What is the use of device link LED and router link LED?

Every model of Netgear wireless range extender comes with a set of LEDs at front. Out of all LEDs, few of them are common to all the Netgear wireless range extenders. The router link LED, device link LED, power LED and WPS LED can be founded easily on every Netgear wireless range extender at the front. Every LED on Netgear wireless range extender specify different states of Netgear wireless range extender. It could be Very beneficial to know about all the functions of LED in increasing the performance of Netgear wireless range extender.

#  Importance of router link LED

On the Netgear wireless range extender, we could find the router link LED at the left top. The router link LED tells us the strength of signal between our home Wi-Fi router and the Netgear wireless range extender. It could be solid green, solid amber or it could be off. The Wi-Fi connection would be best or perfect when the router link LED on the Netgear wireless range extender would be solid green. If, it is solid amber, it means, its having a good connection. So, every time the Router link LED should always be solid green on the Netgear wireless range extender.

# Device link LED is crucial as well

The device link LED is always on the right top of the Netgear wireless range extender.  This LED will show us how strong is the connection between the Netgear wireless range extender and any other Wi-Fi device like a laptop or smartphone. It could be solid green, solid amber or it could be off. Solid green will always mean the connection is perfect. If it is solid amber, that means it’s a good connection. But, if it is off that means, there is no connection. So, it should always be solid green for better performance.

# If everything is green that means no need to worry at all

We do not have to check all the LEDs on the Netgear wirelessrange extender all the time. We could just place the Netgear wireless range extender somewhere in our home and we could find the right location for it to be placed very easily. If all the four solid green LEDs will be up on the Netgear wireless range extender, that will indicate that, it is having best connection and its working fine from that location. We do not have to change the location of Netgear wireless range extender. If all the four LEDs are solid green, that means, we are good to go and we do not have to touch the Netgear wireless range extender again.

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