Apple ME918LL/A setup guide AirPort Extreme Status Light, Light Status/description

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The AirPort Extreme Status Light

The following table explains the AirPort Extreme light sequences and what they indicate.

Light

Status/description

Off

Your AirPort Extreme is unplugged.

 

 

Solid amber

Your AirPort Extreme is starting up.

 

 

Flashing amber

Your AirPort Extreme can’t establish a connection to the network or the Internet,

 

or is encountering a problem. Use AirPort Utility to get information about what

 

might cause the status light to flash amber. See “If Your AirPort Extreme Status

 

Light Flashes Amber” on page 18.

 

 

Solid green

Your AirPort Extreme is on and working properly.

 

 

Flashing amber

There may be a problem starting up. Your AirPort Extreme will restart and try again.

and green

 

 

 

With AirPort Extreme, you can:

ÂÂ Create a password-protected Wi-Fi network, and then connect to the Internet and share the connection with other computers and Wi-Fi devices, such as iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, and Apple TV.

ÂÂ Create a guest network, with or without password protection, to give wireless Internet access to friends and visitors. Devices that connect to the guest network have access to the Internet, but not to your local network.

ÂÂ Connect a Wi-Fi printer to AirPort Extreme. All the supported computers and Wi-Fi devices on the network can print to it.

ÂÂ Connect a USB hard disk to AirPort Extreme. All the computers on the network can access the disk. Use the Time Machine application in OS X v10.5.7 or later to back up all the Mac computers in your home.

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Contents Setup Guide Page Contents Page Getting Started Page Ports on Your AirPort Extreme ≤ Power portOne Gigabit Ethernet Wide Area Network WAN port Three Gigabit Ethernet Local Area Network LAN portsPlugging In Your AirPort Extreme Light Status/description AirPort Extreme Status LightAirPort Extreme Or 5 GHz Computer Setting Up AirPort Extreme Using a Mac Setting Up Your AirPort ExtremeSetting Advanced Options Setting Up AirPort Extreme Using an iOS deviceUsing Time Machine with Your AirPort Extreme To add a WPS printer Adding a WPS Printer to Your Password-Protected NetworkBest Locations for AirPort Extreme Tips and TroubleshootingIf You Can’t Connect to the Internet Avoiding InterferenceTo reset your password If You Forget Your AirPort Extreme or Network PasswordTo reset your AirPort Extreme to its factory settings If Your AirPort Extreme Isn’t RespondingIf Your AirPort Extreme Status Light Flashes Amber If You Want to Update Your AirPort Extreme Software To update your AirPort Extreme firmware from a MacTo update your AirPort Extreme firmware from an iOS device Online Resources Onscreen Help Learning More, Service SupportFinding the Serial Number of Your AirPort Extreme Obtaining Warranty ServiceAirPort Extreme Specifications Safety GuidelinesEnvironmental Specifications Size and WeightUsing Your AirPort Extreme Safely Do Not Make Repairs Yourself About Handling Avoid Wet LocationsWireless Radio Use Regulatory Compliance InformationFCC Declaration of Conformity Exposure to Radio Frequency Energy European Compliance StatementCanadian Compliance Statement Europe-EU Declaration of ConformityEuropean Community Restrictions Japan Vcci Class B Statement Korea Warning StatementsEuropean Union Disposal Information Disposal and Recycling InformationChina Battery Statement Taiwan Battery Statement Page 034-7180-A Printed