What do the LEDs on my AP-series access point mean?
Question
Datto Networking: What do the LEDs on my AP-series access point mean?
Environment
- Datto AP-Series Access Points
Answer
The tables below list LED behavior for common states, gateway-specific states, and repeater-specific states.
NOTE The blue component of the tri-color LED on all Access Points, D200s, and G200s manufactured before March 2022 has a known issue which causes it to fade in intensity over the course of its service life.
Common states
| Device state | LED behavior |
|---|---|
| Locate mode | Teal, purple, green, yellow, and red flashes |
| Boot loader | Solid purple |
| Booting up | Solid yellow |
| Node is executing firmware upgrade | Solid red |
| Datto Networking cloud management check-in failure | Flash white |
| Key re-pair | Flash yellow |
| Configuration change AP not ready | Solid white |
| Net failure - no default route | Flash red |
Gateway-specific states
| Device state | LED behavior |
|---|---|
| Datto Networking cloud management check-in successful. The AP is working as intended while being hardwired into the LAN. | Solid teal |
| IP acquired via DHCP but inet test is failing | Flash purple |
Repeater-specific states
| Device state | LED behavior |
|---|---|
| Check-in performed, mesh speed less than or equal to 2 Mbps | Flash green |
| Orphan Mode | Flash yellow then green |
| Lonely Mode | Flash red then green |
| Check-in performed, mesh speed greater than 2 Mbps | Solid green |
