NETGEAR WAC510

Top panel with LEDs
The LEDs that provide the status of the access point are located on the top panel of the
access point.
Figure 1. Top panel with LEDs
Table 1. LED descriptions
DescriptionLED
Off. No power is supplied to the access point.
Solid green. Power is supplied to the access point and the access point is ready.
Solid amber. During startup, the Power LED lights solid amber. If after five minutes the amber
light remains on, a boot error occurred.
Blinking amber fast, temporarily. The access point is upgrading firmware.
Blinking amber slowly, continuously. The access point did not receive an IP address from a
DHCP server.
Power LED
If the serial number begins with 4W8 or
4W9:
If the serial number begins with 5B4 or 5B5:Insight LED
Off. The access point functions either in
standalone mode or in Insight mode but is not
connected to the Insight cloud-based
management platform.
Solid green. The access point functions in
Insight mode and is connected to the Insight
cloud-based management platform.
Off. The access point functions either in
standalone mode or in Insight mode but is not
connected to the Insight cloud-based
management platform.
Solid blue. The access point functions in
Insight mode and is connected to the Insight
cloud-based management platform.
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