Q: Turn on "Flash On Activity" for Airport Extreme ac?
I'm using Airport Utility 7.7.3 with a new Airport Extreme ac. The green light is currently staying on, solid. However, I would like it to flash on network activity.
The latest instructions I can find (AirPort base stations: About AirPort base station status lights (LED) - Apple Support) shows an older Airport Extreme (the small, flat one with a/b/g/n capability). The instructions say:
f you choose Flash On Activity from the Status Light pop-up menu (in the Base Station pane of AirPort settings in AirPort Utility), the status light will flash green to indicate normal activity.
However, Airport Utility isn't showing this popup in the Base Station pane (or anywhere else I can see).
Any idea how I can turn on the "Flash On Activity" option for the new AEBS?
Posted on Apr 18, 2015 6:29 PM
I've been using the flash option just fine with the previous version Airport Extreme and Airport Utility 7.7.3
You have your firmware and AirPort Utility version numbers mixed up. 7.7.3 is firmware for the newer AirPort Extreme (and Time Capsule). There is no AirPort Utility 7.7.3.
The most up to date version of AirPort Utility is 6.3.5.
You asked about the flash on activity feature in AirPort Utility 6.3.x. It is not there. It cannot be enabled....but, on the other hand if you have previously enabled it in an earlier 5.x version of AirPort Utility, then the light will continue to flash on activity. In fact, you cannot turn it off using AirPort Utility 6.3.x, even if you want to do this.
If you have another Mac running the 5.x version of AirPort Utility, you can use that to change the flash on activity setting for the newer AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule. You will see a warning message when you do this, so you will have to click to ignore that.
Posted on Apr 24, 2015 5:17 PM
