NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834M Reference Manual

2-2 Introduction

v1.3, May 2006
The Front of the Wireless Router

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

Figure 2-2

Table 2 -1.

Status Light Activity Description
1. Power
On -- Amber
On -- Green
Fast blink -- Green
Slow blink -- Green
Off
The router integrity test is running.
Power is on and the router is ready.
Software update is in progress.
There is a problem with the wireless router software.
Power is not supplied to the router.
2. Internet
On -- Amber
On -- Green
Blink -- Green
The Ethernet cable is connected but the wireless router has
not gotten an Internet address.
The wireless router has an Internet address.
Data is being communicated with the Internet.
3. Wireless On Indicates that the Wireless port is initialized.
4. LAN (Local Area
Network) Lights
1-4
On (Green)
Blink (Green)
On (Amber)
Blink (Amber)
Off
The local port is connected to a 100 Mbps device.
Data is being transmitted at 100 Mbps.
The local port has detected a link with a 10 Mbps device.
Data is being transmitted at 10 Mbps.
No link is detected on this port.

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