The Reset Button; The Cable/Dsl Vpn Router's Front Panel Leds - Linksys BEFVP41 User Manual

Important: The Reset Button
The Reset button can be used in one of two ways.
1. If your Router is having problems connecting to the Internet,
press the Reset button for just a moment with a paper clip or a
pencil tip. This clears up any jammed connections, and is sim-
ilar to pressing the Reset button on your PC to reboot it.
2. If you are experiencing extreme problems with your Router and
have tried all other troubleshooting measures, press the Reset
Button, and hold it down until the red Diag LED on the front
panel turns on and off completely.
This will restore factory defaults and clear all of the Router's set-
tings, including the IP addresses you entered.
* The Reset Button is located on the rear panel of the Router.

The Cable/DSL VPN Router's Front Panel LEDs

The LAN Indicators
Power Green. The Power LED illuminates when the Router is pow-
ered on.
Link/Act Green. The Link/Act LED serves two purposes. If the LED
is continuously illuminated, the Router is successfully con-
nected to a device through the corresponding port (1-4). If
the LED is flickering, the Router is actively sending or
receiving data over that port.
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Full/Col Green. The Full/Col LED also serves two purposes. If this
LED is continuously illuminated, the connection made
through the corresponding port is successfully running in
Full Duplex mode. If the LED is flickering, the connection is
experiencing collisions. Infrequent collisions are normal. If
this LED is flickering too often, there may be a problem with
your connection. Check the Troubleshooting section if you
think there is a problem.
100 Orange. The 100 LED illuminates when a successful
100Mbps connection is made through the corresponding
port.
The WAN Indicators
Link Green. The Link LED illuminates when a successful connec-
tion is made between the Router and your Broadband device
or network.
Act Green. The Act LED flickers when the Router is sending or
receiving data over the broadband port.
Diag Red. The Diag LED illuminates when the Router goes
through its self-diagnosis mode during boot-up. It will turn
off upon successful completion of the diagnostic. If this LED
stays on for an abnormally long period of time, refer to
"Appendix A: Troubleshooting."
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