Airport Extreme Base station setup HELP!!!

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I have just bought AEBS (gigabit version not dual band) and was trying to set it up last night, but it was forever flashing yellow (amber) light.

I have connected the ethernet cable from my O2 (Thompson router) wireless box II router to the WAN port on the AEBS but instead of the status light going solid green, it is constantly flashing amber (which according to the manual mean either it cannot find internet or is starting up).

My internet is working fine as I have two other computer on the router hardwired and another laptop wireless and it shouldn't take the whole night to start up.

Can anyone shed some more light into this problem? Is there a known fault in the AEBS that I am unaware of? or Has anyone got a similar setup and can give me some helpful pointers.

Any help appreciated.
 
The Airport Utility is not picking up anything as AEBS is constantly flashing amber. I did try to set it up again by disconnecting everything.

BTW what should be the steps of setting up AEBS?

What i did was:-

Step 1) Connect the ethernet cable from O2 router to WAN port in AEBS
Step 2) Connect the power cable to AEBS
Step 3) There is no step 3 as AEBS is just flashing amber.
 
Panzerbjorn said:
I think the best thing to do would be to disconnect it from the router, turn it off (unplug it completely) turn it back on without connecting it to the router and then try and access it via Airport Utility.

You should then be able to configure it without any trouble.

Panzer
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I never knew that the airport utility would pick it up without connecting it to my existing router (new to AEBS). Will it be hardwired or wireless.

What would I need to do/check/configure?
When should I connect it to my existing router?
 
EVH said:
Yellow flashing just means it's detected a problem / update.

It could be something as silly as there is a required update that you haven't installed, or you're running it without configuring a setting.
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The thing I'm getting confused with it is when/how will my MBP pick AEBS up? Is it just the case of my plugging it up and then my airport utility should pick it up? or do i need to have it connected with my existing router and then my macbook pro (via airport utility) recognise it?

As far as updates are concerned my MBP is fully up to date 10.5.7 with all latest updates done (airport utility is 5.4.2), however do i need to be connected with AEBS to perform any updates relating to it's (AEBS) software?
 
EVH said:
Right..

  1. Reset the AEBS by pushing the reset button for 30 seconds while powered on
  2. Plug Ethernet from WAN to modem
  3. Turn on AEBS
  4. Launch AirPort Utility on MBP
  5. Shove AEBS in to "Bridge" mode
  6. Configure any printers, Wi-Fi encryption etc
  7. Click Save
  8. Enjoy

You can configure the AEBS over Wi-Fi without a connection to the modem, but it's better to have it plugged in so the DHCP can sort itself out.
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Brilliant thanks for above. I'll sort it out as soon as I go home tonight.
 
LordSplodge said:
Another option (and preferably in my opinion) would be to turn Wirless off on the O2 router and just use the Airport Extreme to do the wireless.
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I don't want to turn the wireless off before setting up my AEBS, but i will probably do this. Just incase i don't will it cause any problem?
or
Can i do a dual router setup?
 
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