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Chapter 4 Tips and Troubleshooting
Forinformationaboutwhythelightisashingamber,openAirPortUtilityon
your Mac or Windows computer, select your base station, and then choose
Manual Setup from the Base Station menu. Enter the base station password if
necessary, and then click Base Station Status to display status information.
Youcanalsoselectthe“Monitorbasestationforproblems”checkboxin
AirPortpreferences.Ifthebasestationhasaproblem,AirPortUtilityopens
and helps you solve it.
Note: IfAirPortExpressissetupasawirelessclientandthenetworkit’s
joining is protected by an access control list (ACL), AirPort Express must be in
the ACL to connect to the network.
IfYouWanttoUpdateYourAirPortExpressSoftware
Apple periodically updates AirPort software.
To update your base station software:
1 Open AirPort Utility, located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder
on a Mac, or in Start > All Programs > AirPort on a Windows computer.
2 Choose“CheckforUpdates”fromtheAirPortUtilitymenu.
3 ClickDownloadtodownloadallavailablermwareupdates,orclickShow
Detailstoselectspecicrmwareforyourbasestation.
4 Afterthermwareisdownloaded,clickUpdatetoinstallitonyourbase
station.Ifyou’reupdatingmorethanonebasestation,clickShowDetailsto
select the base stations you want to update.