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System states and LEDs
Wireless AP system states
Activity LED: Indicates the amount of traffic carried to and from Wireless APs. This LED is
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visible from both the front and the back of the HiPath Wireless Controller.
Table 21 shows the sequence of the Status and Activity LEDs.
System State
Power up
Services started: WDTSTAT installed (init.d starts
services)
Startup Manager Task started
Startup Manager Task completes startup – all
components started
A component fails to start or needs restarting
(Startup Manager Task retrying that component)
HiPath Wireless Controller fails to boot
A component fails (no more retries)
System about to be reset by watchdog
Table 21 Status and Activity LED sequence
A.2 Wireless AP system states
For the Wireless AP, the Status LED in the center also indicates power. The Status LED is dark
when unit is off and is green (solid) when the AP has completed discovery and is operational.
The chart below shows states and corresponding Status LED displays:
State / Process Description
Power Wireless AP not powered.
Power Start up: Power On Self Test (POST)
Power Power On Self Test (POST) successful
Discovery If the POST self test is successful, the AP begins Discovery
process. Wireless AP is powered on and searching for an
active HiPath Wireless Controller. It sends a discover
message and waits for a response
Fail to find Wireless AP failed to find DHCP (will stay in this state until
DHCP a route appears).
Table 22 Wireless AP system states and status LED displays
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Status LED Activity LED
Off Off
Blinking Off
Amber
Solid Amber Blinking Amber
Solid Green Blinking green, if traffic
Blank, if no traffic
Solid Amber Blinking green
Solid Red Off
Solid Red Off
Blinking Red Off
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LEDs
Off
Steady green
(briefly)
Off (briefly)
Orange
(steady)
Red-orange
(alternate
blink)