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Wireless Router Setup Manual
4 Getting to Know Your Wireless Router
v1.0, November 2007
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Internet Amber off No Ethernet cable is connected to the modem.
Amber on The Ethernet cable connection to the modem is good.
Amber blinking Packets are being transmitted and received from a modem or other
network device, but no IP address has been received.
Green off No IP address has been received.
On IP address has been received.
Blinking IP address has been received, and data is being transmitted and
received.
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LAN Green The LAN port has detected a 100 Mbps link with an attached device.
Amber The LAN port has detected a 10 Mbps link with an attached device.
a. On amber (default setting) signifies a 5 GHz interference-free Wireless-N and legacy 2.4 GHz 802.11g network. NETGEAR
recommends this if you have Dual Band clients (Dual Band Wireless-N laptops, Dual Band Wireless-N adapters) and/or 802.11
b/g laptops to connect.
b. On green signifies a 2.4 GHz Wireless-N network. NETGEAR recommends this if you have only 2.4 GHz Wireless-N clients
(most adapters are 2.4 GHz, if not specified as Dual Band) AND/OR 802.11 b/g laptops to connect.
c. On blue signifies a 5 GHz interference-free nework.
For more information on modes, see “To change modes if you notice interference:” on
page 19, and the online Reference Manual, available on the Resource CD.
Table 1. Status Light Descriptions (continued)
Item Function Activity Description