The Rear Panel - TP-Link TL-R460 User Manual

indicate connections. Viewed from left to right. Table 2-1 describes the LEDs on the front
panel of the router.
Name Action
Not lit
M1
Lit up
Not lit
M2
Lit up
Flashing
Not lit
Link/Act
Lit up
Flashing
Not lit
Speed
Lit up

2.3.2 The Rear Panel

The rear panel contains the following features. (Viewed from left to right:)
Factory Default Reset button
There are two ways to reset the router's factory defaults:
Use the
1. Factory Defaults function on System Tools -> Factory Defaults page in the
router's Web-based Utility.
2.
Use the Factory Default Reset button: First, turn off the router's power. Second, press the
default reset button, then turn on the router's power, and hold the reset button until the M1
and M2 LED flash simultaneously (about 3 seconds). At last, release the reset button and
wait for the router to reboot.
Note: Ensure the router is powered on before it restarts completely.
WAN RJ45 port for connecting the router to a cable, DSL modem or Ethernet
Four LAN 10/100Mbps RJ45 ports for connecting the router to the local PCs
AC power socket: only use the power adapter supplied with the TL-R460 Cable/DSL
Router, use of a different adapter may result in product damage.
TL-R460
M1
M2
Figure 2-1: Front Panel sketch
The router works properly
The router has a hardware error
The router has a hardware error
The router has a hardware error
The router works properly
There is no device linked to the corresponding port
There is a device linked to the corresponding port but no
activity
There is an active device linked to the corresponding port
The linked device is running at 10Mbps
The linked device is running at 100Mbps
The LEDs description
WAN 1 2
RESET
Figure 2-2: Rear Panel sketch
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Link/Act
100M
Description
M1 and M2 are flashing,
synchronously, the router is
restoring the factory default
settings.
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