Q: airport utility not detecting other remote base station
I use Time Capsule as our wi fi router throughout the house.
Downstairs, we also have an Airport Extreme Base Station which allows us to access online movies, etc. on the television down there.
It has been blinking amber for some time. I did a hard reset. But it's still blinking amber.
I came downstairs with my MacBook Air, opened Aiport Utility and searched for "Other Wi-Fi Devices" to see if perhaps it was a firmware issue. However, Airport Utility is only detecting the Time Capsule upstairs; not the Base Station right in front of me.
Help please.
MacBook Air, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.1)
Posted on Jun 30, 2013 11:58 AM
One last gasp would be to try a Factory Default Reset. Worth a try if you have the time. It helps if you have 3 hands to do this, or stand the device up for the procedure.
Power off the AirPort Extreme by pulling the power cord from the back of the device
Wait a few minutes
Hold in the reset button first, and keep holding it in for for 10 seconds while you simultaneously plug the power back into the back of the AirPort Extreme
Release the rest button after the hold period and allow a full minute for the AirPort Extreme to restart
If you have an iPad or iPhone, we could try the setup on one of those as well as the Mac.
Posted on Jun 30, 2013 2:03 PM



