Chapter 3
Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Autonomous Access Points
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LED Signals (continued)
Message type
Ethernet LED
Boot loader warnings
Off
Red
Amber
Off
Blinking green Blinking red
Boot loader errors
Red
Off
Off
Amber
Red
Amber
Red
Amber
Cisco IOS errors
Blinking
amber
—
Red
—
Checking Basic Settings
Mismatched basic settings are the most common causes of lost connectivity with wireless clients. If the
access point does not communicate with client devices, check the following areas.
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Radio LED
Status LED
Off
Yellow
Off
Yellow
Off
Yellow
Red
Pink
Blinking
pink
Red
Red
Red
Blinking red
and blue
Amber
Blinking red
and
blue-green
Off
Blinking red
and yellow
Off
Blinking red
and off
Amber
Blinking red
and off
Amber
Blinking red
and off
Amber
Blinking red
and off
—
—
Blinking amber —
Red
Amber
—
Amber
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Meaning
Ethernet link not operational.
Ethernet failure.
Configuration recovery in progress
(Mode button pressed for 2 to 3 seconds).
Image recovery
(Mode button pressed for 20 to 30 seconds)
Image recovery in progress and Mode button is
released.
DRAM memory test failure.
Flash file system failure.
Environment variable (ENVAR) failure.
Bad MAC address.
Ethernet failure during image recovery.
Boot environment error.
No Cisco IOS image file.
Boot failure.
Transmit or receive Ethernet errors.
Maximum retries or buffer full occurred on the
radio.
Software failure; try disconnecting and
reconnecting unit power.
General warning, insufficient inline power (see the
Low Power Condition
section).
Checking Basic Settings
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