Table 1. Front panel LED descriptions
LED Description
Power/Test
• Solid amber. The unit 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 has not been acquired.
• Solid green.
An IP address has been received. The router is ready to transmit data.
• Off. No Ethernet cable is connected between the router and the modem.
2.4 GHz
• Solid green. The wireless radio is operating.
• Off. The
wireless radio is off.
5 GHz
• Solid blue. The wireless radio is operating.
• Off. The
wireless radio is off.
LAN ports
1–4
• Solid green.
The LAN port has detected a 1,000 Mpbs link with an attached device.
• Solid amber.
The LAN port has detected a 10/100 Mbps link with an attached device.
• Off. No link is detected on this port.
USB
(2 LEDs)
• Solid green. The router has accepted the USB device.
• Blinking green. The
USB device is in use.
• Off. No USB device is connected, or the Safely Remove Hardware button has been clicked
and it is now safe to remove the attached USB device.
Hardware Setup
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N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500v2
The WiFi On/Off and WPS buttons toggle the wireless and WPS functions on and off.
•
WiFi On/Off button. Pressing and holding the wireless LAN button for 2 seconds
turns on and off the 2.4-GHz and 5-GHz wireless radios. If the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz LEDs
are lit, the wireless radios are on. If these LEDs are of
f, the wireless radios are turned off
and you cannot connect wirelessly to the router.
•
WPS button. You can use this button to use WPS to add a wireless device or
computer to your wireless network. The LED below the WPS button blinks green when
the router is trying to add the wireless device or computer
. The LED stays solid green
when wireless security is enabled in the router.
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