Led/Button Descriptions - NETGEAR C6300 User Manual

You can use the LEDs to verify status and connections. The following table lists and
describes each LED and button on the front panel of the modem router.
Table 1. LED and button descriptions
LED Description
WPS button with
This button lets you use WPS to join the WiFi network without typing the WiFi password.
LED
The WPS LED blinks during this process and then lights solid.
WiFi On/Off
Pressing this button for two seconds turns the WiFi radios in the modem router on and off. If
button with LED
this LED is lit, the WiFi radios are on. If this LED is off, the WiFi radios are turned off and
you cannot use WiFi to connect to the modem router.
Power
• Green. Power is supplied to the modem router.
• Off. No power is supplied to the modem router.
Downstream
• Solid amber. One downstream channel is locked.
• Solid green. Two or more downstream channels are locked.
• Blinking green. The modem router is scanning for a downstream channel.
• Off. No downstream channel is locked.
Upstream
• Solid amber. One upstream channel is locked.
• Solid green. Two or more upstream channels are locked.
• Blinking green. The modem router is scanning for an upstream channel.
• Off. No upstream channel is locked.
Internet
• Solid green. The modem router is online.
• Blinking green. The modem router is synchronizing with the cable provider's cable
modem termination system (CMTS).
• Off. The modem router is offline.
2.4 GHz radio
• Green. The 2.4 GHz radio is on.
• Off. The 2.4 GHz radio is off.
5 GHz radio
• Green. The 5 GHz radio is on.
• Off. The 5 GHz radio is off.
Ethernet
• Green. A device is connected to an Ethernet port and powered on.
• Off. No device is connected to an Ethernet port.
USB
• Green. A USB device is connected to the port on the back panel.
• Off. No USB device is connected to the port on the back panel.
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