16 Installing the Meru Air Point 100
Checking LED Activity
Table 4: AP100 Boot Status Information (LED 2)
After the boot is complete, LED 2 cycles to show the access point-controller runtime status. These
LED states are shown in Table 5.
Table 5: AP100-Controller Runtime Status Information (LED 2)
AP100 LED activity Boot Stage
Red, one second Power on
Black, five seconds Access point self-test
Yellow/Green, alternating for five seconds Downloading image from the controller
Red, for one quarter second Download complete
Varies Operating status indicated by Table 5
State Interpretation AP100 LED Cycle
Initializing In the process of initializing. The AP is con-
nected but not authenticated.
Green/Yellow/Red/
Green/Red/
Green/Yellow/Red/
Green/Red
Connected Normal operation without security Green/Off/Green/Off
Authenticated Normal operation with security Green blink, blink,
blink; Green long blink,
Green long blink
Initialization
failed
Configuration was downloaded, but AP ini-
tialization failed. AP automatically reboots.
Red/Off/Red/Off
Disconnected Access point was once connected to a con-
troller and configured by the controller, but
can no longer find that controller
Green/Yellow/
Green/Yellow
Standalone Access point is operating in a standalone
mode
Green/Long Yellow/
Long Green/Yellow/
Green/Long Yellow/
Long Green/Yellow
Downloading Downloading image or configuration from
the controller
Off/Yellow/Off/Yellow/
Off/Green/Off/Green/
Off/Yellow/Off/Yellow/
Off/Green/Off/Green
Error State Access point is in an error state. Call Meru
technical support
Long Red/Off/Yellow/
Long Off/
Long Red/Off/ Yellow/
Long Off