NETGEAR WGE101 Bridge Status Lights and Settings, Restoring the Bridge to the Default Settings

WGE101 Bridge Status Lights and Settings

Status Lights

The WGE101 54 Mbps Wireless Ethernet Bridge has the following three lights, which give you information about the status of your wireless connection:

PWR	Green	OFF: No power to the unit.
		ON: Power applied to the unit.
WLAN	Green	OFF: No wireless LAN activity.
		Flashing: Searching for an access point or wireless router.
		ON: Connected to a wireless LAN.
LAN	Green	OFF: No Ethernet traffic.
		Flashing: Wired Ethernet traffic.
		ON: Connected to the Ethernet.

Restoring the Bridge to the Default Settings

There are two ways to return the bridge to its default factory settings.

Using the Default button:

1.Press the Default button with the point of a pen or pencil for at least 6 seconds until the

WLAN light flashes.

2.Then release the button.

The LAN light and then the WLAN light should each flash and then come on steadily.

Using the browser-based software:

To use this procedure the bridge must be connected to a computer — either directly or through a switch or hub — that has an Internet browser installed.

1.Open and log into the browser-based configuration software.

2.Click Restore Factory Default in the navigation bar on the left.

3.Click Restore.

4.When the warning appears, click OK.

5.When the Status page appears, click

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