18 Chapter 1: Introducing the Router 5000 Family
Figure 4 Rear view of 3Com Router 5232
Indicators 10 indicators are provided on 3Com Router 5232. Their meaning is
explained in the following table:
1) Power switch 2) Power socket
3) Grounding screw 4) Fixed LAN interface (LAN0)
5) Fixed WAN interface (WAN0) 6) MIM SLOT1
7) MIM SLOT2 8) MIM SLOT3
Table 4 LEDs of 3Com 5232 Router
LED Indication
POWER System power LED: OFF means power is off, ON means power is on.
SYSTEM Hardware status LED: Blinking means the system runs normally.
ON/OFF means the system is abnormal.
READY Module status LED: ON means the module in corresponding slot runs
normally. OFF means the module runs abnormally or no module is
installed.
ACTIVE Blinking means data is being transceived by the module in the
corresponding slot. OFF means no data is being transceived.
1- 3 Indicating the slot number.
LAN Ethernet interface LED: Green means the interface is normal. Blinking
yellow means data is being transceived over the Ethernet.