Apple routers are undoubtedly one of the best routers available in the market. It is best suited for iOS devices. You can also connect and utilize Airport services in Android devices. While setting up the router one of the important detail is knowing Airport extreme password. The process of finding the router password is quite simple. You can refer the manual you must have received while purchasing Airport. Basic login details are also mentioned on the router on a sticker. The default password for Airport router is the word public. While setting up the router you can login entering the same. If it does not work then, restart the router and type the password again. Once you are logged into your router. You must always reset the user name and password for security reasons. Lets have a look at the steps on how to reset Airport default password.
Steps to reset password:
- Press the reset button located at the back of your router.
- Then, connect it to a power source and press the button till the lights flicker indicating the Airport base station is set to default settings.
- Enter through the default login credentials using public as password.
- Then, go to the menu and click on the Wi-Fi icon.
- Click on the plus sign to enter Airport utility.
- Now, click on Airport base station and select edit.
- Here you can create and save a new password.
The Airport router works smoothly only when the firmware is updated. The first step is to restart the device. Now, lets see the steps for Airport extreme update.
Steps to update firmware:
- Open the Airport utility and select your base station.
- Enter the login credentials for base station.
- Now, go to the menu and click on restart option.
- Then, go to the advance options and look for update.
- Click on update.
Another feature that Airport base station provides is the time capsule which helps you back up date. Lets see how to set up Apple time capsule. Go to the Airport utility and look for utilities folder under applications. Then, select your time capsule from the list of available devices and click on continue. Thereafter, you can simply follow the on-screen instructions to set up the time capsule. The process mentioned above are quite simple and easy to follow. The functioning of Airport base station is a little different from other router but the steps are fairly simple to follow. In case you have any trouble, contact the technical experts for a guided solution.
