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28 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting
The middle light flashes, indicating that the base station is in reset mode. The base
station remains in reset mode for five minutes. If you do not make your changes within
five minutes of pressing the reset button, you must reset it again.
3 Use the AirPort status menu in the menu bar to select the network created by the base
station (the network name does not change).
4 Open AirPort Admin Utility (in Applications/Utilities on a Mac, and in Start > All
Programs > AirPort on a Windows computer).
5 Select your base station and click Configure.
6 In the dialog that appears, make the following changes:
• Reset the AirPort Extreme Base Station password.
• Turn encryption on to activate password protection for your AirPort network. If you
turn on encryption, enter a new password for your AirPort network.
7 Click OK.
The base station restarts to load the new settings.
Note: While the base station is in reset mode, access control and RADIUS settings are
temporarily interrupted. All of the base station settings will be available after the base
station has restarted.
If your base station isn’t responding
Try unplugging the base station and plugging it back in to a power outlet. If power is
supplied over Ethernet, make sure the cables are properly connected and the PSE is
plugged in and working correctly.
If your base station stops responding completely, you may need to reset it to the
factory default settings. This erases all of the settings you’ve made and resets them to
the settings that came with the base station.
To return the base station to the factory settings:
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Press and hold the reset button for five full seconds.
The base station restarts with the following settings:
• The base station receives its IP address using DHCP.
• The network name reverts to Apple Network XXXXXX (where X is a letter or number).
• The base station password returns to public.
Important: Resetting the base station to factory defaults erases all the settings you
have entered for the base station, including access control and RADIUS settings.
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