LED Status on Ruckus Indoor APs

Summary

Details of LED status on Ruckus Indoor Zone Flex APs

Question

What does the LED status on the AP indicate?

Customer Environment

Ruckus indoor APs

Resolution

Open the attached document for detailed information on LED status indicators for all Indoor APs, or refer to the table below.

Indoor AP LED Status Indicators:

 

PWR (Power)

Off: Power is off
Red: AP boot?up in progress
Green: AP is powered on and operational


DIR (Controller Status):

Off: AP is not managed by a controller (Standalone mode)
Green: AP is managed by a controller

Slow flashing green (one flash every two seconds): AP is managed by a controller, but is currently unable to communicate with it
Fast flashing green (two flashes every second): AP is managed by a controller and is receiving configuration updates or a firmware image


AIR (Mesh Status)

Off: AP is operating in standalone mode, as a Root AP (RAP), or as a non?mesh AP
Green: AP is functioning as a Mesh AP (MAP) with a good wireless uplink signal
Fast flashing green (two flashes every second): AP is functioning as a Mesh AP (MAP) with a fair wireless uplink signal
Slow flashing green (one flash every two seconds): Mesh networking is enabled, but the AP is still searching for a mesh uplink


2.4G (2.4 GHz Radio)

Off: WLAN service is down
Green: WLAN is up, and at least one client is associated
Amber: WLAN is up, but no clients are associated


5G (5 GHz Radio)

Off: WLAN service is down
Green: WLAN is up, and at least one client is associated; no downlink MAPs are connected
Slow flashing green (one flash every two seconds): WLAN is up, at least one downlink MAP is connected, and no clients are associated
Fast flashing green (two flashes every second): WLAN is up, at least one downlink MAP is connected, and at least one client is associated

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