Airport Extreme Flashing Orange Light

carlover2218 · Apr 1, 2008

What does this mean? I have had it for about a week and ever since I plugged it in the light on the front has been flashing orange.

Sherman Homan · Apr 1, 2008

Has the Extreme ever worked? An orange light indicates that it can not get an address from your ISP; or that it hasn't ever been configured.
Oh, and welcome aboard!

daveinpoway · Apr 1, 2008

If the Airport Extreme is set up for this, a flashing orange light will mean that a firmware update is available for it.

carlover2218 · Apr 1, 2008

daveinpoway said:
If the Airport Extreme is set up for this, a flashing orange light will mean that a firmware update is available for it.

i am new with Mac's, do I just update it like I would the OS or is it different?

Chrisblaze · Apr 2, 2008

it also means that you dont have security enabled.

daveinpoway · Apr 2, 2008

Updating the Airport Extreme Base Station firmware is done through the Airport Utility. When you open up the AU, if there is new firmware available, you will get a message to that effect, and you can choose to upgrade. Just as with the Mac itself, the AEBS firmware updating process is simple and "it just works".

carlover2218 · Apr 2, 2008

daveinpoway said:
Updating the Airport Extreme Base Station firmware is done through the Airport Utility. When you open up the AU, if there is new firmware available, you will get a message to that effect, and you can choose to upgrade. Just as with the Mac itself, the AEBS firmware updating process is simple and "it just works".

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! It works now! I was getting tired of an orange flashing light lol