If a port’s LED is lit, a link has been established to the connected device. If a LAN port is connected to a 100 Mbps device, verify that the port’s LED is green. If the port is 10 Mbps, the LED will be amber.
If any of these conditions does not occur, refer to the appropriate following section.
Power LED Not On
If the Power and other LEDs are off when your router is turned on:
•Make sure that the power cord is properly connected to your router and that the power supply adapter is properly connected to a functioning power outlet.
•Check that you are using the power adapter supplied by NETGEAR for this product.
•Check the Power switch button on the rear panel of the router to make sure that the router is powered on.
If the error persists, you have a hardware problem and should contact technical support.
Power LED is Red
When the router is turned on, it performs a
If the power LED turns red to indicate a router fault:
•Cycle the power to see if the router recovers.
If the power LED is still red one minute after power up:
•Cycle the power to see if the router recovers.
•Clear the router’s configuration to factory defaults. This will set the router’s IP address to 192.168.0.1. This procedure is explained in “Resetting to Factory Default Settings” on page 32.
If the error persists, you might have a hardware problem and should contact technical support.
LAN or Internet Port LEDs Not On
If either the LAN LEDs or ADSL Internet LED do not light when the Ethernet connection is made, check the following:
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