Network name suddenly changed.

Came home and our network name has suddenly changed to "Apple (numbers and letterw) Network. Not sure why because we had no powe routage and did not reset the base station. How can I set back our original network name and password? I believe in Airport Utilities but can't seem to make it happen. Thanks for the help.
John

OK thanks. The reason your Extreme decided to reset itself is a mystery, but you ought to be able to get it to reappear in AirPort Utility normally with a "hard reset": Press and hold its reset button and keep it depressed, five to ten seconds or so, long enough for its LED to flash rapidly. While it starts up the LED will be solid amber for a minute or two. When it completes its startup sequence, the LED will flash amber, slowly. It should then be visible in AirPort Utility. You will then need to reconfigure it.
Before performing the "hard reset", click the Other AirPort Base Stations button:
See if your Extreme appears there.

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