Important: Use only the AC adapter that came with your AirPort Extreme.
When you plug the AirPort Extreme AC adapter into a power outlet, the status light flashes green for one second, and then glows amber while it starts up. After it has started up completely, the status light flashes amber until your AirPort Extreme has been updated with the correct settings. The status light glows solid green after your AirPort Extreme is properly set up and connected to the Internet or a network.
When you connect Ethernet cables to the Ethernet ports, the lights above them glow solid green.
The AirPort Extreme Status Light
The following table explains the AirPort Extreme light sequences and what they indicate.
Light | Status/description |
Off | AirPort Extreme is unplugged. |
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Flashing green | AirPort Extreme is starting up. The light flashes for one second. |
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Solid green | AirPort Extreme is on and working properly. If you choose Flash |
| On Activity from the Status Light |
| Station pane of AirPort settings in AirPort Utility), the status light |
| may flash green to indicate normal activity. |
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Flashing amber | AirPort Extreme cannot establish a connection to the network or |
| the Internet, or is encountering a problem. Make sure you have |
| installed AirPort Utility and use it to get information about what |
| might cause the status light to flash amber. See “If Your AirPort |
| Extreme Status Light Flashes Amber” on page 29. |
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Solid amber | AirPort Extreme is completing its startup sequence. |
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