16CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCING THE SUPERSTACK 3 SWITCH 4200 SERIES

LED

Color

Indicates

 

 

 

 

Green flashing

Packets are being transmitted/received on the port.

 

Yellow

A 10 or 100 Mbps link is present and the port is enabled.

 

Yellow flashing

Packets are being transmitted/received on the port.

 

Green / Yellow

A 10, 100 or 1000 Mbps link present but disabled.

 

alternating

 

 

Off

No link is present.

Unit LEDs

 

1–4

Green

When the Switch forms a stack with other Switch 4200

 

 

Series units the LED indicates the position of the unit in the

 

 

stack and that a link is present. Unit LED number 1 can also

 

 

indicate a stand-alone Switch.

 

Off

The Switch initialization process is not complete.

Power/Self Test LED

 

 

Green

The Switch is powered-up and operating normally.

 

Green flashing

The Switch is either downloading software or is initializing

 

 

(which includes running a Power On Self Test).

 

Yellow

The Switch has failed its Power On Self Test.

 

 

Refer to Chapter 4 Solving Problems Indicated by LEDs.

 

Off

The Switch is not receiving power or there is a fault with the

 

 

Power Supply Unit.

Alert LED

 

 

Green flashing

The Switch Alert LED has been configured via the CLI or Web

 

 

Interface to flash.

 

Off

The Switch Alert LED has been configured via the CLI or Web

 

 

Interface to be off (Default state).

 

 

 

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3Com C17302, 3C17300, C17304 manual Color Indicates, Unit LEDs, Power/Self Test LED, Alert LED

C17304, C17302, 3C17300 specifications

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