If an AirPort Extreme Base Station stopped responding, has network accessibility issues, or needs to be reverted back to default factory configuration, you should perform a _______.
A. Soft reset
B. Hard reset

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Holding the reset button for 5 seconds or longer will do a hard reset.

AirPort will indicate if it’s in hard reset mode by blinking faster