Legacy Open Mesh: What Does the LED Light on the Router Indicate?
Question
What does the LED light on the router indicate?
Environment
- Datto Routers
Answer
The LED light on the router can take on a variety of colors which indicate its current operating status. The common router states and the associated LED light appearance are listed below.
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:
|
Boot Loader |
Solid Purple |
|
Booting Up |
Solid Blue |
|
Firmware Upgrade (Node is executing the firmware upgrade) |
Solid Red |
|
CloudTrax Check-in failure |
Flash White |
|
Key Re-pair |
Flash Yellow |
|
Configuration Change device not ready |
Solid White |
|
Net Failure - no default route |
Flash Red |
|
IP acquired via DHCP, but inet test is failing |
Flash Purple |
|
Check In Success |
Solid Teal |
