CISCO CONFIDENTIAL - First Draft
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Cisco Aironet 1300 Series Bridge Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 8      Troubleshooting
Checking the Bridge LEDs
The bridge uses a blinking code to identify various error conditions. The code sequence uses a two-digit 
diagnostic code that starts with a long pause to delimit the code, followed by the LED flashing red to 
count out the first digit, then a short pause, followed by the LED flashing red to count out the second 
digit. 
— Blinking 
green
— Root mode—no remote bridges are associated.
Non-root mode—not associated to the root bridge.
If all bridges are powered up, this could be caused by 
incorrect SSID and security settings or improper antenna 
alignment. You should check the SSID and security settings 
of all bridges and verify antenna alignment.
If the problem continues, contact technical support for 
assistance.
— Green — Root mode—associated to at least one remote bridge.
Non-root mode—associated to the root bridge.
This is normal operation.
— Blinking 
amber
— General warning—disconnect and reconnect the power 
injector power jack. If the problem continues, contact 
technical support for assistance.
— Amber — Loading firmware.
Red Amber Red Loading Firmware error—disconnect and reconnect the 
power injector power. If the problem continues, contact 
technical support for assistance.
——Off Normal operation.
——Blinking 
green
Transmitting and receiving radio packets—normal 
operation.
——Blinking 
amber
Maximum retries or buffer full occurred on the radio 
interface—disconnect and reconnect the power injector 
power jack. If the problem continues, contact technical 
support for assistance.
——Amber Radio firmware error—disconnect and reconnect power 
injector power.If the problem continues, contact technical 
support for assistance.
Table 8-1 Bridge Normal Mode LED Indications (continued)
Ethernet 
LED
Status
LED
Radio
LED
Meaning