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AER1600 Series Micro Branch Router Quick Start Guide
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Refer to the following table for information about LED indicators.

INDICATOR

BEHAVIOR

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Power: The AER1600 series device must be powered using an approved 12V AC power source.

  • No Light = Not receiving power. Check the power switch and the power source connection.

  • Green = Powered on

  • Amber = Attention. Open the administration pages and check the router status. The LED will show amber until the default Administrator and WiFi passwords are changed. Default passwords must be changed to secure the router.

WAN

Ethernet WAN: indicates information about a data source connected to the Ethernet WAN port.

  • Blue = Connected to an ethernet WAN interface

VPN

VPN: Indicates information about a VPN data source.

  • Green = Active VPN tunnel

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Embedded Modem: Indicates the status of embedded modem (only on AER1600LPE/AER1650LPE)

  • Green = Modem has established an active connection.

  • Blinking Green = Modem is connecting.

  • Blinking Amber = Data connection error. No modem connection possible.

  • Blinking Red = Modem is in the process of resetting.

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Removable MC400 Modem: Indicates the status of the removable MC400 modem.

  • No light = No modem detected.

  • Blue = MC400 has an active connection.

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External USB Modem: Indicates the status of removable modem(s).

  • No light = No modem detected.

  • Blue = USB modem has an active connection.

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Signal Strength: Blue LED bars indicate the active modem's signal strength for integrated and removable modems.

  • 4 Solid bars = Strongest signal

  • 1 Blinking bar = Weakest signal. (A blinking bar indicates half of a bar)

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WiFi Broadcast: Indicates activity on the WiFi broadcast for both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands (AER1600 only).

  • 2.4 GHz (green) = 2.4 GHz WiFi is on and operating normally.

  • 5 GHz (blue) = 5 GHz WiFi is on and operating normally.

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