Table 1. LED descriptions (Continued)
DescriptionLED and Button
Solid white. The 2.4 GHz WiFi radio is operating.
Blinking white. The router is sending or receiving WiFi traffic.
Off. The 2.4 GHz WiFi radio is off.
2.4 GHz WiFi LED
Solid white. The 5 GHz WiFi radio is operating.
Blinking white. The router is sending or receiving WiFi traffic.
Off. The 5 GHz WiFi radio is off.
5 GHz WiFi LED
Solid white. A USB device is connected and is ready.
Blinking white. A USB device is plugged in and is trying to connect, or a file is
transferring to or from the USB device .
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.
USB port 1 LED
Solid white. A USB device is connected and is ready.
Blinking white. A USB device is plugged in and is trying to connect, or a file is
transferring to or from the USB device .
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.
USB port 2 LED
Solid green. A 5 Gbps or 2.5 Gbps connection is established.
Blinking green. The port is sending or receiving traffic at 5 Gbps or 2.5 Gbps.
Solid white. A 1 Gbps connection is established.
Blinking white. The port is sending or receiving traffic at 1 Gbps.
Solid amber. A 100 Mbps connection is established.
Blinking amber. The port is sending or receiving traffic at 100 Mbps.
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Mulit-Gig Ethernet port LED
The LED color indicates the speed: white for Gigabit Ethernet connections and
amber for 100 Mbps or 10 Mbps Ethernet connections.
Solid white. The router detected a 1 Gbps link with a powered-on device.
Blinking white. The port is sending or receiving traffic at 1 Gbps.
Solid amber. The router detected a 100 Mbps or 10 Mbps link with a powered-on
device.
Blinking amber. The port is sending or receiving traffic at 100 Mbps or 10 Mbps.
Off. No device is connected to this Ethernet port.
Ethernet LEDs for ports 1–4
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