LEDs and Buttons on the Top Panel
The status LEDs and buttons are located on the top of the router.
Table 2. LED and button descriptions
Description
LED and Button
Solid amber
. The router is starting.
Blinking amber
. The firmware is upgrading, or the
Reset
button was pressed.
Solid white
. The router is ready.
Blinking white
. The firmware is corrupted.
Off
. Power is not supplied to the router.
Power
Solid white
. The Internet connection is ready.
Solid amber
. The router detected an Ethernet cable connection to the modem.
Off
. No Ethernet cable is connected between the router and the modem.
Internet
Solid white
. The 2.4 GHz WiFi radio is operating.
Blinking white
. The router is sending or receiving WiFi traffic.
Off
. The 2.4 GHz WiFi radio is off.
2.4 GHz WiFi
Solid white
. The 5 GHz WiFi radio is operating.
Blinking white
. The router is sending or receiving WiFi traffic.
Off
. The 5 GHz WiFi radio is off.
5 GHz WiFi
Solid white
. The guest WiFi network is operating.
Blinking white
. The router is sending or receiving WiFi traffic.
Off
. The guest WiFi network is off.
Guest WiFi
Solid white
. A USB device is connected and is ready.
Blinking white
. A USB device is plugged in and is trying to connect.
Off
. No USB device is connected, or someone clicked the
Safely Remove Hardware
button
and it is now safe to remove the attached USB device.
USB 3.0 port
The LED color indicates the speed: white for Gigabit Ethernet connections and amber for 100
Mbps or 10 Mbps Ethernet connections.
Solid white or solid amber
. A powered-on device is connected to the Ethernet port.
Blinking white or blinking amber
. The port is sending or receiving traffic.
Off
. No device is connected to this Ethernet port.
Ethernet ports 1–4
User Manual
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Hardware Overview of the
Router
Nighthawk AC2400 Smart WiFi Router Model AC2400