Apple A1470 Manuel D’Utilisation

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The following table explains the AirPort Time Capsule light sequences and what they indicate.

Off

Your AirPort Time Capsule is unplugged.

Solid amber

Your AirPort Time Capsule is starting up.

Flashing amber

Your AirPort Time Capsule can’t establish a connection to the network or the 
Internet, or is encountering a problem. Use AirPort Utility to get information 
about what might cause the status light to flash amber. See “If Your AirPort Time 
Capsule Status Light Flashes Amber” on page 19.

Solid green

Your AirPort Time Capsule is on and working properly.

Flashing amber  
and green

There may be a problem starting up. Your AirPort Time Capsule will restart and 
try again.

With AirPort Time Capsule, you can:

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Use the Time Machine application in Mac OS X v10.5.7 or later to back up all the Mac 
computers in your home.

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Create a password-protected Wi-Fi network, and then connect to the Internet and share 
the connection with other computers and Wi-Fi devices, such as iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, 
and Apple TV.

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Create a guest network, with or without password protection, to give wireless Internet 
access to friends and visitors. Devices that connect to the guest network have access to the 
Internet, but not to your local network.

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Connect a USB printer or hard disk to your AirPort Time Capsule. All the computers on the 
network can access the device.

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