NETGEAR WNDR3300 Manual page 8

3. The remaining two of the five active antennas are used for the wl1 radio, supporting only the 2.4GHz
band.
External antennas
• This requires modifications, see thread topic: How to add external. ant
• Some users ordered parts from digikey.com to follow twinmos on adding external antennas.
• The Hirose connectors on the PCB are MS-156 RF test switches. There are NO CHEAP solutions
currently available to convert/adapt to SMA type cabling and antennas. The cheapest solution is a
locking MS-156 to SMA adapter ($29USD per switch), and at least 3 are needed for the WL0 radio
plus 2 more for the WL1 radio.
It is recommended to either do the pigtail mod or install Hirose u.fl pads, like twinmos did in the
•
thread.
Front LED Information
1. It does not appear that end user gpio LED access is allowed via the /sbin/gpio binary
2. See separate section on known GPIO information
What do the front LEDs mean and how do they indicate status?
1. Reference WNDR3300 one activity LED flashes infrequently (credit for partial paste for below)
♦ Power (not directly labeled) - The power light blinks when it is starting up or the restore
factory settings button is pressed.
♦ 2.4GHz Mode - This light will blink if there are data transmitted wirelessly in this mode
5 GHz Mode - This light will blink if there are data transmitted wirelessly in this mode
♦
♦ Internet (not directly labeled, looks like an lower case "i")- This light will blink if an IP
address has been received and data is being transmitted and received
♦ LAN 1-4 (labeled with actual numbers "1" "2" "3" and "4") - This will blink if there is traffic
or data passing on this port.
Dome LED Information
1. It does not appear that access to the dome lights are easily exposed to end users
2. Reference thread: WNDR3300 Dome Lights
What if the dome LEDs come back on after I've flashed with a good known version of DD-WRT?
1. Back up your settings using the hardware independent backup script (search the wiki and forums)
2. Try performing a full 30/30/30 reset, and do a full power cycle
3. If the dome does not turn off, either your unit is going bad or you can physically unplug the ribbon
cable inside the unit to permanently disable it
How are the dome LEDs handled?
Internal antennas
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