Aruba 318 Series Wireless Access Point
| Installation Guide
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Table 1
318 Series LED Meanings during Boot Up
Table 2
318 Series LED Meanings during Operation
USB Console Port
The USB Micro-B console port allows you to connect the access point to a laptop or serial console for direct
management. Use the included USB console cable to connect the access point. You can download the necessary
driver for USB-UART adapter from
support.arubanetworks.com
under the
Tools & Resources
tab.
Use the following setting to access the terminal:
Reset Button
The reset button can be used to return the access point to factory default settings. To reset the access point:
1. Power off the access point.
2. Press and hold the reset button using a small, narrow object, such as a paper clip.
3. Power-on the access point without releasing the reset button. The system LED will flash within 5 seconds.
4. Release the reset button.
The system LED will flash again within 15 seconds indicating that the reset is completed. The access point will
now continue to boot with the factory default settings.
LED
Color/State
Meaning
System LED Off
No power to AP
Red
Initial power-up
Green - Flashing
AP booting
Green - Steady
AP ready and 1000Mbps Ethernet link established. The LED
turns off after 1200 seconds
Green - Yellow, 6 seconds
period
AP ready and 10/100Mbps Ethernet link established. The LED
turns off after 1200 seconds
LED
Color/State
Meaning
System LED Solid Red
General fault
One blink off every 3
seconds
Radio 0 fault (5 GHz)
Two quick blink off 0.5
seconds apart cycled every
3 seconds
Radio 1 fault (2.4GHz)
You need a proper Allen wrench (8mm) to open the cover of the USB Console port.
Table 3
Console Settings
Baud Rate
Data Bits
Parity
Stop Bits
Flow Control
9600
8
None
1 None
