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System states and LEDs
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Wireless AP system states
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Activity LED: Indicates the amount of traffic carried to and from Wireless APs. This LED is
visible from both the front and the back of the HiPath Wireless Controller.
Table 21 shows the sequence of the Status and Activity LEDs.
A.2 Wireless AP system states
For the Wireless AP, the Status LED in the center also indicates power. The Status LED is dark
when unit is off and is green (solid) when the AP has completed discovery and is operational.
The chart below shows states and corresponding Status LED displays:
System State Status LED Activity LED
Power up Off Off
Services started: WDTSTAT installed (init.d starts
services) Blinking
Amber Off
Startup Manager Task started Solid Amber Blinking Amber
Startup Manager Task completes startup – all
components started Solid Green Blinking green, if traffic
Blank, if no traffic
A component fails to start or needs restarting
(Startup Manager Task retrying that component) Solid Amber Blinking green
HiPath Wireless Controller fails to boot Solid Red Off
A component fails (no more retries) Solid Red Off
System about to be reset by watchdog Blinking Red Off
Table 21 Status and Activity LED sequence
State / Process Description LEDs
Power Wireless AP not powered. Off
Power Start up: Power On Self Test (POST) Steady green
(briefly)
Power Power On Self Test (POST) successful Off (briefly)
Discovery If the POST self test is successful, the AP begins Discovery
process. Wireless AP is powered on and searching for an
active HiPath Wireless Controller. It sends a discover
message and waits for a response Orange
(steady)
Fail to find
DHCP Wireless AP failed to find DHCP (will stay in this state until
a route appears). Red-orange
(alternate
blink)
Table 22 Wireless AP system states and status LED displays