Connecting to an old Airport Express in Yosemite

Hi, I have a first gen Express and I wanted to connect it to my network. I have Airport Utility 5.6 working though Mahler's launcher:
http://coreyjmahler.com/2014/10/16/airport-utility-5-6-1-on-os-x-10-10-yosemite/
My problem is that when I try to connect to the old express's wifi network in Network Preferences or through the menu bar icon, Yosemite takes me directly to the new Airport Utility, which can't set up the old express. I can't just connect to its network and configure it. Without being on its network, Airport Utility 5.6 doesn't see it and can't change any settings. Help!
Thanks
Bill

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