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My Aiport Extreme goes into amber blink mode every two minutes with the following message: Check the AirPort base station and if it feels hot, try changing its location or removing anything that is obstructing its ventilation.
then it returns to green light and works properly. This is a continuous cycle.
There is no overheating or ventilation issues.
Any idea what's causing this?
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013), OS X El Capitan (10.11.3)
The status LED is indicating that the base station "thinks" it is overheating. This can be for a number of reasons:
I had the same issue and Apple replaced it with a refurbished that started having the same problem within a month.
Today, I pulled it out again and updated the firmware. Amber light came on again.
I checked out the settings and turned off enable file sharing (In Airport Utility, click on the icon of your base station and then select Edit from the popup window, then select Disks tab). I thought I would turn this off since my model does not have the internal disk.
Low and behold, the light went green and is staying that way.
AirPort Extreme message
