Chapter 3 Connecting the Router

Verifying Connections

Verifying Connections

To verify that all devices are properly connected to the router, first turn on all the connected devices. Then check the LEDs. To verify router operation, refer to Table 3-1 .

For full LED description see Table 1-1 LED Descriptions for the Cisco 860 Series and Cisco 880 Series ISRs.

Table 3-1

Verifying the Router Operation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power and Link

 

LEDs to Check

Normal Patterns

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power

 

OK

On when power is supplied to router.

 

 

 

 

 

 

To servers, PCs,

 

LAN 0, LAN 1, LAN 2, or LAN 3

On when the FE LAN port is physically connected to a

 

workstations, or an

 

server, PC, workstation, or external Ethernet switch.

 

external Ethernet switch

 

 

 

 

 

 

connected to the LAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

ports (FE10, FE1, FE2,

 

 

 

 

 

 

or FE3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To FE WAN line

 

WAN FE4

On when the WAN Ethernet carrier has detected status.

 

 

 

 

Blinks when receiving or transmitting data.

 

 

 

 

 

 

To xDSL2 line

 

xDSL CD

Green when the line is connected to the xDSL DSLAM3.

 

 

 

xDSL Data

Green when receiving or sending data.

 

 

 

 

 

 

To ISDN line

 

Data BRI LNK

Green when the ISDN line is connected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data BRI B1 and B2

Green when the channel is connected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3G4

 

WWAN5

Green when service is established.

 

 

 

 

Slow blinking when searching for service.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RSSI6

Amber when service is not established.

 

 

 

 

Green when signal strength is high.

 

 

 

 

Off or slow blinking when signal strength is low.

 

 

 

 

Fast blinking when signal strength is medium.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDMA7

Green when service is established.

 

 

 

GSM8

Green when service is established.

 

To PPP9 clients

 

PPP

Green when either a PPPoE10 or PPPoA11 client is running.

 

To VPN12 tunnel

 

VPN

Green when a crypto session is running.

 

To wireless LAN

WLAN LINK

Wireless LAN link status:

 

 

 

 

Green if at least one client is associated.

 

 

 

 

Off if no client is associated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WLAN 2.4 GHz

Wireless LAN 2.4-GHz status:

 

 

 

 

Green when radio is connected, SSID13 is configured,

 

 

 

 

signal is being transmitted, and client is associated.

 

 

 

 

Slow blinking when radio is connected, SSID is

 

 

 

 

configured, and signal is being transmitted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco 860 Series and Cisco 880 Series Integrated Services Routers Hardware Installation Guide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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