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Why does an Apple Capsule have an orange light?

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To find out why your base station's status LED is flashing amber: Open AirPort Utility, click on the AirPort base station and look for a status setting in the small window that appears. Note: Status only appears if there is an issue or notification. Click on the small amber dot there and another window will open to explain what the "issue" might be.

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Do you need to attach it to a modem?

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The Time Capsule needs to connect to your modem/router using a wired Ethernet cable connection, assuming that you want to have access to the Internet using the Time Capsule.

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Why is the connection to my time capsule so slow?

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Cancel the Time Machine backup, do something else (make sure the device is not locked) and then try backing it up again. It should work better.

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I am having trouble connecting to my selected Time Capsule, what must I do?

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Make that your Mac is securely linked to your backup drive, powered on, and plugged in. Make sure your Mac is connected to the network as well as your backup drive if it is located on a network. You will not have access to your backup drive if the network is having issues. Download and apply all current macOS upgrades. Update your Time Capsule with the most recent firmware and software if you have one. See Update your Mac regularly, and read the Apple Support article. Your AirPort base station's firmware has to be updated. Your current backups are not upgraded if you upgraded to macOS Monterey. Only macOS Big Sur or later can use newly made backups.

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