Cradlepoint LED Indicator Light Explanation

The LED lights on the router will display different colors depending on the equipment plugged in and router state..


LED lights:

Indicates the Cradlepoint is being supplied power.

Numbers 1, 2 ,3 & 4
Indicates a connection has been made on the respective the LAN port, blinking indicates traffic over the port.

Indicates a connection has been made on the routers WAN port, blinking indicates traffic over the port.

Note: The WAN port will turn on even if plugged into a computer however, the WAN port is for Internet connections only, i.e. DSL/Cable modems.

Indicates the Wi-Fi radio of the router is On. Blinking indicates traffic over the radio.




Indicates the router is in (Wireless Protected Setup) WPS mode. This indicator will blink for 2 minutes orange then 2 minutes red.

Indicates that a recognizable cellular device is connected to the router.

• Red: No connection is being attempted, or an error has occurred

• Orange (Solid): Modem is recognized, not connecting to tower

• Orange (Blinking): Modem is dialing out to cell tower

• Green (Blinking):  Modem is negotiating connection with cell tower

• Green (Solid):  Modem is connected with cell tower

• OFF: Modem is not detected or connected.

Below are the Percentage breakdown and how that percentage is represented via the LEDs on the router:

• 0% - 12% = 1^st LED flashing
• 12% - 25% = 1^st LED solid
• 25% - 38% = 1^st LED solid and 2^nd LED flashing
• 38% - 50% = 1^st LED and 2^nd LED's solid
• 50% - 62% = 1^st and 2^nd LED's solid and 3^rd LED flashing
• 62% - 75% = 1st, 2^nd and 3^rd LED's solid
• 75% - 88% = 1st, 2nd and 3rd LED's solid and 4th LED flashing
• 88% - 100% = all 4 LED's solid

Source:http://knowledgebase.cradlepoint.com/articles/Support/CradlePoint-LED-Indicator-Light-explanation