
7 Checking the LED Indicators
When the access point is connected to power, LEDs indicate activity as follows:
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Health  | Solid green  | •  | The access point has a valid management link with a wireless  | 
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  | switch.  | 
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  | •  | The access point has booted.  | 
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  | •  | The access point has received a valid configuration from a  | 
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  | wireless switch.  | 
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  | •  | At least one radio is enabled or is in sentry mode on the access  | 
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  | Solid amber  | The access point is waiting to receive boot instructions and a  | |
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  | configuration file from a wireless switch.  | |
  | Alternating green  | The access point is booting and receiving its configuration file from a  | |
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  | and amber  | wireless switch.  | |
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Radio 1 (.11b/g)  | Solid green  | A client is associated with the radio.  | |
Radio 2 (.11a)  | 
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  | Blinking green  | Associated client is sending or receiving traffic.  | |
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  | Alternating green  | The radio is unable to transmit. This state can occur because of any  | |
  | and amber  | of the following:  | |
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  | •  | Excessive radio interference in the environment is preventing  | 
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  | the radio from sending beacons.  | 
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  | •  | The radio has failed.  | 
  | Unlit  | The radio is disabled.  | |
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  | If the radio is enabled, no clients are associated with the radio and  | |
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  | there is no traffic activity.  | |
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