Cisco Systems 1240AG manual Checking the Lightweight Access Point LEDs

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Lightweight Access Points

Checking the Lightweight Access Point LEDs

Checking the Lightweight Access Point LEDs

If your lightweight access point is not working properly, check the Status, Ethernet, and Radio LEDs on the 2.4 GHz end of the unit. You can use the LED indications to quickly assess the unit’s status. Figure 4-1shows the access point LEDs (for additional information refer to the Event Log using the access point browser interface).

Figure 4-1 Access Point LEDs

CONSOLE

STATUS	MODE
RADIO
ETHERNET

2.4 GHz LEFT

1 2 3

ETHERNET 48VDC

2.4 GHz RIGHT/PRIMARY 135497

1

2

Ethernet LED 3 Status LED

Radio LED

The LED signals are listed in Table 4-1.

Table 4-1	LED Signals
Message type		Ethernet LED	Radio LED	Status LED	Meaning
Boot loader status		Green	Green	Green	DRAM memory test ok.
		Off	Blinking green	Blue-green	Initialize Flash file system.
		Off	Green	Pink	Flash memory test ok.
		Green	Off	Dark blue	Ethernet test ok.
		Green	Green	Green	Starting Cisco IOS.
Association status		—	—	Light green	Normal operating condition, but no wireless client
					devices are associated with the unit.
		—	—	Blue	Normal operating condition, at least one wireless
					client device is associated with the unit.
Operating status		Green	—	—	Ethernet link is operational.
		Blinking green	—	—	Transmitting or receiving Ethernet packets.
		—	Blinking green	—	Transmitting or receiving radio packets.
		—	—	Blinking	Software upgrade in progress
				dark blue
		Slow blinking	—	—	Hybrid-REAP standalone mode
		green

Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide

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