Accessing The Latest Troubleshooting Information; Using The Indicator Leds - Cisco AIR-PCM342 Hardware Installation Manual

Accessing the Latest Troubleshooting Information

Accessing the Latest Troubleshooting Information

Using the Indicator LEDs

Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Adapters Hardware Installation Guide
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This chapter provides basic troubleshooting tips for your client adapter. For more
up-to-date and complex troubleshooting information, refer to the TAC web site at
http://www.cisco.com/tac. Select Wireless LAN under "Top Issues."
The client adapter shows messages and error conditions through its two LEDs:
• Link Integrity/Power LED (green) – This LED lights when the client
adapter is receiving power and blinks slowly when the adapter is linked with
the network.
Link Activity LED (amber) – This LED blinks quickly when the client
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adapter is receiving or transmitting data and blinks in a repeating pattern to
indicate an error condition.
Table 4-1 interprets the LED operating messages.
Table 4-1 LED Operating Messages
Green LED
Off
Blinking quickly
Blinking slowly
Continuously on or
blinking slowly
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Amber LED
Off
Blinking quickly
Blinking quickly
Blinking
Troubleshooting and Routine Procedures
Condition
Client adapter is not receiving
power or an error has occurred.
Power is on, self-test is OK, and
client adapter is scanning for a
network.
Client adapter is associated to an
Access Point.
Client adapter is transmitting or
receiving data while associated
to an Access Point.
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