N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500

Table 1. Front panel LED descriptions

LED

Description

 

 

Power/Test

Solid amber. The unit is starting up after being powered on.

 

Solid green. The power is on, and the router is ready.

 

Blinking amber. A firmware update is in progress.

 

Blinking green. The firmware is corrupt.

 

Blinking green and amber. The unit is in AP mode.

 

Off. Power is not supplied to the router.

 

 

Internet

Solid amber. The IP address has not been acquired.

 

Solid green. An IP address has been received; ready to transmit data.

 

Off. No Ethernet cable is connected between the router and the modem.

 

 

2.4 GHz

Solid blue. The wireless radio is operating.

 

Off. The wireless radio is off.

 

 

5 GHz

Solid blue. The wireless radio is operating.

 

Off. The wireless radio is off.

 

 

LAN ports

Solid green. The LAN port has detected a 1,000 Mpbs link with an attached device.

1–4

Solid amber. The LAN port has detected a 10/100 Mbps link with an attached device.

 

Off. No link is detected on this port.

 

 

USB

Solid. The USB device had been accepted by the router and is ready to be used.

(2 LEDs)

Blinking. The USB device is in use.

 

Off. No USB device is connected, or the Safely Remove Hardware button has been clicked

 

and it is now safe to remove the attached USB device.

The WLAN and WPS buttons toggle the WLAN and WPS functions on and off.

WLAN On/Off button. Pressing and holding the wireless LAN button for 2 seconds turns the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz wireless radios on and off. If the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz LEDs are lit, then the wireless radio is on. If these LEDs are off, then the wireless radios are turned off and you cannot connect wirelessly to the router.

WPS button. You can use this button to use WPS to add a wireless device or computer to your wireless network. The LED below the WPS button blinks green when the router is trying to add the wireless device or computer. The LED stays solid green when wireless security is enabled in the router.

Hardware Setup

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