subject: Latest Airport Extreme Router [print this page] Choose your AirPort Base Station or Time Capsule and the type of reset you wish to complete below to see the appropriate reset steps.
Connect the AirPort Base Station or Time Capsule to power and wait for it to complete its start up process. To learn more about the start up process, please see All about Wi-Fi Base Station Status Lights (LED).
Press and hold the reset button with a pen or pencil for 1 full second, then release it. The light (LED) will begin flashing amber, indicating that the AirPort Base Station or Time Capsule is in soft reset mode.
From the AirPort menu bar item, choose the network created by the AirPort Base Station or Time Capsule (the network name does not change).
Open AirPort Utility in Applications > Utilities on a Mac using Mac OS X, and in Start > All Programs > AirPort on a computer using Windows.
Select the AirPort Base Station or Time Capsule and click Continue.
A window indicating that the device has been reset will appear.
Select "Restore the previous settings" and select OK.
Move through subsequent windows to make changes to your passwords or other settings as desired, clicking Continue after each one.
When you have moved through all of the selection windows you will be able to select Update. Click Update to install the new settings.
Click Continue to allow your AirPort Base Station or Time Capsule to restart.
Quit AirPort Utility.
The device and network services may not be available until the device has restarted.
Hard reset
Press and hold the reset button with a pen or pencil until you see the status light (LED) start to flash amber rapidly, which should occur after about five seconds.
Release the button, and the AirPort Base Station or Time Capsule will hard reset.
Factory default reset (using AirPort Utility)
If the AirPort Base Station or Time Capsule is accessible from AirPort Utility, the Factory Default reset can be accomplished without using the reset button.
Open AirPort Utility in Applications
Utilities on a Mac using Mac OS X, and in Start > All Programs
AirPort on a computer using Windows.
Select the AirPort Base Station or Time Capsule youre setting up, and then click Manual Setup. Enter the password if necessary.
From the Base Station menu, select Restore Default Settings
Click Continue to accept that you wish to erase the device and restore default settings. Files on AirPort disks will not be affected.
If the AirPort Base Station or Time Capsule isn't accessible from AirPort Utility, the Factory Default reset can be accomplished by using the reset button.
Unplug the AirPort Base Station or Time Capsule from power.
Press and hold the reset button with a pen or pencil, then plug the AirPort Base Station or Time Capsule back in while continuing to hold the button until you see the light (LED) flash rapidly. This should happen after a few seconds.
Release the button. This will factory default reset the AirPort Base Station or Time Capsule.
