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Unpack Your Modem Router
Your package contains the following items.
Figure 1. Package contents for the modem router
Table 1. Legend
Modem router
1.
Antennas (4)
2.
Power supply (varies by region)
3.
DSL microfilter (varies by region)
4.
Ethernet cable
5.
Phone cable
6.
Your package might contain more items.The filter or phone cable provided depends on the region. In some regions,
a CD is included in the package.
Attach the Antennas
The modem router comes with four antennas.
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To attach the antennas:
1.
To determine where to attach the antennas, match the labels on the antennas with the labels on the modem
router.
2.
Align the antennas with the antenna posts on the modem router.
3.
Attach the antennas on the threaded antenna posts.
4.
Position the antennas for the best WiFi performance.
We recommend that you position all of the antennas vertically, as shown.
Top Panel With LEDs
The status LEDs and buttons are located on the top panel of the modem router.
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Figure 2. LEDs and buttons of the modem router
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Table 2. LED and button descriptions
Description
LED
•
Solid amber
. The modem router is starting.
If the Power LED lights solid amber during any other time, a power-on self-test (POST) failure or
device malfunction occurred.
For more information, see
Power LED Remains Solid Amber
on page 285.
•
Blinking amber
. The modem router was reset to factory default settings and is restarting.
For more information, see
Return the Modem Router to Its Factory Default Settings
on page 221.
•
Solid white
. The modem router is ready.
•
Off
. Power is not supplied to the modem router.
For more information, see
Power LED Is Off
on page 285.
Power
•
Solid white
.The modem router is connected to a DSL service or cable or fiber modem and detected
an Internet connection.
•
Solid amber
. The modem router is not connected to a DSL service or cable or fiber modem or did
not detect an Internet connection.
For more information, see
Troubleshoot the Internet Connection
on page 286.
•
Blinking white
. The modem router is negotiating the best possible speed on the DSL line.
•
Alternating white and amber
. The traffic meter is enabled and the traffic limit is reached.
•
Off
. The modem router cannot connect to the Internet or the Internet connection failed.
DSL/Internet
•
Solid white
. The 2.4 GHz WiFi radio is operating.
•
Blinking white
. The modem router is sending or receiving WiFi traffic over the 2.4 GHz radio.
•
Off
. The 2.4 GHz WiFi radio is off.
2.4 GHz WiFi
•
Solid white
. The 5 GHz WiFi radio is operating.
•
Blinking white
. The modem router is sending or receiving WiFi traffic over the 5 GHz radio.
•
Off
. The 5 GHz WiFi radio is off.
5 GHz WiFi
•
Solid white
. A USB device is connected and is ready.
•
Blinking white
. Data is being transmitted to or from the USB device.
•
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.
USB 3.0 port 1 and USB
3.0 port 2
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Description
LED
•
Solid white
. The modem router is connected to an eSATA device that is ready.
•
Blinking white
. An eSATA device is plugged into the modem router and is trying to connect.
•
Off
. No eSATA device is connected.
eSATA
The LED color indicates the speed: white for Gigabit Ethernet connections and amber for 100 Mbps or
10 Mbps Ethernet connections.
•
Solid white or solid amber
. A powered-on device is connected to the Ethernet port.
•
Blinking white or blinking amber
. Data is being transmitted over the port.
•
Off
. No powered-on device is connected to the Ethernet port.
Ethernet ports 1–4
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 modem router.
For more information, see
Control the WiFi Radios
on page 115 and
Troubleshoot With the LEDs
on page
284.
WiFi On/Off button with
WiFi LED
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.
For more information, see
Use WPS to Add a Device to the WiFi Network
on page 108.
WPS button with WPS LED
You can use the
LED On/Off
switch on the back panel of the modem router to turn most LEDs on the top of the
modem router on or off (see
Back Panel With Ports, Buttons, Connectors, and Switch
on page 15). If you turn off
the LEDs, the Power LED remains on.
Back Panel With Ports, Buttons, Connectors, and Switch
The back panel of the modem router provides ports, buttons, antenna connectors, a DC power connector, and an
LED switch. For information about attaching the antennas, see
Attach the Antennas
on page 11.
Figure 3. Modem router back panel
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