Cisco Systems 520 manual Admin, Explanation Status

Chapter 6 Monitoring the Switch

Review the Front Panel View and the LEDs

Table 6-1	System-Level LEDS (continued)
LED	Explanation
ADMIN	The ADMIN LED shows the management mode in which the switch is operating. The
	ADMIN button on the Front Panel view is not active from the device manager.
	Off (dark)	Switch is configured with an IP address.
	Blinking green	Switch is in the initial setup mode, or the switch is in direct
		managed mode. For information about this mode, see the “Device
		Manager Is Not Accessible Through the Network” section on
		page 7-4.
Table 6-2	Port LEDs
Port Mode	Explanation
Status	In this mode, the port LEDs show port status, port duplex mode, port speed, and PoE
	status. By default, the port LEDs show port status.
	Use the Cisco Configuration Assistant to change and to monitor the port settings.

Note To display the port duplex mode, the port speed, and the PoE status from the port LEDs, you must use the View list. See the device manager online help for information about the View list.

		Off (dark)	No link.
		Solid green	Link is up, but there is no activity on the link.
		Blinking green	Link has activity.
			During direct managed mode, the port with the blinking green
			LED is the selected management port to which to connect your
			PC or laptop.
		Solid brown	Port is administratively disabled. This status is available
			through the device manager Front Panel view.
		Blinking green and	Link is faulty.
		amber
		Blinking amber	Port has a Smartports configuration mismatch.
		Solid amber	Port is faulty or is disabled due to an error condition.
	User Guide for the Catalyst Express 520 Switches
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