Top and Front Panel
The router top panel has status LEDs, and the front panel has a USB port as shown in the
following figure.
Figure 2. Router top and front view
Table 1. LED descriptions
LED
Description
Power
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Solid amber. The router is starting.
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Blinking amber. The firmware is upgrading, or the Reset button was pressed.
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Solid white. The router is ready.
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Blinking white. The firmware is corrupted. Visit www.netgear.com/support.
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Off. Power is not supplied to the router.
Internet
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Solid white. The Internet connection is ready.
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Solid amber. The router has detected an Ethernet cable connection to the modem.
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Off. No Ethernet cable is connected between the router and the modem.
2.4 GHz
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Solid white. The 2.4 GHz WiFi radio is operating.
Wireless
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Blinking. The router is sending or receiving WiFi traffic.
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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.
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Blinking. The router is sending or receiving WiFi traffic.
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Off. The 5 GHz WiFi radio is off.
USB (1 and 2)
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.
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Solid white. A USB device is connected and is ready.
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Blinking. A USB device is plugged in and is trying to connect.
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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.
R7000 Smart WiFi Router
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