Airport Extreme missing, blinking yellow

I'm in the middle of setting up my AEBS, when suddenly it dissapeared from the Airport Utility scan.  Now I only have a blinking yellow light, and no base station to choose (or configure).  I've powered down, and resent via the reset button on the back of the AEBS.  Still no base station in Utility.  How do I "see"my base station again????

When the AirPort Extreme (AEBS) goes missing, try an Ethernet cable connection from your Mac to one of the LAN <-> ports on the AEBS to establish a direct connection, rather than wireless....which can be problematic
You may need to perform a Factory Default Reset again to get things back to a starting point again.
To do that....
Pull the power plug from the back of the AEBS
Wait a moment or two
Hold in the reset button and continue to hold it in an additional 8-10 seconds while you plug the power back in to the AEBS
Release the reset button and allow 25--30 seconds for the AEBS to restart to a slow, blinking amber light
You can keep the Ethernet cable connected to the AEBS until you have it updated with new settings, then you can remove it if you wish
Post back if you need a few more setup tips

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