Specifications

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Chapter 22 Troubleshooting
Checking the Top Panel Indicators
Table 22-1 Top Panel Indicator Signals
Message
type
Ethernet
indicator
Status
indicator
Radio
indicator
Meaning
Boot loader
status
Green – Green DRAM memory test.
– Amber Red Board initialization test.
– Blinking
green
Blinking
green
Flash memory test.
Amber Green – Ethernet initialization test.
Green Green Green Starting Cisco IOS software.
Association
status
– Green – At least one wireless client device is
associated with the unit.
– Blinking
green
– No client devices are associated; check the
unit’s SSID and WEP settings.
Operating
status
– Green Blinking
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
– Green Blinking
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 access point must be
replaced.
Firmware
Upgrade
– Red – Loading new firmware image.