Apple ME177LL/A Computer Drive User Manual


 
29Chapter 3 TipsandTroubleshooting
IfYourTimeCapsuleStatusLightFlashesAmber
TheEthernetcablemaynotbeconnectedproperly,yourTimeCapsulemaybeout
ofrangeofanAirPortnetwork,ortheremaybeaproblemwithyourInternetservice
provider.Ifyou’reconnectedtotheInternetwithaDSLorcablemodem,themodem
mayhavelostitsconnectiontothenetworkortheInternet.Evenifthemodemseems
tobeworkingproperly,trydisconnectingitfromitspowersupply,waitingafew
seconds,andthenreconnectingit.MakesureyourTimeCapsuleisconnecteddirectly
tothemodemviaEthernetbeforereconnectingpowertothemodem.
Formoreinformationaboutwhythelightisashing,openAirPortUtility,selectyour
TimeCapsule,andthenchooseManualSetupfromtheBaseStationmenu.ClickBase
StationStatustodisplayinformationabouttheashinglight.
Youcanalsoselect“Monitorbasestationforproblems”inAirPortpreferences.
Ifthebasestationhasaproblem,AirPortUtilityopensandwalksyouthrough
solvingtheproblem.