How to reset your Aerodrome base station

Acquire how to reset your Airport Time Sheathing, AirPort Extreme, or AirPort Express Base Station.

Resetting your Aerodrome base of operations station restores it to a state that allows y'all to regain control of it when you lost the base station password or the base station isn't responding as expected. Depending on the base station model, you can perform ane or more of these types of resets:

  • Soft reset: Resets the base station password and disables security (Access Control and RADIUS settings) for five minutes so that you can join the network to make changes. If you make no changes within five minutes, the base station reverts to its former settings. Perform this reset if yous tin can't administer the base station because you forgot its password.
  • Hard reset: Resets the base of operations station to an unconfigured state, just retains the last saved configuration and any profiles, allowing y'all to restore your base station from previous settings. Perform this reset when the base station is unresponsive, or you're troubleshooting network issues that aren't resolved past other means.
  • Mill-default reset: Similar a difficult reset, but removes any saved configurations and profiles. Perform this reset if y'all're selling or giving away your base station. (This does not erase data stored on the built-in hard drive of a Time Capsule, or on whatsoever external difficult drive connected to the base of operations station.)

When performing a hard reset or manufacturing plant-default reset:

  • The base station is set to request an IP accost by DHCP.
  • The base of operations station password is set to "public."
  • The base station name is prepare to "base station," followed by the last six digits of the base of operations station's MAC (Media Access Command) accost.
  • The base station network proper name is prepare to "Apple Network," followed by the final vi digits of the base station'due south MAC address.
  • The base station won't be visible in the Wi-Fi condition menu or Airdrome Utility for upwards to a minute. Y'all may so use the device in its default state or reconfigure it using Drome Utility.

Before resetting your base station, it's all-time to brand certain that its firmware is upwardly to date, if possible.

Reset 802.11ac or 802.11n models of Drome base stations

Locate the reset button on the base station, next to the ports. When instructed to practise and then, press this button with a pen or straightened paperclip.

reset button on back of extreme or AirPort Time Capsule

reset button on back of airport express

Soft reset:

  1. Make sure that the base of operations station is continued to power.
  2. Printing and hold the reset push for 1 2nd, and then release the push. The status light on the base station flashes amber.
  3. From the Wi-Fi status carte  in the menu bar, cull the Wi-Fi network created by your base of operations station.
  4. Open up AirPort Utility, which is in the Utilities folder of your Applications binder.
  5. Click the icon for your base station in Aerodrome Utility, then click Edit from the popular-upward menu. You tin now change the password or reconfigure the base station equally needed. When washed, click Update.

Hard reset:

  1. Brand certain that the base station is connected to power.
  2. Press and hold the reset button for about 5 seconds, until the condition light on the base station flashes amber apace. Then release the push button.
  3. Wait virtually a minute for the base station to cease restarting.
  4. Open AirPort Utility, which is in the Utilities folder of your Applications binder.
  5. Click the Other Wi-Fi Devices button, then select your base of operations station from the list. Click Edit.
  6. Click the Other Options button.
  7. Click "Restore previous settings," and then click Next until you get to the concluding window.
  8. When Drome Utility indicates that setup is complete, click Done.

Manufacturing plant-default reset, available only with firmware version 7.nine.1 on AirPort Time Capsule 802.11ac and Aerodrome Extreme 802.11ac:

  1. Disconnect the base station from power.
  2. While holding down the reset button, connect the base station to ability and continue to hold the reset push button for near 6 seconds, until the condition light on the base station flashes amber rapidly.
  3. Wait near a minute for the base station to end restarting. You tin can then use AirPort Utility to reconfigure the base station.

Reset 802.11b/chiliad models of Aerodrome Extreme Base Station

Locate the reset button on the base station, next to the ports. When instructed to do so, press this button with a pen or straightened paperclip.

reset button on back of extreme base station

Soft reset

  1. Brand sure that the base station is connected to power.
  2. Hold downward the reset button for x seconds, and then release the button.

Manufactory-default reset

  1. Disconnect the base of operations station from power.
  2. While holding downwards the reset button, plug the base station into power and continue to hold the reset button for near 5 seconds, until you see the three status lights turn on. And so release the button.

Reset 802.11b models of Graphite or Snowfall (Dual Ethernet) Aerodrome Base of operations Station

Locate the reset push on the base station, next to the ports. When instructed to do and so, press this button with a pen or straightened paperclip. If y'all're using an Airdrome Graphite or Drome Snow (Dual Ethernet) base station, connect your reckoner directly to the base station using an Ethernet cable.

reset button on back of snow base station

Soft reset (Mac Os 10 v10.6 or earlier)

  1. Make sure that the base station is connected to power.
  2. Hold downwards the reset push button for 1 second. The middle LED volition blink once every second while the device is in soft reset mode. The base station password is fix to "public" and the IP accost is reset.
  3. You tin can connect to the reset base station using the following manual network settings on your computer:
    • IP Address 192.42.249.15
    • Subnet 255.255.255.0
    • Router 192.42.249.xiii
  4. From Wi-Fi status menu, choose the network created by the base station.
  5. Open AirPort Admin Utility for Graphite and Snow 4.2.5 to reconfigure the base of operations station.
    • IP address: Unless you've been given an IP address by your Internet service provider or system administrator, do non modify the IP accost.
    • Reset the base station countersign.
    • Plow encryption on to activate password protection for your network. If you lot plow on encryption, enter a new password for your network.
    • Make changes to passwords or any other settings you require, and then click Update. The base station will employ the new settings afterward it has restarted.

Factory-default reset (Mac OS X v10.five or earlier)

  1. Configure your computer's TCP settings to connect using Ethernet to:
    • IP Accost 192.42.249.15
    • Subnet 255.255.255.0
    • Router 192.42.249.thirteen
  2. Disconnect the base station from power, so connect it again.
  3. When all three status lights turn on, concur downwards the reset button for 30 seconds, until the middle AirPort base of operations station status light turns on. If you lot're using a Graphite base station and the centre light is green, you pressed the reset button too late. Disconnect power and endeavour again.
  4. Open Airdrome Admin Utility for Graphite and Snow 4.two.5 to reconfigure your base of operations station and reinstall the base station software. The base station name volition be gear up to the Ethernet ID of the base station, such as 00-50-E4-5B-8F-EA.

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