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If your base station’s light is flashing
The table below describes status light behaviour for the AirPort Extreme, AirPort Express and AirPort Time Capsule.
AirPort light | Status/description |
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Off | The base station is unplugged. |
Solid amber | The base station is starting up. |
Flashing amber | The base station can’t establish a connection to the network or the Internet or is encountering a problem. A red badge may appear to provide more information. (See below.) |
Solid or flashing green | The base station is on and working properly. |
Flashing amber | There may be a problem starting up. The base station will restart and try again. |
If a red badge appears near a base station: A status message is available. Click the base station to view the status message.
![A badge status message.](https://help.apple.com/assets/5C6B25C5680CE2C57C86DDB4/5C6B25C7680CE2C57C86DDBB/en_AU/42e9ef71eadef48ec2c084b478f9ed4e.png)
See the Apple Support article AirPort base stations: About AirPort base station status lights (LED).