

If you want to modify a base station’s settings, select the base station and enter its password (if it’s required). To view status messages, click the base station. In my setup, I have only allowed (Permit mode) one old legacy Apple airport to connect to my 2.4 GHz SSID. On DD-WRT for instance, you can enable MAC level filtering (allow/permit a MAC(s) or block/prevent MAC(s) from associating).
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Now that you have erased MacOS Catalina from your Mac, you will have to install a version of MacOS in this case, it is MacOS Mojave. On the router management software, you may have the option to control how devices associate with the radios (bands). If there’s a status message associated with a base station, a red badge appears to the right of the base station name. Upon completing this procedure successfully, you can exit Disk Utility and your Mac is ready to install MacOS Mojave. The pop-up menu that appears provides information about the base station.

To get more information about a base station, hold your mouse over it. You can identify the base station’s status by the color of the dot next to it:Ī solid green dot indicates that the base station is connected to the network and working properly.Ī solid amber dot indicates that the base station is starting up.Ī flashing amber dot indicates that the base station can’t establish a connection to the network or the internet or is encountering a problem in many cases, AirPort Utility provides a status message.Ī dot that flashes amber and green indicates that there may be a problem starting up. The base station’s name and status are shown in the graphical overview.

When you first open AirPort Utility, it shows a graphical overview of your Wi-Fi network and any base stations and devices connected to it. See your Wi-Fi network in AirPort Utility on Mac
