in ~/Desktop/Archive/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks
7. Drag AirPortConfig.framework to /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/
You will be asked to authenticate.
Airport Management Tool should work at this point.
iFelix

PowerBook Can't Run Airport Management Utility

I'm still trying to find out why my PowerBook can't run Airport Management Utility, even though all of my other Airport software is up to date. When I try to launch the utility, it gives the message that it "requires Airport 3.4 or later", which I do already have.
Below is a description of my latest effort, followed by my original question, which has been archived in this discussion group.
I created and logged in via a new user account, but I still got the same 'requires Airport 3.4 or later' message from Airport Management Utility. I took it from this that the problem was not related to user preferences.
I then used Spotlight to search the Library folder. The only airport pref I found there was com.apple.airport.preferences.plist, located in this path: Macintosh HD/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration.
The computer would not let me move this to the desktop, but copied it instead. I can open that copy in TextEdit, but if I double click on it, it actually launches in OmniOutlner. A check via "Get Info" shows that it is set to "Open with: OmniOutliner" from the drop down menu in the Get Info box.
If you open this plist in OmiOutliner, you find the information I've listed below. It appears to show that the file does know the Airport software version is "5" and not less than 3.4:
• Disconnect on logout 0
• AllowEnable 0
▶ Default 802.1X Configurations
• InterferenceRobustness 0
• Require Admin for network 0
change
• JoinMode 1
• Always remember new networks 1
▶ List of known networks
• Version 5
• Require Admin for IBSS creation 1
• Fallback Preference 0
The only other items in the Library folder with "airport" in the name are both in the Receipts folder: AirportTI2005-001.pkg and AirportConfigApps.pkg.
I'd welcome your thoughts on this.
My original posting was:
I have the newest PowerBook G4 , purchased this fall with Mac OS X 10.4.3 and AirPort Update 2005-001 installed.
When I try to run Airport Management utility I get the message : " "The Airport Management Utility requires Airport 3.4 or later. Click Update to check for newer software." While Airport Management Utility will not run on my PowerBook, it does run on my iMac with 10.3.9.
I've tried:
-installing "AirPort Update 2005-001" but it didn't solve the problem.
-installing "AirPort 4.2 for Mac OS X 10.4.2", thinking that if it were not needed, the installer would not run. It did install, but that did not solve the problem.
-re-installing "AirPort Update 2005-001", which did install a second time, but did not solve the problem. (I thought perhaps the installer for this update wouldn't run a second time.)
Does anyone know of a solution, or does Apple need to update Airport Management Utility?
(I've cross-posted this in the Airport discussion area, but I also wanted to check with others who recently bought the same PowerBook.)
Thanks for your help.
PowerBook G4 (Double-Layer SD) 15-inch, iMac (1GHz 17-inch) Mac OS X (10.4.6)

check this link:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2265548#2265548
Teh-Way Lee wrote:
"OK, I've been following this thread since February and I think I got this thing figured out. Joseph Jordan pointed to the right direction and I did some more digging.
I had the same problem as most posters here:
- ALL 10.3 machines had AirPort Management Utility working but,
- NOT ALL 10.4 machines had AirPort Management Utility working.
In my case, no 10.4 computer had AMU working (updated from 10.3 or fresh install of 10.4, Intel or PowerPC, even brand new MacBook Pro and PowerBook G4 out of the box), EXCEPT one xserve that was updated from 10.3.
As I said before, Joseph Jordan pointed to the right direction, the file/folder AirPortConfig.framework in /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ is missing.
It seems that AirPortConfig.framework was installed when AirPort 4.1 was installed. AirPort 4.2 installs Apple80211.framework only. I think...
In some cases, AirPortConfig.framework is there (updated machines), but the file AirPortConfig is missing in AirPortConfig.framework/Versions/A/
as well as the symbolic links to it and to other folders.
Solution:
The easiest way is to copy the whole AirPortConfig.framework to /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/
If you already have AirPortConfig.framework and AMU is not working, move it to the trash or somewhere else.
I found AirPortConfig.framework in the "AirPort Extreme Software Installation" CD (CD version 4.1 2Z691-5219-A):
1. Open the CD
2. Control-click "AirPort for Mac OX X v10.3" and select Show original
3. Control-click "AirPortSW.pkg" and select Show Package Contents
4. Open Contents
5. Drag Archive.pax.gz to the Desktop
6. Double-click Archive.pax.gz to unarchive the file
7. AirPortConfig.framework is in ~/Desktop/Archive/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks
8. Drag AirPortConfig.framework to /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ You will be asked to authenticate.
AMU should work at this point.
Alternatively, download "AirPort 4.1 Update.dmg" from
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/airport41formacosx.html
and follow from step 3. above.
This solution seems to work on both Intel and PowerPC machines.
Computers tested: Power Mac G5, Powerbook G4 12" and 17", MacBook Pro.
IMPORTANT: I do not know if this solution breaks anything. CAVEAT EMPTOR!"
PowerBook G4 (Double-Layer SD) 15-inch, iMac (1GHz 17-inch) Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Airport Management Utility will not run

