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

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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