Hardware Features
Before you install and connect your router, take a moment to become familiar with the front and
back panels of the router—especially the LEDs on the front panel.
Front Panel
The wireless-N modem router front panel shown below contains status LEDs.
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You can use the LEDs to verify various conditions.
Table 1.
LED Descriptions
Label
LED Activity
Solid Green
Solid Red
Off
1. Power
Factory reset
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Description
Power is supplied to the router.
POST (Power-On Self-Test) failure or device malfunction
Power is not supplied to the router
Lights momentarily while the rest button is depressed for 6 seconds, then
blinks red three times when the reset button is released, and then turns
green as the gateway resets to the factory defaults.
Table 1
describes each LED.
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