Front Panel LED Status Indicator Functions

Normal Operations (AC Power applied)

The following chart illustrates the appearance of the residential gateway front panel LED status indicators during normal operations when AC power is applied to the gateway.

Front Panel LED Status Indicators During Normal Conditions

Front Panel Indicator

Normal Operations

 

 

 

1

POWER

On

 

 

 

2

DS

On

 

 

 

3

US

On

 

 

 

4

ONLINE

On

 

 

 

5

ETHERNET

On - When a single device is connected to the Ethernet port and no data is being sent

 

1 - 4

to or from the modem

 

 

Blinks - When only one Ethernet device is connected and data is being transferred

 

 

between the consumer premise equipment (CPE) and the wireless home gateway

 

 

Off - When no devices are connected to the Ethernet ports

6

USB

On - When a single device is connected to the USB port and no data is being sent to or

 

 

from the modem

 

 

Blinks - When only one USB device is connected and data is being transferred between

 

 

the consumer premise equipment (CPE) and the wireless home gateway

 

 

Off - When no devices are connected to the USB ports

7

WIRELESS

On - When the wireless access point is enabled and operational

 

LINK

Blinks - When data is being transferred between the CPE and the wireless home

 

 

 

 

gateway

 

 

Off - When the wireless access point is disabled by the user

8

WIRELESS

Off - When wireless setup is not active

 

SETUP

Blinks - When wireless setup is active to add new wireless clients on the wireless

 

 

 

 

network

 

 

 

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Cisco Systems 4034441 Normal Operations AC Power applied, Front Panel LED Status Indicators During Normal Conditions

4034441 specifications

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