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Use the front panel LEDs to determine the VCN AP status after POST. Table 9 provides detailed information summarized in Table 10.

Table 9 Determining VCN AP status from the LED Indications after POST

State

Ethernet

Line

Power

Notes

 

 

 

 

 

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

VCN AP is not

 

 

 

 

connected to a power

 

 

 

 

source.

 

 

 

 

 

Power-on

ON if user

OFF if the line is

During

If the Power LED

 

data cable is

not connected.

POST, the

remains orange after

 

connected.

If the line is

LED is

30 seconds (POST),

 

OFF if user

connected, it is

orange. If

the technician uses

 

steady green for

the LED

the RS-232 LMI

 

cable is not

 

2 minutes after

remains

connector and

 

connected.

 

POST; After 2

orange after

terminal emulation to

 

 

 

 

minutes it can

30 seconds,

view the VCN AP

 

 

be steady green

the VCN AP

diagnostic messages

 

 

if there is no

is faulty and

on his terminal screen.

 

 

traffic, and

should be

 

 

 

flashing green if

replaced.

 

 

 

there is traffic.

 

 

 

 

The above states

 

 

 

 

are normal.

 

 

 

 

If the LED is not

 

 

 

 

steady green

 

 

 

 

during the first 2

 

 

 

 

minutes after

 

 

 

 

POST, there is a

 

 

 

 

communication

 

 

 

 

problem.

 

 

 

 

Any other

 

 

 

 

appearance

 

 

 

 

after the first 2

 

 

 

 

minutes

 

 

 

 

indicates the

 

 

 

 

presence of a

 

 

 

 

problem.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voice Call

Not

NA

NA

Connection to power

 

Applicable

 

 

is not needed to make

 

(NA)

 

 

a voice call.

 

 

 

 

An Ethernet

 

 

 

 

connection is not

 

 

 

 

required.

 

 

 

 

 

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