After having setup a new system computer for a while I have been updating some of my favorite utilities. One of them being the Airport Management Utility (not the admin utility). After finally finding the disk image for the Airport utlities on Apple's site I downloaded and installed. When I try to run the Airport Management Utility I get an error message saying "The Airport Management Utility requires Airport 3.4 or later. Click Update to check for newer software."
When I click update it says that I am up do date. I am running Mac OS X 10.3.9 with all software update recommended updates. I'm trying to figure out what is wrong and it's driving me crazy. This is pretty much a default install of OS X 10.3 and Office 2004
Any help is appreciated
Thanks
Dan

Download and install Airport 4.1 from:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/airport41formacosx.html
There is also an Airport 4.2 update, which I recommend you do not install since it adds little additional functionality, at the risk of causing serious problems with your Mac's Airport interface.

AirPort Management Utility doesn't support "n" Extremes?

Whenever I try to add a new Apple AirPort to the AirPort Management Utility (not the AirPort Utility for configuration) the application quits. I use it to manage losts of AirPorts and need this to work.
Any idea if there will be an update to this software to support the new AirPorts?
AirPort Extreme

As previous poster correctly stated, you must use the new Airport Utility which is (currently at least) available only on the CD that came with your AEBS(n). Note that there is an update to this software available after you have installed Airport Utility. You CANNOT install the update without first having installed the initial version of Airport Utility.
I doubt Airport Admin Utility will ever be updated; it will be replaced by Airport Utility at some time. Airport Utility works with all the older ABS antecedents and Airport Express as well as the newer AEBS(n).

What operating system do you need to run AirPort Management Utility v1 ?

What operating system do you need to run AirPort Management Utility v1 ?
TIA,
John.

Not sure what's not working for you with the AirPort Management Utility, but the following Apple article describes some missing functionality with OS X 10.2.x clients. (ref: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107940)

AirPort Management Utility and AirPort Admin Utility

Is there a difference between AirPort Management Utility and Airport Admin Utility? I see that the Airport Management Utility has not been updated for a while while the Airport Admin Utility is more recent. Does the latter replace the former?
Thanks!

Is there a difference between AirPort Management Utility and Airport Admin Utility?
Yes, the Management Utility gives you the ability to monitor some aspects of your Apple base station.
The AirPort Admin Utility allows you configure and control the Apple base station.
Does the latter replace the former?
No

Airport Management Utility on new MacBook Pro does not see base station

I have an old "flying saucer" Airport base station. I
recently started using a new MacBook Pro. Airport
connection is fine, Airport Admin Utility works normally,
but Airport Client Monitor 1.0 shows blank graphs and
Airport Management Utility 1.0 does not "see" the
base station. I don't know if the problem is the
change to Tiger, to Intel, or to AE card. MacStumbler
and friends also are "blind".
MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Try rebooting the airport, then going to airport utilities and go thru the set up proceedure following the prompts. Also go to system prefernces in location select automatic.

