LED Behavior
During normal operations, the indicator signals (LEDs) on the wireless device have the following
meanings:
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•
•
Table 6-1
Table 6-1
Message
Type
Boot loader
status
Association
status
Operating
status
Boot Loader
Errors
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The status indicator signals operational status. Steady green indicates that the wireless device is
associated with at least one wireless client. Blinking green indicates that the wireless device is
operating normally but is not associated with any wireless devices.
The radio indicator blinks green to indicate radio traffic activity. The light is normally off, but it
blinks whenever a packet is received or transmitted over the radio.
The Ethernet indicator signals traffic on the wired LAN. This indicator is normally green when an
Ethernet cable is connected. The indicator blinks green when a packet is received or transmitted over
the Ethernet infrastructure. The indicator is off when the Ethernet cable is not connected.
lists the details of LED indicator signals.
Indicator Signals
Ethernet
Indicator
Green
—
—
Amber
Green
—
—
—
Green
Blinking
green
Red
—
Red
Amber
Red
Amber
Status
Radio
Indicator
Indicator
—
Green
Amber
Red
Blinking
Blinking
green
green
Green
—
Green
Green
Green
—
Blinking
—
green
Green
Blinking
green
—
—
—
—
—
Red
Red
Red
Red
—
Green
Amber
Green
Red
Amber
Amber
Chapter 6
Wireless Mobile Interface Cards
Meaning
DRAM memory test.
Board initialization test.
Flash memory test.
Ethernet initialization test.
Starting Cisco IOS software.
At least one wireless client device is
associated with the unit.
No client devices are associated; check the
wireless device service set identifier
(SSID) and Wired Equivalent Privacy
(WEP) settings.
Transmitting/receiving radio packets.
Ethernet link is operational.
Transmitting/receiving Ethernet packets.
DRAM memory test failure.
File system failure.
Ethernet failure during image recovery.
Boot environment error.
No Cisco IOS image file.
Boot failure.
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