NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834M Reference Manual

The Front of the Wireless Router

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

Table 2-1.

Status Light

Activity

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

On -- Amber

The router integrity test is running.

 

 

On -- Green

Power is on and the router is ready.

1.

Power

Fast blink -- Green

Software update is in progress.

 

 

Slow blink -- Green

There is a problem with the wireless router software.

 

 

Off

Power is not supplied to the router.

 

 

 

 

 

 

On -- Amber

The Ethernet cable is connected but the wireless router has

2.

Internet

 

not gotten an Internet address.

On -- Green

The wireless router has an Internet address.

 

 

 

 

Blink -- Green

Data is being communicated with the Internet.

 

 

 

 

3.

Wireless

On

Indicates that the Wireless port is initialized.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On (Green)

The local port is connected to a 100 Mbps device.

4.

LAN (Local Area

Blink (Green)

Data is being transmitted at 100 Mbps.

 

Network) Lights

On (Amber)

The local port has detected a link with a 10 Mbps device.

 

1-4

Blink (Amber)

Data is being transmitted at 10 Mbps.

 

 

Off

No link is detected on this port.

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Introduction

v1.3, May 2006

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NETGEAR WNR834M manual Front of the Wireless Router, Status Light