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Front Panel
The front panel of the Gateway contains a series of indicator
lights (LEDs) that help describe the state of various networking
and connection operations.
Figure 3 Cable/DSL Secure Gateway - Front Panel

1 Alert LED (Orange)

Indicates a number of different conditions, as described below.
Off The Gateway is operating normally.
Flashing quickly Indicates one of the following conditions:
■The Gateway has just been started up and is running a
self-test routine.
■The system software is in the process of being upgraded.
In each of these cases, wait until the Gateway has completed the
current operation and the alert LED is Off.

Flashing slowly (Two seconds on, two seconds off)

The Gateway has completed the Reset to Factory Defaults
process, and is waiting for you to reset the unit. To do this,
remove power, wait 10 seconds and then re-apply power. The
Gateway will then enter the start-up sequence and resume
normal operation. See “Recovering from Corrupted Software” on
page 69.
On for 2 seconds, and then off The Gateway has
detected and prevented a hacker from attacking your network
from the Internet.
Continuously on A fault has been detected with your
Gateway during the start-up process. See “Troubleshooting” on
page 67.
The Alert LED will be on for a period of between three and five
seconds during the power on self test. This is normal and no
cause for alarm.

2 Power LED (Green)

Indicates that the Gateway is powered on.

3 Four LAN Status LEDs

Green (100 Mbps link) / Yellow (10Mbps link)
Indicates a number of different conditions, as described below.
On The link between the port and the next piece of network
equipment is OK.
Flashing The link is OK and data is being transmitted or
received.
Off Indicates one of the following
■nothing is connected
LAN Status Cable/DSL
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