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