28 Chapter 3 TipsandTroubleshooting
IfYourTimeCapsuleIsn’tResponding
Tryunpluggingitandpluggingitbackin.
IfyourTimeCapsulestopsrespondingcompletely,youmayneedtoresetittothe
factorydefaultsettings.
Important: ResettingyourTimeCapsuletofactorydefaultsettingserasesallofthe
currentsettingsandresetsthemtothesettingsthatcamewithyourTimeCapsule.
To return your Time Capsule to the factory settings:
m Usesomethingpointed(suchasaballpointpen)topressdownandholdthereset
buttonuntilthestatuslightashesquickly(about5seconds).
YourTimeCapsuleresetswiththefollowingsettings:
 YourTimeCapsulereceivesitsIPaddressusingDHCP.
 ThenetworknameisresettoAppleNetworkXXXXXX(whereXXXXXXisreplaced
withthelastsixdigitsoftheAirPortID).
 TheTimeCapsulepasswordisresettopublic.
If your Time Capsule still isn’t responding, try the following:
1 UnplugyourTimeCapsule.
2 Usesomethingpointedtopressandholddowntheresetbuttonwhileyouplugin
yourTimeCapsule.