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Hardware Features

Before you cable your router, take a moment to become familiar with the label and the front

and back panels. Pay particular attention to the LEDs on the front panel.

Front Panel

The router front panel has the status LEDs and icons shown in the following figure.

USB LED

WPS button

LAN Ports 1-4 LEDs

5 GHz LED

2.4 GHz LED

Internet LED

Power/Test LED

Table 1.

Front panel LED descriptions

LED

Description

USB

•

Solid green

. The local Ethernet ports have detected wired links with PCs.

•

Blinking green

. Data is being transmitted or received.

•

Off

. No link is detected on these ports.

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LAN ports

1–4

•

Solid green

. The LAN port has detected a 1,000 Mpbs link with an attached device.

•

Blinking green

. Data is being sent at 1,000 Mbps.

•

Solid amber

. The LAN port has detected a 10 Mbps link with an attached device.

•

Blinking amber

. Data is being sent at 100 Mbps or 10 Mbps.

•

Off

. No link is detected on this port.

5 GHz

•

Solid blue

. The wireless radio is operating.

•

Blinking blue

. Data is being sent or received over the wireless network.

•

Off

. The wireless radio is off.

2.4 GHz

•

Solid blue

. The wireless radio is operating.

•

Blinking blue

. Data is being sent or received over the wireless network.

•

Off

. The wireless radio is off.

Internet

•

Solid amber

. The IP address has not been acquired.

•

Solid green

. An IP address has been received; ready to transmit data.

•

Blinking green

. Data is being sent to or received from the Internet.

•

Off

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

Power/Test

•

Solid amber

. The unit is starting up after being powered on.

•

Solid green

. The power is on and the router is ready.

•

Blinking amber

. A firmware update is in progress.

•

Blinking green

. The firmware is corrupt.

•

Off

. Power is not supplied to the router.

WPS

•

Solid green

. Indicates that wireless security is enabled.

•

Blinking green

. The router is using WPS to add a wireless device to the network.

•

Off

. No WPS connection exists.

Table 1.

Front panel LED descriptions

(continued)

LED

Description

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Back Panel

The back panel has the connections shown in the following figure.

USB port

Restore Factory Settings button. Press and hold this

button for about 5 seconds to reset the router to its factory

default settings.

WiFi On/Off button

Four local area network (LAN) 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet

ports for connecting the router to your local computers.

Internet/Wide Area Network (WAN) Ethernet port for

connecting the router to a cable or DSL modem.

AC power adapter outlet for connecting the power adapter.

Power On/Off button.

See

Factory Settings

on page

109 for information about restoring factory settings.

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Label

The label on the bottom of the router shows the WPS PIN, login information, MAC address,

and serial number.

MAC addresses

Serial number

Preset WiFi Password

Default access information

Preset SSID

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Cable Your Router

The installation guide that came in the box has a cabling diagram on the first page.

Verify the Cabling

Verify that your router is cabled correctly by checking the router LEDs. Turn on the router by

pressing the

On/Off

button on the back.

•

The Power/Test LED is green when the router is turned on.

•

The LAN ports are green for each PC cabled to the router by an Ethernet cable.

•

The Wireless LEDs are on.

•

The Internet LED is on. If it is not, make sure that the Ethernet cable is securely

attached to the router Internet port and the modem, and that the modem is powered on.

Verify that the LAN

LEDs (1 through 4) are lit for any computers cabled to the router by

an Ethernet cable.