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Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 1250 Series Lightweight Access Points
Checking the Lightweight Access Point LEDs
The LED signals for lightweight access points are listed in Table 4-1.
Note Regarding LED status colors, it is expected that there will be small variations in color intensity and hue
from unit to unit. This is within the normal range of the LED manufacturer’s specifications and is not a
defect.
Table 4-1 LED Signals for Lightweight Access Points
Message type Ethernet LED Radio LED Status LED Meaning
Boot loader status Green Amber Off DRAM test in progress.
Green Green Green DRAM memory test ok.
Off Red Off Board initialization in progress.
Off Blinking green Blinking green Initialize Flash file system.
Off Green Green Flash memory test ok.
Amber Off White Initialize Ethernet.
Green Off Blinking blue Ethernet test ok.
Green Green Blinking green Starting Cisco IOS.
Off Off Off Initialization ok.
Association status — — Green Normal operating condition, but no wireless client
devices are associated with the unit.
— — Blue Normal operating condition, at least one wireless client
device is associated with the unit.
Operating status Green — — Ethernet link is operational.
Blinking green — — Transmitting or receiving Ethernet packets.
— Blinking green — Transmitting or receiving radio packets.
— — Blinking blue Software upgrade in progress.
Blinking green Blinking green Blinking green Access point location command.
Slow blinking
green
— — Hybrid-REAP standalone mode.
Boot loader
warnings
Off Off Blinking red Ethernet link not operational.
Red Off Red Ethernet failure.
Amber Off Blinking blue Configuration recovery in progress
(Mode button pressed for 2 to 3 seconds).
Off Red Red Image recovery
(Mode button pressed for 20 to 30 seconds).
Blinking green Blinking red Blinking pink Image recovery in progress and Mode button is
released.