NETGEAR R7500

Table 1. LED and button descriptions
DescriptionLED
Power
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Solid amber.The router is starting.
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Blinking amber.The firmware is upgrading, or the Reset button was
pressed.
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Solid white.The router is ready.
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Blinking white.The firmware is corrupted.
•
Off. Power is not supplied to the router.
Internet
•
Solid white.The Internet connection is ready.
•
Solid amber.The router detected an Ethernet cable connection to the
modem.
•
Off. No Ethernet cable is connected between the router and the modem.
2.4 GHz WiFi
•
Solid white.The 2.4 GHz WiFi radio is operating.
•
Blinking.The router is sending or receiving WiFi traffic.
•
Off.The 2.4 GHz WiFi radio is off.
5 GHz WiFi
•
Solid white.The 5 GHz WiFi radio is operating.
•
Blinking.The router is sending or receiving WiFi traffic.
•
Off.The 5 GHz WiFi radio is off.
USB 3.0 port 1 and USB 3.0
port 2
•
Solid white. A USB device is connected and is ready.
•
Blinking. A USB device is plugged in and is trying to connect.
•
Off. No USB device is connected, or someone clicked the Safely Remove
Hardware button and it is now safe to remove the attached USB device.
eSATA
•
Solid white. An eSATA device is connected and is ready.
•
Blinking. An eSATA device is plugged in and is trying to connect.
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Off. No eSATA device is connected.
The LED color indicates the speed: white for Gigabit Ethernet connections and
amber for 100 Mbps or 10 Mbps Ethernet connections.
Ethernet ports 1–4
Hardware Setup
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