Cisco Wireless Express 526, Quick Start Manual

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In Case of Difficulty
Checking the Controller LEDs
If your controller is not working properly, check the LEDs on the front panel of the unit. You can use
the LED indications to quickly assess the unit’s status.
Table 2 Controller LED Signals
Message Type
AP
LED Alarm
LED Status
LED
Meaning
Start BIOS Off Off Amber BIOS starting—2 to 3 seconds.
Boot ROMMON Off Off Slowly
blinking
green Boot ROMMON starting—3 to 4 seconds.
Boot kernel Off Off Green Kernel booting—approximately 25 seconds.
Boot Switchdriver Off Off Blinking
green Boot switchdriver starting—approximately 20
seconds.
Controller
operational Off Off Green Controller operational and configuration not set
to default values.
Green Green Green Controller operational and configuration reset to
factory defaults. Connect PC to Ethernet port 1 to
start configuring the controller.
Reset button pressed Off Green Amber Reset button pressed for 10 seconds or more.
Controller clears the configuration and reboots.
Off Off Amber Reset button pressed for 3 seconds but less than 10
seconds. Controller reboots.
Access points
associated Green Off Green One or more access points are associated to the
controller.
Off Off Green No access points are associated to the controller.
Access point image
download Blinking
amber Off Green Access point image is being downloaded.
Blinking
green
and off Off Green Access point image download is complete.