Table 1. Front panel LED descriptions
LED Description
Power
• Solid amber. The router is starting up after being powered on.
• Solid green. The power is on, and the router is ready
.
• Blinking amber. A firmware
update is in progress.
• Blinking green. The firmware
is corrupt.
• Off. Power is not supplied to the router.
Internet
• Solid amber. The IP address was not acquired.
• Solid green. An IP address was received; the router is ready to transmit data.
• Off. No Ethernet cable is connected between the router and the modem.
WiFi
• Solid green. The wireless radio is operating.
• Off. The wireless
radio is off.
LAN ports
1–4
• Solid green. The LAN port has detected a 100 Mbps link with an attached device.
• Solid amber. The LAN port has detected a 10 Mbps link with an attached device.
• Off. The LAN port has not detected a link with an attached device.
WPS button
and LED
WPS button. Pressing this button initiates a WPS wireless connection procedure.
WPS LED
• Solid green. Wireless security is enabled.
• Blinking green.
The router is attempting to use WPS to add a wireless device or computer
to the wireless network.
• Blinking green rapidly for about five seconds. WPS has failed to add a wireless device or
computer
.
• Blinking green rapidly and continuously.
The router is in stuck in the temporary
AP setup
locked state. For more information, see WPS Button Blinks Amber on page 126.
• Off. No WPS connection exists.
WiFi On/Off
button
Pressing this button turns the wireless radio in the router on or off.
Hardware Setup
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N450 Wireless Router WNR2500