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Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Autonomous Access Points
Checking the Top Panel LEDs
Table 6-1
Top Panel LED Signals
Message
type
Ethernet
LED
Status
LED
Radio
LED
Meaning
Boot loader
status
Green
–
Green
DRAM memory test.
–
Amber
Red
Board initialization test
–
Blinking
green
Blinking
green
Flash memory test.
Amber
Green
–
Ethernet initialization test.
Green
Green
Green
Starting Cisco IOS.
Association
status
–
Green
–
At least one wireless client device is
associated with the unit.
–
Blinking
green
–
No client devices are associated; check the
unit’s SSID and WEP settings.
Operating
status
–
Green
Blinking
green
Transmitting/receiving radio packets.
Green
–
–
Ethernet link is operational.
Blinking
green
–
–
Transmitting/receiving Ethernet packets.
Boot Loader
Errors
Red
–
Red
DRAM memory test failure.
–
Red
Red
File system failure.
Red
Red
–
Ethernet failure during image recovery.
Amber
Green
Amber
Boot environment error.
Red
Green
Red
No Cisco IOS image file.
Amber
Amber
Amber
Boot failure.
Operation
Errors
–
Green
Blinking
amber
Maximum retries or buffer full occurred on
the radio.
Blinking
amber
-
–
Transmit/receive Ethernet errors.
–
Blinking
amber
–
General warning.
Configuration
Reset
–
Amber
–
Resetting the configuration options to
factory defaults.
Failure
Red
Red
Red
Firmware failure; try disconnecting and
reconnecting unit power.
Firmware
Upgrade
–
Red
–
Loading new firmware image.