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 |
| 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 2Mbps | Flash Green |
| Orphan Mode | Flash Yellow then Green |
| Lonely Mode | Flash Red then Green |
| Check-in performed, mesh speed greater than 2Mbps | Solid Green |
