Quick Start Manual

Getting to Know Your Wireless Router 3

Hardware Features

Before you install and connect your router, take a moment to become familiar with the front and

back panels of the router—especially the LEDs on the front panel.

Front Panel

The modem router front panel shown below contains status LEDs.

You can use the LEDs to verify various conditions. Table 1 describes each LED.

Figure 2

Table 1. LED Descriptions

Label LED Activity Description

1. Power

Solid green Power is supplied to the router.

Solid red POST (Power-On Self-Test) failure or device malfunction.

Off Power is not supplied to the router.

Factory reset Lights red momentarily after the reset button is depressed for 6 seconds,

then blinks red three times when the reset button is released, and then

turns green as the gateway resets to the factory defaults.

2. LAN Ports

Solid green The local port has detected a link with a 100 Mbps device.

Blinking green Data is being transmitted or received at 100 Mbps.

Solid amber The local port has detected a link with a 10 Mbps device.

Blinking amber Data is being transmitted or received at 10 Mbps.

Off No link is detected on this port.

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