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Q: my airport extreme stopped working and amber led flashes. I reset but still nothing. Any suggestions?

My airport extreme stopped working and flashing an amber LED. I unplugged everything several times and tried the reset instructions but still not working. Any suggestion?

Airport Extreme 802.11ac, Windows 7

Posted on May 6, 2016 12:39 PM

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Q: my airport extreme stopped working and amber led flashes. I reset but still nothing. Any suggestions?

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  • by Tesserax,

    Tesserax Tesserax May 6, 2016 2:32 PM in response to DinoBig7
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    May 6, 2016 2:32 PM in response to DinoBig7

      A persistent, flashing amber light indicates that any of the several potential conditions may require your attention:

    • The base station has not yet been configured because it is new, or the reset switch has been set.
    • You have selected a security configuration that is not recommended.
    • One of several other conditions, such as a disconnected Ethernet cable or invalid IP address has been detected.

      (ref: AirPort base stations: About AirPort base station status lights (LED)

     

    To find out why your base station's status LED is flashing amber:

    • Open AirPort Utility
    • Click on the AirPort base station
    • Look for a Status setting in the small window that appears
    • Click on the small amber dot there and another window will open to explain what the "issue" might be.