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Wireless Router Setup Manual

 

Table 1.

Status Light Descriptions (continued)

 

 

 

 

Item

Function

Activity

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blinking Amber

Initializing connection and obtaining an IP address.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solid Green

An IP address has been received; ready to transmit data.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blinking Green

Data is being transmitted and received.

 

 

 

 

 

5.

LAN

 

Solid Green

The LAN port has detected a 100 Mbps link with an attached device.

 

(Ports 1–4)

 

 

 

Blinking Green

Data is being transmitted at 100 Mbps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solid Amber

The LAN port has detected a 10 Mbps link with an attached device.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blinking Amber

Data is being transmitted at 10 Mbps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

No link is detected on this port.

 

 

 

 

 

a. On amber (default setting) signifies a 5 GHz interference-free Wireless-N and legacy 2.4 GHz 802.11g network. NETGEAR recommends this if you have Dual Band clients (Dual Band Wireless-N laptops, Dual Band Wireless-N adapters) and/or 802.11 b/g laptops to connect.

b. On green signifies a 2.4 GHz Wireless-N network. NETGEAR recommends this if you have only 2.4 GHz Wireless-N clients (most adapters are 2.4 GHz, if not specified as Dual Band) AND/OR 802.11 b/g laptops to connect.

c. On blue signifies a 5 GHz interference-free network.

For more information on modes, see “Configuring Your Wireless Settings and Security Options” on page 21, and the online User Manual, available on the Resource CD.

Back Panel

The rear panel of the WNDR3300 router contains the items in the list that follows the figure.

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Figure 3

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Getting to Know Your Wireless Router

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