Table 1. Front panel LEDs and buttons
Icon Description
Power
• Solid green. Power is supplied to the modem router.
• Solid red. POST (power-on self-test) failure or a device malfunction has occurred.
• Off. Power is not supplied to the modem router.
• Blinking.
The LED blinks momentarily when the Restore Factory Settings button is
pressed for 6 seconds (pressing it briefly resets the unit). The Power LED then
blinks red three times when the Restore Factory Settings button is released and
then turns green as the modem router resets to the factory defaults.
LAN
• Solid green. The LAN port has detected an Ethernet link with a device.
• Blinking green.Data is being transmitted or received.
• Off. No link is detected on this port.
USB
• Solid green. A USB device is connected and ready to use.
• Blinking green. A
USB device is in use.
• Off. No USB device connected, or the Safely Remove Hardware” has been
activated, or an error has occurred with the device.
DSL
• Solid green. You have a DSL connection. In technical terms, the DSL port is
synchronized with an ISP’s network-access device.
• Blinking green.
The modem router is negotiating the best possible speed on the
DSL line.
• Off.
The unit is off or there is no DSL link established.
Internet
• Solid green. You have an Internet connection. If this connection is dropped due to
an idle time-out but the DSL connection is still present, the LED stays green. If the
Internet connection is dropped for any other reason, the LED turns off.
• Solid red. The
Internet (IP) connection failed. See Troubleshooting the Internet
Connection on page 137 for troubleshooting information.
• Blinking green. Data is being transmitted over the DSL port.
• Off. No Internet connection is detected or the device is in bridge mode (an external
device handles the ISP connection).
WiFi
Icon is on the WiFi
button
• Solid green. There
is WiFi connectivity.
• Blinking green. Data is being transmitted or received over the WiFi link.
• Off.
There is no WiFi connectivity. You can still plug an Ethernet cable into one of
the LAN ports to get wired connectivity. See Advanced Wireless Settings on
page 90 for more information about the use of this button.
WPS
Icon is on the WPS
button
• Solid green. Indicates that wireless security has been enabled.
• Blinking green. A
WPS-capable device is connecting to the device.
• Off. WPS is not enabled. See Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) Method on page 23 for
more information about the use of this button.
Hardware Setup
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N300 Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2200v3
Modem Router Stand
For optimal wireless network performance, use the stand (included in the package) to
position your modem router upright.