User's Manual

Hardware Setup
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N300 WiFi Router
You can use the LEDs to verify status and connections. The following table lists and
describes each LED and button on the front panel of the router.
Table 1. LED and button descriptions
LED Description
WiFi On/Off
button with LED
Pressing this button for two seconds turns the WiFi radio in the router on and off. If this LED
is lit, the WiFi radio is on. If this LED is off, the WiFi radio is turned off and you cannot use
WiFi to connect to the router.
WPS button with
LED
This button lets you use WPS to join the WiFi network without typing the WiFi password.
The WPS LED blinks during this process and then lights solid.
Power
Solid green. The power is on, and the router is ready.
Solid amber. When you apply power to the router, the Power LED lights and turns
amber within a few seconds.
This indicates that the self-test is running.
Blinking green. A
firmware
update is in progress.
Off. Power is not supplied to the router.
Internet
Solid green.
Solid amber.
Off.
WiFi
Solid green. The WiFi radio is operating.
Off. The wireless
radio is off.