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The router has status LEDs on top and a USB 3.0 port on the front:

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Note: Product varies by model.

LED

Description

Power
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Solid amber. The router is starting.

 

Blinking amber. The firmware is upgrading, or the Reset button was pressed.

 

Solid white. The router is ready.

 

Blinking white. The firmware is corrupted.

 

Off. Power is not supplied to the router.

Internet
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Solid white. The Internet connection is ready.

 

Solid amber. The router has detected an Ethernet cable connection to the modem.

 

Off. No Ethernet cable is connected between the router and the modem.

2.4 GHz Wireless
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Solid white. The 2.4 GHz WiFi radio is operating.

 

Blinking. The router is sending or receiving WiFi traffic.

 

Off. The 2.4 GHz WiFi radio is off.

5 GHz Wireless
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Solid white. The 5 GHz WiFi radio is operating.

Blinking. The router is sending or receiving WiFi traffic.

Off. The 5 GHz WiFi radio is off.

USB (1 and 2)

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The USB 1 LED is for the USB 3.0 USB port on the front panel. The USB 2 LED is for the USB 2.0 port on the rear panel.

 

Solid white. A USB device is connected and is ready.

 

Blinking. A USB device is plugged in and is trying to connect.

 

Off. No USB device is connected or someone clicked the Safely Remove Hardware button, and it is now safe to remove the attached USB device.

Ethernet ports 1-4
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The LED color indicates the speed: white for Gigabit Ethernet connections and amber for 100 Mbps or 10 Mbps Ethernet connections.

 

Solid. A powered-on device is connected to the Ethernet port.

 

Blinking. The port is sending or receiving traffic.

 

Off. No device is connected to this Ethernet port.

WiFi On/Off button with LED

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Pressing this button for two seconds turns the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz WiFi radios on and off.

 

If 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 router.

WPS button with LED

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This button lets you use WPS to join the WiFi network without typing the WiFi password. The WPS LED blinks white during this process and then lights solid white.

Last Updated:07/07/2025 | Article ID: 23991

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