Chapter 2. Hardware Installation
This chapter describes the panel layout and installation procedure of the FriendlyNET Cable/DSL Router.
2.1 Front Panel Information
The front panel features status indica- tor LEDs for four 10/100 Mbps Ethernet ports (or two 10/100 ports on the wire- less models only), one wide area net- work (WAN) port plus the Printer and COM (serial) ports, if applicable.
This front panel applies to FR3002AL, FR3004C and FR3004LC routers manufactured after August 2000.
LED Label | LED Description | LED Status |
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Power | Power | On when the router has power |
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1, 2, 3, 4 | Two indicators per port | Left: On with valid network connection; blinks when |
(1 and 2 only | Left: | there is network activity |
for the | Right: 100 Mbps | Right: On for 100 Mbps (Fast Ethernet), off for 10 |
FR3002AL |
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WAN | Cable/DSL | On with valid Cable/DSL connection; blinks when |
| there is network activity. This port runs at 10 Mbps | |
Printer | Printer Activity | FR3004LC and FR3002AL models only: On when |
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| print server is active |
COM | Com Activity | FR3004C/FR3004LC only: On when |
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| is connected (to the COM port) and is active (WAN |
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| type is |
Status | System Status | Blinks when the unit is first powered on (Power On |
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| Self Test); LED remains OFF in firmware versions |
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| 2.5 or later. In earlier firmware versions, the LED |
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| remains ON. |
Wireless | Wireless Status | Blinks rapidly when wireless transmission occurs. |
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