Airport Time Capsule wireless router

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Blinking orange, and I know it’s due to “no internet connection”... but I’m getting internet connection on Mac through it via direct ethernet line.

A) Why does airport utility read no connection?

B) I can see my wireless network on iPad/iPhone, but it won’t connect. Why?

C) I’ve turned off/rebooted Airport Time Capsule and router and had green light for a quick bit, but now constantly blinking amber...why?

Any suggestions on son how to fix? Thanks

Posted on Jun 25, 2019 2:28 PM

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Answer 1

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"No Internet connection" is just one of a number of reasons your Time Capsule's status LED is flashing amber.

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

The base station has not yet been configured because it is new, or it has been reset.
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.

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.

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