Hardware Features
Before you install and connect your router, take a moment to become familiar with the front and
back panels of the router—especially the LEDs on the front panel.
Router Front Panel
The wireless-N modem router front panel shown below contains status LEDs.
Figure 1
You can use the LEDs to verify various
Table 1.
LED Descriptions
Label
LED Activity
Power
Solid Green
Solid Red
Off
Factory reset
2
conditions.Table 1
Description
Power is supplied to the router.
POST (Power-On Self-Test) failure or device malfunction
Power is not supplied to the router
Lights momentarily when the Wireless On/Off and WPS buttons on
the side panel of the router are pressed simultaneously for 6
seconds, then blinks red three times when the wireless and WPS
buttons are released, and then turns green as the gateway resets to
the factory defaults.
describes each LED.
Getting to Know Your Wireless Router