Can't use Airport Management Utility

I can't get the Airport Management Utility to work on my new MBP. It works fine on the G4 desktop, but when I try and run it on the MBP, I get an error message.
"The Airport Management Utility requires Airport 3.4 or later. Click update to check for newer software." There are two buttons in the window, Update and OK. I've clicked update and nothing appears in Software update.
To hedge my bets I've tried installing the version that I have on the G4 desktop with the same error. I've also searched Apple's knowledge base and discussion boards to see if there are reports of similar problems, but I can't find any.
I've also updated the firmware on the Airport Express to the newest version. I don't know how to update the firmware for the airport express card in my MBP. Here's the data from that from System Profiler.
Wireless Card Type: AirPort Extreme (0x168C, 0x86)
Wireless Card Locale: USA
Wireless Card Firmware Version: 0.1.27
Current Wireless Network: 301 Network
Wireless Channel: 1
Any thoughts?
Mac Book Pro 15"; G4 Desktop Mac OS X (10.4.8)

I can't get the Airport Management Utility to work on my new MBP. It works fine on the G4 desktop, but when I try and run it on the MBP, I get an error message.
"The Airport Management Utility requires Airport 3.4 or later. Click update to check for newer software." There are two buttons in the window, Update and OK. I've clicked update and nothing appears in Software update.
To hedge my bets I've tried installing the version that I have on the G4 desktop with the same error. I've also searched Apple's knowledge base and discussion boards to see if there are reports of similar problems, but I can't find any.
I've also updated the firmware on the Airport Express to the newest version. I don't know how to update the firmware for the airport express card in my MBP. Here's the data from that from System Profiler.
Wireless Card Type: AirPort Extreme (0x168C, 0x86)
Wireless Card Locale: USA
Wireless Card Firmware Version: 0.1.27
Current Wireless Network: 301 Network
Wireless Channel: 1
Any thoughts?
Mac Book Pro 15"; G4 Desktop Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Airport Management Utility on Intel Mac

I followed the diedctions in post
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2565266&#2565266
but it quits unexpectidly. Any way to get it working on 10.5.2?

May I ask why you want to use an OS 10.4, Tiger utility in a OS 10.5.2 environment?
Have you applied the OS 10.5, AirPort 5.3.1 Utility and the 802.11n Firmware upgrade 7.3.1?
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/timemachineandairportupdatesv10.html

Aiport Management Utility on Intel Macs

I just downloaded the Airport Management Utility on to my Mac Book Pro. While it runs OK on an iBook G4, it refuses to run on the Mac Book Pro, giveing a message that it needs Airport 3.4 or higher. Also The accompanying Airport client monitor works fine.
The MacBook is running OS X 10.4.6 and there S/W update states the computer is up to date.
Is this a known problem and will and update be available soon ?

download the AirPort 4.1 install from
<http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/airport41formacosx.html>
1. Open the .dmg if it did not auto-open.
2. Control-click "AirPortSW.pkg" and select "Show Package Contents"
3. Open Contents
4. Drag Archive.pax.gz to the Desktop
5. Double-click Archive.pax.gz to unarchive the file
6. AirPortConfig.framework is in ~/Desktop/Archive/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks
7. Drag AirPortConfig.framework to /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ You will be asked to authenticate.
- AMU should work at this point.
PowerBook G4 and XP laptop Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Airport Admin Utility wont see ABS "Snow"

Hi.
The Airport Admin Utility (v 4.1.1) and the Airport Setup Assistant (v 4.1.1) , and the Airport Setup Assistant for "Snow" or "Graphite" (v 3.4.3) and the Airport Management Utility (v 1.0) won't see my "Snow" Base station. I have Mac OS 10.4.1 on my G5.
My Powerbook, which is upgraded to 10.4.2 with updated Airport 4.2 software installed will not see the base station with any of these utilities either.
My Ruby iMac, which is attached to the Airport base station via an ethernet cable running Mac OS 10.1 (I think) sees the base station without problem.
The networks themselves are visible (I have two DSL connections temporarily and have the newer DSL temporarily hooked up with the Westell Versalink wireless modem that comes with a Verizon account). Airport sees and connects thru to either network, but I can't see the Apple base station. I have no idea whether I should be able to see the Westell modem, but that's immaterial.
- The DSL modem is connected to the WAN port on the Airport Base Station.
- I don't have "Block UDP Traffic" selected in the Sharing Control Panel
- the network names appear in the "Preferred Networks" tab in Networks
- the network names appear in Internet Connect
- the networks appear in the dialog text field at the beginning of Diagnostics
The G5 has Airport Extreme card and the Powerbook has an older Airport card.
Is this some wierd marketing deal on Apple's part to make me buy a new base station? Can't I make this work?
I've done a lot of reading in Discussion, Knowledge base and the usual Mac sites and I can't find the exact problem, nor can I find a solution.
(Oh help me Obi Wan, You're My Only Hope. )
Anybody got a clue how to see the Base Station?
Catherine

