NETGEAR V1.0 manual Lan

Wireless Router Setup Manual

Table 1.		Status Light Descriptions (continued)
Item	Function		Activity	Description
4	Internet		Amber off	No Ethernet cable is connected to the modem.
			Amber on	The Ethernet cable connection to the modem is good.
			Amber blinking	Packets are being transmitted and received from a modem or other
				network device, but no IP address has been received.
			Green off	No IP address has been received.
			On	IP address has been received.
			Blinking	IP address has been received, and data is being transmitted and
				received.
5	LAN		Green	The LAN port has detected a 100 Mbps link with an attached device.
			Amber	The LAN port has detected a 10 Mbps link with an attached device.

a. On amber (default setting) signifies a 5 GHz interference-free Wireless-N and legacy 2.4 GHz 802.11g network. NETGEAR recommends this if you have Dual Band clients (Dual Band Wireless-N laptops, Dual Band Wireless-N adapters) and/or 802.11 b/g laptops to connect.

b. On green signifies a 2.4 GHz Wireless-N network. NETGEAR recommends this if you have only 2.4 GHz Wireless-N clients (most adapters are 2.4 GHz, if not specified as Dual Band) AND/OR 802.11 b/g laptops to connect.

c. On blue signifies a 5 GHz interference-free nework.

For more information on modes, see “To change modes if you notice interference:” on page 19, and the online Reference Manual, available on the Resource CD.

4 Getting to Know Your Wireless Router

v1.0, November 2007