User guide

What's on the Front Panel?
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What's on the Front Panel?
The front panel of your residential gateway provides LED status indicators that
indicate the operational state of your gateway. Refer to the following diagram for a
description of the front panel.
1 Power (Green/Red)—The Power LED lights up when the residential gateway is
powered on. It flashes during during bootup and flash test. The LED becomes
red during a malfunction.
2 Ethernet LAN 1-4 (Green)—These numbered LEDs, corresponding with the
numbered Ethernet ports on the residential gateway’s back panel, serve two
purposes. If the LED is solid, the residential gateway is connected to a device
through that port. It flashes to indicate network activity over that port.
3 Ethernet WAN/LAN 5 (Green—The WAN/LAN 5 LED corresponds with the
WAN/LAN5 port and serves two purposes. If the LED is solid, the residential
gateway is successfully connected to a device through that port. It flashes to
indicate network activity over that port.
4 Wireless Activity (Green)—The Activity LED lights up when the wireless
feature is enabled. It flashes when the residential gateway is sending or receiving
data over the wireless network.
5 Wireless Security (Green/Red)—The Security LED lights up when wireless
security is enabled. It flashes during the Wi-Fi Protected Setup process. The LED
becomes red when wireless security is not configured (off).
Note: Some countries require by law for wireless networks to be secured. Cisco is
not responsible for users who do not adhere to country-specific regulations.
Contact your service provider to find out what your country requires.
6 USB (Green)—The USB LED lights up when the residential gateway is connected
to a device through the USB port. It flashes to indicate USB activity.