LED Descriptions

Your Extreme wireless access point has an LED status light that shows the AP's operating status. A solid white means that the AP is working normally. A solid or blinking amber indicates an issue.

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AP5020 LED
The AP5020 LED is located on the lower center edge of the AP.
The following tables show the LED states based on your firmware platform.
Table 1. ExtremeCloud™ IQ LED Activity
Status Activity
Dark Power is off.
Solid white The device power is on and the AP is ready to use. The device has successfully established a Control And Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) connection to ExtremeCloud IQ and is operating normally.
Slow-blinking white The device has a CAPWAP connection to ExtremeCloud IQ, but is operating on 802.3at power instead of 802.3bt power.
Solid amber The power is on and the AP is in boot up mode, or is running without a CAPWAP connection.
Slow-blinking amber The device has no CAPWAP connection to ExtremeCloud IQ, and is operating on 802.3at power instead of 802.3bt power.
Fast-blinking amber The IQ Engine firmware is updating.
Table 2. ExtremeCloud™ IQ Controller LED Activity
Status Activity
Dark Power is off or the AP is taken over by the controller. Configuration pushes down to AP from controller to turn off the LED.
Solid white The AP is starting up or is already taken over by the controller.
Slow-blinking white The AP is being taken over by the controller or has failed to be taken over by the controller.
Flashing fading white Configuration pushes down to AP from controller helping the user locate the AP by sight.
Solid amber A firmware upgrade is occurring.
Fast-blinking amber The AP is acquiring the DHCP IP.