User's Manual
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Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide for Cisco Aironet Access Points
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Chapter 22  Wireless Device Troubleshooting
 Checking the Top Panel Indicators
Operating 
status
–GreenBlinking 
green
Transmitting/receiving radio packets.
Green – – Ethernet link is operational.
Blinking 
green
– – Transmitting/receiving Ethernet packets.
Boot Loader 
Errors
Red – Red DRAM memory test failure.
– Red Red File system failure.
Red Red – Ethernet failure during image recovery.
Amber Green Amber Boot environment error.
Red Green Red No Cisco IOS image file.
Amber Amber Amber Boot failure.
Operation 
Errors
–GreenBlinking 
amber
Maximum retries or buffer full occurred on 
the radio.
Blinking 
amber
– – Transmit/receive Ethernet errors. 
– Blinking 
amber
– General warning.
Configuration 
Reset
– Amber – Resetting the configuration options to 
factory defaults.
Failures Red Red Red Firmware failure; try disconnecting and 
reconnecting unit power.
Blinking red – – Hardware failure. The wireless device 
must be replaced.
Firmware 
Upgrade
– Red – Loading new firmware image.
Table 22-1 Top Panel Indicator Signals (continued)
Message 
type
Ethernet 
indicator
Status
indicator
Radio
indicator
Meaning










