Download Airport Utility 5.6 Instatllation failure

I have to use Airport utility 5.6 to configure my base station,when I download 5.6 and try to install it I get:Installation failed The Installer encountered and error that caused the installation to fail Contact software manufacturer for assistance. I am using Lion 10.7.5 with airport utility 6 .3.1 already installed Any ideas have tried several time to re download with no success

There are plenty of methods of installing 5.6 utility but you must manually do it... here is my method.
How to load 5.6 into later Lion & ML
1. Download 5.6 for Lion.
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1482
Click to open the dmg but do not attempt to install the pkg.. it won't work anyway.
Leave the package open on the desktop so you can see the file. AirportUtility56.pkg
2. Download and install unpkg.
http://www.timdoug.com/unpkg/
Run unpkg on the desktop.. If your Mac refuses to run the software, because it wasn’t downloaded from the Apple store, go to security in preferences and allow other software to work.. this is limitation of trade methinks. You can set back later if you like.
Now drag the AirPortUtility56.pkg file over to unpkg.. and it will create a new directory of the same name on the desktop.. in finder, open the new directory, drill down.. applications, utilities .. there lo and behold is Airport utility 5.6 .. drag it to your main utilities directory or just run it from current location.
You cannot uninstall version 6 (now 6.3 if you updated) so don't try.. and you cannot or should not run them both at the same time.. although I have had no problems when doing so.

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