Hi Catherine,
You should be able to see the Airport from any mac. All that is important is the version of firmware on the Airport and the airport software on the Mac. I suggest that you get the newest airport firmware on the airport. The easiest way to do this is to plug the powerbook into the airport like you currently have your iMac plugged in via ethernet. Then airport admin should see it. Use the option to upload the default firmware to the base station.
Make certain the all macs that you use to administer the airport have the newest version of airport software.
As for the Westell, airport software will not see that. You will likely only be able to administer that through a web browser.
-travis n

Airport disk utility

Hey, I've got a USB disk attached to Airport Extreme that I want to share between 2 Macs.
It shows up on one Mac's desktop, but neither Mac's Airport Disk Utility can see it.
What do I do to make it work?
THANKS!!!

on your home computer which manages the Extreme, launch Airport Utility and select manual>disks>sharing and check box "enable file sharing."

Airport Admin Utility with 2Wire Router?

I hope this isn't a dumb question, but is it possible to use Airport Admin Utility with a 2Wire wireless router? If it is, does anyone know what data needs to go in the address and password fields when launching Airport Admin? I've tried the IP address of the router and the WEP password as well as the pass we use to administrate 2Wire on the web, none of which find our router.
TY!

OK. Here's how I understand it.
Your 2Wire has an admin panel built into it. You've accessed it, you can manage the tools. (I worked inside three of 'em this week) You are not going to get any additional functionality with AAU.
The AAU is designed to manage Airport BaseStations and/or Expresses (someone stop me if I'm too far off-base,here).
You cannot manage a non-Apple Base Station with AAU, just because it's on your mac.
Get an Airport baseStation if you want to use the AAU.
What I don't know is what you're trying to connect to...that's asking for passwords...passwords that you don't have.
Could you be AAU'ing into a neighbor's wireless device?

Airport admin utility and Vista

I have upgraded to Vista and found that I can't use my Airport Express any more. According to an employee at a local Apple Store there is a compatibility problem between Vista and the Airport Admin Utility.
Is there any news on when an update will be made available?

I can use the airport express (AX)'s airport admin utility with my Toshiba laptop (vista pre-installed); I installed it out of the box when I bought the AX. Using it was not intuitive for someone not a little familiar with networking i would guess. Many report not "seeing" the AX when they scan/rescan using the apple utility on their windows PC. My suggestion is to use the "other" button and type in the factory default IP address for the AX unit which is 10.0.1.1 and the factory default password which is public.
You should then be able to access the AX settings.
--One caveat: this requires that your PC (i.e. windows networking) is detecting the AX wireless signal enabling you to connect to the AX itself.
--ALSO, If you or someone else previously changed the AX settings to be a closed network (i.e. AX won't "broadcast" it's SSID) you won't necessarily see it in your network connections unless you have previously set up your PC to connect to the specific network name specified in the AX settings. (This is a security measure some may use to prevent the average, uninformed wireless leech from detecting your network, but with a little reading and a few utilities readily available on the net you can still detect it. And honestly IMHO as far as the avg guy leeching off you goes, just set-up a security protocol like WPA/WPA2 or WEP and forget about hiding you broadcast SSID. Helps prevent confusion when friends need to use your network. If you like this kind of info check-out: http://www.ethicalhacker.net/).
If you have fiddled with the settings previously and don't mind a reset where you'll lose prior config settings on the AX, you can do a hard reset to factory default:
see http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=108044
for how to do that.
In Vista, if you saved the settings for your connection to the AX (assuming you had it working at some time)and then do a factory default reset, you may have problems getting on the AX again b/c Windows is using the old info for the connection. I found it easiest to delete the old connection that was saved in the Network and Sharing Center area under Manage wireless networks, which allowed me to connect to the factory default settings AX wireless network by choosing from available networks.
OH and remember there is about a 45sec delay after updating your settings before the AX network is up again. YOU WILL DROP YOUR CONNECTION (temporarily) when you update settings in the AX.
That was a bit of a ramble;hope it helps some. It's info I pieced from various posts on this forum and apple support docs.

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