Question
What do the lights or LEDs on the front of my Cradlepoint mean?
Answer
There are multiple lights with various symbols on the front of your Cradlepoint. Different models might have slightly different LEDs. Here's what each means.
Green = Powered ON.
No Light = Not receiving power. Check the power switch and the power source connection.
Flashing Amber = Attention. Open the administration pages and check the router status.
Indicates information about a data source connected to the Ethernet WAN port.
Blue = Connected to an active Ethernet WAN interface.
These two LEDs indicate activity on the WiFi broadcast for both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands.
2.4G (green) = 2.4 GHz WiFi is on and operating normally.
5G (blue) = 5 GHz WiFi is on and operating normally.
Blue LED bars indicate the active modem’s signal strength.
4 Solid Bars = Strongest signal.
1 Blinking Bar = Weakest signal. (A blinking bar indicates half of a bar.)
Indicates the status of integrated modems.
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.
Indicates the status of the removable modem
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.
Indicates the status of external USB modems. Both integrated and external USB modems have the following LED indicators:
Green = Modem has established an active connection.
Blinking Green = Modem is connecting.
Amber = Modem is not active.
Blinking Amber = Data connection error. No modem connection possible.
Blinking Red = Modem is in the process of resetting.
Additional Information
ADDITIONAL LED INDICATIONS
Several different LEDs flash when the factory reset button is detected.
Two of the modem LEDs blink red in unison for 10 seconds when there is an error during firmware upgrade.