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Chapter 6      Wireless Mobile Interface Cards
LED Behavior
During normal operations, the indicator signals (LEDs) on the wireless device have the following 
meanings:
  • The status indicator signals operational status. Steady green indicates that the wireless device is 
associated with at least one wireless client. Blinking green indicates that the wireless device is 
operating normally but is not associated with any wireless devices.
  • The radio indicator blinks green to indicate radio traffic activity. The light is normally off, but it 
blinks whenever a packet is received or transmitted over the radio.
  • The Ethernet indicator signals traffic on the wired LAN. This indicator is normally green when an 
Ethernet cable is connected. The indicator blinks green when a packet is received or transmitted over 
the Ethernet infrastructure. The indicator is off when the Ethernet cable is not connected. 
Table 6-1 lists the details of LED indicator signals.
Ta b l e  6-1 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 
wireless device service set identifier 
(SSID) and Wired Equivalent Privacy 
(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.