What Do the Lights on the E24v3 Switch Mean?

Question

What do the lights on the E24v3 switch mean?

Environment

  • Datto Networking E24v3 switch

Answer

Each port on the E24v3 switch has two LED indicators.They indicate different states depending on the mode of the port.

Power over Ethernet (PoE) mode

The Left LED indicates PoE connection status:

  • Green LED: There is a PoE device connected to the port, and it is being powered by PoE.
  • No LED: Nothing is connected to the PoE port, or the device is not receiving power through PoE.

The right LED indicates traffic is flowing through the port. It will blink to indicate activity.

LAN mode

The left LED indicates link speed:

  • Green LED: 1 Gbps connection speed
  • Amber LED: 100 Mbps connection speed
  • No LED: 10 Mbps connection speed

The right LED indicates traffic is flowing through the port. It will blink to indicate activity.

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