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Q: AirPort Time Capsule is unresponsive. Blinking amber light.

It won't respond to either my iMac or my MacBook Pro.

Airport Time Capsule 802.11ac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.5), amber light blinkinb

Posted on Jun 23, 2016 11:18 AM

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Q: AirPort Time Capsule is unresponsive. Blinking amber light.

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  • by Tesserax,Apple recommended

    Tesserax Tesserax Jun 23, 2016 2:42 PM in response to nray1313
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    Jun 23, 2016 2:42 PM in response to nray1313

    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.
    • A new firmware update is available for the base station.
    • 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. Note: Status only appears if there is an issue or notification.
    • Click on the small amber dot there and another window will open to explain what the "issue" might be.