Wireless Router Setup Manual

Router Front Panel

Figure 2

You can use the status lights on the front of the wireless router to verify various conditions.

Table 1. Status Light Descriptions

Item

Function

Activity

Description

 

 

 

 

1

Power

On green solid

Power is supplied to the router.

 

 

Blinking

The unit is starting up, or the restore factory settings button is being

 

 

 

pushed to restore the factory default settings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

Power is not supplied to the router.

 

 

 

 

2

2.4 GHz

On ambera

The unit is operating in Legacy G mode at 2.4 GHz

 

Mode

 

(5 GHz Mode [item 3] is also on).

 

 

On greenb

The unit is operating in 11n mode at 2.4 GHz

 

 

 

(5 GHz Mode [item 3] is off).

 

 

Blinking

Data is being communicated over the wireless network.

 

 

 

 

3

5 GHz

On bluec

The unit is operating in 11n mode at 5 GHz

 

Mode

 

(2.4 GHz Mode [item 2] is also on, amber).

 

 

Off

11n mode at 5 GHz is off

 

 

 

(2.4 GHz Mode [item 2] is on, green).

 

 

Blinking

Data is being communicated over the wireless network.

 

 

 

 

Getting to Know Your Wireless Router

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v1.0, November 2007

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NETGEAR V1.0 manual Router Front Panel, Status Light Descriptions